Julian (play)

{{Short description|1823 play}}

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| name =Julian

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| writer =Mary Russell Mitford

| setting = Messina, Kingdom of Sicily

| date of premiere =15 March 1823

| original language = English

| place = Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London

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| genre = Tragedy

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Julian is an 1823 historical tragedy by the British writer Mary Russell Mitford.A History of Early Nineteenth Century Drama 1800-1850 p.859 It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden on 15 March 1823.Nicoll p.347 The original cast included William Macready as Julian, Maria Foote as Alphonso, King of Sicily, George John Bennett as Duke of Melfi, William Abbot as Count D'Alba, Daniel Egerton as Leanti, William Chapman as Calvi, Thomas Comer as Bertone and Maria Lacy as Annabel. Mitford wrote the play during the delays over the staging of her previous work Foscari which finally premiered in 1826.The Encyclopedia of Romantic Literature p.859 It is influenced by the 1820 rebellion on Sicily and its defeat and repression by Bourbon forces.The Encyclopedia of Romantic Literature p.860