Mary, Queen of Scots (play)

{{Short description|1789 play}}

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| name = Mary, Queen of Scots

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| writer = John St John

| setting = England, 16th century

| date of premiere = 21 March 1789

| original language = English

| place = Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London

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| genre = Tragedy

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Mary, Queen of Scots is a 1789 historical tragedy by the British writer John St John. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London on 21 March 1789.Nicoll p.304 Its Irish premiere took place at the Crow Street Theatre in Dublin on 22 December 1802. The original Drury Lane cast included Sarah Siddons as Queen Mary, John Philip Kemble as the Duke of Norfolk, James Aickin as Sir William Cecil, William Barrymore as Lord Herries, John Hayman Packer as Davison, Robert Benson as Earl of Shrewsbury, John Phillimore as Earl of Huntingdon, John Fawcett as Sir Amias Paulet, Matthew Williames as Beton, Sarah Ward as Queen Elizabeth, Jane Farmer as Lady Douglas and Charlotte Tidswell as Lady Scrope.

References

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Bibliography

  • Greene, John C. Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances, Volume 6. Lexington Books, 2011.
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660–1900: Volume III. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
  • Hogan, C.B (ed.) The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume V. Southern Illinois University Press, 1968.

Category:1789 plays

Category:Tragedy plays

Category:West End plays

Category:British plays

Category:Historical plays

Category:Plays set in England

Category:Plays set in London

Category:Plays set in the 16th century

Category:Cultural depictions of Mary, Queen of Scots

Category:Cultural depictions of Elizabeth I

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