The Governour of Cyprus
{{Short description|Play by John Oldmixon}}
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{{Infobox play
| name = The Governour of Cyprus
| image = The Governour of Cyprus (1703) - title page.jpg
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| caption = Title page of The Governour of Cyprus (1703)
| writer = John Oldmixon
| setting =
| date of premiere = January 1703
| original language = English
| place = Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
| series =
| subject =
| genre = Tragedy
}}
The Governour of Cyprus (or The Governor of Cyprus) is a 1703 play by the English writer John Oldmixon.Nicoll p.160 It premiered at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in London, but the exact date was unclear with some sources putting the first performance in December 1702.Burling p.32
The original cast included George Powell as Phorsano, Barton Booth as Virotto, Thomas Betterton as Iopano, Elizabeth Barry as Issamenea and Elizabeth Bowman as Lucinda.
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Bibliography
- Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
- Nicoll, Allardyce. History of English Drama, 1660-1900, Volume 2. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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