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Marcella
Written byWilliam Hayley
Date premiered7 November 1789
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

Marcella is a 1789 tragedy by the British writer William Hayley.

The original Drury Lane cast included John Philip Kemble as Hernandez, William Barrymore as Alonzo, John Whitfield as Lupercio, Robert Benson as Lopez, Richard Wroughton as Governor of Barcelona and Jane Powell as Marcella.

References

  1. Hogan p.1203
  2. Nicoll p.227
  3. Hogan p.1203

Bibliography

  • 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.


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