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Timanthes (play)

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Timanthes
Written byJohn Hoole
Date premiered24 March 1770[1]
Place premieredCovent Garden Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

Timanthes is a 1770 tragedy by the British writer John Hoole.[2]

The original Covent Garden cast included William Smith as Timanthes, Robert Bensley as Demaphoon, Richard Wroughton as Cherinthus, Mary Bulkley as Cephisa and Mary Ann Yates as Ismena.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Hogan p.1457
  2. ^ Nicoll p.272
  3. ^ Hogan p.1457

Bibliography

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  • 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.