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The Fate of Capua

The Fate of Capua
Written byThomas Southerne
Date premieredApril 1700
Place premieredLincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

The Fate of Capua is a 1700 tragedy by the writer Thomas Southerne.[1] In Ancient Capua the rival Roman and Cartheginian factions vie for influence.[2]

The original cast included John Hodgson as Pacuvius Calavius, Thomas Betterton as Virginius, John Bowman as Magius, John Verbruggen as Junius and Elizabeth Barry as Favonia. The prologue was written by Charles Boyle.

References

  1. ^ Nicoll p.355
  2. ^ Lowerre p.256

Bibliography

  • Lowerre, Kathryn. Music and Musicians on the London Stage, 1695-1705. Routledge, 2017.
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. History of English Drama, 1660-1900, Volume 2. Cambridge University Press, 2009.


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