Julia (play)

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Julia
Written by Robert Jephson
Date premiered14 April 1787 [1]
Place premiered Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

Julia: or, The Italian Lover is a 1787 tragedy by the Irish writer Robert Jephson. [2]

It premiered at Drury Lane with a cast featuring John Philip Kemble as Mentevole, John Palmer as Marcellus, Robert Bensley as Durazzo, James Aickin as Manoa, John Whitfield as Camillo, John Hayman Packer as Duke of Genoa, Priscilla Kemble as Olympia, Charlotte Tidswell as Nerina and Sarah Siddons as Julia. [3]

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References

  1. Hogan p.966
  2. Nicoll p.277
  3. Hogan p.966

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