Percy (play)

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Percy
Written by Hannah More
Date premiered10 December 1777 [1]
Place premiered Covent Garden Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

Percy is a 1777 tragedy by the British writer Hannah More. It was inspired by the French play Gabrielle de Vergy by Pierre-Laurent Buirette de Belloy. [2]

The play premiered at the Covent Garden Theatre in London. The original cast included William Thomas Lewis as Percy, Francis Aickin as Earl Raby, Thomas Hull as Sir Hubert, John Whitfield as Edric, James Thompson as Servant, Richard Wroughton as Earl Douglas and Ann Street Barry as Elwina. David Garrick wrote both the prologue and epilogue. [3]

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References

  1. Hogan p.133
  2. Nicoll p.97
  3. Hogan p.133

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