The Conspiracy (play)

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The Conspiracy
Written by Robert Jephson
Date premiered15 November 1796 [1]
Place premiered Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

The Conspiracy is a 1796 tragedy by the Irish writer Robert Jephson. [2]

The original cast included John Palmer as Titus, John Philip Kemble as Sextus, William Barrymore as Annius, Charles Kemble as Publius, Thomas Caulfield as Lentulus, Jane Powell as Cornelia and Sarah Siddons as Vitellia. [3]

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References

  1. Hogan p.1914
  2. Nicoll p.277
  3. Hogan p.1914

Bibliography