| The Fatal Falsehood | |
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| Written by | Hannah More |
| Date premiered | 7 May 1779 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Tragedy |
The Fatal Falsehood is a 1779 tragedy by the British writer Hannah More. [1] It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London on 7 May 1779. [2] The original cast included Matthew Clarke as Earl Guilford, William Thomas Lewis as Rivers, his son, Richard Wroughton as Orlando, a young Italian Count, Francis Aickin as Bertrand, Elizabeth Younge as Emmelina and Elizabeth Hartley as Julia. The prologue was written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. [3]
