The Jew of Mogadore

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The Jew of Mogadore
Written by Richard Cumberland
Date premiered3 May 1808
Place premiered Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

The Jew of Mogadore is an 1808 comic opera written by the British dramatist Richard Cumberland.

Cumberland had previously written a successful, sympathetic play The Jew about a Jewish moneylender. However The Jew of Mogadore met with critical hostility when it opened at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. [1] The title character is a merchant operating out of Mogadore on the Moroccan coast.

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References

  1. Schroeter p.57

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