The Siege of Damascus

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The Siege of Damascus
Bodleian Libraries, Playbill of Covent Garden, Wednesday, 15th of April, announcing The siege of Damascus &c..jpg
1747 playbill
Written by John Hughes
Date premiered17 February 1720 [1]
Place premiered Drury Lane Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

The Siege of Damascus is a 1720 tragedy by the British writer John Hughes. It was inspired by Simon Ockley's 1708 study Conquest of Syria , and focuses specifically on the Siege of Damascus in 634.

Originally staged at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane with a cast featuring Robert Wilks as Eumenes, Thomas Walker as Daran, Barton Booth as Phocyas, John Mills as Caled, Mary Porter as Eudocia, Charles Williams as Herbis, William Mills as Artaman and John Thurmond as Abudah. it was a success and was revived frequently in the eighteenth century. [2] It was his final work as he died shortly after its premiere.

References

  1. Burling p.81
  2. Orr p.68

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