The Tuscan Treaty

The Tuscan Treaty
Written by	William Bond
Date premiered	20 August 1733 [1]
Place premiered	Covent Garden Theatre
Original language	English
Genre	Tragedy

The Tuscan Treaty is a 1733 tragedy by the British writer William Bond also known by the longer title The Tuscan Treaty: or, Tarquin's overthrow. It is set during the time of the Overthrow of the Roman monarchy.

The original Covent Garden cast included Thomas Walker as Porsenna and Jane Rogers as Valeria. The prologue was written by Aaron Hill. ^[2] It was not considered successful on its debut, and was never revived. ^[3]

References

1. Burling p.138
2. Goring p.3
3. Kozar & Burling p.82

Bibliography

• Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
• Goring, Paul. The Rhetoric of Sensibility in Eighteenth-Century Culture. Cambridge University Press, 2004.
• Kozar, Richard & Burling, William J. Summer Theatre in London, 1661-1820, and the Rise of the Haymarket Theatre. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 2000.