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The Virgin Queen (play)

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The Virgin Queen
Written byRichard Barford
Date premiered7 December 1728[1]
Place premieredLincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

The Virgin Queen is a 1728 tragedy by the British writer Richard Barford.

The original cast featured Lacy Ryan as Pallantus, James Quin as Artaxerses, William Milward as Eumenes, Anthony Boheme as Phraotes, Thomas Chapman as Mirza, Thomas Walker as Arsamnes and Elizabeth Younger as Artesia.

References

  1. ^ Burling p.127

Bibliography

  • Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. History of English Drama, 1660-1900, Volume 2. Cambridge University Press, 2009.