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The Siege of Berwick
Written byEdward Jerningham
Date premiered13 November 1793[1]
Place premieredCovent Garden Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

The Siege of Berwick is a 1793 tragedy by the British writer Edward Jerningham.[2]

The original Covent Garden cast featured Joseph George Holman as Valentine, George Davies Harley as Anselm, William Macready as Donaldson and Jane Pope as Ethelberta and Susan Fawcett as Juliana.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hogan p.1597
  2. ^ Nicoll p.277
  3. ^ Hogan p.1597

Bibliography

  • Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660–1900: Volume III. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
  • Hogan, C.B (ed.) The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume V. Southern Illinois University Press, 1968.