''Eurydice'' is a 1731

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by the Scottish writer David Mallet.Nicoll p.343 It is one of a number of plays and operas to be based on the story of

Eurydice Eurydice (; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυδίκη 'wide justice') was a character in Greek mythology and the Auloniad wife of Orpheus, who tried to bring her back from the dead with his enchanting music. Etymology Several meanings for the name ...

from

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. The original Drury Lane cast included Mary Porter as Eurydice, Elizabeth Butler as Melissa,

Roger Bridgewater Roger Bridgewater (died 1754) was a British stage actor of the eighteenth century.''The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama'' p.XXXIX He worked as party of the Drury Lane company for many years, specialising in dramat ...

as Leonidas, William Mills as Medon,

Thomas Hallam Thomas Haydn Hallam (12 April 1881 – 24 November 1958) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1906 and 1907. Hallam was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire. A right-hand batsman, he made his debut for Derbyshire ...

as Polydore,

John Mills Sir John Mills (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 190823 April 2005) was an English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. He excelled on camera as an appealing British everyman who often portray ...

as Periander and John Corey as Ariston. The prologue was written by Aaron Hill and spoken by Robert Wilks.

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Bibliography

* Nicoll, Allardyce. ''A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750''. CUP Archive, 1927. 1731 plays Tragedy plays West End plays Plays by David Mallet {{18thC-play-stub