''The Fair Captive'' is a 1721
tragedy
Tragedy (from the grc-gre, τραγῳδία, ''tragōidia'', ''tragōidia'') is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy ...
by the British writer
Eliza Haywood
Eliza Haywood (c. 1693 – 25 February 1756), born Elizabeth Fowler, was an English writer, actress and publisher. An increase in interest and recognition of Haywood's literary works began in the 1980s. Described as "prolific even by the standar ...
.
Performed at the
Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre the cast featured
James Quin as Mustapha,
John Leigh as Ozmin,
Anthony Boheme
Anthony Boheme (died 1731) was a British stage actor of the eighteenth century.
His year of birth is unknown. From 1720 he was a long-standing part of John Rich's company at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre until his death. He was married to the ...
as Haly,
Lacy Ryan
Lacy Ryan (c. 1694–1760), English actor, appeared at the Haymarket Theatre about 1709.
Life
By 1718 he had joined the company at Lincoln's Inn Fields, where he shared the lead with his friend James Quin. He took leading roles in ''Richard ...
as Alphonso,
John Egleton as Achmat and
Anna Maria Seymour
Anna Maria Seymour or Mrs Seymour (c. 1692 – 10 July 1723) was a British actress.
Life
Seymour is first heard of in 1717 when she appeared at Drury Lane in ''The Scowrers''. She took leading roles in Richard III and Hamlet with Lacy Ryan as w ...
as Isabella. The epilogue, comic in contrast to the play's tragedy, was written by
Aaron Hill.
[Gerrard p.68]
References
Bibliography
* Burling, William J. ''A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737''. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
* Gerrard, Christine. ''Aaron Hill: The Muses' Projector, 1685-1750''. Oxford University Press, 2003.
* King, Kathryn R. ''A Political Biography of Eliza Haywood''. Routledge, 2015.
1721 plays
West End plays
Plays by Eliza Haywood
Tragedy plays
Historical plays
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