''Albina, Countess Raimond'' is a 1779
tragedy
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by the British
playwright
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Readin ...
Hannah Cowley. It premiered at the
Theatre Royal, Haymarket
The Theatre Royal Haymarket (also known as Haymarket Theatre or the Little Theatre) is a West End theatre in Haymarket in the City of Westminster which dates back to 1720, making it the third-oldest London playhouse still in use. Samuel Foote ...
in
London
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31 July 1779.
[Greene p.4488] The original cast included
Howard Usher as King Henry,
West Digges as Westmoreland,
William Wyatt Dimond as Edward,
James Aickin as Egbert,
Robert Palmer as Oswald,
John Gardner as Steward and
Katherine Sherry as Albina. She dedicated the play to the politician
Lord Harrowby.
References
Bibliography
* Escott, Angela. ''The Celebrated Hannah Cowley: Experiments in Dramatic Genre, 1776–1794''. Routledge, 2015.
* Greene, John C. ''Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances, Volume 6''. Lexington Books, 2011.
* 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.
1779 plays
Tragedy plays
West End plays
Plays by Hannah Cowley
Plays set in England
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