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by the Irish writer

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. It premiered at the

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on 12 May 1819. The original cast included

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as Wallenberg,

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as Fredolfo,

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as Aldemar,

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as Berthold,

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as Waldo and Elizabeth O'Neill as Urilda. Maturin dedicated the published version to the

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, which was published by

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. The work was considered a failure which failed to recaptured the success of his earlier ''

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'' and Maturin turned back to writing novels.Murray p.717

References

Bibliography

* Greene, John C. ''Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances, Volume 6''. Lexington Books, 2011. * Murray, Christopher John. ''Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760-1850, Volume 2''. Taylor & Francis, 2004. * Nicoll, Allardyce. ''A History of Early Nineteenth Century Drama 1800-1850''. Cambridge University Press, 1930. 1819 plays West End plays British plays Irish plays Plays set in Switzerland Historical plays Plays set in the 14th century Plays by Charles Maturin {{19thC-play-stub