''Ibrahim The Illustrious Bassa'' is a 1676
tragedy
A tragedy is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a tragic hero, main character or cast of characters. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy is to invoke an accompanying catharsi ...
by the English writer
Elkanah Settle, based on a 1641 novel by the French writer
Madeleine de Scudéry. It was first performed by the
Duke's Company at the
Dorset Garden Theatre in
London
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.
The original cast included
Thomas Betterton as Solyman,
William Smith as Ibrahim,
Henry Harris as Ulama,
Matthew Medbourne as Morat,
Thomas Gillow as Muphti,
Mary Lee as Roxolana,
Elizabeth Currer as Asteria,
Mary Betterton as Isabella,
Margaret Hughes as Mirva.
[Van Lennep p.243]
References
Bibliography
* Van Lennep, W. ''The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700''. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.
1676 plays
West End plays
Tragedy plays
Plays by Elkanah Settle
Plays based on works by Madeleine de Scudéry
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