''The Pledge; Or, Castilian Honour'' is an 1831
tragedy
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by the British writer
James Kenney. It premiered at the
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, commonly known as Drury Lane, is a West End theatre and listed building, Grade I listed building in Covent Garden, London, England. The building faces Catherine Street (earlier named Bridges or Brydges Street) an ...
in
London
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on 8 April 1831. It is inspired by the play ''
Hernani'' by French writer
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romanticism, Romantic author, poet, essayist, playwright, journalist, human rights activist and politician.
His most famous works are the novels ''The Hunchbac ...
.
[France & Haynes p.236] The original London cast included
William Macready
William Charles Macready (3 March 179327 April 1873) was an English stage actor. The son of Irish actor-manager William Macready the Elder he emerged as a leading West End performer during the Regency era.
Career
Macready was born in London ...
as Don Leo,
Henry John Wallack as Hernani,
John Cooper as Don Carlos and
George Yarnold as Don Ricardo.
References
Bibliography
* France, Peter & Haynes, Kenneth. ''The Oxford History of Literary Translation in English:: Volume 4: 1790-1900''. Oxford University Press, 2006.
* Nicoll, Allardyce. ''A History of Early Nineteenth Century Drama 1800-1850''. Cambridge University Press, 1930.
1831 plays
West End plays
Tragedy plays
Plays set in Spain
Plays by James Kenney
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