''Themistocles, the Lover of His Country'' is a 1729
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 Irish writer
Samuel Madden.
[Nicoll p.343] It is based on the life of the Ancient Greek general
Themistocles
Themistocles (; ; ) was an Athenian politician and general. He was one of a new breed of non-aristocratic politicians who rose to prominence in the early years of the Athenian democracy. As a politician, Themistocles was a populist, having th ...
.
The original Lincoln's Inn Fields cast included
James Quin
James Quin (24 February 1693 – 21 January 1766) was an English actor of Irish descent.
Life
Quin was born in King Street, Covent Garden, London, an illegitimate son of James Quin, an Irish-born barrister, and his partner (whom he apparently ...
as Themistocles,
Thomas Walker as Xerses,
Thomas Chapman as Artaban,
William Milward as Mardonius,
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 ''Richar ...
as Aristides,
John Ogden John Ogden may refer to:
* John Ogden (colonist) (1609-1682), an American colonial leader
* John Ogden (actor) (died 1732), a British stage actor
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as Demaratus,
Anne Berriman as Artemisia and
Elizabeth Buchanan as Nesiptolema.
References
Bibliography
* Burling, William J. ''A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737''. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
* Nicoll, Allardyce. ''A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750''. CUP Archive, 1927.
1729 plays
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