''Timanthes'' is a 1770
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 British writer
John Hoole.
The original Covent Garden cast included
William Smith as Timanthes,
Robert Bensley as Demaphoon,
Richard Wroughton as Cherinthus,
Mary Bulkley as Cephisa and
Mary Ann Yates as Ismena.
[Hogan p.1457]
References
Bibliography
* 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.
1770 plays
British plays
Tragedy plays
West End plays
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