''Tryphon'' is a 1668

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by the Irish writer

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. It was originally staged by the

Duke's Company The Duke's Company was a theatre company chartered by King Charles II at the start of the Restoration era, 1660. Sir William Davenant was manager of the company under the patronage of Prince James, Duke of York. During hats period, theatres b ...

at the

Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre Lisle's Tennis Court was a building off Portugal Street in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. Originally built as a real tennis court, it was used as a playhouse during two periods, 1661–1674 and 1695–1705. During the early period, t ...

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. The original cast is unknown.Van Lennep p.149

References

Bibliography

* Keenan, Tim. ''Restoration Staging, 1660-74''. Taylor & Francis, 2016. * Maguire, Nancy Klein. ''Regicide and Restoration: English Tragicomedy, 1660-1671''. Cambridge University Press, 1992. * Van Lennep, W. ''The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700''. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960. 1668 plays English plays Irish plays West End plays Tragedy plays Historical plays {{17thC-play-stub