The Fatal Falsehood

The Fatal Falsehood
Written byHannah More
Date premiered7 May 1779
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Covent Garden, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

The Fatal Falsehood is a 1779 tragedy by the British writer Hannah More.[1] It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London on 7 May 1779.[2] The original cast included Matthew Clarke as Earl Guilford, William Thomas Lewis as Rivers, his son, Richard Wroughton as Orlando, a young Italian Count, Francis Aickin as Bertrand, Elizabeth Younge as Emmelina and Elizabeth Hartley as Julia. The prologue was written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.[3]

References

  1. ^ Nicoll p.288
  2. ^ Greene p.4484
  3. ^ DeRochi& Ennis p.236

Bibliography

  • DeRochi, Jack E. & Ennis Daniel James (ed.) Richard Brinsley Sheridan: The Impresario in Political and Cultural Context. Rowman & Littlefield, 2013.
  • Greene, John C. Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances, Volume 6. Lexington Books, 2011.
  • 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.