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Love and Duty (play)

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Love and Duty
Written byJohn Sturmy
Date premiered22 January 1722[1]
Place premieredLincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

Love and Duty is a 1722 tragedy by the British writer John Sturmy.[2]

The original Lincoln's Inn Fields cast included Anthony Boheme as Danaus James Quin as Lynceus, Richard Diggs as Arcas, John Egleton as Idas and Anna Maria Seymour as Hypermnestra and Jane Egleton as Iris. It lasted for six performances on its initial run.

References

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  1. ^ Burling p.96
  2. ^ Nicoll p.90

Bibliography

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  • 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.