Elvira (play)

Play by David Mallet

Elvira

Written by| David Mallet
Date premiered| 19 January 1763
Place premiered| Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Original language| English
Genre| Tragedy

Elvira is a 1763 tragedy by the British writer David Mallet.[1]

The original Drury Lane cast included David Garrick as Alonzo, Charles Holland as Don Pedro, John Hayman Packer as Don Roderigo, Susannah Maria Cibber as Elvira and Hannah Pritchard as the Queen.

## References

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1. ^ Nicoll p.343

## Bibliography

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* Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750. CUP Archive, 1927.

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