Lucius (play)

1717 play

Lucius

Written by| Delarivier Manley
Date premiered| 11 May 1717
Place premiered| Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Original language| English
Genre| Tragedy
Setting| Roman Britain, Second Century

Lucius or Lucius, the First Christian King of Britain is a 1717 tragedy by the British writer Delarivier Manley.[1] It is based on the life of Lucius of Britain, the second century ruler of Britain traditionally considered to have introduced Christianity to Britain. It was Manley's final play to be staged.

It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 11 May 1717 with a cast that included John Thurmond as Honorius, Lacy Ryan as Vortimer, Barton Booth as Lucius, John Mills as Arminius, John Bowman as Prince of Cambria, Anne Oldfield as Rosalinda and Christiana Horton as Emmelin.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Hartley p.604
2. ^ The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume II p.578

## 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. History of English Drama, 1660-1900, Volume 2. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
* Hartley, Cathy. A Historical Dictionary of British Women. Routledge, 2013.
* Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume Two, 1700-1729. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.

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