Cyrus (play) explained

Cyrus
Date Of Premiere:	3 December 1768^[1]
Original Language:	English
Place:	Covent Garden Theatre, London
Genre:	Tragedy

Cyrus is a 1768 tragedy by the British writer John Hoole.^[2]

The original Covent Garden cast included William Powell as Cyrus, William Smith as Cambyses, Robert Bensley as Mithrades, Thomas Hull as Harpargus, Mary Ann Yates as Mandane and Isabella Mattocks as Aspasia.^[3]

Bibliography

• 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.

Notes and References

1. Hogan p.1371
2. Nicoll p.272
3. Hogan p.1371