The Pledge (play) explained

The Pledge
Date Of Premiere:	8 April 1831
Original Language:	English
Place:	Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Genre:	Tragedy

The Pledge; Or, Castilian Honour is an 1831 tragedy by the British writer James Kenney. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London on 8 April 1831.^[1] It is inspired by the play Hernani by French writer Victor Hugo.^[2] The original London cast included William Macready as Don Leo, Henry John Wallack as Hernani, John Cooper as Don Carlos and George Yarnold as Don Ricardo.

Bibliography

• France, Peter & Haynes, Kenneth. The Oxford History of Literary Translation in English:: Volume 4: 1790-1900. Oxford University Press, 2006.
• Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Nineteenth Century Drama 1800-1850. Cambridge University Press, 1930.

Notes and References

1. Nicoll p.327
2. France & Haynes p.236