Love and Duty (play)

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Love and Duty
Written byJohn Sturmy
Date premiered22 January 1722
Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

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

The original

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

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

Bibliography

  • 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.