Julia: or, The Italian Lover is a 1787 tragedy by the Irish writer Robert Jephson.[2]

Julia
Written byRobert Jephson
Date premiered14 April 1787[1]
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

It premiered at Drury Lane with a cast featuring John Philip Kemble as Mentevole, John Palmer as Marcellus, Robert Bensley as Durazzo, James Aickin as Manoa, John Whitfield as Camillo, John Hayman Packer as Duke of Genoa, Priscilla Kemble as Olympia, Charlotte Tidswell as Nerina and Sarah Siddons as Julia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Hogan p.966
  2. ^ Nicoll p.277
  3. ^ Hogan p.966

Bibliography

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  • 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.