Zenobia is a 1768 tragedy by the Irish writer Arthur Murphy.[2] It is based on the life of Zenobia, ruler of the Palmyrene Empire in Syria and her defiance of Ancient Rome.[3]

Zenobia
The play's heroine Queen Zenobia
Written byArthur Murphy
Date premiered27 February 1768[1]
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

The original Drury Lane cast included Ann Street Barry as Zenobia, Spranger Barry as Rhadamistus, Charles Holland as Teribarzus, Francis Aickin as Pharasmanes, William Havard as Megistus, John Hayman Packer as Zopiron and Richard Hurst as Tigranes.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Hogan p.1313
  2. ^ Nicoll p.290
  3. ^ Southern p.14
  4. ^ Hogan p.1313

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.
  • Southern, Pat. Empress Zenobia: Palmyra’s Rebel Queen. A&C Black, 2008.