Tryphon (play)
| Tryphon | |
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| Original language | English |
| Written by | Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Premiere | |
| Date | December 1668 |
| Place | Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, London |
Tryphon is a 1668 tragedy by the Irish writer Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery. It was originally staged by the Duke's Company at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in London. The original cast is unknown.
The opening prologue of the play is an interaction between a character named Nokes and a character named Angles where they discuss the merits of including or not including a prologue to the play. https://xtf.lib.virginia.edu/xtf/view?docId=chadwyck_evd/uvaGenText/tei/chevd_V2.0124.xml&chunk.id=d4&toc.id=&brand=default
References
- ↑ "Two new tragedies ..a. both written by the Right Honourable the Earl of Orrery". University of Michigan Library Digital Collection. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- ↑ Van Lennep p.149
Bibliography
- Keenan, Tim. Restoration Staging, 1660-74. Taylor & Francis, 2016.
- Maguire, Nancy Klein. Regicide and Restoration: English Tragicomedy, 1660-1671. Cambridge University Press, 1992.
- Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.
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