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Title Pharnaces
Author Hull, Thomas  
Date 26 Jan 1765
Licence Application Date 26 Jan 1765
First Performance Date 15 Feb 1765
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA246
Language English
Document Description An opera altered from Italian by Thomas Hull, the focus is on Pharnaces, King of Pontus and the Bosporan.
Theme Greco-Roman Society  Royalty & Aristocracy  
Theatre Theatre Royal Drury Lane  
Theatre Manager Lacy, James  
Lord Chamberlain Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, William (3rd Duke of Portland)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Chetwynd, William  
Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application Capell, Edward  
Genre Opera  
Printed Edition Printed 1765.
Keywords Greek myth  Roman  Rome  royalty  war  Gods  justice  troops  honour  warrior  
Additional Information The manuscript and printed versions are virtually identical.
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