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Title Darius
Author Stratford, Thomas  
Date 1784 [?]
First Performance Date 1784 [?]
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA678
Language English
Document Description A tragedy about the Persian king, Darius.
Theme Conflict, Empire & the Other  
Theatre Theatre Royal Drury Lane  
Theatre Manager Linley, Thomas  
Lord Chamberlain Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Larpent, John  
Genre Tragedy  
Acts Five  
Geographical Setting Tigris River  
Keywords Persian  king  monarch  tragedy  historical figure  history  
Additional Information John Payne Collier in Biographia Dramatica: 'Darius a Tragedy-Acted at Drury Lane-The Managers letter signed Thomas Linley 1784. L.L. This is no doubt Dr. Stratford's Tragedy... but themanuscript, among Larpent's Plays, gives no further information."
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