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Anne Blake

Anne Blake is an 1852 melodrama by the British writer John Westland Marston. It premiered at the Princess's Theatre in London on 28 October 1852. The original cast included Charles Kean as Thorold, Walter Lacy as Llaniston, Ellen Kean as Anne Blake. The same year it appeared at the Broadway Theatre in New York.

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Anne Blake
Original languageEnglish
Written byJohn Westland Marston
GenreMelodrama
SettingNorth Wales, present day
Premiere
Date28 October 1852
PlacePrincess's Theatre, London

Anne Blake is an 1852 melodrama by the British writer John Westland Marston.12 It premiered at the Princess's Theatre in London on 28 October 1852. The original cast included Charles Kean as Thorold, Walter Lacy as Llaniston, Ellen Kean as Anne Blake. The same year it appeared at the Broadway Theatre in New York.

References

References

  1. Booth p.17
  2. Tuker p.371
Bibliography

Bibliography

  • Booth, Michael R. Prefaces to English Nineteenth-century Theatre. Manchester University Press, 1980.
  • Taylor, George. Players and Performances in the Victorian Theatre. Manchester University Press, 1993.
  • Tucker, Herbert F (ed.) A New Companion to Victorian Literature and Culture. John Wiley & Sons, 2014.