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After a sultan executes his wife for adultery, he vows to marry and execute a new virgin each night. Almyna offers herself as his next wife, hoping to end the killings and change him; Abdalla and Zoradia die during a revolt at the palace.
Lucius or Lucius, the First Christian King of Britain is a 1717 tragedy by the British writer Delarivier Manley. It is based on the life of Lucius of Britain, the second century ruler of Britain traditionally considered to have introduced Christianity to Britain. It was Manley's final play to be staged. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 11 May 1717 with a cast that included John Thurmond as Honorius, Lacy Ryan as Vortimer, Barton Booth as Lucius, John Mills as Arminius, John Bowman as Prince of Cambria, Anne Oldfield as Rosalinda and Christiana Horton as Emmelin.
A Restoration comedy whose characters include country gentleman Sir Rustic Good-Heart, his son Wilmore, and Belira, Wilmore’s secret mistress.
After a sultan executes his wife for adultery, he vows to marry and execute a new virgin each night. Almyna offers herself as his next wife, hoping to end the killings and change him; Abdalla and Zoradia die during a revolt at the palace.
Lucius or Lucius, the First Christian King of Britain is a 1717 tragedy by the British writer Delarivier Manley. It is based on the life of Lucius of Britain, the second century ruler of Britain traditionally considered to have introduced Christianity to Britain. It was Manley's final play to be staged. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 11 May 1717 with a cast that included John Thurmond as Honorius, Lacy Ryan as Vortimer, Barton Booth as Lucius, John Mills as Arminius, John Bowman as Prince of Cambria, Anne Oldfield as Rosalinda and Christiana Horton as Emmelin.
A Restoration comedy whose characters include country gentleman Sir Rustic Good-Heart, his son Wilmore, and Belira, Wilmore’s secret mistress.