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Zara (play)
1736 play / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Voltaire original, see Zaïre (play).
Zara is a 1736 tragedy by the British writer Aaron Hill, based on the 1732 French play Zaïre by Voltaire.[2]
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Zara | |
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![]() Louisa Cranstoun Nisbett as Zara | |
Written by | Aaron Hill |
Date premiered | 12 January 1736[1] |
Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane |
Original language | English |
Genre | Tragedy |
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The original Drury Lane cast included Susannah Maria Cibber as Zara, William Milward as Lusignan, Theophilus Cibber as Nerestan, Edward Berry as Chatillon, Richard Cross as Melidor and Hannah Pritchard as Selima. The incidental music was composed by Thomas Arne.