Beauty in Distress
1698 play
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Beauty in Distress is a 1698 tragedy by the English writer Peter Anthony Motteux.[1][2]
Written byPeter Anthony Motteux
Date premieredApril 1698
Place premieredLincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Original languageEnglish
| Beauty in Distress | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Peter Anthony Motteux |
| Date premiered | April 1698 |
| Place premiered | Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Tragedy |
The original Lincoln's Inn Fields cast included Thomas Betterton as Don Vincentio, John Verbruggen as Ricardo, Edward Kynaston as Duke Ferdinand, John Hodgson as Fabiano, Elizabeth Barry as Laura, Anne Bracegirdle as Placentia and Henrietta Moore as Morella.
