The Christian Hero
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Written byGeorge Lillo
Date premiered13 January 1735[1]
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane
Original languageEnglish
| The Christian Hero | |
|---|---|
| Written by | George Lillo |
| Date premiered | 13 January 1735[1] |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Tragedy |
The Christian Hero is a 1735 tragedy by the British writer George Lillo. It is based on the life of Skanderbeg who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in the fifteenth century. Two years earlier William Havard had written Scanderbeg, another work based on his life.
The original Drury Lane cast included William Milward as Scanderbeg, James Quin as Amurath, William Mills as Mahomet, Edward Berry as Osmyn, Sarah Thurmond as Hellena, John Mills as Aranthes, Richard Winstone as Paulinus and Theophilus Cibber as Amasie.
