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Plate from Bell's British Theatre of Penelope in Ulysses

1.1 Reference code
17818
1.3 Date
1.5 Media
Engraving
3.1 Content
engraving
3.1 Scope and Content
Depiction of Mrs Hunter (likely actress Maria Hunter) in the role of Penelope in Nicholas Rowe's Ulysses, possibly performed in the 1755-6 season at Covent Garden (but uncertain): see The Plays and Poems of Nicholas Rowe, Volume II: The Middle Period Play by Michael Caines, p. 14. Plate from Bell's British Theatre, January 1778.
4.3 Languages
English
6.1 Archivist's note
Donated alongside item ID 17819, which is unrelated and therefore not a source for the production.
Associated productions
Associated ancient plays