The Captives (1800)

Original id: 
8063
Start date: 
15 October 1800
End date: 
17 October 1800
Degree of relationship to ancient play: 
Original language
Production notes: 
The prologue, spoken by Mr Joliffe, was in English; the epilogue in Latin elegiac couplets is titled Tyndarus catenatus loquitur.
Media of production: 
Stage-play
Languages: 
Latin
Companies:
Ancient works:

Information related to this production

Script Author(s)
Captivi (The Prisoners) Plautus
Person Role Notes
[male] Jolliffe Actor spoke the prologue
Venue Festival Dates Notes
Reading Town Hall (Reading, Borough of Reading, England) 15 October, 1800 to 17 October, 1800
Source Format Location if held at the APGRD Pagination
Prologue to The Captives, acted at Reading School Newspaper

How to cite this production

The Captives (1800), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/8063 <26 April 2024>