1839 historical play by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
First edition title pageRichelieu; Or the Conspiracy (generally shortened toRichelieu) is an 1839 historical play by the British writerEdward Bulwer-Lytton.[1] It portrays the life of the Seventeenth Century French statesmanCardinal Richelieu. It premiered at theTheatre Royal, Covent Garden on 7 March 1839.[2] The original cast featuredWilliam Macready as Richelieu,Edward William Elton as Louis XIII,James Prescott Warde as Baradas,Frederick Vining as Sieur De Beringhen,Samuel Phelps as Joseph,George John Bennett as Huguet,Henry Howe as Francois andHelena Faucit as Julie De Mortemar.
The play has become best known for its line "The pen is mightier than the sword", spoken by the Cardinal in Act II, Scene II.[3]
The play formed the basis of a 1935 American filmCardinal Richelieu directed byRowland V. Lee and starringGeorge Arliss as Richelieu.[4]
- ^Richelieu: or, The conspiracy : A Play, in Five Acts. To Which are added, Historical Odes on The last days of Elizabeth; Cromwell's dream; The death of Nelson by the Author of the "Lady of Lyon", "Eugene Aram" & c. (1 ed.). London: Saunders and Otley, Conduit Street. 1839. Retrieved8 December 2016 – via Internet Archive.
- ^Nicoll p.339
- ^Richelieu: or, The conspiracy : A Play, in Five Acts. To Which are added, Historical Odes on The last days of Elizabeth; Cromwell's dream; The death of Nelson by the Author of the "Lady of Lyon", "Eugene Aram" & c. (1 ed.). London: Saunders and Otley, Conduit Street. 1839. p. 39. Retrieved8 December 2016 – via Internet Archive.
- ^Fells, Robert M. (2004).George Arliss: the man who played God. Filmmakers series. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press. p. 165.ISBN 978-0-8108-5160-3.
- Nicoll, Allardyce.A History of Early Nineteenth Century Drama 1800-1850. Cambridge University Press, 1930.
- Stanton, Sarah & Banham, Martin.The Cambridge Paperback Guide to Theatre. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
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