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<i>The Fatal Vision</i>

The Fatal Vision

Play by Aaron Hill

The Fatal Vision is a 1716 tragedy by the British writer Aaron Hill. It is also known as The Fatal Vision: Or, the Fall of Siam.

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It is set at the Chinese imperial court in an unspecified time, and features the Chinese Emperor, his wife and two sons plus a captive princess from Siam.[2]

Hill funded the production using his own money. It ran for seven nights at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Burling p.61
  2. [2]
    Gerrard p.58
  3. [3]
    Gerrard p.58

Bibliography

  • Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
  • Gerrard, Christine. Aaron Hill: The Muses' Projector, 1685-1750. Oxford University Press, 2003.


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