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Cato, a Tragedy is a play written by Joseph Addison in 1712 and first performed on 14 April 1713. It is based on the events of the last days of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis (better known as Cato the Younger) (95–46 BC), a Stoic whose deeds, rhetoric and resistance to the tyranny of Julius Caesar made him an icon of republicanism, virtue, and liberty.
It was the only new play staged at the theatre during that season. [2] The cast featured Robert Wilks as Sir George Trueman, Anne Oldfield as Lady Trueman, Benjamin Johnson as Vellum, Colley Cibber as Tinsel, John Mills as Fantome, William Penkethman as Butler, Joe Miller as Coachman, Henry Norris as Gardiner and Margaret Saunders as Abigail.
For the theatre, Addison wrote the music for John Osborne's plays The Entertainer (1957) [6] and Luther (1961). [7] He collaborated with John Cranko on a revue, "Cranks" in 1956. [8] Although he wrote numerous classical compositions, Addison explained that "If you find you're good at something, as I was as a film composer, it's stupid to do ...
Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 May 1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician. He was the eldest son of Lancelot Addison . His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend Richard Steele , with whom he founded The Spectator magazine.
The music score was by John Addison and the cinematography by David Watkin. In 2002, Osborne's unproduced original script was reworked into a radio play for BBC Radio 4. The original airing featured Charles Dance as Cardigan, Donald Sinden as Lucan, Joseph Fiennes as Nolan, Alec McCowen as Raglan and Lynne Miller as Fanny Duberly. [5]
Jeff tells John he forgives him before slicing his throat with a circular saw. Upon doing so, Jeff inadvertently triggers a device that kills his wife, Lynn. Just before he dies, John takes out a tape recorder; the tape reveals that, by killing John, Jeff failed his final test, and must play another game to save his daughter Corbett.
He's All That is a 2021 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Mark Waters, from a screenplay by R. Lee Fleming Jr.The film is a gender-swapped remake of the 1999 film She's All That, which was a modern adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's 1914 play Pygmalion and George Cukor's 1964 film My Fair Lady.
He wrote a preface to Addison's 1716 comedy play The Drummer. His wife Mary died in 1718, at a time when she was considering separation. Their daughter, Elizabeth (Steele's only surviving legitimate child), married John Trevor, 3rd Baron Trevor. [11] Steele ended his parliamentary career in March 1722.