The Glorious First of June (play)
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The Glorious First of June is a 1794 play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
. It depicts The Glorious First of June, a British naval victory over the French that took place on 1 June 1794 during the French Revolutionary War. It premiered on 2 July 1794 at the Drury Lane theatre
, and was based on newspaper accounts of the battle. It contains a debate on the question of naval patriotism
- a key issue at the time. The profits made from the play were donated to the families of those killed in the battle.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan was an Irish-born playwright and poet and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. For thirty-two years he was also a Whig Member of the British House of Commons for Stafford , Westminster and Ilchester...
. It depicts The Glorious First of June, a British naval victory over the French that took place on 1 June 1794 during the French Revolutionary War. It premiered on 2 July 1794 at the Drury Lane theatre
Drury Lane Theatre
Drury Lane Theatre can refer to:* Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, a theatre in the West End area of London, England* Drury Lane Theatre , a theater near Chicago, United States...
, and was based on newspaper accounts of the battle. It contains a debate on the question of naval patriotism
Patriotism
Patriotism is a devotion to one's country, excluding differences caused by the dependencies of the term's meaning upon context, geography and philosophy...
- a key issue at the time. The profits made from the play were donated to the families of those killed in the battle.