Elizabeth, or The Invisible Armada
Elizabeth, or The Invisible Armada is a burlesque F. C. Burnand (Francis Cowley Burnand, 1836–1917)[1].
Not to be confused with the plays called Elizabeth I (Foster) or Elizabeth: Almost by Chance a Woman (Dario Fo).
Contents
The original text
According to the author, it was inspired by Sheridan's satiric account of "Puff's tragedy of The Spanish Armada" in The Critic, but is otherwise entirely original.
Burnand's play published in London by Tinsley Brothers, 1870.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1870 published text, Hathi Trust Digital Library[2]
John Scotney. 1988. Puff's "Spanish Armada": A Producer's Viewpoint. RSA Journal Vol. 136, No. 5386 (September 1988), pp. 745-748[3]
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