All for Love or, the World Well Lost, is a 1677 heroic drama by John Dryden which is now his bestknown and most performed play. It is a tragedy written in blank verse and is an attempt on Drydens part to reinvigorate serious drama. It is an acknowledged imitation of Shakespeares Antony and Cleopatra, and focuses on the last hours of the lives of its hero and heroine. Although it ostensibly deals with the same topic as Shakespeares Antony and Cleopatra, Dryden confines the action to Alexandria and focuses on the end of their doomed relationship. It first appeared in 1677, was revived in 1704 and performed 123 times between 1700 and 1800, becoming the preferred version of the story Shakespeares play did not reappear on the London stage until 1813.The original 1677 production by the Kings Company starred Charles Hart as Marc Antony and Elizabeth Boutell as Cleopatra, with Michael Mohun as Ventidius and Katherine Corey as Octavia. The play was revived at Lincolns Inn Fields in February 1704, with Betterton as Antony, Mrs. Barry as Cleopatra, Wilks as Dolabella, and Mrs. Bracegirdle as Octavia at Drury Lane in December 1718, with Booth as Antony, Mrs. Oldfield as Cleopatra, and Mrs. Porter as Octavia. (wikipedia.org)

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