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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Nest of Plays |
| Author | Jacob, Hildebrand |
| Date | 27 Dec 1737 |
| Licence Application Date | 27 Dec 1737 |
| First Performance Date | 25 Jan 1738 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | The Nest of Plays contains three comedies of one Act each: The Prodigal Reform'd, The Happy Constancy, and The Tryal of Conjugal Love. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Rich, John |
| Lord Chamberlain | FitzRoy, Charles (2nd Duke of Grafton) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Chetwynd, William |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Odell, Thomas |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Three |
| Geographical Setting | London, England Lisbon, Portugal |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1738. |
| Keywords | family marriage wife virtue death jealousy disguise pastoral love wedding |
| Additional Information | There are numerous deletions, corrections, and insertions. The manuscript also contains a prologue and epilogue. The manuscript version is virtually identical to the printed play and corrections in manuscript have been incorporated in the printed text. |
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