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Title Netley Abbey
Author Pearce, William  
Date 26 Mar 1794
Licence Application Date 26 Mar 1794
First Performance Date 16 Apr 1794
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA1016
Language English
Document Description Based on the Gothic ruins of Netley Abbey, a Cistercian abbey on the coast just outside Southampton. The text is a satire of the fashion of viewing ruins, and of the aristocracy having ruins recreated on their lands as follys.
Theme Opera  
Theatre Covent Garden Theatre  
Theatre Manager Harris, Thomas  
Lord Chamberlain Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Larpent, John  
Actor Shield, William  
Genre Operatic Farce  
Acts Two  
Printed Edition Printed 1794.
Keywords humour  patriotism  aristocracy  wealth  
Additional Information Compared to the version printed in 1794 there are many differences.
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