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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Jew |
| Author | Cumberland, Richard |
| Date | 28 Apr 1794 |
| Licence Application Date | 28 Apr 1794 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1018 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Story of a Merchant, Sir Stephen Bertram, and a Jewish stockbroker called Sheva who is intent on performing a charitable act. It is notable as the first English play to portray a Jewish moneylender as a hero |
| Theme | Conflict, Empire & the Other |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Kemble, John Philip |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Actor | Reeve, William Shield, William |
| Genre | Play |
| Acts | Five |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1794. |
| Keywords | religion Jewish wealth anti-Semitism trades charity family morality |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent May 1. Compared to the 1794 (Kemble-Devonshire Collectiononshire collection 253) the texts are substantially the same. |
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