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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Sicilian Romance; or, The Apparition of the Cliffs |
| Author | Siddons, Henry |
| Date | 24 May 1794 |
| Licence Application Date | 24 May 1794 |
| First Performance Date | 28 May 1794 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1027 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Taken from a romance of the same name. A daughter is saved from a cliff top by what appears to be her the ghost of her mother. It transpires that her mother has been alive the whole time, imprisoned by her mad husband. When he finds out she is free he threatens to kill both her and their daughter. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Harris, Thomas |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Play |
| Acts | Three |
| Keywords | romanticism gothic supernatural family violence marriage children death |
| Additional Information | Manuscript shows slight deletion of text. Compared to 1794 (Kemble-Devonshire Collection 265) there are numerous differences. |
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