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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Jenny's Whim; or, The Roasted Emperor |
| Author | O'Keeffe, John |
| Date | 23 Aug 1794 |
| Licence Application Date | 23 Aug 1794 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1037 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Heavily censored and then refused licence. The play ridicules the Emperor of Morocco, jeopardising political relationships. |
| Theme | Conflict, Empire & the Other |
| Theatre | The Little Theatre (or Theatre Royal), Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Colman the Younger, George |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Farce |
| Acts | Two |
| Keywords | politics censorship aristocracy royalty slavery |
| Additional Information | Advertised to be performed September 1, 1794, but withdrawn. Manuscript dated by Larpent August 25. There are many deletions and revisions, included, transcripts of several letters concerning the Examiner's objections and withdrawal of play from production. John Payne Collier in his copy of Biographia Dramatica: There was a correspondence on the subject between Larpent, Colman & the Marq of Salisbury in consequence of the licence having been withheld. Larpent's copy of the farce was altered by Colman in many places & most importantly but the objection does not seem to have been overcome: that objection was that it 'ridiculed the Empr. of Morocco', besides having 'allusions to titles and persons'. |
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