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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Wheel of Fortune |
| Author | Cumberland, Richard |
| Date | 17 Feb 1795 |
| Licence Application Date | 17 Feb 1795 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1056 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Inchbald states that this play is loosely based on Kotzebue's 'Menschenhass und Reue'. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| 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 |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1795. |
| Keywords | heroinee morality virtue marriage |
| Additional Information | Another title, The Philosopher, or The Turns of Fortune, can be seen on the title-page. The Wheel of Fortune has been written on the cover by Larpent. Compared to 1795 (Kemble-Devonshire Collection 252) there are slight differences. One scene in in the manuscript was not printed. |
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