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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Telegraphe; or, A New Way of Knowing Things |
| Author | Dent, John |
| Date | 8 Apr 1795 |
| Licence Application Date | No application. |
| First Performance Date | 8 Apr 1795 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1063 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Comedy taking inspiration from the newly invented Telegraph machine. Characters, through their misunderstanding of the working of the machine are tricked in this tale of love and deceit. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Farce |
| Acts | One |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1795. |
| Keywords | humour satire history technology current events family love deceit |
| Additional Information | No application. Manuscript dated by Larpent, Covent Garden March 26th. Compared to 1795 edition (Kemble-Devonshire Collection 255) there are slight differences. |
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