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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Welch Heiress |
| Author | Jerningham, Edward |
| Date | 9 Apr 1795 |
| Licence Application Date | 9 Apr 1795 |
| First Performance Date | 17 Apr 1795 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1064 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Manuscript shows evidence of some revision. Includes prologue by John Taylor and epilogue by Henry Seymour Conway. A tale of an impoverished Lord forced to marry for money. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life Royalty & Aristocracy |
| 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 | marriage family poverty aristocracy |
| Additional Information | Compared to the 1795 printed edition (Devonshire Collection 8vo 65) there are numerous differences. |
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