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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Whim |
| Author | Eglantine, Lady Wallace |
| Date | 7 Sep 1795 |
| Licence Application Date | 7 Sep 1795 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1093 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Two act comedy not produced as the licence was refused. Opens with two servants discussing the poor character traits of the nobility. These have been underlined either by the censor or the author. |
| Theme | Censorship & Politics |
| Theatre | Margate Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Shaw, Thomas |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Two |
| Keywords | censorship politics fashion society aristocracy servant |
| Additional Information | Manuscript endorsed by Larpent, 'Prohibited from being acted'. Compared to the 2d edition, Margate, 1795 (Kemble-Devonshire Collection 265) and 1st edition (Larpent Plays, LA 1104, q.v.)there are minor differences, for example the printed verision is in three acts. |
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