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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Sheep Shearing; or, Florizel and Perdita |
| Author | Morgan, McNamara |
| Date | 18 Mar 1754 |
| Licence Application Date | 18 Mar 1754 |
| First Performance Date | 25 Mar 1754 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA110 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Regarding the marriage of Perdita. |
| Theme | Royalty & Aristocracy Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Rich, John |
| Lord Chamberlain | FitzRoy, Charles (2nd Duke of Grafton) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Chetwynd, William |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Capell, Edward |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Two |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1767. |
| Keywords | marriage family labour agriculture rural life forbidden love youth class lovers |
| Additional Information | Manuscript contains prologue. There various differences between the printed and manuscript versions, especially in songs, the prologue differs considerably. |
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