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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Shepherdess of Cheapside |
| Author | Cobb, James |
| Date | 11 Feb 1796 |
| Licence Application Date | 11 Feb 1796 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1111 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A play which did not appear to have been received well. Miss Indigo, a city lady, becomes tired of London. The niece, Leitia, is obliged to go with her. |
| 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 | Musical Entertainment Musical Entertainment |
| Acts | Two |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1796. |
| Keywords | London rural life family love French music |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent Feb. 16; first page of text cancelled. Compared to the printed edition, it is quite different. Only two songs in manuscript were printed; the dialogue is not printed. |
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