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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Smugglers |
| Author | Birch, Samuel |
| Date | 8 Apr 1796 |
| Licence Application Date | 8 Apr 1796 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1122 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Captain Pendant's ship wrecks off the coast of Cornwall. Trim, his friend, tries to conceal the precious cargo in a cliff, but Shingle, a plunderer, attempts to steal the chests. |
| Theme | Conflict, Empire & the Other |
| 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 | Farce |
| Acts | Two |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1796. |
| Keywords | farce music sailor ship shipwreck pirate |
| Additional Information | Manuscript contains some deletions and revisions. Compared to the printed edition, there are numerous differences, which are slight except at end of Act II. |
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