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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Mask'd Friend |
| Date | 29 Apr 1796 |
| Licence Application Date | 29 Apr 1796 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1129 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Taken from Thomas Holcroft's "Duplicity." Sir Henry Portland loses all of his property, in addition to his sister's dowry, while gambling. He is saved by Mr Osborne who, in love with Portland's sister, returns the property. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Harris, Thomas |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Actor | Holman, Mr Mcready, William Munden, Mr Wallis, Miss Knight, Mrs |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Three |
| Keywords | comedy money debt finance gambling property dowry love family marriage |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent Apr., 1796. It contains a cast list. See LA 571. |
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| Document linked to |
Duplicity |
| Copyright | The Huntington Library |