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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Magick Banner; or, Two Wives in a House |
| Author | O'Keeffe, John |
| Date | 16 Jun 1796 |
| Licence Application Date | 16 Jun 1796 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1137 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A play about the English historical figure, Great Alfred, rescuing the country from savage invaders, with an understory, of Gog, a carpenter with two wives. |
| Theme | British Gothic & Medieval History Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | The Little Theatre (or Theatre Royal), Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Colman the Younger, George |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Play |
| Acts | Three |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1798. |
| Keywords | history historical figure marriage polygamy hero |
| Additional Information | Produced as "Alfred; or, The Magic Banner." Manuscript is dated by Larpent June 17 and contains a prologue. Compared to Alfred; or, The Magic Banner, in "The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe," 1798, there are numerous slight differences. |
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