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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Don Pedro |
| Author | Cumberland, Richard |
| Date | 29 Jun 1796 |
| Licence Application Date | 29 Jun 1796 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1138 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Don Pedro, also known as El Diablo, is the son of a Spanish nobleman. He was discarded by his family and joins a band of robbers. |
| Theme | Royalty & Aristocracy |
| 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 |
| Actor | Aitken, Mr Palmer, Mr Kemble, Mr Bannister, Mr Suett, Mr Kemble, Mrs Harlowe, Mrs |
| Genre | Play |
| Acts | Five |
| Keywords | nobility robbery Spanish family peasant |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent July 4. It contains numerous revisions, a prologue and a cast list. Compared to "The Posthumous Dramatick Works of Richard Cumberland, " the printed text is virtually identical with the manuscript before revision. |
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