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Title A Cure for the Heart Ache
Author Morton, Thomas  
Date 24 Dec 1796
Licence Application Date 24 Dec 1796
Document Type Play  Prologue  Epilogue  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA1149
Language English
Document Description This comedy features Vortex, a man who made his fortunes in India, and his family.
Theme Censorship & Politics  Conflict, Empire & the Other  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 Murray, Mr  Pope, Mr  Quick, Mr  Fawcett, Mr  Pope, Mrs  Mattocks, Mrs  
Genre Comedy  
Acts Five  
Printed Edition Printed 1808.
Keywords censorship  alteration  family  class  empire  nobility  
Additional Information Manuscript contains some deletions and notes by Larpent and by Morton regarding censorship and alterations. It also contains a cast list and prologues and epilogues. Compared to the 1808 edition, there are numerous differences.
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