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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Last of the Family |
| Author | Cumberland, Richard |
| Date | 25 Apr 1797 |
| Licence Application Date | 25 Apr 1797 |
| First Performance Date | 8 May 1797 |
| Document Type | Play Epilogue Prologue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1162 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A comedy featuring the Manfreds and their daughter Letitia, who is being courted by a man named Peregrine. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Wroughton, Richard |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Geographical Setting | London, England |
| Keywords | London comedy family courtship romance love marriage |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent; epilogue (with separate application, May 4, stating that it is to be used for Mr. Bannister's benefit) and prologue. Compared to the printed edition within "The Posthumous Dramatick Works of Richard Cumberland," there are slight differences. |
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