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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Hovel |
| Date | 15 May 1797 |
| Licence Application Date | 15 May 1797 |
| First Performance Date | 23 May 1797 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1170 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | An opera in which the couple to be married, Emily and Grenville face their own hardships. Emily's father dies before their wedding and Grenville is dealing with the loss of his fortune. |
| Theme | Opera 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 |
| (Other) People | Stokes, J |
| Genre | Ballad Opera |
| Acts | Two |
| Keywords | finance poverty opera marriage mistress love romance death family |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent May 18. Inserted in the manuscript are additional songs with separate notice, May 20. J Stokes stated to Larpent on May 15 that the "songs will be sent as soon as the author brings them to the theatre; original notice states, for Miss Leak's benefit." |
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