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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Round Tower; or, Irish Fidelity, Songs in |
| Author | Cross, James C |
| Date | 24 Nov 1797 |
| Licence Application Date | 24 Nov 1797 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1186 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A ballet pantomime set in ancient Ireland, featuring Druids. |
| Theme | European Past Modes of Performance: Costume, Scenography & Spectacle |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Harris, Thomas |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Ballet Pantomime Ballet Pantomime |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1809. |
| Keywords | ballet pantomime dance Irish soldier peasant rhyme |
| Additional Information | Produced as "The Round Tower; or, The Chieftains of Ireland". Manuscript dated by Larpent Nov., 1798 [changed to 1797]. The manuscript contains a note from J. Hill, notifying Examiner for Mr. Lewis that "title of the new ballet pantomime, of which I have sent you the Songs, is The Round Tower; or, Irish Fidelity; title inserted on cover by Larpent." Compared to the printed version The Round Tower; or, The Chieftains of Ireland, Circusiana, 1809 there are a few differences. |
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