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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Raft; or, Both Sides of the Water |
| Author | Cross, James C |
| Date | 31 Mar 1798 |
| First Performance Date | 31 Mar 1798 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1202 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Opens in the kitchen of Chip's house. Features scenes in a prison. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life European Past |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Actor | Johnstone, Mr Waddy, Mr Simmons, Mr Townsend, Mr Wilde, Mr Martyr, Mrs |
| Genre | Musical Piece |
| Acts | One |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1789. |
| Keywords | domestic family servant song humour French Europe prison Irish |
| Additional Information | Manuscript. Dated by Larpent Mar. 13. Includes cast. Compared to the printed 'Songs, Duets, Chorusses, &c., in... The Raft; etc.', 1798, songs, only, printed. |
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