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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Ugly Club! |
| Author | Spenser the Younger, Edmund Iliffe, |
| Date | 29 May 1798 |
| Licence Application Date | 29 May 1798 |
| First Performance Date | 6 Jun 1798 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1217 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A humorous play that focuses on the 'Ugly Club' of the title. |
| 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 |
| Actor | Walcot, Mrs Tidswell, Miss Bland, Mrs Palmer, Mr Suett, Mr Holland, Mr Hewitrer, Mr Hather, Mr Russell, Mr Dowton, Mr Maddocks, Mr Palmer, R |
| Genre | Dramatic Caricature |
| Acts | One |
| Geographical Setting | Oxford, England |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1798. |
| Keywords | authorship guardian marriage trick friendship song |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent June 2. Totle page states 'Founded on the 17th. Number of The Spectator!'. Includes numerous deletions and a cast list. Compared to printed version of 1798 there are extensive differences. (On title-page of his copy Kemble has written, Iliffe is the real Name of the Author.) |
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