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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | News from the Nile; or, Laurels from Egypt |
| Author | Dibdin, Thomas John |
| Date | 13 Oct 1798 |
| Licence Application Date | 13 Oct 1798 |
| First Performance Date | 25 Oct 1798 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1227 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | An occasional prelude based upon 'the subject of Nelson's Victory'. |
| Theme | Conflict, Empire & the Other |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Harris, Thomas |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Actor | Fawcett, Mr Townsend, Mr Johnstone, Mr Incledon, Mr Emery, Mr Farly, Mr Walrup, Mrs Sims, Miss |
| Genre | Prelude |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1798. |
| Keywords | Egypt contemporary events social commentary national identity victory battle song peasant |
| Additional Information | Produced as 'The Mouth of the Nile, or; the Glorious First of August'. Manuscript contains prologue and a cast list. Compared to the printed edition, 'The Mouth of the Nile' 1798 there are some discrepancies. |
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