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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Jew and the Doctor |
| Author | Dibdin, Thomas John |
| Date | 23 Nov 1798 |
| First Performance Date | 23 Nov 1798 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1234 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Adenego a Jewish man raises Emily, a Christian girl, and her father returns to collect her. |
| Theme | Race & Religion |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Actor | Emery, Mr Murray, Mr Fawcett, Mr Knight, Mr Mansel, Mr Farley, Mr Betterton, Miss Mattocks, Mrs |
| Genre | Farce |
| Acts | Two |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1800. |
| Keywords | religion Jewish guardian virtue charity money dialect marriage dowry |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated, by Larpent, Covent Garden, Nov. 17. Includes a prologue and cast list. Compared to the printed edition there are numerous slight differences. |
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