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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Black Forest |
| Author | Birch, Samuel |
| Date | 11 Dec 1798 |
| First Performance Date | 11 Dec 1798 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1236 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Much of the action takes place in a castle and features the imprisonment of characters. No application. Produced as 'Albert and Adelaide'. Manuscript dated Nov. 17 and includes cast list. |
| Theme | British Gothic & Medieval History Modes of Performance: Costume, Scenography & Spectacle |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Actor | Betterton, Thomas Johnston, H T, Mr Incledon, Mr Emery, Mr Simmonds, Mr Fawcett, Mr Johnston, Mrs Wheatley, Miss |
| Genre | Dramatic Romance |
| Acts | Three |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1798. |
| Keywords | marriage song love military nobility prison adventure gothic staging |
| Additional Information | Compared to the printed 'Airs, Chorusses, &c., &c., in Albert & Adelaide; or, The Victim of Constancy' of 1798 there are several discrepancies; songs, only, printed. |
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