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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Votary of Wealth |
| Author | Holman, Joseph George |
| Date | 12 Jan 1799 |
| First Performance Date | 12 Jan 1799 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1240 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A comedy that focuses on the financial situation of the main characters. A shipwreck impacts their finances, ability to marry and family life. |
| Theme | Business & Finance Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Actor | Munden, Mr Pope, Mr Lewis, Mr Murray, Mr Johnstone, Mr Davenport, Mr Farley, Mr Blurton, Mr Curtis, Mr Davenport, Mrs Betterton, Miss Chapman, Miss Pope, Mrs Johnstone, Mrs H |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Keywords | money family society business shipwreck India merchant marriage love debt |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated, by Larpent, Covent Garden, Jan., 1799. Includes a prologue, epilogue and cast list. Comp. 1799 (Dev 8vo 19): slight differences. |
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