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Title The Secret
Author Morris, Edward  
Date 1 Feb 1799
Licence Application Date 1 Feb 1799
First Performance Date 2 Mar 1799
Document Type Play  Prologue  Epilogue  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA1243
Language English
Document Description A comedy featuring a dispute about betrothal and money.
Theme Courtship, Family & Domestic Life  Conflict, Empire & the Other  
Theatre Theatre Royal Drury Lane  
Theatre Manager Aickin, James  
Lord Chamberlain Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Larpent, John  
Genre Comedy  
Acts Five  
Printed Edition Second edition printed 1799.
Keywords family  morality  national identity  agriculture  courtship  trade  song  marriage  money  
Additional Information Manuscript dated by Larpent Feb. 2. Includes a prologue and epilogue. Compared to the printed second edition, there are numerous differences.
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