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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Twins; or, Is It He or His Brother |
| Author | Lewis, Matthew Gregory |
| Date | 28 Mar 1799 |
| Licence Application Date | 28 Mar 1799 |
| First Performance Date | 8 Apr 1799 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1245 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Title page states 'Written by the author of The Castle Spectre'. Centres around two brothers, twins, both played by Mr Bannister Junior. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| 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 |
| Actor | Bannister Jr, Mr Palmer, Mr Mattocks, Mrs Walcot, Mrs Bland, Mrs |
| Genre | Farce |
| Acts | Two |
| Keywords | staging song marriage family America |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated, by Larpent [?], Mar. 29 and includes a prologue and partial cast. For the Benefit of Mr Bannister Junior. |
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