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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Widow and the Riding Horse; or, The Paradox |
| Author | Dibdin, Thomas John |
| Date | 29 Apr 1799 |
| Licence Application Date | 29 Apr 1799 |
| First Performance Date | 4 May 1799 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1255 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A short interlude adapted from Anne Plumptre's translation of Augustus von Kotzebue. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Harris, Thomas |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Interlude |
| Acts | One |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1799. |
| Keywords | adaptation translation German English marriage widow |
| Additional Information | Produced as 'The Horse and the Widow'. Manuscript dated by Larpent Apr. 30. Compared to the printed 'The Horse and the Widow' of 1799 there are slight differences. |
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