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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Turnpike Gate |
| Author | Knight, Thomas |
| Date | 13 Nov 1799 |
| First Performance Date | 13 Nov 1799 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1270 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Featuring sailors and drinking songs. |
| Theme | Opera Conflict, Empire & the Other |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Actor | Townsend, Mr Farley, Mr Incledon, Mr Munden, Mr Knight, Mr Gardner, Mr Davenport, Mr Facett, Mr Whitmore, Mrs Simms, Miss Walers, Miss |
| Genre | Comic Opera |
| Acts | Two |
| Printed Edition | Second edition printed 1799. |
| Keywords | humour money guardian song lover maritime drunk women |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated Covent Garden, Oct. 17. Includes cast list. Compared to second edition, there are a number of inconsequential differences. |
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