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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The School for Prejudices |
| Author | Dibdin, Thomas John |
| Date | 28 Apr 1800 |
| Licence Application Date | 28 Apr 1800 |
| First Performance Date | 12 May 1800; 3 Jan 1801 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1291 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A play featuring a Jewish money lender and societal views towards him. |
| Theme | Race & Religion |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Harris, Thomas |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Actor | Munden, Mr Murry, Mr Lewis, Mr Johnstone, H Mr Simmonds, Mr Farley, Mr Emery, Mr Rees, Mr Atkins, Mr Abbot, Mr Curtis, Mr Chapman, Miss Murray, Miss Mills, Mrs Mills, Miss Davenport, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1801. |
| Keywords | money religion Jewish social commentary |
| Additional Information | Produced as 'Liberal Opinions' in 3 acts on May 12 and as 'The School for Prejudice' on Jan. 3, 1801. Manuscript dated by Larpent Apr. 28. The title is corrected from Prejudices a Comedy in three Acts. Includes numerous revisions and insertions show expansion of play from three to five acts; two prologues and epilogue plus a cast list. Compared to the printed edition there are slight differences; manuscript revisions generally incorporated in printed text. |
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| Document linked to |
Liberal Opinions, Prologue to |
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