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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Obi; or, Three-Finger'd Jack |
| Author | Fawcett |
| Date | 23 Jun 1800 |
| Licence Application Date | 23 Jun 1800 |
| First Performance Date | 2 Jul 1800 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1297 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A short pantomime which features the eponymous Three-Finger'd Jack, a Jamaican slave. The pantomime deals with issues of race and slavery. |
| Theme | Race & Religion |
| Theatre | The Little Theatre (or Theatre Royal), Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Colman the Younger, George |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Pantomime |
| Acts | Two |
| Keywords | race slavery Jamaica colonialism |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent June 26. |
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