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Field name | Value |
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Title | Edward and Eleonora |
Author | Thomson, James |
Date | 23 Feb 1739 |
Licence Application Date | 23 Feb 1739 |
First Performance Date | Not produced. |
Document Type | Play |
Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
Reference | LA12 |
Language | English |
Document Description | A political satire from Thomson that centres around Prince Edward and Princess Eleonora of England. |
Theme | Censorship & Politics Conflict, Empire & the Other |
Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
Theatre Manager | Rich, John |
Lord Chamberlain | FitzRoy, Charles (2nd Duke of Grafton) |
Examiner at time of Licence Application | Chetwynd, William |
Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Odell, Thomas |
Genre | Tragedy |
Acts | Five |
Printed Edition | Printed 1739. |
Keywords | censorship politics satire royalty love knight war injury death |
Additional Information | The manuscript was endorsed, by Chetwynd [?], but the Lord Chamberlain forbid it to be acted on the 26 Mar 1738/9. There are slight differences with the printed version. |
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