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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Urania; or, The Illuminé |
| Author | Spencer, William Robert |
| Date | 16 Jan 1802 |
| Licence Application Date | 16 Jan 1802 |
| First Performance Date | 22 Jan 1802 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1338 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Manuscript copy that shows one passage deleted by the examiner. Comedy in which a Princess appears as a spirit in order to secure the affections of her Prince. |
| Theme | Royalty & Aristocracy |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Kemble, John Philip |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Two |
| Keywords | royalty Europe wealth supernatural humour love courtship family |
| Additional Information | Application January 16, 1802, John Philip Kemble, Drury Lane. Produced January 22. Manuscript dated by Larpent January 18. One passage deleted, by Examiner (?). Prologue and Songs &c. Compared to 1802 (Kemble-Devonshire Collectiononshire collection 395) there are slight differences. |
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