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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A Tale of Mystery |
| Author | Holcroft, Thomas |
| Date | 4 Nov 1802 |
| Licence Application Date | 4 Nov 1802 |
| First Performance Date | 13 Nov 1802 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1361 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Adapted from Pixérécourt's 'L'enfant du Mystère' Performed for the first time after a performance of 'Delays and Bluders' LA1359. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life Modes of Performance: Costume, Scenography & Spectacle |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Harris, Thomas |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Melodrama |
| Acts | Two |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1802. |
| Keywords | melodrama mystery retelling translation French |
| Additional Information | Application November 4, 1802, Thomas Harris, Covent Garden Produced November 13. Manuscript cast. Compared to 1802 (Devonshire Collectiononshire Collection 8vo 66): a few differences. |
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