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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Harlequin's Habeas; or, The Hall of Spectres |
| Author | Dibdin, Thomas John |
| Date | 27 Dec 1802 |
| Licence Application Date | 27 Dec 1802 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1365 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Manuscript copy of this pantomime harlequinade for the Christmas season. Columbine is the daughter of John Doe, and rejects the admirations of Richard Roe. Harlequin is a sailor, imprisoned for the debts of another man and plots his escape. |
| Theme | Myths, Legends, Folk Tales & Fairy Tales |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Pantomime |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1802. |
| Keywords | harlequin harlequinade clown pantaloon song sailor crime wealth love unrequited love |
| Additional Information | No application. Produced Covent Garden, December 27, 1802. Manuscript dated by Larpent, Covent Garden, December 17. Compared to Songs, Chorusses,... &c., in Harlequin's Habeas, etc., 1802 (Kemble-Devonshire Collectiononshire collection 392): only slight variations. |
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