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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Sailor's Daughter |
| Author | Cumberland, Richard |
| Date | 20 Mar 1804 |
| Licence Application Date | 20 Mar 1804 |
| First Performance Date | 7 Apr 1804 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1409 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Follows the life of Julia, a young woman, after she is orphaned by the battle of Copenhagen. It begins with her living with an apothecary in Bath. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Bannister, John |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Geographical Setting | Bath, England |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1804. |
| Keywords | war women family apothecary marriage |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent March 21; much of Act V deleted by Examiner and new scenes inserted; note on title-page, dated Theatre Royal Drury Lane , March 26, 1804, signed by William Powell, prompter, states that the comedy has now been altered in a manner which it is hoped will do away with all objections to its representation. Compared to 1804 (Kemble-Devonshire collection 393): slight differences. |
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