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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Honey Moon |
| Author | Tobin, John |
| Date | 23 Jan 1805 |
| Licence Application Date | 23 Jan 1805 |
| First Performance Date | 25 Jan 1805 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1436 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A Duke wishes to play a trick on his new wife. The humour derives from a mock trial at which a servant, Jaquez is disguised as his master the Duke. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life Royalty & Aristocracy |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Wroughton, Richard |
| Lord Chamberlain | Legge, George (3rd Earl of Dartmouth) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1805. |
| Keywords | servant disguise aristocracy law deceit humour social class |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent January 25; prologue and epilogue. Compared to 1805 (Kemble-Devonshire collection 406): a few differences. |
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