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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Vindictive Man |
| Author | Holcroft, Thomas |
| Date | 14 Nov 1806 |
| Licence Application Date | 14 Nov 1806 |
| First Performance Date | 20 Nov 1806 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1499 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Follows a ruthless merchant (the vindictive man). Holcroft reverses the contemporary stereotype by casting the vindictive merchant as a Christian and the Jewish character as kindly. |
| Theme | Race & Religion |
| 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 1806. |
| Keywords | Jewish Christian merchant wealth morality |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent November 16. Compared to 1806 (Kemble-Devonshire collection 411): minor differences. |
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