The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Fortress |
| Author | Hook, Theodore Edward |
| Date | 9 Jul 1807 |
| Licence Application Date | 9 Jul 1807 |
| First Performance Date | 16 Jul 1807 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1522 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | An Austrian Count is imprisoned in the fortress and a female attendant persuades the Lieutenant to allow his escape. When the Lieutenant learns that the guanine for the prisoners keeping is both his and the governors life he puts a stop to the escape but it is too late and he is condemned to death. The count discovers himself to save the life of his friend. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life Royalty & Aristocracy |
| Theatre | The Little Theatre (or Theatre Royal), Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Winston, James |
| Lord Chamberlain | Legge, George (3rd Earl of Dartmouth) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Melodrama |
| Acts | Three |
| Geographical Setting | Guntzbourg |
| Keywords | castle imprisonment wilderness Europe military servant peasant aristocracy |
| Additional Information | Manuscript endorsed By T E Hooke. Compared to 1807 (Kemble-Devonshire collection 476): a few differences. |
| Note | Please note that some information has been taken from the Huntington Library catalogue, with permission. This selection of images and content is protected by copyright, and copying or sale of all or part of the images/content is not permitted, except that the images/content may be copied by you for your own research either as prints or by downloading. You are not permitted to alter any downloaded records without prior permission from the copyright owner. Permission to publish any part of the content must be obtained from the relevant copyright owners. |
| Copyright | The Huntington Library |