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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Kais; or, Love in the Deserts |
| Author | Brandon, Isaac |
| Date | 6 Feb 1808 |
| Licence Application Date | 6 Feb 1808 |
| First Performance Date | 11 Feb 1808 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1539 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Kais, mad for love of Leila, takes to the desert. The fathers of the two are quarrelling, but are brought together by the Prince of Egypt. Leila has gone into the desert in search of Kais, and upon the reconciliation of the families, others go into the desert looking for them both. |
| Theme | Opera |
| 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 | Opera |
| Acts | Five |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1808. |
| Keywords | love family royalty Egypt prince desert |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent February 8. Compared to 1808 (Kemble-Devonshire collection 423): numerous differences; printed play in four acts. |
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