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Field name | Value |
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Title | The Widow's Choice |
Author | Allingham, John Till |
Date | 14 Feb 1808 |
Licence Application Date | 14 Feb 1808 |
First Performance Date | 25 Feb 1808 |
Document Type | Play |
Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
Reference | LA1540 |
Language | English |
Document Description | Produced as 'Who Wins; or, The Widow's Choice'. A deceased gentleman sets a series of requirements which must be met for his niece and nephews to inherit his fortune. |
Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
Theatre Manager | Kemble, John Philip |
Lord Chamberlain | Legge, George (3rd Earl of Dartmouth) |
Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
Genre | Farce |
Acts | Two |
Keywords | inheritance family marriage disguise |
Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent February 15; includes cast list. Compared to The Widow; or, Who Wins? n.d. (Devonshire Collection 12mo 69): a few differences. |
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