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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Africans; or, War, Love, and Duty |
| Author | Colman the Younger, George |
| Date | 23 Jul 1808 |
| Licence Application Date | 23 Jul 1808 |
| First Performance Date | 29 Jul 1808 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1553 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Manuscript copy with several deletions, possibly made by the Examiner. An anti-slavery piece, presenting the European slave traders as ridiculous characters. |
| Theme | Race & Religion Conflict, Empire & the Other European Past |
| 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 | Play |
| Acts | Three |
| Keywords | slavery Africa Black exploitation merchant |
| Additional Information | Compared to n.d. (Devonshire Collection 12mo 119): numerous slight differences. |
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