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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Venoni; or, The Novice of St. Mark's |
| Author | Lewis, Matthew Gregory |
| Date | 26 Nov 1808 |
| Licence Application Date | 26 Nov 1808 |
| First Performance Date | 1 Dec 1808 |
| Document Type | Play Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1561 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Manuscript containing two versions of Act III, one dated December 10. An epilogue and a note, from Wroughton to Larpent(?), dated December 1. The note apologises and explains the lack of application for a licence for the piece. An adaptation of a work by Jacques Marie Boutet. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| 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 | Melodrama |
| Acts | Three |
| Geographical Setting | Sicily, Italy |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1809. |
| Keywords | melodrama palace Sicily adaptation gothic religion marriage forbidden love |
| Additional Information | Compared to 1809 (Kemble-Devonshire collection 438): numerous differences; original third act added to printed copy. |
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