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Title Oroonoko, Alterations in
Author Hawkesworth, John  
Date 20 Nov 1759
Licence Application Date 20 Nov 1759
First Performance Date 1 Dec 1759
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA162
Language English
Document Description From Thomas Southerne's 1696 dramatization of a 1688 novella by Aphra Behn.
Theme Race & Religion  
Theatre Theatre Royal Drury Lane  
Theatre Manager Lacy, James  Garrick, David  
Lord Chamberlain Cavendish, William (4th Duke of Devonshire)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Chetwynd, William  
Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application Capell, Edward  
Genre Tragedy  
Acts Five  
Printed Edition Printed 1759.
Keywords literature  adaptation  religion  race  black  marriage  love  death  slavery  
Additional Information There are slight differences between the printed and manuscript versions.
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