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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Where to Find a Friend |
| Author | Leigh, Richard |
| Date | 11 May 1811 |
| Licence Application Date | 11 May 1811 |
| First Performance Date | 20 May 1811 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1674 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Manuscript prologue dated May 19 and epilogue by William Dowton, dated May 18, signed by William Powell. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Lyceum Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Arnold, Samuel James |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Keywords | humour aristocracy marriage family divorce |
| Additional Information | Application May 11, 1811, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum (Theatre Royal Drury Lane Company). Produced May 20. Compared to 1816 (Kemble-Devonshire collection 526) there are minor differences, different prologue and epilogue printed. See LA 1888, which differs slightly, throughout, from this manuscript. |
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