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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | M. P. [or] The Blue Stocking |
| Author | Moore, Thomas |
| Date | 22 Aug 1811 |
| Licence Application Date | 22 Aug 1811 |
| First Performance Date | 9 Sep 1811 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1688 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Manuscript copy including dramatis personae. The main character Sir Charles Canvas is a Member of Parliament who has cheated his elder brother out of his inheritance. |
| Theme | Opera |
| Theatre | Lyceum Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Arnold, Samuel James |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Opera |
| Acts | Three |
| Keywords | politics family wealth finance deceit humour intelligence |
| Additional Information | Application August 22, 1811, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Produced September 9.Manuscript dated by Larpent August 30, numerous corrections and insertions, several passages deleted, by Examiner(?). Compared to 1811 (Kemble-Devonshire collection 441): slight differences. |
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