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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Russian Village |
| Author | Brown, Charles Armitage |
| Date | 20 Dec 1813 |
| Licence Application Date | 20 Dec 1813 |
| First Performance Date | 1813 [?] |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1793 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Manuscript copy produced as 'Narensky; or, The Road to Yaroslaf'. Narensky is kidnapped on the road to Yaraslaf, and the robbers threaten to kill him unless he joins their gang. When he learns their next target is a friend of his he pretend to know them as a mortal enemy and offers to undertake the assassination himself. |
| Theme | Opera |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Arnold, Samuel James |
| Lord Chamberlain | Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Francis (2nd Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Comic Opera |
| Acts | Three |
| Geographical Setting | Russia |
| Keywords | opera love marriage adventure kidnap crime |
| Additional Information | Dated by Larpent 21 December 1813. |
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