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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Earl of Essex |
| Author | Brooke, Henry |
| Date | 31 Dec 1760 |
| Licence Application Date | 31 Dec 1760 |
| First Performance Date | 3 Jan 1760 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA181 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Previously produced at Dublin [Smock Alley], May, 1750. Manuscript copy which has been much corrected; Largely in hand of Garrick. Contains prologue and epilogue. |
| Theme | Royalty & Aristocracy |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Garrick, David Lacy, James |
| 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 |
| Keywords | royalty queen England historical figures |
| Additional Information | Compared to 1761 (K-D 447): slight variations in Acts I-IV; more extensive variations in Act V. |
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