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Title Charles the Bold
Date 1 Jun 1815
Licence Application Date 1 Jun 1815
First Performance Date 15 Jun 1815
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA1864
Language English
Document Description A historical melodrama based on the historical figure of Charles the Bold, or the Duke of Burgundy. Charles' death by the Swiss had long-term consequences for the shaping of states in Europe.
Theme European Past  
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 Melodrama  
Acts Three  
Keywords history  historical figure  melodrama  death  
Additional Information Manuscript dated by Larpent June 3.
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