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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A Chip o' th' Old Block; [or, The Village Festival] |
| Author | Knight, Edward P |
| Date | 12 Aug 1815 |
| Licence Application Date | 12 Aug 1815 |
| First Performance Date | 22 Aug 1815 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1875 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Captain Andrew Single falls in love with Emma, who is the daughter of Chip, a drunk. Chip gives his daughter to Andrew to wed. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | The Little Theatre (or Theatre Royal), Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Winston, James |
| Lord Chamberlain | Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Francis (2nd Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Musical Piece |
| Acts | Two |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1815. |
| Keywords | love romance drunk music courtship family marriage |
| Additional Information | Mansucript dated by Larpent Aug. 15. The previous title, "The Illuminated Village" (?), is erased. Compared to the printed edition, there are numerous and extensive differences. |
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