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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Universal Register Office |
| Author | Reed, Joseph |
| Date | 7 Mar 1761 |
| Licence Application Date | 7 Mar 1761 |
| First Performance Date | 1761 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA189 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | The licence for this piece was refused although Larpent's list states that it was performed in 1761. Manuscript note on title-page and under notice to Examiner states, 'not thought fit to be acted'. Contains marginal notations and frequent underlining of text in pencil. |
| Theme | Censorship & Politics |
| 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 | Farce |
| Acts | Two |
| Geographical Setting | London, England |
| Keywords | censorship aristocracy fashion society military politics |
| Additional Information | Compared to The Register Office, 1761 (Dev HC 24): numerous and extensive differences. John Payne Collier in Biographia Dramatica : 'The Universal Register Office-A farce acted at Drury Lane. Managers letter signed Lacy & Garrick-This farce was forbidden. The Licenser by a short note informed the Manager it was not fit to acted. 1761'-Yet it was acted as is above stated from Larpent's List-See the Register office of the same date. Afterwards in Larpent's List we read this- 'The Universal Register Office, altered with a Song and an additional Scene, acted at Drury Lane. Managers letter signed Garrick & Lacy. 1761' See among Larpent's manuscripts two copies-one called 'The Universal Register Office' on which is written 'not thought fit to be acted'-and the other called 'the Register Office' which was allowed. See LA 196. |
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| Document linked to |
The Register Office |
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