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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Middle Dish; or, Too Curious by Half |
| Date | 5 Dec 1815 |
| Licence Application Date | 5 Dec 1815 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1892 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | This play substitutes "Turks" for "Savages," replacing the Sultan, Ahmet with a chief named Powhatan. |
| Theme | Conflict, Empire & the Other |
| Theatre | Olympic Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Winston, James |
| Lord Chamberlain | Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Francis (2nd Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Burletta |
| Acts | Two |
| Geographical Setting | An island |
| Keywords | Turk native peoples sailors |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent Dec. 7; the title on cover altered from Too Curious! or The Strangers in Turkey. There are many alterations indicated. |
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