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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Island of Slaves |
| Author | Clive, Catherine |
| Date | 9 Mar 1761 |
| Licence Application Date | 9 Mar 1761 |
| First Performance Date | 26 Mar 1761 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA190 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | An island where shipwrecked slaves and masters face role reversal. Iphicrates and his slave Harlequin are stranded when their boat smashed against rocks. Now Harlequin is the master and Iphicrates the slave. |
| Theme | Conflict, Empire & the Other European Past |
| 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 |
| (Other) People | de Marivaux, Pierre |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Keywords | slavery adventure desert island Harlequin |
| Additional Information | Manuscript is incomplete. Translated by Clive from the play by de Marivaux which was first performed in March 1725. |
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