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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Broken Sword |
| Author | Dimond, William |
| Date | Sep. 30, 1816 |
| Licence Application Date | Sep. 30, 1816 |
| First Performance Date | 31 [sic] Sep 1816 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1937 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Dated by Larpent September 31[ sic]. Thought to the origin of the idiom 'that old chestnut' meaning an old, stale joke or story. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Harris, Henry |
| Lord Chamberlain | Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Francis (2nd Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Melodrama |
| Acts | Two |
| Keywords | melodrama Europe stage direction music |
| Additional Information | Compared to n.d. (Devonshire Collection 12mo 115) there are slight differences. |
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| Document linked to |
The Blacksmith of Antwerp |
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