The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Election |
| Date | 03 May 1817 |
| Licence Application Date | 03 May 1817 |
| First Performance Date | 7 Jun 1817 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1971 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Manuscript copy. The text has been altered from that of Joanna Baillie. The scene opens in the market place of a country town. |
| Theme | Business & Finance |
| Theatre | Lyceum Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Arnold, Samuel James |
| Lord Chamberlain | Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Francis (2nd Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Comic Opera |
| Acts | Three |
| Keywords | town society politics adaptation |
| Additional Information | Application May 3, 1817, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Produced June 7.Manuscript: endorsed, at end of Act I, 1817 J Ebsworth. Compared to A Series of Plays, 1802 (Kemble-Devonshire collection415) the manuscript is an adaptation of play as printed, made by cutting original, inserting songs, and rearranging material. |
| Note | Please note that some information has been taken from the Huntington Library catalogue, with permission. This selection of images and content is protected by copyright, and copying or sale of all or part of the images/content is not permitted, except that the images/content may be copied by you for your own research either as prints or by downloading. You are not permitted to alter any downloaded records without prior permission from the copyright owner. Permission to publish any part of the content must be obtained from the relevant copyright owners. |
| Copyright | The Huntington Library |