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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Retribution; or, The Chieftain's Daughter |
| Author | Dillon, John |
| Date | 25 Nov 1817 |
| Licence Application Date | 25 Nov 1817 |
| First Performance Date | 1 Jan 1818 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1995 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Manuscript copy dated by Larpent November 27th. Contains numerous erasures and a cast list. Tragedy set over two days at the end of the fourth century. Dramatis Personae include the King of Persia, his sons, a Persian Lord and a captive chiefton. |
| Theme | Conflict, Empire & the Other |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Harris, Thomas |
| Lord Chamberlain | Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Francis (2nd Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Keywords | royalty family military tragedy prisoner marriage love |
| Additional Information | Compared to 1818 (122666) there are extensive, complicated differences. |
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