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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Jew of Lubeck; or, The Heart of a Father |
| Author | Milner, Henry M |
| Date | 25 Mar 1819 |
| Licence Application Date | 25 Mar 1819 |
| First Performance Date | 11 May 1819 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA2082 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Manuscript copy with application. Contains numerous deletions. A Count Albert Donamar, takes for his friend Maglino, a villain who out of jealousy for the Count's wealth and fortune denounces his father to the government. The Count's father has to run into exile and disguises himself as a Jewish man. Meanwhile, his son and villainous partner fall into robbery and. Only the intervention of his sister stop him from accidentally murdering his own Father, as he does not recognise him in his disguise. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life Conflict, Empire & the Other Race & Religion |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Kemble, Stephen |
| Lord Chamberlain | Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Francis (2nd Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Drama |
| Acts | Two |
| Keywords | family murder plot crime friendship deceit disguise Jewish |
| Additional Information | One scene and long passage in MS not printed. |
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