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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Carib Chief |
| Author | Twiss, Horace |
| Date | 21 Apr 1819 |
| Licence Application Date | 21 Apr 1819 |
| First Performance Date | 13 May 1819 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA2089 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A wounded Carib Chief seeks revenge on his enemy, the commander of the French garrison in Dominica. |
| Theme | Conflict, Empire & the Other |
| 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 | Tragedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Geographical Setting | Dominica |
| Keywords | island military revenge violence French colony |
| Additional Information | Dated by Larpent 22 April. Compared to 1819 (Kemble-Devenshire 523) there are numerous minor differences |
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