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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Pigeons and Crows |
| Author | Moncrieff, William Thomas Hook, Theodore Edward |
| Date | 16 Aug 1819 |
| Licence Application Date | 16 Aug 1819 |
| First Performance Date | 28 Aug 1819 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA2113 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Huntington Library catalogue states that the author of this pieces is ether William Thomas Moncrieff or Theodore Edward Hook. Sir Peter has entered into a promise of marriage with a young Miss Harvey through an arrangement with her mother. However, when Miss Harvey and the nephew of Sir Peter meet, they fall in love. Through a series of tricks and deceits, the two lovers trick Sir Peter out of the marriage and secretly wed themselves. The tricks are so deceitful that by the end of the piece Sir Peter believes himself to have gone insane. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | The Little Theatre (or Theatre Royal), Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Terry, Daniel |
| Lord Chamberlain | Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Francis (2nd Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Play |
| Acts | Three |
| Geographical Setting | Margate, England |
| Keywords | marriage family love rivalry deceit |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent August 17. |
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