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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Lady and the Devil |
| Author | Dimond, William |
| Date | 5 Apr 1820 |
| Licence Application Date | 5 Apr 1820 |
| First Performance Date | 3 May 1820 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA2145 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A young widow living in Palermo falls for a English officer living in an adjoining property. She introduces herself to him in two forms, the first as a veiled mistress and the second as a hidden mistress, entering his accommodation through a hidden door. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Winston, James |
| Lord Chamberlain | Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Francis (2nd Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Farce |
| Acts | Two |
| Geographical Setting | Palermo, Italy |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1820. |
| Keywords | travel military servant landlord widow maritime fisherman |
| Additional Information | Compared to 1820, there are numerous minor and some extensive differences; name of one character differs. |
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