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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Phantom |
| Author | Sheil, Richard Lalor |
| Date | 25 Apr 1820 |
| Licence Application Date | 25 Apr 1820 |
| First Performance Date | 3 May 1820 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA2147 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Produced as 'Montoni; or, The Phantom' on the 3rd of May. An adaptation of 'The Mysteries of Udolpho' by Ann Radcliffe though the plot differs considerably. An Italian Baron has murdered his brother in order to take the family fortune. His partner in crime threatens to expose his guilt if he does not give him his daughter's hand in marriage. The castle is haunted by a phantom, which manifests to be the Baron himself, sleepwalking and rambling through his guilt. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Fawcett, John |
| Lord Chamberlain | Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Francis (2nd Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Acts | Three |
| Keywords | aristocracy murder inheritance wealth gothic supernatural castle family marriage death tragedy |
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