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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Spanish Lady |
| Author | Hull, Thomas |
| Date | 22 Jan 1763 |
| Licence Application Date | 22 Jan 1763 |
| First Performance Date | 2 May 1765 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA218 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | The Spanish Lady is a musical entertainment founded on the plan of the old ballad. This piece was originally written on receiving news of a signal conquest gained in the Spanish West Indies by the English forces in 1762. |
| Theme | Conflict, Empire & the Other Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Rich, Priscilla Beard, John |
| Lord Chamberlain | Spencer, George (4th Duke of Marlborough) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Chetwynd, William |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Capell, Edward |
| Genre | Opera |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1765. |
| Keywords | colonialism family royalty expedition conquest |
| Additional Information | The Manuscript is endorsed with an 'X'. Slight differences between manuscript and printed edition. |
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