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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | London Stars; or, 'Twas Time to Counterfeit |
| Date | 2 Apr 1821 |
| Licence Application Date | 2 Apr 1821 |
| First Performance Date | 2 Apr 1821 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA2220 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | The widow of the manager at Dover theatre, sends the new manager to London with a copy of a new play to recruit actors, whilst he is away she meets a new man who she fancies to take her out of widowhood. She makes him the manager of the theatre and sacks her man in London. In revenge he cancels the performances without letting them know, and the drama ensues. |
| Theme | Business & Finance |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Harris, Henry |
| Lord Chamberlain | Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Francis (2nd Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Interlude |
| Acts | One |
| Keywords | theatre marriage widow women London |
| Additional Information | Application April 2, 1821, Henry Harris, Covent Garden Theatre Produced April 7. Manuscript: dated by Larpent April 3. |
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