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Title Two Wives!! or, A Hint to a Cross Husband
Author Parry, John  
Date 6 Jul 1821
Licence Application Date 6 Jul 1821
First Performance Date 7 Aug 1821
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA2236
Language English
Document Description Produced as 'Two Wives; or, A Hint to Husbands' August 7th Manuscript. Parents of a young lady trick her tyrant husband into thinking that his drowned ex-wife is still alive, and will be suing him for bigamy.
Theme Courtship, Family & Domestic Life  
Theatre Lyceum Theatre  
Theatre Manager Arnold, Samuel James  
Lord Chamberlain Graham, James (3rd Duke of Montrose)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Larpent, John  
Genre Dramatic Sketch  Sketch  
Acts One  
Keywords family  marriage  deceit  death  humour  song  music  
Additional Information Compared to Two Wives; or, A Hint to Husbands, n.d. (Kemble-Devonshire collection 504) there are minor differences.
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