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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Mayor of Garratt |
| Author | Foote, Samuel |
| Date | 20 Jun 1763 |
| Licence Application Date | 20 Jun 1763 |
| First Performance Date | 20 Jun 1763 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA224 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | In writing this play, Foote was inspired by the series of mock elections that took place annually from 1747 to 1796 in the Garratt Lane district of Wandsworth. |
| Theme | Censorship & Politics Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | The Little Theatre (or Theatre Royal), Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Foote, Samuel |
| Lord Chamberlain | Spencer, George (4th Duke of Marlborough) Leveson-Gower, Granville (1st Marquess of Stafford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Chetwynd, William |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Capell, Edward |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Geographical Setting | London, England |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1764. |
| Keywords | comedy election rioting family marriage politics |
| Additional Information | Manuscript differs significantly from printed text; manuscript in Act II lacks passages found in printed text. |
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