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Title The Brisket Family; or, The Running of the Rat
Author Jerrold, Douglas William  
Date 3 Jan 1822
Licence Application Date 3 Jan 1822
First Performance Date 9 Jan 1822
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA2272
Language English
Document Description Manuscript Produced as 'Dolly and the Rat; or, The Brisket Family'. Title page describes the piece as a burlesqui, tragico operatico, extravaganza in two acts.
Theme Courtship, Family & Domestic Life  
Theatre Olympic Theatre  
Theatre Manager Reeve, George William  
Lord Chamberlain Graham, James (3rd Duke of Montrose)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Larpent, John  
Genre Extravaganza  
Acts Two  
Geographical Setting A country village  
Keywords trades  employment  family  inn  law  
Additional Information Compared to Dolly and the Rat, etc., 1823 (Kemble-Devonshire collection 507) there are numerous differences in dialogue and some discrepancies in songs.
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