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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Cherry and Fair Star; [or, The Children of Cyprus] |
| Date | 27 Mar 1821 |
| Licence Application Date | 27 Mar 1821 |
| First Performance Date | 8 Apr 1822 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA2283 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A magical tale that involves a Prince and Princess being sentenced to death and shipwrecked on a desert island where they grown up not knowing their royal status. |
| Theme | Myths, Legends, Folk Tales & Fairy Tales |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Fawcett, John |
| Lord Chamberlain | Graham, James (3rd Duke of Montrose) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Melodramatic Romance Melodrama Romance |
| Acts | Two |
| Geographical Setting | Cyprus |
| Keywords | royalty prince princess magic shipwreck death fairy |
| Additional Information | Manuscript: dated by Larpent March 29. Compared to Songs, Chorusses, &c., in... Cherry and Fair Star, etc., 1822 (Kemble-Devonshire collection 509) there are a few slight differences; songs, only, printed |
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