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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Law of Java |
| Author | Colman the Younger, George |
| Date | 20 Apr 1822 |
| Licence Application Date | 20 Apr 1822 |
| First Performance Date | 11 May 1822 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA2290 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | The plot is based on the tradition of the Upas Tree of Java. A young native of Macassar has been sentenced to death by the Emperor of Java for being in the vicinity of the harem where he believed his wife had been taken after being kidnapped by pirates. His sentence is commuted if he can bring back the deadly poison of the Upas tree. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life 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 | Musical Play Musical Play |
| Acts | Three |
| Keywords | love pirate imprisonment adventure family legend |
| Additional Information | Compared to 1822 (Kemble-Devonshire collection 502) there are two songs that differ and four songs printed not in the manuscript but otherwise they are virtually the same. |
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