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Title The New Marriage Act; or, A Lesson for Lovers!
Date 18 Sep 1822
Licence Application Date 18 Sep 1822
First Performance Date 7 Oct 1822
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA2307
Language English
Document Description A musical Burletta in which Tobias Cox, an old man, intends to marry the young woman who was meant to be marrying his son.
Theme Courtship, Family & Domestic Life  
Theatre Adelphi Theatre  
Theatre Manager Lee, William  
Lord Chamberlain Graham, James (3rd Duke of Montrose)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Larpent, John  
Genre Musical Burletta  Musical  Burletta  
Acts One  
Keywords servant  maid  love  marriage  family  music  
Additional Information Manuscript dated by Larpent Sept. 30.
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