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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Vision of the Sun; or, The Orphan of Peru |
| Date | 13 Mar 1823 |
| Licence Application Date | 13 Mar 1823 |
| First Performance Date | 31 Mar 1823 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA2343 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A melodrama featuring the Huaina Capac, the king of Quito, Oratzuma, his apparent heir; and Youran, a supposed peasant who threatens to take the throne. |
| Theme | Royalty & Aristocracy Conflict, Empire & the Other |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Kemble, Charles |
| Lord Chamberlain | Graham, James (3rd Duke of Montrose) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Melodrama |
| Acts | Two |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1823. |
| Keywords | king native peoples peasant family melodrama South America song Inca |
| Additional Information | Manuscript was dated by Larpent Mar. 14. Compared to the Songs, Chorusses in the Vision of the Sun, 1823, there are slight discrepancies, each version containing some songs not in the other. |
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