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Title Mrs. Smith; or, The Wife and the Widow
Author Payne, John Howard  
Date 18 Jun 1823
First Performance Date 18 Jun 1823
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA2356
Language English
Document Description A play consisting of two Mrs. Smiths. One is a widow while the other is unhappily married.
Theme Courtship, Family & Domestic Life  
Theatre The Little Theatre (or Theatre Royal), Haymarket  
Lord Chamberlain Graham, James (3rd Duke of Montrose)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Larpent, John  
Genre Piece  
Acts One  
Keywords love  widow  romance  marriage  
Additional Information Manuscript dated by Larpent June 10; one speech and several phrases deleted by Examiner.
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