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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Procida; or, Sicilian Vespers |
| Author | Hemans, Felicia Dorothea |
| Date | 20 Oct 1823 |
| Licence Application Date | 20 Oct 1823 |
| First Performance Date | 12 Dec 1823 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA2375 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | This tragedy dramatizes the Sicilians' struggle to free their island from the foreign domination of Charles of Anjou, culminating in an uprising. |
| Theme | European Past 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 | Tragedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Geographical Setting | Sicily |
| Keywords | patriotism democracy rebellion politics tragedy tyranny liberty |
| Additional Information | Produced as the "Vespers of Palermo." Manuscript dated by Larpent Oct. 23; prologue and epilogue give title as Procida; or, Vespers of Palermo. Contains a prologue, epilogue. The printed edition contains numerous lines and two complete scenes printed not in the manuscript. There are other slight discrepancies between the two. |
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