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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Cataract of the Ganges; or, The Rajah's Daughter |
| Author | Moncrieff, William Thomas |
| Date | 27 Oct 1823 |
| First Performance Date | 27 Oct 1823 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA2377 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Montcrieff's play explores British imperial policy in India, with regards to female infanticide. The plot features Mordaunt, a British officer, persuading the Rajah to renounce female infanticide. |
| Theme | Conflict, Empire & the Other Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Lord Chamberlain | Graham, James (3rd Duke of Montrose) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Grand Romantic Melodrama Melodrama |
| Acts | Two |
| Geographical Setting | India |
| Keywords | family melodrama British Empire India military politics infanticide |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated, by Larpent, Oct. 9. Compared to the printed edition, songs are different. There are numerous differences in dialogue; one scene in the manuscript is not printed. |
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