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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Caius Gracchus |
| Author | Knowles, James Sheridan |
| Date | 18 Nov 1823 |
| First Performance Date | 18 Nov 1823 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA2384 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A play written by the Irish James Sheridan Knowles. It was so radical that it was censored by the Lord Chamberlain. It is a play about Caius Gracchus, a Roman supporter of the plebeian class, and encouraged connections between the Irish and British peasantries with the plebeians in ancient Rome. |
| Theme | Greco-Roman Society Censorship & Politics |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Lord Chamberlain | Graham, James (3rd Duke of Montrose) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| (Other) People | Taylor, John |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1823. |
| Keywords | Roman tragedy historical figure class peasant politics poverty |
| Additional Information | Previously produced in Belfast, Feb. 13, 1815. Manuscript dated by Larpent Nov. 6, 1823; contains a prologue (written by John Taylor Esqr.) and epilogue. Compared to the printed edition in Glasgow in 1823, the prologue and epilogue not printed. The manuscript is a much shortened version. |
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