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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Summer's Tale |
| Author | Cumberland, Richard |
| Date | 25 Nov 1765 |
| Licence Application Date | 25 Nov 1765 |
| First Performance Date | 6 Dec 1765 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA249 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Comic opera featuring Captain Bellafont in his romantic pursuit of Maria, performed at Covent Garden Theatre. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Rich, Priscilla Beard, John |
| Lord Chamberlain | Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, William (3rd Duke of Portland) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Chetwynd, William |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Capell, Edward |
| Genre | Comic Opera |
| Acts | Three |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1765. |
| Keywords | comedy courtship lovers marriage music betrothal |
| Additional Information | There are slight difference, especially in songs, between the printed and manuscript versions. |
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