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Title The Blind Beggar of Bednal Green
Author Dodsley, Robert  
Date 27 Dec 1740
Licence Application Date 27 Dec 1740
First Performance Date 3 Apr 1741
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA25
Language English
Document Description A farce that focuses on the courtship of Bessy, daughter of the Blind Beggar of Bednal Green.
Theme Courtship, Family & Domestic Life  
Theatre Theatre Royal Drury Lane  
Theatre Manager Fleetwood, Charles  
Lord Chamberlain FitzRoy, Charles (2nd Duke of Grafton)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Chetwynd, William  
Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application Odell, Thomas  
Genre Farce  
Acts One  
Printed Edition Printed 1741.
Keywords family  courtship  dowry  knight  suitor  marriage  disguise  song  class  
Additional Information There are slight differences between the manuscript and printed versions.
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