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Title The Hobby Horse
Author Thompson, Edward  
Date 4 Apr 1766
Licence Application Date 4 Apr 1766
First Performance Date 16 Apr 1766
Document Type Play  Prologue  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA253
Language English
Document Description A farce relating to Lord Helicon and his family.
Theme Royalty & Aristocracy  Courtship, Family & Domestic Life  
Theatre Theatre Royal Drury Lane  
Theatre Manager Lacy, James  
Lord Chamberlain Seymour-Conway, Francis (1st Marquess of Hertford)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Chetwynd, William  
Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application Capell, Edward  
Genre Farce  
Acts One  
Keywords prologue  nobility  servant  
Additional Information Manuscript is endorsed with an 'X', and also includes a prologue. There is also a modern note stating 'The Hobby horse [hompson- Edw. Capt.] 1766'.
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