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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Narrow Escape |
| Author | Garrick, David |
| Date | 4 Nov 1766 |
| Licence Application Date | 4 Nov 1766 |
| First Performance Date | 18 Nov 1766 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA260 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A farce from Garrick produced at the Drury Lane. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Lacy, James Garrick, David |
| 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 | Two |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1766. |
| Keywords | servant mischief travel sailor friendship lawyer lovers marriage romance physiognomy dream |
| Additional Information | There are slight differences between the manuscript and printed text. The printed edition is called 'Neck or Nothing', as this was the later name given to the play. |
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