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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Oxonian in Town |
| Author | Colman the Elder, George |
| Date | 7 Nov 1767 |
| Licence Application Date | n.d. |
| First Performance Date | 7 Nov 1767 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA273 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | The work portrays a young and naïve Oxford student who travels to London where he becomes involved with unsavory characters, only to be rescued by a fellow student. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Colman the Elder, George |
| 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 1770. |
| Keywords | satire student education travel friendship reunion |
| Additional Information | The manuscript contains a prologue and epilogue. The Catch in Act 2nd is in the hand of author. There are slight differences between the printed and manuscript versions; some lines in manuscript not printed, and vice versa. |
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