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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Widow'd Wife |
| Author | Kenrick, William |
| Date | 28 Nov 1767 |
| Licence Application Date | 28 Nov 1767 |
| First Performance Date | 5 Dec 1767 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA275 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Comedy surrounding marriage and betrothal, with a focus on the role of the press and self-promotion. |
| Theme | Royalty & Aristocracy 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 | Comedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1767. |
| Keywords | comedy marriage betrothal royalty lovers social status printing press business doctor celebrity commodity |
| Additional Information | Some corrections and insertions in manuscript. Sometimes striking differences between print and manuscript. |
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