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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Wit's Last Stake |
| Author | King, Thomas |
| Date | 5 Apr 1768 |
| Licence Application Date | 5 Apr 1768 |
| First Performance Date | 14 Apr 1768 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA281 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | This farce is an adaptation of 'Le Légataire Universel' by Jean-Francois Regnard. The play follows Martin, a servant who impersonates a dying man in order to achieve financial gain. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life Business & Finance |
| 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 |
| (Other) People | Regnard, Jean-Francois |
| Genre | Farce |
| Acts | Two |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1769. |
| Keywords | comedy adaptation death will disguise deceit money greed |
| Additional Information | Many differences between manuscript and print. Many of portions of the manuscript have not been reproduced in print. |
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