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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Trail of Skill; or, The Statesman Foil'd |
| Author | Dossie, Robert |
| Date | 11 Jun 1768 |
| Licence Application Date | 11 Jun 1768 |
| First Performance Date | 8 Jul 1768 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA283 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A musical comedy performed at The Little Theatre (or Theatre Royal), Haymarket. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | The Little Theatre (or Theatre Royal), Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Foote, Samuel |
| 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 | Musical Comedy Musical Comedy |
| Acts | Two |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1778. |
| Keywords | comedy marriage music ambition |
| Additional Information | Pages 9-12 are missing in the manuscript. The play was produced as 'The Statesman Foil'd', and there are slight differences between the manuscript and printed text. |
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