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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Tom Jones |
| Author | Reed, Joseph |
| Date | 22 Dec 1768 |
| Licence Application Date | 22 Dec 1768 |
| First Performance Date | 14 Jan 1769 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA290 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Adapted from the story by Henry Fielding, this comic opera follows the life of an abandoned baby called Tom Jones. |
| Theme | Opera Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Colman, 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 |
| (Other) People | Fielding, Henry |
| Genre | Comic Opera |
| Acts | Three |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1769. |
| Keywords | comedy opera adaptation abandonment family marriage prostitution |
| Additional Information | There are many small differences between the manuscript and printed text, particularly in the songs. |
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