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Title The Man of the World
Author Macklin, Charles  
Date 2 Aug 1770
Licence Application Date 2 Aug 1770
First Performance Date Not produced.
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA311
Language English
Document Description The licence for this play was refused. The manuscript is endorsed 'Thought unfit to be licenced'. There are great differences between this manuscript version and the printed version.
Theme Censorship & Politics  
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 Comedy  
Acts Five  
Printed Edition Printed 1793.
Keywords censorship  politics  satire  corruption  society  
Additional Information John Payne Collier notes in his 'Biographia Dramatica' that 'The entry in Larpents List regarding this play is as follows "Man of the World, from the Little Theatre Haymarket. Manager S. Foote. This piece was refused the licence in 1770." Afterwards we have these entries -- "Man of the World from Covent Garden. Author Macklin. Manager T. Harris -- The licence refused -- 1779", "Man of the World from Covent Garden -- Author Macklin -- licence allowed 1781". In 1779 there was a correspondence on the Subject between Macklin & Lord Hertford.
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