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Title Dido
Author Bridges, Thomas  
Date 19 Jun 1771
Licence Application Date 19 Jun 1771
First Performance Date 24 Jul 1771
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA325
Language English
Document Description Features Dido of Carthage and the Gods' interactions with people.
Theme Myths, Legends, Folk Tales & Fairy Tales  Opera  
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 Comic Opera  
Acts Three  
Printed Edition Printed 1771.
Keywords song  myth  Gods  murder plot  sexuality  women  marriage  death  suicide  royalty  
Additional Information The manuscript contains a prologue. There are considerable differences between the printed and manuscript versions.
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