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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Timon of Athens |
| Author | Cumberland, Richard |
| Date | 23 Nov 1771 |
| Licence Application Date | 23 Nov 1771 |
| First Performance Date | 4 Dec 1771 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA328 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Based on Shakespeare's play of the same name, Timon is a wealthy Athenian who gives away much of his fortune to friends. |
| Theme | Greco-Roman Society |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Garrick, David Lacy, James |
| 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 | Shakespeare, William |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Acts | Four |
| Geographical Setting | Athens |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1771. |
| Keywords | revival adaptation money Shakespeare debt friendship poverty death |
| Additional Information | Manuscript is endorsed with an 'X'. The notice describes piece as Alterations in the following Tragedy of Timon of Athens. There are some corrections and one scene noted as transcribed from Shakespeare. There are a few differences between the printed and manuscript versions, particularly in Act IV, the manuscript contains numerous lines not printed. |
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