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Title Cross Purposes
Author O'Brien, William  
Date 26 Nov 1772
Licence Application Date 26 Nov 1772
First Performance Date 05 Dec 1772
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA342
Language English
Document Description A farce that focuses on the rivalry between three brothers.
Theme 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  
Genre Farce  
Acts Two  
Printed Edition Printed 1772.
Keywords adaptation  revival  family  rival  
Additional Information Manuscript is endorsed with an 'X'. There are a number of differences between the printed and manuscript versions.
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