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Title The Novel; or, Mistakes of a Night
Author Goldsmith, Oliver  
Date 15 Mar 1773
First Performance Date 15 Mar 1773
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA349
Language English
Document Description Produced as 'She Stoops to Conquer', this comedy centres around the courtship of Kate Hardcastle and Charles Marlow.
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 Comedy  
Acts Five  
Printed Edition Printed 1773.
Keywords betrothal  marriage  disguise  class  courtship  love  dowry  
Additional Information Accompanied by a prologue. Compared to the printed 'She Stoops to Conquer; or, Mistakes of a Night'there are minor differences throughout.
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