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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Rival Candidates |
| Author | Bate Dudley, Henry |
| Date | 21 Jan 1775 |
| Licence Application Date | 21 Jan 1775 |
| First Performance Date | 1 Feb 1775 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA384 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | There are frequent revisions and excisions indicated by Edward Capell. There is a note, in the hand of Capell stating: 'Sir If you shall be of opinion that the passages I have mark'd should not be allow'd, it will be proper the Prompter should be told so by you as soon as you can. Your obedient humble servant, E. C. Tuesday night'. Includes an epilogue. There are minor differences between the printed and manuscript versions. |
| Theme | Opera Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| 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 |
| Genre | Comic Opera |
| Acts | Two |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1775. |
| Keywords | nobility servant education family forbidden love aria politics wealth virtue marriage |
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