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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A Trip to Scarborough |
| Author | Vanbrugh, John Sheridan, Richard Brinsley |
| Date | 17 Feb 1777 |
| Licence Application Date | 17 Feb 1777 |
| First Performance Date | 24 Feb 1777 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA426 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Based on John Vanburgh's Relapse. A penniless man arrives in Scarborough accompanied only by his faithful servant. He plots to steal the girl betrothed to his brother in order to steal his fortune. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Sheridan, Richard Brinsley |
| 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 |
| Keywords | humour aristocracy seaside marriage rags-to-riches |
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