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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Cady [of Bagdad] |
| Author | Portal, Abraham |
| Date | 9 Feb 1778 |
| Licence Application Date | 9 Feb 1778 |
| First Performance Date | 19 Feb 1778 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA445 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Selmire attempts to take revenge on the philandering Cady by pretending to be somebody else, when he discovers her deception he goes back to his original abandoned wife. |
| Theme | Royalty & Aristocracy |
| 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 | Comic Opera |
| Acts | Three |
| Keywords | love aristocracy betrayal Eastern influence infidelity |
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