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Title Belphegor; or, The Wishes
Author Andrews, Miles Peter  
Date 6 Mar 1778
Licence Application Date 6 Mar 1778
First Performance Date 16 Mar 1778
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA446
Language English
Document Description A demon transformed into a man as a punishment by Lucifer leads a life of debt, chased by bailiffs into the forest where he finds an honest woodcutter who takes him in. In return he grants him three wishes.
Theme Myths, Legends, Folk Tales & Fairy Tales  
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 Two  
Keywords magic  devil  marriage  debt  
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