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Title The Critic
Author Cumberland, Richard  
Date 15 Mar 1779
Licence Application Date 15 Mar 1779
First Performance Date 20 Mar 1779
Document Type Play  Prologue  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA472
Language English
Document Description Prologue is at the end of the play and discusses the theme of censorship.
Theme Celebrity Culture & Fashion  Censorship & Politics  
Theatre Covent Garden Theatre  
Theatre Manager Harris, Thomas  
Lord Chamberlain Seymour-Conway, Francis (1st Marquess of Hertford)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Larpent, John  
Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application Capell, Edward  
Genre Prelude  
Keywords censorship  critic  servant  betrayal  
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