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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Who's the Dupe |
| Author | Cowley, Hannah |
| Date | 29 Mar 1779 |
| Licence Application Date | 29 Mar 1779 |
| First Performance Date | 4 Apr 1779 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA475 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A father wishes to marry his daughter to the most educated man he can find, but she is in love with another. The two potential lovers square off, and the daughter's preferred husband wins over her father by speaking fake Greek. |
| Theme | Women in Eighteenth Century Drama |
| 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 | Larpent, John |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Capell, Edward |
| Genre | Farce |
| Acts | Two |
| Keywords | education humour marriage courtship deceit love friendship |
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