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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Tancred and Sigismunda |
| Author | Thomson, James |
| Date | 14 Mar 1745 |
| Licence Application Date | 14 Mar 1745 |
| First Performance Date | 18 Mar 1745 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA50 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Opens with the death of the King of Sicily. |
| Theme | Royalty & Aristocracy |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Lacy, James |
| Lord Chamberlain | FitzRoy, Charles (2nd Duke of Grafton) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Chetwynd, William |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Odell, Thomas |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Geographical Setting | Palermo, Sicily |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1745. |
| Keywords | royalty death family friendship aristocracy grief war marriage contract civil war nationalism |
| Additional Information | There are numerous corrections in the manuscript. There are slight differences between the manuscript and printed versions; a few passages deleted in manuscript are printed. |
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