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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Double Disappointment |
| Author | Mendez, Moses |
| Date | 1 Mar 1746 |
| Licence Application Date | 1 Mar 1746 |
| First Performance Date | 18 Mar 1746 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA57 |
| Language | English; French |
| Document Description | This farce follows Isabel and her two suitors vying for her love. Blunder is motivated by her wealth. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| 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 | Farce |
| Acts | One |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1760. |
| Keywords | courtship suitor love aria nobility France society Anglo-Irish rivalry dowry money |
| Additional Information | The manuscript is endorsed with an 'X'. The previous title, 'The Double Deceit', has been deleted and a prologue is included. Compared to the printed version there are numerous differences, each version contains songs and dialogue not in the other; the prologue is not printed. The printed version is the first edition as it was acted at Covent Garden Theatre, and is much later than the manuscript version. |
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