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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A Will and No Will; or, A Bone for the Lawyers |
| Author | Macklin, Charles |
| Date | 15 Apr 1746 |
| Licence Application Date | 15 Apr 1746 |
| First Performance Date | 23 Apr 1746 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA58 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Centres on the marriage of two characters that is dependent on a will. Said to be adapted from Regnard's Legetaire Universel. |
| 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 | Two |
| Keywords | lawyer humour intertextuality marriage marriage contract law adaptation revival |
| Additional Information | The manuscript contains a few corrections. The notice states, 'for Mrs. Macklin's benefit' and includes a prologue. |
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