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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Belles' Stratagem; or, The Female Fortune-Hunters |
| Author | Waldron, Francis Godolphin |
| Date | 12 Aug 1782 |
| Licence Application Date | 12 Aug 1782 |
| First Performance Date | 12 May 1783 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA599 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | The manuscript version contains many revisions, in addition to a prologue. There are many differences between manuscript and printed text; the printed play is in four acts, and the prologue is different. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Richmond Theatre Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Waldron, Francis Godolphin |
| Lord Chamberlain | Seymour-Conway, Francis (1st Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Trail, J |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1794. |
| Keywords | comedy servant stratagem lovers fortune fashion comedian wedding romance acting |
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| Document linked to |
Heigho for a Husband! |
| Copyright | The Huntington Library |