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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Rake |
| Author | Hoadly, Benjamin |
| Date | 12 Feb 1747 |
| First Performance Date | 12 Feb 1747 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA63 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A farcical comedy involving mistaken identity. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Rich, John |
| 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 |
| Actor | Garrick, David |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1747. |
| Keywords | love marriage forbidden love villain disguise suspicion humour |
| Additional Information | Originally produced as 'The Suspicious Husband'. The manuscript has a number of corrections and revisions. There are minor differences between the printed (printed as 'The Suspicious Husband') and manuscript versions. |
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| Document linked to |
The New Play Criticiz'd |
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