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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The New Play Criticiz'd; or, The Plague of Envy (The Suspicious Husband Criticized; or, The Plague of Envy) |
| Author | Macklin, Charles |
| Date | 17 Mar 1747 |
| Licence Application Date | 17 Mar 1747 |
| First Performance Date | 24 Mar 1747 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA64 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Macklin's positive reaction to Hoadley's 'The Suspicious Husband'; or 'The Rake'. |
| Theme | Celebrity Culture & Fashion 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 |
| Keywords | satire revival intertextuality servant marriage courtship |
| Additional Information | The manuscript contains a few corrections. Includes a rough draught of an Epilogue, in hand of Macklin (?), annotated. N. B. This will damn the piece; notice states, I have given Mr. Macklin leave to perform this Piece at His Benefit at My Theatre. Includes two copies of the prologue. |
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| Document linked to |
The New Play Criticiz'd or The Plague of Envy, Prologue The Rake |
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