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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Fair Refugee; or, The Rival Jews |
| Date | 12 Apr 1784 [?] |
| First Performance Date | 12 Apr 1784 [?] |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA651 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | John Payne Collier in Biographia Dramatica: In Larpent's MS it is said that the Comedy was written in 1780 -- It was licenced by Largent's Acct. books on 12 April 1784 -- It is probable therefore that it was played in the summer of that year. |
| Theme | Celebrity Culture & Fashion Race & Religion Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | The Little Theatre (or Theatre Royal), Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Colman the Elder, George |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Keywords | Jewish religion family Templar Irish American courtship |
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