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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Noble Peasant |
| Author | Holcroft, Thomas |
| Date | 17 Jul 1784 |
| Licence Application Date | 17 Jul 1784 |
| First Performance Date | 2 Aug 1784 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA666 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Set over two days in the Castle of Earl Walter and the adjacent forest. There are numerous differences between the printed and manuscript versions. |
| Theme | Opera British Gothic & Medieval History |
| 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 | Comic Opera |
| Acts | Three |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1784. |
| Keywords | song woods English knight music musical instrument fool nobility |
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