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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Natural Son |
| Author | Cumberland, Richard |
| Date | 22 Dec 1784 |
| Licence Application Date | n.d. |
| First Performance Date | 22 Dec 1784 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA676 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | This play brings the return of Cumberland's character Major O'Flaherty, who was popular in his 1771 play 'The West Indian'. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Linley, Thomas |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Composer | Anfonssi, Pasquale |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1785. |
| Keywords | family military |
| Additional Information | Manuscript includes a prologue and epilogue. There are a few differences between the printed and manuscript versions. See LA 1026, an abridgment of this play. Date by Larpent [?] 4th October. |
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| Document linked to |
The Natural Son (Revised) |
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