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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Nunnery |
| Author | Pearce, William |
| Date | 12 Apr 1785 |
| Licence Application Date | n.d. |
| First Performance Date | 12 Apr 1785 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA696 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A short farce with religious overtones. |
| Theme | Race & Religion |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Harris, Thomas |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Farce |
| Acts | Two |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1785. |
| Keywords | military women song humour chorus religion disguise family |
| Additional Information | Manuscript has several passages cancelled. Compared to the printed 'The Words of the Songs... in The Nunnery', 1785, there are slight differences; dialogue not printed. |
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