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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Inquiry; or, Cause of the Present High Price of Provisions |
| Date | 1785 |
| Licence Application Date | n.d. |
| First Performance Date | n.d. |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA716 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | This manuscript is 'a ridicule of the Corporation of London during a time of Scarcity' |
| Theme | Censorship & Politics |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Prelude |
| Acts | One |
| Keywords | politics theatre London |
| Additional Information | Manuscript has some corrections. John Payne Collier in his copy of the Biographia Dramatica writes: The Inquiry...is in my hands-It is a ridicule of the Corporation of London during a time of Scarcity and the date of 1785 is mentioned in it. It is a manuscript. and perhaps never was acted, although my copy is in the hand writing of the copyist of the theatre. It has no author's name. |
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