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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Tit for Tat; or, The Mutual Deception |
| Author | Colman the Elder, George Atkinson, Joseph |
| Date | 29 Sep 1786 |
| Licence Application Date | No application. |
| First Performance Date | 29 Sep 1786 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA744 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Printed copy with manuscript annotations. Edited by Coleman from Joseph Atkinson's 1785 play, 'The Mutual Deception' which was an adaptation of Marivaux, 'Le jeu de l'amour et du husard'. Prologue to be spoken by Mr Palmer. |
| Theme | 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 | Three |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1788. |
| Keywords | humour retelling censorship courtship society servant deceit |
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