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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Heiress. Comedy, 5 acts. John Burgoyne. |
| Author | Burgoyne, John |
| Date | 14 Jan 1786 |
| Licence Application Date | n.d. |
| First Performance Date | 14 Jan 1786 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA758 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Lord Gayville is engaged to marry a women he believes is an heiress. It eventually transpires that the women who is truthfully due to inherit the fortune is his true love Miss Clifford. |
| 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 |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Geographical Setting | London, England |
| Keywords | love wealth aristocracy family marriage society |
| Additional Information | Manuscript shows evidence of some deletions. Compared to the version printed in 1786 Act II, Scene 2, are quite different but all other parts are practically identical. |
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