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Field name | Value |
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Title | A Specimen of Jewish Courtship |
Date | 23 Mar 1787 |
Licence Application Date | n.d. |
First Performance Date | 23 Mar 1787 |
Document Type | Play Prelude |
Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
Reference | LA765 |
Language | English |
Document Description | Manuscript copy of this prelude to 'The Mistakes of a Minute' entitled 'A specimen of Jewish Courtship'. Written to give the characters foreign accents, they talk of wealth and finery. |
Theme | Race & Religion |
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 | Prelude |
Keywords | jewish courtship religion wealth fashion |
Additional Information | Manuscript. Title-page endorsed 'A Prelude to The Mistake of a Minute an Entertainment in One Act' which has been submitted with it and bound with it. |
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