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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Julia; or, The Italian Lover |
| Author | Jephson, Robert |
| Date | 14 Apr 1787 |
| Licence Application Date | n.d. |
| First Performance Date | 14 Apr 1787 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA768 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A lover on the eve of matrimony is found murdered on the shores of Genoa. The fiancé he left behind is distraught and her father attempts to distract her sorrow with a handsome noble man who has long admired her. However his plans are interrupted when the brother of the deceased arrives who bears a striking resemblance to his brother. |
| 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 | Tragedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Keywords | love death family marriage aristocracy violence tragedy |
| Additional Information | Manuscript contains prologue and epilogue. Compared to the 1787 printed version they are almost identical. |
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