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Title English Readings
Author Cobb, James  
Date 25 Jun 1787
Licence Application Date 25 Jun 1787
First Performance Date 7 Aug 1787
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA780
Language English
Document Description A satirical look at the new fashion for informal play readings.
Theme Modes of Performance: Costume, Scenography & Spectacle  
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 Farce  
Acts One  
Keywords theatre  current events  satire  society  fashion  
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