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Title The Fate of Sparta; or, The Rival Kings
Author Cowley, Hannah  
Date 1 Jan 1788
Licence Application Date No application.
First Performance Date 1 Jan 1788
Document Type Play  Prologue  Epilogue  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA791
Language English
Document Description Prologue states that this play is not set in the heroic days of Sparta, but in the latter days of luxury and weakness. The story deviates from history and is completely fictional by the author.
Theme Greco-Roman Society  
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 history  female author  violence  
Additional Information In the title, Siege has been erased and Fate written in.
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