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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Calcutta; or, Twelve Hours in India |
| Author | Cobb, James |
| Date | 28 Feb 1788 |
| Licence Application Date | 28 Feb 1788 |
| First Performance Date | 25 Feb 1788 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA796 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | This comic opera tells the tale of two residents of Calcutta, Mr and Mrs Mushroom, who each torment the other with their threats to commit adultery. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life Opera |
| 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 | Comic Opera |
| Acts | Three |
| Keywords | marriage love colony empire India lovers |
| Additional Information | Produced as Love in the East. |
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