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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Ton; or, Follies of Fashion |
| Author | Eglantine, Lady Wallace |
| Date | 8 Apr 1788 |
| Licence Application Date | n.d. |
| First Performance Date | 8 Apr 1788 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA801 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Comedy performed at Covent Garden Theatre. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Harris, Thomas |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1788. |
| Keywords | comedy female author |
| Additional Information | Manuscript contains numerous corrections and cancellations and includes a prologue and epilogue. There is also a note, Mr. Booth to Larpent, Apr. 2, 1788, stating that he has sent the first Full Copy of La: Wallace's Comedy that came to his hands,... He has also inserted the Prologue and Epilogue and made the alterations as intended at the last Rehearsal. There are slight differences between the printed and manuscript versions. |
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