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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Stone Eater |
| Author | Stuart, Charles |
| Date | 10 May 1788 |
| Licence Application Date | 10 May 1788 |
| First Performance Date | 15 May 1788 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA804 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Centres around a father who believes his daughter is to marry a stone eater. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | King, Thomas |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Interlude |
| Acts | One |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1788. |
| Keywords | interlude family marriage fortune Irish dowry tradesman |
| Additional Information | Printed and manuscript versions are almost identical. |
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