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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Little Hunch-Back; or, A Frolic in Bagdad |
| Author | O'Keeffe, John |
| Date | 14 Apr 1789 |
| Licence Application Date | n.d. |
| First Performance Date | 14 Apr 1789 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA824 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Farce that follows Crumpy the court jester for the Bassa of Baghdad who suffers numerous humiliations in the name of court entertainment. |
| Theme | Modes of Performance: Costume, Scenography & Spectacle Royalty & Aristocracy |
| 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 | Farce |
| Acts | Two |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1789. |
| Keywords | court cruelty humour royalty jester |
| Additional Information | Manuscript includes some erasures and corrections. Printed in The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, 1789. There are several differences, with printed text longer than the manuscript. See LA 2158, an alteration of this play. |
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The Little Hunchback |
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