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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Goodwin |
| Author | Yearsley, Anne |
| Date | Oct 1789 [?] |
| Licence Application Date | No application. |
| First Performance Date | Oct 1789 [?] |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA846 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Historical tragedy that presents a tyrannical King Edward and a noble Earl Goodwin. |
| Theme | British Gothic & Medieval History Royalty & Aristocracy Censorship & Politics |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Bath |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1791. |
| Keywords | history historical figure royalty religion nobility politics tyranny sentimentalism social commentary |
| Additional Information | Manuscript is much revised and endorsed by Mrs Yearsley the Bristol Milkwoman, Octr. 1789. It includes a prologue and epilogue, each dated October 1789. Printed as Earl Goodwin, 1791; there are numerous differences between the manuscript and printed versions. |
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