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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Don Saverio; or, The Modern Traveller |
| Author | Arne, Thomas Augustine |
| Date | 12 Feb 1749-1750 |
| Licence Application Date | 12 Feb 1749-1750 |
| First Performance Date | 15 Feb 1750 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA85 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A musical drama that focuses on the family of Don Saverio and a love triangle between Clarice, Alonzo and Violante. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Garrick, David Lacy, James |
| Lord Chamberlain | FitzRoy, Charles (2nd Duke of Grafton) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Chetwynd, William |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Capell, Edward |
| Composer | Arne, Thomas Augustine |
| Genre | Musical Drama |
| Acts | Two |
| Geographical Setting | Italy |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1750. |
| Keywords | love family disguise forbidden love chastity death song |
| Additional Information | There are numerous deletions in the manuscript play. There are some lines deleted in MS not printed and a few slight variations. There is a note from J P C who owned the collection that 'The proof of it [Arne's authorship] is that the copy sent to the Licenser was wholly in Arne's hand-writing.' |
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