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Title The Czar [Peter]
Author O'Keeffe, John  
Date 8 Mar 1790
Licence Application Date n.d.
First Performance Date 8 Mar 1790
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA860
Language English
Document Description A comic opera featuring Peter the Great in England.
Theme Opera  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 Comic Opera  
Acts Three  
Printed Edition Printed 1798.
Keywords royalty  Russian  aria  love  women  courtship  
Additional Information Manuscript contains numerous corrections and deleted passages, and a cast list. Compared to printed version in 'The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe', 1798, there are many differences, especially in the songs. See LA 881, an alteration of this play.
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