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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The School for Arrogance |
| Author | Holcroft, Thomas |
| Date | 4 Feb 1791 |
| Licence Application Date | n.d. |
| First Performance Date | 4 Feb 1791 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA891 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Comedy centred around a noble family. Epilogue appears in the middle of the play. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Geographical Setting | London, England |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1791. |
| Keywords | marriage family society humour secret nobility reunion |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent Feb. 2. There are numerous corrections, excisions, and revisions and the manuscript contains a prologue and epilogue and cast list. Compared to the printed second edition of 1791 there are a number of differences; some passages deleted in the manuscript are printed. |
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