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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Lorenzo |
| Author | Merry, Robert |
| Date | 25 Mar 1791 |
| Licence Application Date | 25 Mar 1791 |
| First Performance Date | 5 Apr 1791 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA895 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | The eponymous Lorenzo is married to Zoriana but in love with Seraphina. Includes murder plots, deception, forbidden love, adultery and suicide. |
| Theme | 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 | Tragedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Geographical Setting | Madrid, Spain Spain |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1791. |
| Keywords | suicide murder violence marriage nobility family grief women betrayal court rival forbidden love trick murder plot adultery gothic death |
| Additional Information | Manuscript contains some corrections; a prologue and epilogue. There are slight differences between the printed and manuscript versions. |
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