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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Gil Blas |
| Author | Moore, Edward |
| Date | 3 Jan 1751 |
| Licence Application Date | 3 Jan 1751 |
| First Performance Date | 2 Feb 1751 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA90 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Loosely based on Lasage's novel 'Gil Blas'. |
| 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 |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Geographical Setting | Salamanca, Spain |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1751. |
| Keywords | adventure adaptation revival women marriage family education love plot virtue adultery |
| Additional Information | The manuscript version contains brief scenes not printed and there are other slight differences between the printed and manuscript versions. |
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