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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Next Door Neighbours |
| Author | Inchbald, Elizabeth |
| Date | 4 Jul 1791 |
| Licence Application Date | 4 Jul 1791 |
| First Performance Date | 9 Jul 1791 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA912 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Adaptation of two French dramas in which content was merged. The play was not one of Inchbald's more popular plays. Sir George Splenorville disqualifies himself from his high position in society as he gives money to release Willford from prison in an attempt to seduce Eleanor. |
| Theme | Royalty & Aristocracy Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | The Little Theatre (or Theatre Royal), Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Colman the Younger, George |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Three |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1791. |
| Keywords | adaptation French seduction prison money corruption radical |
| Additional Information | Manuscript containts prologue and epilogue. Compared to the 1791 printed edition, it contains some differences. |
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