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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Magician [No Conjuror] |
| Author | Merry, Robert |
| Date | 2 Feb 1792 |
| First Performance Date | 2 Feb 1792 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA933 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A comic opera which had an indirect message examining the struggle against tyrannical power. |
| Theme | Censorship & Politics |
| 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 1792. |
| Keywords | marriage courtship politics tyrant family betrayal |
| Additional Information | Manuscript was dated, by Larpent, Covent Garden, Jan., 1792 and signed Robert Merry. It contains long cancelled passages and a cast list. Compared to the Airs, Duets, Glees, Chorusses, &c., in the Comic Opera of The Magician No Conjurer, 1792, there are only slight discrepancies. |
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