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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Road to Ruin |
| Author | Holcroft, Thomas |
| Date | 18 Feb 1792 |
| First Performance Date | 18 Feb 1792 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA935 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Melodramatic comedy which was a huge success and considered Holfcroft's most popular work. Contains deleted passages. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life Censorship & Politics |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1792. |
| Keywords | house widow marriage comedy |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent, Covent Garden, February 1792. There are numerous erasures and corrections; contains a prologue and epilogue, and a partial cast list. Compared to a printed edition in 1792, there are no important differences. |
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