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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Prelude for the Opening of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden |
| Author | Cumberland, Richard |
| Date | 11 Sep 1792 |
| Licence Application Date | 11 Sep 1792 |
| First Performance Date | 17 Sep 1792 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA958 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A dialogue between the theatre manager and a stranger to open up the Covent Garden theatre. Contains deleted passages. |
| Theme | Modes of Performance: Costume, Scenography & Spectacle 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 |
| Actor | Kelly, Mr Dignum, Mr Sedgwick, Mr Crouch, Mrs Barclay, Miss |
| Genre | Prelude |
| Keywords | theatre opening prelude theatre manager |
| Additional Information | Manuscript contains some alterations and excisions. |
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