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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Prisoner |
| Author | Rose, John |
| Date | 7 Oct 1792 |
| Licence Application Date | 7 Oct 1792 |
| First Performance Date | 18 Oct 1792 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA959 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A musical romance involving a guarded prisoner. |
| Theme | Opera Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | The King's Theatre, Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Kemble, John Philip |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Opera |
| Acts | Three |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1792. |
| Keywords | music romance opera soldier love secret mistress prisoner |
| Additional Information | Manuscript is dated by Larpent Oct. 10; the previous title, The Dungeon of Death, is erased on cover, but appears at head of dramatis personae; another former title, Clara or the Maid of Chili, is erased. Manuscript contains a cast list. Compared to 1792 printed edition, there are numerous and pronounced differences. |
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