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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Pirates |
| Author | Cobb, James |
| Date | 12 Nov 1792 |
| Licence Application Date | 12 Nov 1792 |
| First Performance Date | 21 Nov 1792 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA961 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | An opera in which author James Cobb details the conversion of pirates from their evil ways to romance and love. |
| 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 | pirate comedy sailor mistress love dance orphan |
| Additional Information | Manuscript title-page gives title, The Pirate. Compared to printed Songs, Duets, Trios, Chorusses, &c., in The Pirates in 1792, there are some differences; the songs, only, are printed. |
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