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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Prize |
| Author | Hoare, Prince |
| Date | 3 Mar 1793 |
| Licence Application Date | 3 Mar 1793 |
| First Performance Date | 11 Mar 1793 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA972 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A farce featuring a woman named Caroline, her father, and two men in love with her, named Lenitive and Heartwell. |
| Theme | 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 | Farce |
| Acts | Two |
| Geographical Setting | A Country Town. |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1793. |
| Keywords | love romance courtship health marriage dowry |
| Additional Information | Manuscript was dated by Larpent Mar. 5. Its previous title, Throw Physic to the Dogs, deleted, and present title inserted by Kemble. Compared to printed edition, The Prize; in Dublin 1793, there are extensive differences. |
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