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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The London Hermit; or, Rambles in Dorsetshire |
| Author | O'Keeffe, John |
| Date | 26 Jun 1793 |
| Licence Application Date | 26 Jun 1793 |
| First Performance Date | 29 Jun 1793 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA988 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A comedy featuring an Irishman in London, named Whimmey and a gardener. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | The Little Theatre (or Theatre Royal), Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Colman the Younger, George |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Actor | Suett, Mr Aicken, Mr Bannister Jr, Mr Evatt, Mr Heard, Miss Webb, Mrs Kemble, Mrs |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Three |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1798. |
| Keywords | London city life Irish debt servant alcohol inebriation |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent June 27. It contains a prologue, epilogue, and cast list. Compared to the version printed in, The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, 1798, there are numerous differences. |
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