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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Siege of Berwick |
| Author | Jerningham, Edward |
| Date | 13 Nov 1793 |
| First Performance Date | 13 Nov 1793 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA994 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A tragedy which tells the story of a significant battle in the Scottish War of Independence against Edward III, involving Sir Alexander Seaton and his sons. |
| Theme | Censorship & Politics Courtship, Family & Domestic Life Royalty & Aristocracy |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Acts | Four |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1794. |
| Keywords | history politics patriotism nationalism Scottish family royalty military army siege marriage |
| Additional Information | Manuscript was dated, by Larpent, Covent Garden, Nov. 10. Contains two prologues (one also used with The World in a Village [LA 997]) and epilogue. Compared to 1794 edition, the last scene is quite different; otherwise practically identical. John Payne Collier in Biographia Dramatica: "In Larpent's manuscript copy she 'stabs herself & dies.' (Concerning the two endings, see B.D.) |
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| Document linked to |
The World in a Village |
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