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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Castle of Otranto |
| Date | 13 Nov 1793 |
| Licence Application Date | 13 Nov 1793 |
| First Performance Date | 28 Nov 1793 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA995 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A play which tells the story of Ferrand, who has kept his wife, known as "Lady" in a cell in the rocks. |
| Theme | Royalty & Aristocracy Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Newcastle Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Kemble, Stephen |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Play |
| Acts | Three |
| Keywords | captivity marriage defeat prison adaptation literature |
| Additional Information | Manuscript contains some deletions; prologue and epilogue. |
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