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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Prodigal |
| Author | Waldron, Francis Godolphin |
| Date | 22 Nov 1793 |
| Licence Application Date | 22 Nov 1793 |
| First Performance Date | 2 Dec 1793 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA998 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | An altered version of Joseph Mitchell's "Fatal Extravagance," altered to include a happy ending. The Scottish protagonist Bellmour is poor and sad following a failed investment, but he resolves to change at the end of the play. |
| 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 |
| Genre | Dramatic Piece |
| Acts | One |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1794. |
| Keywords | poverty finance Scottish love crime husband family drama |
| Additional Information | Manuscript with the title "Perils of Penury" deleted on cover, but stands on title-page. It is dated by Larpent Nov. 27. Compared to 1794, there are slight differences; two scenes of manuscript appear as two acts in printed text. |
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