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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Colin and Susan; or, The Speechless Wife |
| Date | 22 May 1794 |
| Licence Application Date | No application. |
| First Performance Date | 22 May 1794 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1025 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Based on Prior's poem 'The Ladle'. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Musical Farce Musical Farce |
| Acts | Two |
| Printed Edition | Not printed. |
| Keywords | marriage infidelity family love |
| Additional Information | Produced as The Speechless Wife. Manuscript dated by Larpent. Compared to the Songs, Duets, Choruses, &c., in The Speechless Wife, 1794 (Devonshire Collection 8vo 66) there are a few slight differences. |
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| Document linked to |
Belphegor |
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