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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Glorious First of June |
| Author | Sheridan, Richard Brinsley Cobb, James |
| Date | 1 Jul 1794 |
| Licence Application Date | 1 Jul 1794 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1032 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Depicts the British naval victory over the French on the 1 June 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was performed for the relief of the widows and orphans of the battle. The text was written by Sheridan and Cobb, and the songs by the Duke of Leeds, Lord Mulgrave Mrs Robinson, Mr Richardson etc. |
| Theme | Conflict, Empire & the Other |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Kemble, John Philip |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Piece |
| Acts | One |
| Keywords | French Revolutionary War |
| Additional Information | Compared to Songs... in... The Glorious First of June (Kemble-Devonshire Collection 253): most of the songs printed are not in the Manuscript. Manuscript differs also from the description given by Moore and by Michael Kelly, quoted by R. Crompton Rhodes [ed.], The Plays and Poemanuscript of Richard Brinsley Sheridan [1928], III, 314-16.) |
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