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Field name | Value |
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Title | Auld Robin Gray |
Author | Arnold, Samuel James |
Date | 22 Jul 1794 |
Licence Application Date | 22 Jul 1794 |
Document Type | Play |
Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
Reference | LA1033 |
Language | English |
Document Description | Based on the 1772 ballad by Scottish Poet Lady Anne Lindsay. Here the author deviates from the story of the ballad, introducing new characters and a happy ending. |
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 | Musical Piece |
Acts | Two |
Geographical Setting | Scotland |
Printed Edition | Printed 1794. |
Keywords | retelling love sailor rural life marriage wealth |
Additional Information | Application July 22, 1794. Produced July 29. Manuscript dated by Larpent and was much revised. Compared to the version printed in 1794 (Kemble-Devonshire Collection 369) there are several differences in the order of the scenes. |
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