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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Edwy and Elgiva |
| Author | D'Arblay, Frances (Burney) |
| Date | 9 Mar 1795 |
| Licence Application Date | 9 Mar 1795 |
| First Performance Date | 21 Mar 1795 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1058 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Manuscript copy including a note between John Larpent and J[ohn?] Brandon referring to the play 'The Crusade'. Includes prologue and epilogue, both bound at the front on the play, and a cast list. |
| Theme | Women in Eighteenth Century Drama Royalty & Aristocracy |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Kemble, John Philip |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Keywords | women royalty tragedy family gothic |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent March 10. A note from J[ohn?] Brandon to Larpent, dated Covent Garden May 6 states: 'Mr Lewis desires me to acquaint You, the Passage, you mentioned-is Omitted in the representation'. This is apparently in answer to the note bound with, and referring to, The Crusade LA 870. |
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| Document linked to |
The Crusade |
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