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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Speculation |
| Author | Reynolds, Frederic |
| Date | 7 Nov 1795 |
| Licence Application Date | No application. |
| First Performance Date | 7 Nov 1795 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1097 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Described in Biographia Dramatics as justly satirizing 'those swindling speculators and projectors, which, to the misfortune of our time, are daily starting up in every part of town'. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Harris, Thomas |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Geographical Setting | London, England |
| Keywords | humour satire town crime |
| Additional Information | No application. Manuscript dated by Larpent, September 29. Compared to 1795 (Devonshire Collection 8vo 63) there are slight differences. |
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