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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Days of Yore |
| Author | Cumberland, Richard |
| Date | 13 Jan 1796 |
| First Performance Date | 13 Jan 1796 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1107 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | The plot of this tale by Cumberland revolves around the love between characters Vortimer and Adela, the daughter of the Earl of Devonshire. Adela's mother has already promised her in marriage to another. |
| Theme | Royalty & Aristocracy Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Actor | Middleton, Mr Harley, Mr Richardson, Mr Pope, Mr Macready, Mr Pope, Mrs Morris, Miss |
| Genre | Drama |
| Acts | Three |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1796. |
| Keywords | marriage love romance drama nobility monarch king |
| Additional Information | Manuscript endorsed. It contains a prologue and cast list. Compared to the printed edition, the two are virtually the same. |
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