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Field name | Value |
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Title | Vortigern |
Author | Ireland, William Henry |
Date | 2 Feb 1796 |
Licence Application Date | 2 Feb 1796 |
Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
Reference | LA1110 |
Language | English |
Document Description | A play which was a Shakespearean hoax written by William Henry Ireland, who had claimed to have been the rightful descendant to one of Shakespeare's plays. In the play, King of the Britons Constantius offers half his crown to his adviser Vortigern. |
Theme | Royalty & Aristocracy British Gothic & Medieval History |
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 | Tragedy |
Acts | Five |
Printed Edition | Printed 1799. |
Keywords | tragedy Shakespeare murder historical figures history monarch king murder |
Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent Feb. 4. It contains numerous erasures and corrections; prologue and two epilogues. Compared to the 1799 edition, there are some differences. |
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