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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Almeyda, Queen of Granada |
| Author | Lee, Sophia |
| Date | 19 Feb 1796 |
| Licence Application Date | 19 Feb 1796 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1113 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | The Moorish Almeyda has been hostage to the King of Castile and loves his son. She is returned as heir to Granada on her father's death and she re-joins the Moors. |
| Theme | European Past Royalty & Aristocracy Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| 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 1796. |
| Keywords | monarch Spanish queen love romance king tragedy marriage family suicide death Moor |
| Additional Information | Manuscript contains numerous and extensive cancellations; prologue and epilogue. Compared to the printed edition, there are numerous differences. |
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