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Field name | Value |
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Title | The Castle of Sorrento. [The Prisoner; or, The Resemblance.] |
Author | Heartwell, Henry Colman the Younger, George |
Date | 23 Jun 1799 |
Licence Application Date | 23 Jun 1799 |
First Performance Date | 17 Jul 1799 |
Document Type | Play |
Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
Reference | LA1262 |
Language | English |
Document Description | An opera from Henry Heartwell and George Colman, the Younger, which is an adaptation of Alexander Duval's, 'Le Prisoner', ou La Ressemblance. |
Theme | Opera |
Theatre | The Little Theatre (or Theatre Royal), Haymarket |
Theatre Manager | Colman the Younger, George |
Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
Actor | Fawcett, Mr Johnstone, Mr Davies, Mr Suett De Camp, Miss Griffith, Miss |
Genre | Opera |
Acts | Two |
Geographical Setting | Sorrento, Italy |
Printed Edition | Printed 1799. |
Keywords | adaptation French prison military widow song forbidden love staging marriage |
Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent June 26; includes cast. Compared to printed version of 1799 there are numerous differences. |
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