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Title Algona
Author Cobb, James  
Date 22 Apr 1802
Licence Application Date 22 Apr 1802
First Performance Date 30 Apr 1802
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA1347
Language English
Document Description From the authors 'The Cherokee', a play based in New England. Focuses on the relations between English settlers and Native Americans.
Theme Conflict, Empire & the Other  
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 Opera  
Acts Three  
Geographical Setting United States  
Printed Edition Printed 1802.
Keywords colony  Native Americans  violence  battle  
Additional Information Application April 22, 1802, John Philip Kemble, Drury Lane. Produced April 30. Manuscript Compared to Songs, Duetts, Chorusses, &c., in Algonah, 1802 (Kemble-Devonshire Collectiononshire collection 395): virtually the same. See LA 1050.
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