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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Harlequin Quicksilver; or, The Devil and the Gnome |
| Author | Dibdin, Thomas John |
| Date | 17 Dec 1804 |
| Licence Application Date | 17 Dec 1804 |
| First Performance Date | 26 Dec 1804 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1430 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Title page reads '1804-1805 New Melo Drama Pantomime…'. Contains deletions and alterations. Key dramatis personae include Harlequin Quicksilver, Julia and Columbine. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life Myths, Legends, Folk Tales & Fairy Tales |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Kemble, John Philip |
| Lord Chamberlain | Legge, George (3rd Earl of Dartmouth) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Actor | Barker, Davy |
| Genre | Pantomime |
| Acts | Two |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1804. |
| Keywords | harlequinade pantomime magic humour clown dance mine queen |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent December 18; cast. Compared to Songs, Trios, Chorusses, &c., in Harlequin Quicksilver, 1804 (Kemble-Devonshire collection 405): a number of discrepancies. |
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