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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Cleone |
| Date | 23 Nov 1758 |
| Licence Application Date | 23 Nov 1758 |
| First Performance Date | 2 Dec 1758 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA150 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Originally submitted to Garrick for Drury Lane but was repeatedly rejected. With the patronage of Lord Chesterfield it was accepted by John Rich for the Covent Garden Theatre which, at this time, was unfashionable. In the end it was a great success and is thought to have turned to tide of fashion towards the Covent Garden Theatre. |
| Theme | Censorship & Politics Celebrity Culture & Fashion |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Dodsley, Robert |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cavendish, William (4th Duke of Devonshire) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Chetwynd, William |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Capell, Edward |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Keywords | celebrity actor humour society tragedy |
| Additional Information | David Garrick was so set against this play having any form of success that he condemed the play to it's leading actress George Anne Bellamy, and scheduled Busy Body in which he himself starred for the first time to clash with the opening night. |
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