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Title Abou Hassan; or, The Sleeper Awake
Author Upton, W  
Date 10 Oct 1810
Licence Application Date 10 Oct 1810
First Performance Date 20 Nov 1810
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA1637
Language English
Document Description Manuscript title-page states, Taken from the Arabian Nights and Written by W. [or Mr.?] Upton.
Theme Myths, Legends, Folk Tales & Fairy Tales  
Theatre Pavilion Theatre  
Theatre Manager John Astley Astley, Pavil  
Lord Chamberlain Legge, George (3rd Earl of Dartmouth)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Larpent, John  
Genre Burletta  
Geographical Setting Baghdad, Iraq  
Keywords retelling  slavery  royalty  adaptation  marriage  Eastern influence  
Additional Information Application October 10, 1810, John Astley, Pavilion. Produced November 20.
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