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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Desert Island |
| Author | Murphy, Arthur |
| Date | 20 Jan 1760 |
| Licence Application Date | 20 Jan 1760 |
| First Performance Date | 24 Jan 1759 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA167 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Two sisters Costanza and Sylvia are stranded on a desert Island. Costanza, suffering from her cruel fate considers suicide, whereas Sylvia who is too young to remember life in the outside world enjoys an idyllic and peaceful life. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Garrick, David Lacy, James |
| 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 |
| (Other) People | Metastasio, Pietro |
| Genre | Dramatic Poem |
| Acts | Three |
| Keywords | family women adventure coming of age love innocence |
| Additional Information | Adapted from work by Pietro Metastio which accompanied music by Haydn. Metastios' work is said to be part of the 18th century intellectual debate around the merits of civilized society versus nature in the formation of ones character. |
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