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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Bobinet the Bandit; or, The Forest of Montescarpini |
| Date | 29 Nov 1815 |
| Licence Application Date | 29 Nov 1815 |
| First Performance Date | 4 Dec 1815 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1891 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A melodrama in which a lover seeks to avoid conscription. It is thought to have been an allegorical call for peace during the Napoleonic wars. |
| Theme | Conflict, Empire & the Other |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Harris, Thomas |
| Lord Chamberlain | Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Francis (2nd Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Melodrama |
| Acts | Two |
| Keywords | melodrama romance comedy soldier contemporary events allegory |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent. |
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