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Title Harlequin and Fortunio; or, The Treasures of China
Date 11 Dec 1815
Licence Application Date 11 Dec 1815
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA1893
Language English
Document Description Grimaldi, acting as the Clown, was able to defeat the antagonist and become the "Champion of the Fair in Distress."
Theme Modes of Performance: Costume, Scenography & Spectacle  
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 Pantomime  
Printed Edition Printed 1815.
Keywords harlequinade  pantomime  clown  hero  
Additional Information Produced as "Harlequin and Fortunio; or, Shing-Moo and Thun-Ton." Manuscript dated by Larpent. Compared to the printed edition, a few differences; printed version contains directions for pantomime.
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