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Title Freedom and Slavery
Author Morton, Thomas  
Date 01 Nov 1816
Licence Application Date 01 Nov 1816
First Performance Date 12 Nov 1816
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA1942
Language English
Document Description Produced as 'The Slave'. Manuscript copy dated by Larpent November 2nd. This copy shows some deletions. Includes descriptions of scenery.
Theme Modes of Performance: Costume, Scenography & Spectacle  
Theatre Covent Garden Theatre  
Theatre Manager Harris, Henry  
Lord Chamberlain Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Francis (2nd Marquess of Hertford)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Larpent, John  
Genre Opera  
Acts Three  
Geographical Setting Surinam, South Africa  
Keywords South America  plantation  slavery  trades  scenery  
Additional Information Compared to The Slave (Cumberland’s British Theatre), n.d.: numerous differences.
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