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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Harlequin and the Sylph of the Oak; or, The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green |
| Date | 13 Dec 1816 |
| Licence Application Date | 13 Dec 1816 |
| First Performance Date | 26 Dec 1816 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1946 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Written largely in rhyme, contains many songs and ballads. |
| 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 | Pantomime |
| Acts | Eighteen |
| Keywords | song poverty harlequin pantomime scenery |
| Additional Information | Application December 13, 1816, Henry Harris, Covent Garden Theatre Produced December 26. Manuscript. Compared to 1816 (Kemble-Devonshire collection 509) there are several songs in Manuscript not in printed copy, and vice versa. |
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