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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Richard, Duke of York; or, The Contention of York and Lancaster |
| Author | Kean, Edmund Merivale, John Herman |
| Date | 11 Nov 1817 |
| Licence Application Date | 11 Nov 1817 |
| First Performance Date | Dec 1817 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1993 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Produced as 'Conscience; or, The Bridal Night'. Manuscript dated by Larpent February 10th. Contains partial cast, prologue and epilogue. Title page states 'altered from Shakespeare's Henry 6th' |
| Theme | Royalty & Aristocracy |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Johnston, Henry Erskine |
| Lord Chamberlain | Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Francis (2nd Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Play |
| Acts | Five |
| Keywords | adaptation Shakespeare war England royalty morality aristocracy king queen |
| Additional Information | Application November 11, 1817, Henry Erskine Johnston, Theatre Royal Drury Lane Produced December 22.Manuscript: dated by Larpent November 13; title-page states, "Alter’d from Shakspeare’s Henry the 6th." |
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