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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Bermecides |
| Author | Milner, Henry M |
| Date | 27 Oct 1818 |
| Licence Application Date | 27 Oct 1818 |
| First Performance Date | 1818 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA2052 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Produced as 'Barmecide; or, The Fatal Offspring'. Dated by Larpent 28 October. An earlier title, Ruins of Babylon has been deleted. A prince marries his Vizier to his sister under the contract that he must never enjoy the privileges of a husband, as his inferior blood must not mix with hers. The couple fall passionately in love after their wedding and have a secret child. |
| Theme | Royalty & Aristocracy Conflict, Empire & the Other |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Kemble, Stephen |
| Lord Chamberlain | Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Francis (2nd Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Dramatic Romance |
| Acts | Three |
| Keywords | family marriage royalty deceit love children death murder |
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