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Title Fredolfo
Author Maturin, Charles Robert  
Date 14 Apr 1819
Licence Application Date 14 Apr 1819
First Performance Date 12 May 1819
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA2088
Language English
Document Description Manuscript copy with application. A dark tale of murder and deceit. Fredolfo, who is held up by his people as a pinnacle of morality and truth, is blackmailed by his confident who has knowledge of a murder he committed.
Theme Courtship, Family & Domestic Life  
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 Tragedy  
Acts Five  
Geographical Setting Switzerland  
Keywords family  murder  death  plot  deceit  marriage  blackmail  
Additional Information Dated by Larpent 19 April. Prologue and epilogue, with separate application, dated 10 May.
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