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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Committee; or, Irishman in Distress |
| Author | Knight, Thomas |
| Date | 18 Jan 1822 |
| Licence Application Date | No application. |
| First Performance Date | 18 Jan 1822 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA2277 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Printed copy of 'Honest Thieves' by Thomas Knight which itself was adopted from 'The committee' in 1797. The Manuscript title pasted over printed title. A cast list has been inserted in manuscript. A political comedy. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Olympic Theatre |
| Lord Chamberlain | Graham, James (3rd Duke of Montrose) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Farce |
| Acts | Two |
| Keywords | adaptation humour politics Ireland |
| Additional Information | Compared to The Honest Thieves, 2d ed., 1797 (Kemble-Devonshire collection 458) there are occasional slight differences. See LA 1168. |
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