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Title The Faithful Irish Woman
Author Clive, Catherine  
Date 9 Mar 1765
Licence Application Date 9 Mar 1765
First Performance Date 18 Mar 1765
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA247
Language English
Document Description A controversial farce exploring the relationship between England and Ireland. Clive also investigates the apparent lengths to which the Irish will go to affect an English identity.
Theme Conflict, Empire & the Other  Courtship, Family & Domestic Life  Censorship & Politics  
Theatre Theatre Royal Drury Lane  
Theatre Manager Lacy, James  
Lord Chamberlain Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, William (3rd Duke of Portland)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Chetwynd, William  
Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application Capell, Edward  
Genre Farce  
Keywords female author  shipwreck  Anglo-Irish  social status  betrothal  marriage  satire  debt  money  identity  
Additional Information Manuscript is endorsed with an 'X'. There are numerous minor deletions and corrections.
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