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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Alfred |
| Author | Thomson, James Mallet, David |
| Date | 9 Feb 1741 |
| Licence Application Date | 9 Feb 1741 |
| First Performance Date | 20 Mar 1745 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA27 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Produced at the Drury Lane Mar. 20, 1744/5. However, it was performed privately at Cliveden, Aug. 1, 1740. |
| Theme | Conflict, Empire & the Other |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Fleetwood, Charles |
| Lord Chamberlain | FitzRoy, Charles (2nd Duke of Grafton) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Chetwynd, William |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Odell, Thomas |
| Composer | Arne, Thomas Augustine |
| Genre | Masque |
| Acts | Three |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1740. |
| Keywords | family spirit love war death song chorus nationalism |
| Additional Information | The manuscript play contains an act between the two presented in the printed version. |
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| Document linked to |
Alfred the Great |
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