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Title The Brothers
Author Cumberland, Richard  
Date 22 Nov 1769
Licence Application Date 22 Nov 1769
First Performance Date 2 Dec 1769
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA300
Language English
Document Description A comedy by Cumberland that centres around a villain with a virtuous brother.
Theme Courtship, Family & Domestic Life  
Theatre Covent Garden Theatre  
Theatre Manager Colman the Elder, George  
Lord Chamberlain Seymour-Conway, Francis (1st Marquess of Hertford)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Chetwynd, William  
Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application Capell, Edward  
Genre Comedy  
Acts Five  
Printed Edition Printed 1770.
Keywords maritime  family  friendship  fishing  storm  ship  staging  villain  
Additional Information There are several passages deleted, apparently by Examiner. Compared to the printed version of 1770, there are slight differences.
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