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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Almida |
| Author | Celesia, Dorothea |
| Date | 1 Jan 1771 |
| Licence Application Date | 1 Jan 1771 |
| First Performance Date | 12 Jan 1770 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA314 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Adapted from Voltaire's 'Tandred' but focused instead on his daughter Almida. |
| Theme | Conflict, Empire & the Other |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Garrick, David Lacy, James |
| 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 |
| Actor | Barry, Mr Inchbald, Elizabeth Reddish Aikin Palmer Barry, Mrs Barry, W |
| (Other) People | Voltaire |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Geographical Setting | Syracuse, Sicily |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1771. |
| Keywords | battle race adaptation revival marriage betrothal politics royalty |
| Additional Information | Manuscript is endorsed with an 'X' and 'Madm. Celesia'. There are some corrections. There are slight differences between the printed and manuscript versions; printed lines indicated for omission in performance are not in manuscript, except in last act. |
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