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Title Elfrida
Author Mason, William  
Date 09 Oct 1772
Licence Application Date 09 Oct 1772
First Performance Date 2 Nov 1772
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA338
Language English
Document Description Explores the Elfrida's marriage to Ashelwald and then her marriage to King Edgar.
Theme British Gothic & Medieval History  Royalty & Aristocracy  
Theatre Covent Garden Theatre  
Theatre Manager Colman, 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 Tragedy  
Acts Five  
Printed Edition Printed 1752.
Keywords royalty  history  chorus  family  marriage  betrothal  politics  court  virtue  loyalty  honour  disguise  exile  
Additional Information The manuscript version is a condensation of printed text; except for omissions, it is practically identical to printed version.
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