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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Artifice |
| Author | Miles, William Augustus |
| Date | 16 Mar 1780 |
| Licence Application Date | 16 Mar 1780 |
| First Performance Date | 14 Apr 1780 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA514 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Manuscript has many corrections and cancellations. Compared to the printed version the order of scenes in Act I differ, however other differences are negligible. |
| Theme | Opera Censorship & Politics |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Sheridan, Richard Brinsley |
| Lord Chamberlain | Seymour-Conway, Francis (1st Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Capell, Edward |
| Genre | Comic Opera |
| Acts | Two |
| Printed Edition | Printed 1780. |
| Keywords | comedy opera music sailor marriage war song |
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