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Title The Candidate
Author Dent, John  
Date 1 Aug 1782
Licence Application Date 1 Aug 1782
First Performance Date 5 Aug 1782
Document Type Play  Prologue  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA597
Language English
Document Description Manuscript copy had previous title of 'The Gudgeon', which has been crossed out. The manuscript copy contains a prologue and cast list. Compared to the printed text, there are slight differences in the dialogue and number of differences in the order of scenes.
Theme Censorship & Politics  Courtship, Family & Domestic Life  Royalty & Aristocracy  
Theatre The Little Theatre (or Theatre Royal), Haymarket  
Theatre Manager Colman the Elder, George  
Lord Chamberlain Seymour-Conway, Francis (1st Marquess of Hertford)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Larpent, John  
Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application Trail, J  
Genre Farce  
Acts Two  
Printed Edition Printed 1782.
Keywords farce  love  money  fortune  election  French  marriage  Parliament  British Empire  library  
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