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Field name | Value |
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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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