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Title The April Fool; or, Folies of a Night
Date 1 Apr 1786
Licence Application Date n.d.
First Performance Date 1 Apr 1786
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA729
Language English
Document Description A young man intends to disguise himself as a lord in order to win the favour of the Uncle of his love.
Theme Courtship, Family & Domestic Life  
Theatre Covent Garden Theatre  
Theatre Manager Harris, Thomas  
Lord Chamberlain Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Larpent, John  
Genre Farce  
Acts Two  
Keywords humour  aristocracy  family  servant  theatre  beauty  alcohol  disguise  love  
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