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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Gli Schiavi per Amore |
| Date | 24 Apr 1787 |
| Licence Application Date | No application. |
| First Performance Date | 24 Apr 1787 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA769 |
| Language | Italian |
| Document Description | Manuscript copy in Italian. Dramatis Personae, Gelinda and Bestian Ammazzagatte are husband and wife and are both being held captive by pirates. They are going by false names to conceal their marriage. Monsieur Perruque is a native of Martinico and secretly in love with Gelinda. His niece Neri is secretly in love with Bestian. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | The King's Theatre, Haymarket |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Actor | Paisiello, Giovanni |
| Genre | Comic Opera |
| Acts | Two |
| Keywords | love death family marriage violence tragedy pirate unrequited love |
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