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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Country Attorney |
| Author | Cumberland, Richard |
| Date | 25 Jun 1787 |
| Licence Application Date | 25 Jun 1787 |
| First Performance Date | 7 Jul 1787 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA779 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Manuscript copy of this play including prologue and list of Dramatis Personae. Opens with Frederick challenging Mr Volatile to a duel. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | The Little Theatre (or Theatre Royal), Haymarket |
| Theatre Manager | Colman the Elder, George |
| Lord Chamberlain | Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Acts | Five |
| Geographical Setting | London, England |
| Keywords | law servant women family violence |
| Additional Information | Manuscript shows numerous excisions and corrections. Prologue, and epilogue are included along with a separate notice to Examiner, July 6. See LA 828. |
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