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Title The Coventry Act
Author Plumptre, James  
Date 29 Dec 1792
Licence Application Date 29 Dec 1792
First Performance Date 1 Jan 1793
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA965
Language English
Document Description A comedy exploring the romantic lives of the protagonists, Lord Bentley and Lady Caroline.
Theme Courtship, Family & Domestic Life  
Theatre Theatre Royal Norwich  
Theatre Manager Brunton, John  
Lord Chamberlain Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Larpent, John  
Genre Comedy  
Acts Two  
Geographical Setting Yorkshire  
Printed Edition Printed 1793.
Keywords love  comedy  marriage  family  widow  courtship  
Additional Information Manuscript. Compared to printed edition Norwich, 1793, which is printed in three acts, there are numerous and extensive differences.
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