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Title False Colours
Author Morris, Edward  
Date 27 Mar 1793
Licence Application Date 27 Mar 1793
First Performance Date 3 Apr 1793
Document Type Play  Prologue  Epilogue  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA975
Language English
Document Description In this comedy, an unattractive officer, Captain Montague, feigns a friendship with Sir Harry Cecil, in order to separate Cecil from his love, Constance, who Montague desires.
Theme Courtship, Family & Domestic Life  
Theatre The King's Theatre, Haymarket  
Theatre Manager Kemble, John Philip  
Lord Chamberlain Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Larpent, John  
Genre Comedy  
Acts Five  
Printed Edition Printed 1793.
Keywords love  courtship  friendship  romance  marriage  deception  
Additional Information Performed by Drury Lane Company at the King's, Haymarket. Manuscript includes a prologue and epilogue. There are a few differences between the manuscript and printed versions.
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