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Title The Female Duellist
Date 12 May 1793
Licence Application Date 12 May 1793
First Performance Date 22 May 1793
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA985
Language English
Document Description An afterpiece telling the tale of Clara, who had disguised herself as a male, named Lucio.
Theme Royalty & Aristocracy  Women in Eighteenth Century Drama  
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  
Actor Whitfield, Mr  Suett, Mr  Jordan, Mrs  
Genre Afterpiece  
Acts Two  
Geographical Setting Seville, Spain  
Printed Edition Printed 1793.
Keywords love  duel  masculinity  women  monarch  king  family  disguise  cross-dressing  
Additional Information Manuscript contains slight corrections and cast liisting. Compared to 1793 printed edition, there are a few differences.
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