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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Actress of All Work; or, My Country Cousin |
| Author | Oxberry, William Henry |
| Date | 26 Jan 1819 |
| Licence Application Date | 26 Jan 1819 |
| First Performance Date | 28 Jan 1819 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA2070 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Manuscript copy with application. A musical sketch in one act. Revolving around the theatre scene, the characters include a theatre manager, his son, and several actors and singer. The Piece opens with Maria, a provincial actress, discussing with the managers son his fathers refusal to employ her in his company. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Olympic Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Elliston, Robert William |
| Lord Chamberlain | Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Francis (2nd Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Comic Sketch Sketch |
| Acts | One |
| Keywords | theatre actor society family singer manager |
| Additional Information | See No. 2002. |
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