Manuscripts
The Inquiry; or, Cause of the Present High Price of Provisions. Prelude, 1 act
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No application. [Aug. 23, 1797.] Not produced. (License refused.) MS: title-page endorsed not Licensed, and dated by Larpent Aug. 23. J.P.C. in B.D.: No Play this Night, a piece of which the hero was Sylvester Daggerwood in one act. The license was refused on 23 Augt. 1797.
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The Author on the Wheel; or, A Piece Cut in the Green Room. Entertainment, 1 act
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
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