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The Lord of the Manor is a
comic opera by the British soldier and playwright
John Burgoyne. It was first staged at the
Drury Lane Theatre in December 1780.
[1] It was written by Burgoyne for his lover, the actress
Susan Caulfield.
[2]
References
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^ Nicoll p.201
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^ Thomson p.121
Bibliography
- Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900. Volume III: Late Eighteenth Century Drama. Cambridge University Press, 1952.
- Thomson, Peter. The Cambridge Introduction to English Theatre, 1660-1900. Cambridge University Press, 2006.