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was Fielding's first theatrical success. The Little Theatre allowed Fielding the freedom to experiment, and to alter the traditional comedy genre. The play ran during the early 1730s and was altered for its run starting 21 April 1730 and again in response to the
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The first and second acts deal with the attempts of the central character, Harry Luckless, to woo his landlady's daughter, and his efforts to make money by writing plays. In the second act, he finishes a
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ends with a merging of the play's and the puppet show's realities.
95: 77:, about the Goddess Nonsense's choice of a husband from 44:is a play by the English playwright and novelist 40:The Author's Farce and the Pleasures of the Town 8: 48:, first performed on 30 March 1730 at the 81:representatives of theatre and other 7: 56:'s rejection of his earlier plays, 28: 30: 1: 52:. Written in response to the 148: 75:The Pleasures of the Town 50:Little Theatre, Haymarket 63:Actor Rebellion of 1733 102:More selected works 91:The Author's Farce 87:play within a play 58:The Author's Farce 132:Literature portal 120: 119: 18:Portal:Literature 139: 96: 34: 147: 146: 142: 141: 140: 138: 137: 136: 122: 121: 116: 105: 83:literary genres 35: 26: 25: 24: 12: 11: 5: 145: 143: 135: 134: 124: 123: 118: 117: 108: 106: 99: 71:puppet theatre 46:Henry Fielding 29: 27: 15: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 144: 133: 130: 129: 127: 115: 114: 113: 107: 104: 103: 98: 97: 94: 92: 88: 84: 80: 76: 72: 66: 64: 59: 55: 54:Theatre Royal 51: 47: 43: 42: 41: 33: 23: 22:Selected work 19: 112:Read more... 110: 109: 100: 90: 74: 73:play titled 67: 57: 38: 37: 36: 79:allegorical 126:Category 20:‎ | 16:< 128::

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Illustration of Henry Fielding
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Henry Fielding
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