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The welsh opera : or, the grey mare the better horse. As it is acted at the New Theatre in the Hay-Market. Written by Scriblerus Secundus, Author of the Tragedy of Tragedies.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ballad operas--Librettos--Early works to 1800.
- Ballad operas.
- Ballad operas--Librettos.
- Genre:
- Plays.
- Librettos.
- Physical Description:
- 4 unnumbered pages,ii,iii pages, 1 unnumbered page,39 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 8⁰
- Other Title:
- Grub-Street opera
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed by E. Rayner, and sold by H. Cook, at the Hawk, near Water-Lane, and at the Golden-Ball, near Chancery-Lane, both in Fleet-Street, [1731]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Scriblerus Secundus = Henry Fielding.
- Without the music.
- The first unauthorized version of 'The Grub-Street opera', with 31 songs.
- The second unauthorized version, 'The genuine Grub-Street opera', has 57 songs; the authorized version, 'The Grub-Street opera', has 65 songs.
- With a half-title.
- The titlepage is a cancel.
- Publication date from W. L. Cross, 'The history of Henry Fielding', vol. 3, p. 293.
- Price from imprint: Price One Shilling.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from Harvard University Houghton Library.
- Cited in:
- Cross, W., III 293
- English Short Title Catalog, N25836.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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