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The Grub-Street opera. As it is acted at the theatre in the Hay-Market. By Scriblerus Secundus. To which is added, The masquerade, a poem. Printed in MDCCXXVIII.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.
- Standardized Title:
- Welsh opera
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ballad operas--Librettos--Early works to 1800.
- Ballad operas.
- Ballad operas--Librettos.
- Genre:
- Plays.
- Librettos.
- Physical Description:
- 8 unnumbered pages,56 pages, 4 unnumbered pages,11 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 8⁰
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed, and sold by J. Roberts, 1731.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Scriblerus Secundus = Henry Fielding.
- 'The masquerade' has a separate titlepage dated 1728; the register is continuous.
- 'The Welsh opera' was the first published unauthorised edition with 31 songs, 'The genuine Grub-street opera' was the second unauthorised edition with 57 songs. The authorised version was: 'The Grub-street' with 65 songs.
- Also issued as part of his 'Dramatic works', London, 1755, vol. 2.
- 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 British Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T35895.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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