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The disappointment: or, The force of credulity. : A new American comic-opera, in three acts. By Andrew Barton, Esq.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Forrest, Thomas, 1747-1825.
- Leacock, John, 1729-1802, author.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Operas--Librettos.
- Operas.
- Genre:
- Librettos.
- Physical Description:
- iv pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 8-94 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 12⁰
- Edition:
- Second edition, revised and corrected, with large additions by the author. [Four lines of verse].
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Printed for and sold by Francis Shallus no. 40, Vine-Street, M.DCC.XCVI. [1796]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Without music.
- The authorship is disputed. Variously attributed to Andrew Barton (probably a pseudonym), John Leacock, and Thomas Forrest. The attribution to Forrest is most commonly accepted. Cf. the critical edition of this work, edited by David Mays (University Presses of Florida, 1976, p. 8-12).
- Frontispiece engraved by Joseph H. Seymour. Though numbered "II", it is the only plate.
- 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:
- Evans, 30036
- Hill, F. P. Amer. plays, 13
- English Short Title Catalog, W30783.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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