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The comic opera of Love in a village / by Isaac Bickerstaff ; Adapted for theatrical representation ; As performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden ; Regulated from the prompt-book, by permission of the managers ; The Lines distinguished by inverted Commas, are omitted in the Representation.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection 822C B415 v.3
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Arne, Thomas Augustine, 1710-1778.
- Series:
- Cooke's edition.
- Cooke's edition
- Standardized Title:
- Love in a village. Libretto.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ballad operas--Librettos.
- Ballad operas.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Librettos.
- Penn Provenance:
- Lewis, John Frederick (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 70 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 15 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for C. Cooke, [1817]
- Notes:
- Music composed and compiled by T. A. Arne.
- Without the music.
- Drawn largely from Charles Johnson's 'Village opera', Wycherley's "Gentleman dancing master', and Marivaux's 'Jeu de l'amour et de hazard' - DNB.
- First performed 1762.
- Includes printed cast lists for (undated) productions at Drury Lane and Covent Garden.
- Local Notes:
- Bound with: Beggar's opera. Libretto. The beggar's opera. London : Printed for C. Cooke, [1817]. (Item 2 of 4)
- OCLC:
- 10934031
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