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Love in a village. A comic opera. / Written by Mr. Bickerstaff. As performed at the New theatre, in Philadelphia.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR3318.B4 L6 1794
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bickerstaff, Isaac, 1735-1812.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Publishers' advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- 18th century.
- Physical Description:
- 58 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 17 cm (12mo)
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia] : From the press of M. Carey, March 1, 1794.
- Notes:
- Drawn largely from Charles Johnson's Village opera, Wycherley's Gentleman dancing master, and Marivaux's Jeu de l'amour et du hasard.
- Without the music (partly composed, partly compiled by Arne)
- "Table of the songs, with the names of the several composers": p. 3.
- "First performed in America at the Southwark theatre, Philadelphia, March 1767."--O. G. T. Sonneck. Cat. of opera librettos, vol. I, p. 699.
- Publisher's advertisements: p. [1]-[2] at end.
- Cited in:
- Evans 26672
- OCLC:
- 36995845
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