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The devil to pay; or, the wives metamorphos'd : An opera. As it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by His Majesty's servants. Written by the author of The beggars wedding. With the musick prefix'd to each song.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Coffey, Charles, d. 1745.
Contributor:
Cibber, Theophilus, 1703-1758.
Standardized Title:
Devil to pay: or, the wives metamorphos'd. Abridgments
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Ballad operas--Librettos.
Ballad operas.
Physical Description:
1 online resource ([8],31,[1]p. ) ill.,music ;
Other Title:
Devil to pay; or, the wives metamorphos'd.
Place of Publication:
London : printed for J. Watts at the Printing-Office in Wild-Court near Lincoln's-Inn Fields, MDCCXXXI. [1731]
Notes:
The author of The beggar's wedding = Charles Coffey, who signs the dedication.
An abridgment into one act by Theophilus Cibber from Coffey's three act version, itself adapted, with help from John Mottley, from Thomas Jevon's 'The devil of a wife'.
Price from imprint: Price One Shilling.
Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
Cited in:
English Short Title Catalog, N6403.
OCLC:
642217493

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