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Love in a village : a comic opera, in three acts

Title: Love in a village : a comic opera, in three acts / by Isaac Bickerstaff ; printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical, by D.--G.
Author: Bickerstaff, Isaac, 1735-1812.
Publication: London : John Cumberland, 19, Ludgate Hill, [1827?]

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	v. V	Text	Restricted use	Arents BIP (Cumberlands 1825) 99-250 v. V	Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328

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Description

7, [2], [7]-53, [1] p. : ill.; 15 cm.

Series Statement

Cumberland's British theatre ; no. 32

Note

"To which are added, a description of the costume, cast of the characters, entrances and exits, relative position of the performers on the stage, and the whole of the stage business. As now performed at the Theatres Royal, London. Embellished with a fine wood engraving, by Mr. White, from a drawing taken in the theatre, by Mr. R. Cruikshank."
Without the music (partly composed, partly compiled by Arne).
Drawn largely from Charles Johnson's The village opera, Wycherley's The gentleman dancing-master, and Marivaux's Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard
Six additional publishers on p. [1] of covers, incl. Carey and Lea, Philadelphia, and Murden, New York.
Cumberland was at this address ca. 1826-1829. Cf. Brown, P.A.H. London publishers and printers, p. 50.
"Costume ... Cast of the characters ... 1824" and "Stage directions": p. 7 and following unpaged leaf.
This ed. originally published in series Dolby's British theatre (London, 1823-1825).
Illustrations: 1 print : wood engraving ; full-page. Signed R. Cruikshank, del., White, sc. -- Two additional wood engravings illustrating relative positions in "Stage directions" and "At the fall of the curtain," p. [2] (2nd group) and [54].
Issued in illustrated light brown paper covers, with series title on front cover.

Call Number

Arents BIP (Cumberlands 1825) 99-250

OCLC

NYPG99-B3619

Author

Bickerstaff, Isaac, 1735-1812.

Title

Love in a village : a comic opera, in three acts / by Isaac Bickerstaff ; printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical, by D.--G.

Imprint

London : John Cumberland, 19, Ludgate Hill, [1827?] (London : Dolby)

Series

Cumberland's British theatre ; no. 32

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Added Author

Daniel, George, 1789-1864.

Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856.

White, Henry, -approximately 1861.

Arne, Thomas Augustine, 1710-1778. Love in a village. Libretto. English.

Johnson, Charles, 1679-1748. Village opera.

Wycherley, William, 1640-1716. Gentleman dancing-master.

Marivaux, Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de, 1688-1763. Jeu de l'amour et du hasard.

Research Call Number

Arents BIP (Cumberlands 1825) 99-250

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