Research Catalog

Title

The fairies. [electronic resource] : An opera. Taken from A midsummer night's dream, written by Shakespear. As it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. The songs from Shakespear, Milton, Waller, Dryden, Lansdown, Hammond, &c. The music composed by Mr. Smith.

Author

Garrick, David, 1717-1779.

Publication

London : printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper in the Strand, MDCCLV. [1755]

Details

Additional Authors

Gale (Firm)

Description

48p.; 8⁰.

Uniform Title

Eighteenth century collections online.

Subject

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Knowledge > Music

Note

• The adaptation probably by David Garrick, with some contribution from J. C. Smith.
• 'The argument' precedes the prologue; a variant has this reversed.
• Price from imprint: price One Shilling.
• Reproduction of original from British Library.

Indexed In (note)

• English Short Title Catalog

Reproduction (note)

• Electronic reproduction.

OCLC

• 642577234
• T35205

Author

Garrick, David, 1717-1779.

Title

The fairies. [electronic resource] : An opera. Taken from A midsummer night's dream, written by Shakespear. As it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. The songs from Shakespear, Milton, Waller, Dryden, Lansdown, Hammond, &c. The music composed by Mr. Smith.

Imprint

London : printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper in the Strand, MDCCLV. [1755]

Series

Eighteenth century collections online.

Reproduction

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

Indexed In:

English Short Title Catalog, T35205.

Connect to:

Full text online - available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL

Place of Publication

Great Britain England London.

Added Author

Gale (Firm)