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Rosina : a comic opera, in two acts

Title: Rosina : a comic opera, in two acts / by Mrs. Brooke ; printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical.
Author: Brooke, Frances, 1724?-1789.
Publication: London : John Cumberland, 19, Ludgate Hill, [ca. 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. XIV	Text	Restricted use	Arents BIP (Cumberlands 1825) 99-250 v. XIV	Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328

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Description

29 p. : ill.; 15 cm.

Series Statement

Cumberland's British theatre ; no. 105

Note

"To which are added, description of the costume, cast of the characters, exits and entrances, 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. Bonner, from a drawing by Mr. R. Cruikshank."
"Remarks" by D.--G. (George Daniel): p. [5]-7.
Without the music (by William Shield).
A variation of the story of Ruth, adapted from James Thomson's Palemon and Lavinia and from The reapers (a translation or imitation of C.-S. Favart's opera Les Moissoneurs).
Seven 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.
"Cast of the characters ... 1783 ... 1825 ... 1825," "Costume" and "Stage directions": p. 7-8.
Illustrations: 1 print : wood engraving ; full-page. Signed R. Cruikshank, del., W. Bonner, sc.
Issued in light brown paper covers, with series title on front cover.

Call Number

Arents BIP (Cumberlands 1825) 99-250

OCLC

NYPG00-B478

Author

Brooke, Frances, 1724?-1789.

Title

Rosina : a comic opera, in two acts / by Mrs. Brooke ; printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical.

Imprint

London : John Cumberland, 19, Ludgate Hill, [ca. 1827] (London : D.S. Maurice)

Series

Cumberland's British theatre ; no. 105

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Shield, William, 1748-1829. Rosina. Libretto.

Daniel, George, 1789-1864.

Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856.

Bonner, G. W. (George Wilmot), 1796-1836.

Thomson, James, 1700-1748. Palemon and Lavinia.

Favart, M. (Charles-Simon), 1710-1792. Moissonneurs.

Research Call Number

Arents BIP (Cumberlands 1825) 99-250