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Shelfmark

Krr.3.19(09)

Author

Title

Winning a husband; or, Seven's the main: an interlude, in one act, by George Macfarren, ... Printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical, by D-G. To which are added, a description of the costume, ... and the whole of the stage business. As now performed at the Metropolitan Minor Theatres..

Publication, distribution, etc.

London: : John Cumberland, 2, Cumberland Terrace, Camden New Town., [c.1819-1830?]

Physical description

34 p. : ill. (frontis.) ; 14 cm.

Series statement

(Cumberland's minor theatre)

Note

Frontispiece included in pagination.

Note

Additionally on title-page: "Embellished with a fine engraving, by Mr. Bonner, from a Drawing taken in the Theatre, by Mr. R. Cruikshank."

Note

Directions for "Disposition of the charcters at the fall of the curtain." on p.34.

Note

First performed at the Royal Coburg Theatre [i.e. Old Vic] in 1819; subsequently at the Queen's Theatre [i.e. Scala Theatre?].

With note

Bound with 11 other plays issued either by John Cumberland, Thomas Dolby, or Thomas Richardson, shelfmarks Krr.3.19(01) - (08), (10) - (12).

Provenance

Ms. signature in pencil, undated and name unread, of a "Professor of [?Gl...]", on title-page recto of first item in sammelband (Krr.3.19(01)).

Binding

Sammelband. 19th-century three-quarter leather with blue marbled paper; blind-tooled dotted roll at edges of leather. Spine flat, divided into five compartments by horizontal gilt double fillets flanked by the same blind roll as on covers, with gilt lettering 'DRAMA' and 'VOL I' in second and fourth compartments thereof; blue false headbands. Textblock trimmed with some minor loss to printed text; edges sprinked red; endpapers undecorated.

Copy-specific note

Probably issued as part of Cumberland's Minor Theatre series, although this information is not given in the copy described.

Subject

English drama (Comedy) 19th century.

Subject

Musicals Librettos.

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England London.

Language code

eng

Identifier

B50498
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