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Book/Printed Material The pirates of Penzance, or, The slave of duty : comic opera

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Title

  • The pirates of Penzance, or, The slave of duty : comic opera

Names

  • Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911
  • Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900, composer
  • Barnett, Alice, 1888-1975, vocalist
  • Carte, Richard D'Oyly, 1844-1901, director
  • Brocolini, Mr. vocalist
  • Cook, Furneaux, Mr. vocalist
  • Furneaux Cook, Mr. vocalist
  • Talbot, Hugh, 1909-. vocalist
  • Ryley, J.H., Mr. vocalist
  • Clifton, Fulke, Mr. vocalist
  • Roosevelt, Blanche, 1853-1898, vocalist
  • Brandram, R., Miss. vocalist
  • Bond, Jessie. vocalist
  • Barlow, Miss. vocalist

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : J.M. Stoddart & Co.,1018 Chestnut Street, [c1880]

Headings

  • -  Operas--Librettos
  • -  Richard
  • -  Samuel
  • -  Frederic
  • -  Stanley
  • -  Edward
  • -  Mabel
  • -  Kate
  • -  Edith
  • -  Isabel
  • -  Ruth

Notes

  • -  U.S. RISM Libretto Project.
  • -  Copyright statements--inside front cover and p. [1] at end; at head of title: authorized copyright edition; price on title page: Ten cents; selective list of authors' works--title page; advertisements--back cover.
  • -  Imprint on front cover: Boston, Mass., Oliver Ditson & Co., New York O.H. Ditson & Co., Chicago, Ills. Lyon & Healy, Philadelphia J.E. Ditson & Co.
  • -  "Copyright, 1880 - J.M. Stoddart & Co."--title page.
  • -  Dramatis Personae, as first produced at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York, under the management of Mr. R. D'Oyly Carte, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1879: RICHARD. Mr. Brocolini -- SAMUEL. Mr. Furneaux Cook -- FREDERIC. Mr. Hugh Talbot -- MAJOR-GENERAL STANLEY. Mr. J.H. Ryley -- EDWARD. Mr. F. Clifton -- MABEL. Miss Blanche Roosevelt -- KATE. Miss R. Brandram -- EDITH. Miss Jessie Bond -- ISABEL. Miss Barlow -- RUTH. Miss Alice Barnett--verso of title page.
  • -  Performance: New York, Fifth Avenue Theatre, 1879.

Medium

  • [2], 39, [1] p. ; 19 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • ML48 [S10146]
  • Microfilm Music 1854, reel 206. Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [197-]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2010657132

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Gilbert, W. S, Alice Barnett, Mr. Vocalist Brocolini, Furneaux Cook, Mr. Vocalist Furneaux Cook, Hugh Talbot, J.H Ryley, et al. The pirates of Penzance, or, The slave of duty: comic opera. composeds by Sullivan, Arthur, directeds by Carte, Richard D'Oyly [Philadelphia: J.M. Stoddart & Co.,1018 Chestnut Street, 1880] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2010657132/.

APA citation style:

Gilbert, W. S., Barnett, A., Brocolini, M. V., Cook, F., Furneaux Cook, M. V., Talbot, H. [...] Barlow, M. V. (1880) The pirates of Penzance, or, The slave of duty: comic opera. Sullivan, A., comp, Carte, R. D., dir [Philadelphia: J.M. Stoddart & Co.,1018 Chestnut Street] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2010657132/.

MLA citation style:

Gilbert, W. S, et al. The pirates of Penzance, or, The slave of duty: comic opera. comp by Sullivan, Arthur, dir by Carte, Richard D'Oyly [Philadelphia: J.M. Stoddart & Co.,1018 Chestnut Street, 1880] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2010657132/>.