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Brotherton Collection9
English Literature9

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ballad operas3
cantatas, secular1
ballad opera1

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Gay, John (1685-1732)9
Chaucer, Geoffrey (1400)2
Pepusch, John Christopher (1667-1752)2
Chaucer, Geoffrey2
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)1
Pepusch, John Christopher1
Handel, George Frideric1
Gay, John1
Dryden, John1
Dryden, John (1631-1700)1

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The beggar's opera : as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Lincolns-Inn Fields

Pepusch, John Christopher (1667-1752); Gay, John (1685-1732)

1729

Text followed by score (46 p.).

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The beggar's opera : As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Lincolns-Inn-Fields

Gay, John (1685-1732)

1728

Advertisements on the title-page verso. Ref.: Lewis, P.E. (ed.) John Gay. The beggar's opera. Edinburgh, 1973, p. 32. Signature G2 unsigned. Cast list on p. [6].

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The beggar's opera : As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Lincolns-Inn-Fields

Gay, John (1685-1732); Pepusch, John Christopher (1667-1752)

1728

First edition. Libretto by John Gay; includes the unacc. melodies.

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The wife of Bath : a comedy as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields

Gay, John (1685-1732); Chaucer, Geoffrey (1400)

1730

Borrows from Chaucer's The Wife of Bath's tale.

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The wife of Bath : a comedy as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields

Gay, John (1685-1732); Chaucer, Geoffrey (1400)

1730

Borrows from Chaucer's The Wife of Bath's tale.

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Achilles : an opera, as it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden

Gay, John (1685-1732)

1779

Printed in double columns. Without the music.

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The beggar's opera : As it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. Written by Mr. Gay

Gay, John (1685-1732)

1778

Possibly issued with 'The chaplet. A musical entertainment.' by Moses Mendez.

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The what d'ye call it : A tragi-comi-pastoral farce

Gay, John (1685-1732)

[1778]

Caption title. Imprint from Cameron. In two columns. Head- and tail-piece.

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Acis and Galatea : a serenata. A song for St Cecilia's day

Gay, John (1685-1732); Dryden, John (1631-1700); Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)

[1778]

'Acis and Galatea' is by J. Gay and is followed by 'A song for St Cecilia's day' attributed to Dryden; music by Handel. Drop-head title; two columns to a page.

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