Record ID
417869
Accession number
GSC 100229
Creator
Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911, author.
Biographical Data
English dramatist, author, librettist, stage director, and illustrator.
Object title
Iolanthe : plot book : autograph manuscript.
Credit line
Gift of Nancy McIntosh.
Provenance
Nancy McIntosh.
Notes
No place of writing is given; manuscript unsigned and undated.
Iolanthe opened at the Savoy Theatre in London on November 25, 1882.
Manuscript consists of a primary sequence of 214 foliated leaves, with sketches and additional notes on the verso of some leaves; with an additional sequence of 15 leaves, foliated 1A-15A, the text inverted in relationship to the main sequence, and beginning from the back of the volume.
Iolanthe opened at the Savoy Theatre in London on November 25, 1882.
Manuscript consists of a primary sequence of 214 foliated leaves, with sketches and additional notes on the verso of some leaves; with an additional sequence of 15 leaves, foliated 1A-15A, the text inverted in relationship to the main sequence, and beginning from the back of the volume.
Associated names
McIntosh, Nancy, 1874-1954, former owner.
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