Record ID
67468
Accession number
GSC 102276
Creator
Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900.
Object title
The pirates of Penzance, or, The slave of duty : an entirely original comic opera in two acts / written by W. S. Gilbert ; composed by Arthur Sullivan.
Uniform title
Pirates of Penzance. Libretto
Published
London : Chappell & Co., [1888]
Provenance
From the library of George W. Lingard.
Notes
Bound with vocal score of same work (London: Chappell & Co., [1880?]).
Leaves mounted on paper "frames" with dimensions of vocal score (27 x 22 cm.).
Clippings with cast list for production by Southern Light Opera (Edinburgh), 22-24 Feb. 1900 pasted on verso of flyleaf and tipped in following it.
Three leaves tipped in preceding p. [1] contain cast lists in black and red ink for Southern Light Opera Company (Edinburgh) production of 1899-1900; for productions at the Bijou Theatre, Paignton, Dec. 30, 1879, the Fifth Ave. Theatre, New York, Dec. 31, 1879, the Opera Comique, London, Apr. 3, 1880, the Savoy Theatre, Mar. 17, 1888 and June 30, 1900; and the Southern Light Opera, 1904-1905; a clipping with a cast list for May 9, 11, and 13 [1905] is pasted on the verso of leaf [3].
Leaves mounted on paper "frames" with dimensions of vocal score (27 x 22 cm.).
Clippings with cast list for production by Southern Light Opera (Edinburgh), 22-24 Feb. 1900 pasted on verso of flyleaf and tipped in following it.
Three leaves tipped in preceding p. [1] contain cast lists in black and red ink for Southern Light Opera Company (Edinburgh) production of 1899-1900; for productions at the Bijou Theatre, Paignton, Dec. 30, 1879, the Fifth Ave. Theatre, New York, Dec. 31, 1879, the Opera Comique, London, Apr. 3, 1880, the Savoy Theatre, Mar. 17, 1888 and June 30, 1900; and the Southern Light Opera, 1904-1905; a clipping with a cast list for May 9, 11, and 13 [1905] is pasted on the verso of leaf [3].
Associated names
Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911, librettist.
Lingard, George W., former owner.
Lingard, George W., former owner.
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