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The siege of Belgrade : a comic opera, in three acts

Title: The siege of Belgrade : a comic opera, in three acts / by James Cobb ; printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical.
Author: Cobb, James, 1756-1818.
Publication: London : John Cumberland, 19, Ludgate Hill, [ca. 1828]

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	v. XVII	Book/Text	Restricted use	Arents BIP (Cumberlands 1825) 99-250 v. XVII	Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328

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Description

47 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill.; 15 cm.

Series Statement

Cumberland's British theatre ; no. 134

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"To which are added, a description of the costume, cast of the characters, entrances and exits, relative position of the performers on the stage, and the whole of the stage business. As now performed at the Theatres Royal, London. Embellished with a portrait of Miss Love, in the character of Lilla. Engraved on steel by Mr. Woolnoth, from an original drawing by Mr. Wageman."
"Remarks," by D.--G. (George Daniel): p. [3]-6.
Without the music by Storace, who partly utilized Martín y Soler's Una cosa rara; Cobb's libretto is based upon Da Ponte's for Martín y Soler. Cf. New Grove dict. of music and musicians, v. 18, p. 181.
Six additional publishers on p. [1] of covers, incl. Carey and Lea, Philadelphia, and Murden, New York.
Cumberland was at this address ca. 1826-1829. Cf. Brown, P.A.H. London publishers and printers, p. 50.
"Memoir of Miss Love": p. [7]. "Costume," "Cast of the characters ... 1824 ... 1828" and "Stage directions": p. 6 and [8].
Illustrations: 1 print : stipple engraving ; full-page. Signed Wageman, del., Woolnoth, sc.
Issued in illustrated light brown paper covers, with series title on front cover.

Call Number

Arents BIP (Cumberlands 1825) 99-250

OCLC

NYPG00-B1006

Author

Cobb, James, 1756-1818.

Title

The siege of Belgrade : a comic opera, in three acts / by James Cobb ; printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical.

Imprint

London : John Cumberland, 19, Ludgate Hill, [ca. 1828]

Series

Cumberland's British theatre ; no. 134

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Daniel, George, 1789-1864.

Wageman, Thomas Charles, approximately 1787-1863.

Woolnoth, Thomas, 1785-

Storace, Stephen, 1762-1796. Siege of Belgrade. Libretto.

Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Cosa rara.

Martín y Soler, Vicente, 1754-1806. Cosa rara.

Research Call Number

Arents BIP (Cumberlands 1825) 99-250