Fontainbleu. Libretto. Libretto. English. Performance: London

by John O'Keefe, author of The Agreeable Surprise, Highland Reel, Son in Law, Poor Soldier, The Prisoner at Large, Wild Oats, Love in a Camp, The Farmer, &c ; printed from the acting copy, with remarks biographical and critical, by D.G. [i.e. George Daniel] ; to which are added, a description of the costume, cast of the characters, entrances and exits, relative positions of the performers on the stage, and the whole of the stage business, as now performed at the Theatres Royal, London ; embellished with a fine engraving, by Mr. Bonner, from a drawing taken in the theatre, by Mr. R. Cruikshank. (statement of responsibility)

U.S. RISM Libretto Project.

Price on outside front cover: 1 s; advertisement--inside front cover; frontispiece illustration of act 2, scene 3 at Sir John Bull's line: You scoundrel! ... ; "Remarks"--p. 5-8; costume descriptions--p. 9; cast list for 1822 performance at Covent Garden--p. 10; publisher's list--inside and outside back cover.

Music by William Shield--New Grove.

Cast of the characters, as performed at the Theatres Royal, London, Drury Lane 1828: LORD WINLOVE. Mr. Horn -- SIR JOHN BULL. Mr. Dowton -- COLONEL EPAULETTE. Mr. Browne -- SQUIRE TALLY-HO. Mr. Harley -- LACKLAND. Mr. Wallack -- HENRY. Mr. T. Cooke -- LAPOCHE. Mr. Gattie -- BOB. Mr. C. Jones -- GREGORY. Mr. Honor -- GAGGER. Mr. Plumstead -- FRENCH INNKEEPER. Mr. Webster -- FRENCH WAITER. Mr. East -- ROBIN. Mr. Fenton -- COOK. Mr. Brady -- CHAMBERLAIN. Mr. Hope -- BOOTCATCHER. Mr. Gregory -- JOCKEY. Mr. Seymour -- ENGLISH WAITER. Mr. Brown -- LADY BULL. Mrs. Harlowe -- ROSA. Miss Paton -- MISS DOLLY BULL. Miss Kelly -- CELIA. Mrs. Geesin -- MRS. CASEY. Mrs. Orger -- NANNETTE. Miss A. Tree -- TWO MAIDS. Miss Weston, Miss Phillips--p. 10.

Performance: London, Theatres Royal, Drury Lane, 1828. (venue)

operas librettos winlove john bull epaulette tally ho lackland henry lapoche gregory gagger robin cook bull lady rosa dolly bull celia casey nannette england albert schatz collection mr bonner mr brady mr brown daniel browne t cooke robert cruikshank george daniel william dowton mr east mr fenton henry gattie miss geesin john gregory mr harley sarah harlowe mr honor mr hope mr horn 2 john cumberland c jones miss kelly john o keeffe mary ann orger mary ann paton inc phillips publishing international mr plumstead st john d st john drelincourt seymour william shield s tree mr wallack mr webster miss weston libretto performing arts opera london covent garden theatre

01/01/1828

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