Sprigs of Laurel. Libretto. English. Performance: London

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

U.S. RISM Libretto Project.

Price on front cover: 6d; advertisement--inside front cover, frontispiece illustration of act 2, scene 1 at Nipperkin's line: Who goes there? ... ; "Remarks"--p. 5-8; cast list for 1793 performance at Covent Garden--p. 8; costume descriptions--p. 8; publisher's list--inside and outside back cover.

Cast of the Characters, As performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, 1829: CAPTAIN CRUIZER. Mr. Powell -- SERJEANT-MAJOR TACTIC. Mr. Gattie -- LENOX. Mr. Horn -- SINCLAIR. Mr. Sinclair -- GEORGE STREAMER. Mr. G. Smith -- CORPORAL SQUIB. Mr. Yarnold -- NIPPERKIN. Mr. Mathews -- MARY. Miss Paton--p. 8.

Performance: London, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, 1829. (venue)

dramatic music librettos cruizer tactic lenox sinclair george streamer squib nipperkin mary england albert schatz collection performing arts encyclopedia camden new town robert cruikshank george daniel henry gattie mr horn 2 john cumberland james mathews john o keeffe mary ann paton mr powell william shield mr sinclair g smith mr yarnold

01/01/1829

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