Rip Van Winkle [collection] : opera comique in three acts / libretto by H. Meilhac, Ph. Gille, and H.B. Farnie ; composed by Robert Planquette. 1882.

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Rip Van Winkle [collection] : opera comique in three acts / libretto by H. Meilhac, Ph. Gille, and H.B. Farnie ; composed by Robert Planquette. 1882.

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Arranged in four groups: I. Vocal scores (36). II. Chorus parts (75). III. Promptbooks (7 in 9 vols.). IV. Dialogue parts (40). The vocal scores are in English, published by O. Ditson, Boston (c1882) and Chappell, London. Three copies of the Ditson edition are arranged as stage manager's guides, one of which contains bound-in stage directions on paper carrying the heading "Academy of Opera, Chickering Hall, New York." The chorus parts are holographs, in English, 59 of which are for soprano and alto, 16 for tenor and bass. The promptbooks are in English. Five are typed or mimeoed. Several carry the names of cast members. Two books are manuscript, one of which is in three volumes with the indication "property of Geo. E. Lask" on the covers. The other includes a newspaper advertisement for a performance of the work pasted in, dated Dec. 4, 1883. The dialogue parts are in English, and consist of five incomplete sets and one set of miscellaneous parts. Thirty-nine parts are typed or mimeoed. One is manuscript in a lined ledger labelled "student's notebook."

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Planquette, Robert, 1848-1903

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French composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Merveille sur Mer, 22 July 1892, to an unidentified recipient, 1892 July 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270675045 ...

Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897

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Henri Meilhac was a French dramatist, who often collaborated with Ludovic Halévy. From the guide to the Henri Meilhac plays, undated., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) This inscription is almost certainly by the French writer Henri Meilhac (1831-1897), who co-wrote the libretti for a number of operas and operettas, including Bizet's Carmen; Massenet's Manon; and Offenbach's La Périchole, La vie Parisienne and La belle Hélène. Fro...

Farnie, H.B. (Henry Brougham), 1836-1889

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Epithet: writer of plays British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x0002ba ...

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859

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Washington Irving (b. April 3, 1783, New York City-d. November 28, 1859, Sunnyside, Tarrytown, New York), American author, wrote his first popular work, A History of New York, under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker. He continued to write stories and essays which made him the outstanding figure in American literature of his time and established his reputation abroad. In 1826 Irving went to Spain to work at the American embassy in Madrid, then at the American legation in London, before returni...

Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901

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French journalist and librettist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Paris, 24 January 1878], to Mme Foucaux, [1878 Jan. 24]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873356 ...