King Arthur, or, Merlin : the British inchanter. [1736]

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King Arthur, or, Merlin : the British inchanter. [1736]

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A copy of the 1736 adaptation of John Dryden and Henry Purcell's King Arthur, with a presentation inscription to Queen Caroline from actor and theater manager Henry Giffard. The volume also contains two original drawings by artist John Devoto, who designed the scenes used during Giffard's actual production. Playbills for two 1842 performances of the play at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane are inserted at the end of the volume.

[iv, 74] p., bound : ill. ; 25 cm.

University of California, Los Angeles

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University of California, Los Angeles

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Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695

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This version 1943.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Suite from the opera : the Fairy queen / Henry Purcell ; selection and orchestration by Harold Byrns. 1943. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53445289 From the opera composed ca. 1689. Transcribed 1936.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Passacaglia : from Dido and Aeneas / Henry Purcell ; transcribed by Charles O'Connell. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall Colle...

Devoto, John, active 1719-1752

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Giffard, Henry, 1699-1772

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Aldis, A. M.,

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Dryden, John, 1631-1700

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Caroline, Queen, consort of George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1737

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