Contract : with Enrico Piatti, cellist, signed by Michael William Balfe for Benjamin Lumley, 1848 Feb. 15, "to the close of season."

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Contract : with Enrico Piatti, cellist, signed by Michael William Balfe for Benjamin Lumley, 1848 Feb. 15, "to the close of season."

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612872029

Contract outlining the duties and salary of Piatti as cellist in the pit orchestra.

[2] p. on 1 leaf ; 37 cm.

Harvard University, Harvard Theater Collection, Harvard College Library

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