Gretna Green a musical entertainment in two acts Theatre Royal Haymarket 1786, 1786.

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Gretna Green a musical entertainment in two acts Theatre Royal Haymarket 1786, 1786.

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Manuscript prompt copy of play, heavily marked and corrected in at least two hands, with some rubrications and annotated stage directions, of a comedy about mismatched lovers and elopement to the Scottish village of Gretna Green, the popular destination for underage English couples.

1 v. (56 p.) ; 23 x 14 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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