Fontainbleu
Subtitle: a comic opera in three acts
By: by John O'Keefe, author of The Agreeable Surprise, Highland Reel, Son in Law, Poor Soldier, The Prisoner at Large, Wild Oats, Love in a Camp, The Farmer, &c ; printed from the acting copy, with remarks biographical and critical, by D.G. [i.e. George Daniel] ; to which are added, a description of the costume, cast of the characters, entrances and exits, relative positions of the performers on the stage, and the whole of the stage business, as now performed at the Theatres Royal, London ; embellished with a fine engraving, by Mr. Bonner, from a drawing taken in the theatre, by Mr. R. Cruikshank
Contributors: Shield, William, 1748-1829; O'Keeffe, John, 1747-1833; Bonner, Mr; Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, Mr; Daniel, George, 1789-1864; Horn, Mr; Dowton, William, 1764-1851, Mr; Browne, Daniel, 1647-1727; Harley, Mr; Wallack, Mr; Cooke, T., Mr; Gattie, Henry, 1774-1844, Mr; Jones, C., Mr; Honor, Mr; Plumstead, Mr; Webster, Mr; East, Mr; Fenton, Mr; Brady, Mr; Hope, Mr; Gregory, John, d. 1789, Mr; Seymour, St. John D. (St. John Drelincourt), Mr; Brown, Mr., fl. 1696; Harlowe, Sarah, 1765-1852, Mrs; Paton, Mary Ann, 1802-1864, Miss; Kelly, Miss; Geesin, Miss; Orger, Mary Ann, 1788-1849, Mrs; Tree, S., Miss; Weston, Miss
Series: Cumberland's British theatre -- no. 242
Publisher: John Cumberland, 2, Cumberland Terrace, Camden New Town
Published: 1828
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 59
Subjects: Librettos; Operas
Work titles: Fontainbleu. Libretto. English
Notes: U.S. RISM Libretto Project.

Price on outside front cover: 1 s; advertisement--inside front cover; frontispiece illustration of act 2, scene 3 at Sir John Bull's line: You scoundrel! ... ; "Remarks"--p. 5-8; costume descriptions--p. 9; cast list for 1822 performance at Covent Garden--p. 10; publisher's list--inside and outside back cover.

Music by William Shield--New Grove.

Cast of the characters, as performed at the Theatres Royal, London, Drury Lane 1828: LORD WINLOVE. Mr. Horn -- SIR JOHN BULL. Mr. Dowton -- COLONEL EPAULETTE. Mr. Browne -- SQUIRE TALLY-HO. Mr. Harley -- LACKLAND. Mr. Wallack -- HENRY. Mr. T. Cooke -- LAPOCHE. Mr. Gattie -- BOB. Mr. C. Jones -- GREGORY. Mr. Honor -- GAGGER. Mr. Plumstead -- FRENCH INNKEEPER. Mr. Webster -- FRENCH WAITER. Mr. East -- ROBIN. Mr. Fenton -- COOK. Mr. Brady -- CHAMBERLAIN. Mr. Hope -- BOOTCATCHER. Mr. Gregory -- JOCKEY. Mr. Seymour -- ENGLISH WAITER. Mr. Brown -- LADY BULL. Mrs. Harlowe -- ROSA. Miss Paton -- MISS DOLLY BULL. Miss Kelly -- CELIA. Mrs. Geesin -- MRS. CASEY. Mrs. Orger -- NANNETTE. Miss A. Tree -- TWO MAIDS. Miss Weston, Miss Phillips--p. 10.

Performance: London, Theatres Royal, Drury Lane, 1828.