The forty thieves
Subtitle: a grand melo-dramatic romance in two acts
Contributors: Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816; Colman, George, 1762-1836; Daniel, George, 1789-1864; Kelly, Michael, 1762-1826.
Series: English and American drama of the nineteenth century
Publisher: J. Cumberland
Published: 1830
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 39
Subjects: Musicals -- Librettos
Work titles: Forty thieves. Libretto
Notes: Promptbook interleaved with unnumbered pages of manuscript notes

Variously ascribed to Sheridan, George Colman the Younger and others

"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."

"Embellished with a fine engraving, by Mr. Bonner, from a drawing taken in the Theatre [Royal, Covent Garden] by Mr. Cruikshank."

Without the music by Kelly

Microopaque. New York : Readex Microprint, 1970. 1 microopaque ; 23 x 15 cm. (English and American drama of the nineteenth century. English)

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