The whim, or, The miser's retreat
Subtitle: a farce
By: alter'd from the French of La maison rustique ; with the musick prefix'd to each song
Contributors: Vanbrugh, John, Sir, 1664-1726.; Dancourt, Florent Carton, 1661-1725.
Series: Three centuries of drama; Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1830
Publisher: Printed for J. Watts
Published: 1734
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 34
Subjects: Ballad operas -- Librettos
Other titles: Whim; Miser's retreat
Work titles: Whim. Libretto
Notes: Libretto, with unacc. melodies

An adaptation of Vanbrugh's The country house, translated from Dancourt's La maison de campagne; cf. Baker, D.E.  Biog. drama., 1812: v. 2, p. 136

"As it is perform'd at the new theatre in Goodman's-Fields."

Master microform held by: Readex

Microfiche. New Canaan, CT : Readex. microfiches. (Three centuries of drama. English, 1701-1750) ; (Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1830)