The devil to pay, or, The wives metamorphos'd
Subtitle: an opera. As it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by His Majesty's servants
By: written by the author of The beggars wedding... With the musick prefix'd to each song.
Contributors: Mottley, John, 1692-1750.; Cibber, Theophilus, 1703-1758.; Jevon, Thomas, 1652-1688.
Series: Library of English literature -- LEL 40157.
Publisher: Printed for J. Watts
Published: 1731
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 31
Other titles: Wives metamorphos'd.
Notes: "A table of the songs": p. [6]

"Dramatis personae": p. [8]

Dedication signed: Cha. Coffey.

One act. Based on the play "The devil of a wife," 1686, written by Thomas Jevon, with possible assistance from his brother-in-law Thomas Shadwell. Adapted by Charles Coffey and John Mottley. Theophilus Cibber reduced the play from three acts to one. cf. Cambridge bibliography of English literature.

Cibber is said to have introduced into the play songs by his father and by Rochester. cf. Dictionary of national biography.

A sequel written by Coffey entitled "The merry cobler" appeared in 1735.

Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, inc., 1976. 1 microfiche : positive ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English literature ; LEL 40157)