The Bow-street opera
Subtitle: in three acts
By: written on the plan of The beggar's opera ; all the most celebrated songs of which are parodied, and the whole piece adapted to modern times, manners, and characters
Contributors: Gay, John, 1685-1732; Pepusch, John Christopher, 1667-1752
Series: Three centuries of drama; Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1830
Publisher: Printed for T. Mariner ... and T. Astill
Published: 1773
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 44
Subjects: Fielding, John, -- Sir, -- 1721-1780 -- Caricatures and cartoons; Wilkes, John, -- 1727-1797 -- Caricatures and cartoons
Other titles: The Bow street opera
Notes: Libretto only

Without the music composed by Pepusch; cf. Grove's 5th ed

Satire on Sir John Fielding and John Wilkes

Publication date from Nicoll, A.  A hist. of Eng. drama, 1660-1900, 1952: v. 3, p. 320

Microfiche. New Canaan, CT : Readex. microfiches. (Three centuries of drama.  English, 1751-1800) (Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1830)