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 beggar's wedding ... with the musick prefix'd to each song
Publisher: Printed for J. Watts at the printing-office in Wild-Court near Lincoln's-Inn Fields
Published: 1732
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
Subjects: Ballad operas; Librettos
Other titles: Wives metamorphos'd
Work titles: Devil to pay Libretto
Notes: Dedication signed: Cha. Coffey.

Adapted by Coffey, with help from John Mottley, from Thomas Jevon's The devil of a wife; music arranged by Seedo. Cf. New Grove opera.

Abridged from the three-act original to one act by Theophilus Cibber.

There are two issues of this edition known to exist. One issue has head-piece on leaf A2r with Cupid enthroned. Another issue has different ornaments in gathering A, with head-piece on A2r having two sirens. Cf. ESTC.

Head-pieces; tail-piece; initials.

Signatures: A-E⁴.

Includes cast list.

Includes stage directions.

ESTC, T58096

Scouten and Hughes. Devil to pay, 5

Sonneck, O.G.T. Librettos, I, p. 374