The Meltonians
Subtitle: a perfectly illegitimate drama and extravaganza : founded upon some popular sporting subjects interspersed with parodies : in two acts
By: by R.B. Peake
Series: [The acting national drama -- v. 4, no. 6]; Webster's acting national drama -- v. 4, no. 6; English and American drama of the nineteenth century; Nineteenth century English drama
Publisher: Chapman and Hall
Published: 1838
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: microform :
Number of pages: 28
Subjects: Musicals; Librettos
Notes: Libretto only.

Includes titles of airs (popular and borrowed) to be sung.

"Correctly printed from the prompter's copy, with remarks, the cast of characters, costume, scenic arrangement, sides of entrance and exit, and relative positions of the dramatis personae."

"Illustrated with an engraving by Pierce Egan the Younger from a drawing taken during the representation."

"The author has to acknowledge the adaptation of some sporting sentences from a novel entitled The turf and to thank James Smith for the idea of the song called Guy Fawkes and several of the verses."