True-blue : a musical entertainment : with the additional song of Stand to your guns, &c. as sung by Mr. Bannister / the music by Mr. Carter and The story of John Gilpin as delivered by Mr. Lee Lewes.

Author/creator Carter, Thomas
Other author Carey, Henry, 1687?-1743.
Format Microform
Publication InfoLondon : Printed by H.D. Steel ... for J. Griffiths, prompter at the theatre and sold by Mr. Clough, 1787.
Description16 unnumbered pages.
Subjects

Uniform titleTrue-blue. Libretto
SeriesThree centuries of drama. English, 1701-1750
Three centuries of drama. English, 1701-1750. UNAUTHORIZED
Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1830. UNAUTHORIZED
General noteLibretto only.
General noteCover title: True-blue, or, The press-gang and The story of John Gilpin.
General noteThe story of John Gilpin by William Cowper; cf. DNB.
General noteIn 1739 Henry Carey wrote and composed a musical interlude called Nancy, or, The parting lovers, which, in 1755, was revived under title, The press-gang, or, Love in low life, and still later produced, with music by Thomas Carter, under title, True-blue; cf. Nicoll, A.A hist. of Eng. drama, 1660-1900, 1952: v. 2, p. 303; Baker, D.E. Biog. drama., 1812: v. 3, p. 179.
General note"As performing at the Royalty-Theatre, Wellclose Square."
Reproduction noteJoyner- Microfiche. [New Canaan, Conn.] : Readex, 1989. 1 microfiche : negative. (Three centuries of drama. English, 1701-1750) ; (Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1830).
Other titleTrue blue.
Other titleStory of John Gilpin.
Other titleNancy, or, The parting lovers.
Other titleNancy.
Other titleParting lovers.
Other titleTrue-blue, or, The press-gang and The story of John Gilpin.
Other titlePress-gang, or, Love in low life.
Other titlePress-gang.
Other titlePress gang.
Other titleLove in low life.

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner Microforms B300 MICROFICHE T413 C246.1TR ✔ Available