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MS Mus. 1716/2/4
- Record Id:
- 040-001616199
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001616029
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001515.0x0001d7
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 1716/2/4
- Title:
- Aladdin. Drury Lane.
- Scope & Content:
-
Music from Augustus Harris's 1885/1886 production of the pantomime 'Aladdin' at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Composed by Oscar Barrett.
- 'Aladdin DL'. 1885. Full score of 'chorus and finale'. Together with full score of a song 'Weeds and flowers of Erin'.
- 'Pianoforte Aladdin'. 1885-1886. 'Pianoforte Aladdin' (on front cover label). Conductor's piano score and a section of full score. Monogram of copyist James Weaver on full score. Role names mentioned: Abanazar, Emperor and Dog, Orlock, Mrs Twankey, Chee Kee, Badroulbadour. 'Grand Beauty Procession' includes Eve, Venus, Semiramis, Cleopatra, Godiva. Includes songs 'Going to market', 'In the land of the blue willow pattern plate', 'If you wish to learn to cook, go out and buy a book', recit beginning 'Votes for the London school board what they teaches A bundle of electioneering speeches'. With notes throughout relating to later productions. There are notes of songs to be inserted and their publishers. Also with orchestral parts of 'The willow plate ballet', probably related.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001616029
036-001616195
040-001616199 - Is part of:
- MS Mus. 1716 : Drury Lane Theatre Archive
MS Mus. 1716/2 : Aladdin. (Pantomime). Music from various productions, composed by Oscar Barrett and others.
MS Mus. 1716/2/4 : Aladdin. Drury Lane. - Hierarchy:
- 032-001616029[0002]/036-001616195[0004]/040-001616199
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1716
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1885
- End Date:
- 1886
- Date Range:
- 1885-1886
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Largest size 330 x 400mm.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)