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- Record Id:
- 040-002016060
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002015995
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001154.0x0003cf
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- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 49340
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GILBERT PAPERS. Vol. LII (ff. i+87). Notebook recording weekly takings and expenses of theatre productions.
Black calf binding, gilt- and blind-stamped.
1. ff. 1-28, 51-53. 'H.M.S. Pinafore' and 'The Pirates of Penzance' in the United States of America; 1 Dec. 1879-20 Mar. 1880. Printed, with MS. additions. Followed (ff. 51b, 52) by a pencil note of the lease of the Australian rights in both operas, and (f. 53) by a summary of profits at New York from 'The Pirates', 29 Dec. 1879-28 Feb. 1880.
2. ff. 54-86, 85b-66b reversed. 'The Pirates of Penzance' at the Opera Comique Theatre, London; 3 Apr. 1880-2 Apr. 1881.
includes:
- ff. 1-14, 53 City of New York: Takings and expenses at Fifth Avenue Theatre: 1879, 1880: Abstract.
- f. 15 City of New York: Takings at Brooklyn Academy of Music: 1880: Abstract.
- f. 16 Boston, Massachusetts: Takings at Globe Theatre: 1880: Abstract.
- ff. 18-23 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Takings at South Broad Street Theatre: 1880: Abstract.
- ff. 54-86 London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Opéra Comique: Takings and expenses at Opéra-Comique Theatre: 1880-1881: Abstract.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002015995
036-002016047
040-002016060 - Is part of:
- Add MS 49289-49353 : Correspondence and papers of Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (b. 1836, d. 1911); 1836-1952, n.d. Acquired from the executors…
Add MS 49330-49345 : E. CORRESPONDENCE
Add MS 49340 : GILBERT PAPERS. Vol. LII (ff. i+87). Notebook recording weekly takings and expenses of theatre productions. Black calf binding,… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002015995[0005]/036-002016047[0008]/040-002016060
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 49289-49353
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1879
- End Date:
- 1881
- Date Range:
- 1879-1881
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Opéra Comique, London
- Places:
- Boston, Massachusetts
New York, U.S.A.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania