The Bud of the Rose. Sung by Mr. Bannister, in the Opera of Rosina.

Published by (Evans, Long Lane.) [c.1783], 1783

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Single sheet slipsong with illus. at top & bottom, two lines crossed through in contemp. ink; sl. creased with a few pin holes, one sl. larger, within upper illus. Bodleian Ballads Online 17452, printed from the same type but with different illustration; ESTC T197598 records the Bodleian copy and another at NLS only; a variant, with a misprint in the title (a repetition of the word 'in') is recorded in a single copy only at Cambridge. Originally printed as a 4to song sheet with two slipsongs, the other being 'The Buffalo' with the imprint Evans, Long Lane, London. Rosina was a comic adaptation by William Shield of Frances Brooke's libretto. Written in 1771-72, it was not performed until 1782 when it was staged at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, on December 31st. This song was sung by the actor, comedian and singer Charles Bannister, 1738-1804, in his role as Mr Belville. Bannister, together with his wife, appeared in many of Shields' operas including The Flitch of Bacon, 1778, The Poor Soldier, 1783, Robin Hood, 1784, and The Crusade of the Csar, 1790.…

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Title
The Bud of the Rose. Sung by Mr. Bannister, in the Opera of Rosina.
Author
SLIPSONG. (BROOKE, Frances)
Publisher
(Evans, Long Lane.) [c.1783]
Publication year
1783

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ABA, ILAB & PBFA member. Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers have been selling 18th & 19th Century English books, especially first editions of English Literature and Social History since 1969 and are world leading specialists in Dickens. Our premises are opposite the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London. We publish between 4 and 6 major catalogues per annum. As traditional and professional booksellers, we prefer to develop a personal relationship with collectors - and customers via the internet.…

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