'La Perouse; Or, the Desolate Island'. Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, February 23, 1813. Playbill
by [Theater; LaPerouse]
- Used
- Condition
- Very good condition
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
London, 1813. Very good condition. A handsome playbill advertising a performance of "the Historick Pantomime Drama called La Perouse; Or, the Desolate Island" along with "Isabella; Or, the Fatal Marriage".
This was a fictional play concerning the fate of the French explorer who charted Botany Bay in Australia and was shipwrecked in the Solomon Islands. In the play a crafty chimpanzee puts an end to a plot by natives against de La Perouse, and the family safely returns to France.
Actors under the heading "Europeans" include Perouse (the Navigator) by Mr. Bologna; Theodore (son of Perouse) Miss Worgman; Madame Perouse by Mrs. Pincott, the Chimpanzee (an Animal of the Desolate Island) by Master Morelli. Under "Natives of a Neighboring Island", lists Mr. Grimaldi playing Kanko (Suitor to Umba).
6 1/4 x 9 3/4". Trimmed close top edge. Not found on WorldCat.
This was a fictional play concerning the fate of the French explorer who charted Botany Bay in Australia and was shipwrecked in the Solomon Islands. In the play a crafty chimpanzee puts an end to a plot by natives against de La Perouse, and the family safely returns to France.
Actors under the heading "Europeans" include Perouse (the Navigator) by Mr. Bologna; Theodore (son of Perouse) Miss Worgman; Madame Perouse by Mrs. Pincott, the Chimpanzee (an Animal of the Desolate Island) by Master Morelli. Under "Natives of a Neighboring Island", lists Mr. Grimaldi playing Kanko (Suitor to Umba).
6 1/4 x 9 3/4". Trimmed close top edge. Not found on WorldCat.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24761
- Title
- 'La Perouse; Or, the Desolate Island'. Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, February 23, 1813. Playbill
- Author
- [Theater; LaPerouse]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1813
- Bookseller catalogs
- EXPLORATION; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;
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