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Title:  Covent Garden Prompt Books, 1710-1824

Location:  Northwest Ohio Book Depository; Microfilm 792.0942 .C873 L84c

Format and Number of Reels/Fiche/Cards:  Microfilm; 3 reels

Publisher:  Bell & Howell

Content Description:  Prompt books for plays, comic operas, and musicals performed at Covent Garden between 1710 and 1824. Each book includes state setting notations or stage directions. Some reproductions are poor quality.

Language(s):  English

Arrangement:  Each book is arranged in somewhat alphabetical order by the author of the play, comic opera or musical and each book is assigned a volume number. There are 37 plays or 37 volumes in this collection. Reel 1 contains volumes 1-10; reel 2 contains volumes 11-24 and reel 3 contains volumes 25-37.

Index/Bibliography:  None

Subject Categories:  The Arts, Literature

Keywords:  covent garden, English, British, plays, drama, theater, theatre, operas, musicals