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''[[The Eddystone Elf]]'' is a melodrama in two acts by George Dibdin Pitt (1795-1855)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Dibdin_Pitt]. | ''[[The Eddystone Elf]]'' is a melodrama in two acts by George Dibdin Pitt (1795-1855)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Dibdin_Pitt]. | ||
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Originally performed at Sadler's Wells in 1833 and 1834. According to ''A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850'' it appears to have been performed as ''[[The Monster of the Eddystone, or The Lighthouse Keepers]]'' at Sadlers Wells on 7 April, 1834 and at the Royal Pavilion on 18 August 1834 as ''[[The Eddystone Elf]]''. | Originally performed at Sadler's Wells in 1833 and 1834. According to ''A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850'' it appears to have been performed as ''[[The Monster of the Eddystone, or The Lighthouse Keepers]]'' at Sadlers Wells on 7 April, 1834 and at the Royal Pavilion on 18 August 1834 as ''[[The Eddystone Elf]]''. | ||
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According to ''A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850'' it appears to have been performed as ''[[The Monster of the Eddystone, or The Lighthouse Keepers]]'' at Sadlers Wells on 7 April, 1834. | According to ''A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850'' it appears to have been performed as ''[[The Monster of the Eddystone, or The Lighthouse Keepers]]'' at Sadlers Wells on 7 April, 1834. | ||
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''A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850''. CUP Archive: p.362; Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=gnc3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA362&lpg=PA362&dq=The+Monster+of+the+Eddystone;+or,+The+Lighthouse+a+play+by&source=bl&ots=kdhPSoAe5v&sig=f__nGqkYkFjmh0NKPS6nHnTKsn4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj5trC_--PcAhVELsAKHR2WAU0Q6AEwCnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Monster%20of%20the%20Eddystone%3B%20or%2C%20The%20Lighthouse%20a%20play%20by&f=false] | ''A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850''. CUP Archive: p.362; Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=gnc3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA362&lpg=PA362&dq=The+Monster+of+the+Eddystone;+or,+The+Lighthouse+a+play+by&source=bl&ots=kdhPSoAe5v&sig=f__nGqkYkFjmh0NKPS6nHnTKsn4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj5trC_--PcAhVELsAKHR2WAU0Q6AEwCnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Monster%20of%20the%20Eddystone%3B%20or%2C%20The%20Lighthouse%20a%20play%20by&f=false] | ||
Revision as of 09:34, 11 August 2018
The Eddystone Elf is a melodrama in two acts by George Dibdin Pitt (1795-1855)[1].
The original text
Originally performed at Sadler's Wells in 1833 and 1834. According to A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850 it appears to have been performed as The Monster of the Eddystone, or The Lighthouse Keepers at Sadlers Wells on 7 April, 1834 and at the Royal Pavilion on 18 August 1834 as The Eddystone Elf.
Published as The Eddystone Elf in Cumberland's Minor Drama, vol. x and by T.H. Lacy vol. lxix,
According to A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850 it appears to have been performed as The Monster of the Eddystone, or The Lighthouse Keepers at Sadlers Wells on 7 April, 1834.
Sources
A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850. CUP Archive: p.362; Google E-book[2]
Victorian Plays Project, Electronic catalaogue Vol 69[3]
