Dido, the Celebrated Widow

Dido, the Celebrated Widow is an extravaganza by Francis Cowley Burnand.

called Dido, the Celebrated Widow

(St James's Theatre, 1860); acted as The Widow Dido (Royalty Theatre, 1865)

What appears to have been a musical version of Dido, Queen of Carthage, listed as a "Grand Musical, Classical and Picturesque Extravaganza in One Act"attributed to "Burnand" was performed in Cape Town in the 1860-1861. It was most probably a performance of the "New and Original Extravaganza" called Dido, the Celebrated Widow by Francis Cowley Burnand. First performed . Published by T.H. Lacy in 1865.

Laura Monros-Gaspar (ed). 2015. Victorian Classical Burlesques: A Critical Anthology. Bloomsbury Publishing[1]