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An operatic afterpiece in two acts, with a libretto by Prince Hoare (1755 – 1834) and music by Stephen Storace.
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An operatic afterpiece in two acts, with a libretto by Prince Hoare (1755 – 1834) and music by Stephen Storace (1762 – 1796).
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==

Revision as of 06:16, 31 May 2015

An operatic afterpiece in two acts, with a libretto by Prince Hoare (1755 – 1834) and music by Stephen Storace (1762 – 1796).

The original text

The first performance was at the Drury Lane Theatre in London, on April 16, 1790 as a benefit performance.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1818: Presented in Cape Town on 31 January by the Gentlemen Amateurs in the African Theatre, with Mrs Cooke in the role of "Magrietta". It was played as an afterpiece to Lovers' Vows (Inchbald/Kotzebue).

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_song,_no_supper

Facsimile text of No Song, No Supper[1]

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