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The ladies' battle! or, Un duel en amour! : a comedy, in three acts.

Reade, Charles, 1814-1884, author.; Lacy, Thomas Hailes, 1809-1873, publisher.; Townsend, J. Barton (John Barton), 1865- former owner.; Adaptation of (work): Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861. Battaile de dames.; Adaptation of (work): Legouvé, Gabriel, 1764-1812. Battaile de dames.
1851
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Title
The ladies' battle! or, Un duel en amour! : a comedy, in three acts.
Uniform title
Ladies' battle
Published
[London] : Hailes Lacy, [1851?]
Description
35, [1] pages ; 19 cm
Associated name
Reade, Charles, 1814-1884, author.
Lacy, Thomas Hailes, 1809-1873, publisher.
PR1243.S6 v.9 Cage Townsend, J. Barton (John Barton), 1865- former owner.
Adaptation of (work): Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861. Battaile de dames.
Adaptation of (work): Legouvé, Gabriel, 1764-1812. Battaile de dames.
Series statement
Dramatic library ; vol. IX
Note
"This a condensed version of a comedy by Messrs. Scribe and Legouvé with some trifling changes ... "

This version by Charles Reade (OCLC).

Date of publication from OCLC.

First performed at the Royal Olympic Theatre, May 7, 1851. Cast list given.
Genre/form
Plays (performing arts compositions)
Acting editions.
Cast lists.
Letters (correspondence)
Insertions (Provenance)
Comedies.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London, -- publication place.

Call number
Bd.w. PR1243 .L3 v.4
Folger accession
cs1501
Call number
PR1243 .S6 v.9 Cage
Folger-specific note
Half leather over marbled boards. Gilt spine title. Armorial bookplate (motto: haec generi incrementa fides): J. Barton Townsend. Manuscript table of contents on front endpapers. Manuscript annotation: autograph, Epes Sargeant. Inserted: autograph letter signed from Epes Sargeant to Mr. [Whiston?], undated. Bound first in a volume with ten other plays.
Folger accession
No case or accession number present