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Catley, Anne, 1745-17891
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May-day : or, The little gipsy. A musical farce, of one act : To which is added The theatrical candidates. A musical prelude. As they are both performed at the Theatre-Royal, in Drury-Lane

Garrick, David (1717-1779); Arne, Thomas Augustine (1710-1778); Bates, William (fl. 1750-1780)

1775

Without the music (May-day, by Arne; The theatrical candidates, by Bates).

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Flora; or, Hob in the well

Hippisley, John (1748); Cibber, Colley (1671-1757); Bates, William (fl. 1750-1780)

[1780?]

Caption title. In double columns. Adapted from 'Hog: or, The country-wake, ostensibly by Colley Cibber, itself an adaptation of Thomas Dogget's The country-wake. The present version is printed in ...

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The jovial crew: : a comic opera, as it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden

Brome, Richard (1652); Roome, Edward (1729); Concanen, Matthew (1701-1749); Yonge, Sir William (1755); Bates, William (fl. 1750-1780)

1780

The alterations were by E. Roome, M. Concanen, and Sir William Yonge. Music by William Bates not included. Illustrations: Portrait of Anne Catley as Rachel, engraved by G. Terry.

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