Record ID:
417869
Accession number:
GSC 100229
Creator:
Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911, author.
Biographical Data:
English dramatist, author, librettist, stage director, and illustrator.
Title:
Iolanthe : plot book : autograph manuscript.
Credit Line:
Gift of Nancy McIntosh.
Notes:
No place of writing is given; manuscript unsigned and undated.
Iolanthe opened at the Savoy Theatre in London on November 25, 1882.
Manuscript consists of a primary sequence of 214 foliated leaves, with sketches and additional notes on the verso of some leaves; with an additional sequence of 15 leaves, foliated 1A-15A, the text inverted in relationship to the main sequence, and beginning from the back of the volume.
Provenance:
Nancy McIntosh.
Associated names:
McIntosh, Nancy, 1874-1954, former owner.
Department:
Music Collection: