An
afterpiece is a short, usually humorous one-act playlet or musical work following the main attraction, the full-length play, and
Kaynak: AfterpieceThe Padlock is a two-act '
afterpiece ' opera by Charles Dibdin . The text was by Isaac Bickerstaffe . It debuted in 1768 at the Drury
Kaynak: The PadlockMiss in Her Teens; or The Medley of Lovers is a farce (or
afterpiece ) written in 1747 by David Garrick It was adapted from Florent Carton
Kaynak: Miss in Her TeensAt this period a "programme" at Drury Lane would always be a double-bill - a main work, and a one-act "
afterpiece" which was usually a
Kaynak: Stephen StoraceThis was an
afterpiece which came at the end of a play. It was frequently libel lous and scandalous and consisted in the main of dialogue
Kaynak: OperaIt premiered on 5 June 1875 at the St. James's Theatre in London (as an
afterpiece to W. S. Gilbert 's Tom Cobb ), concluding its run
Kaynak: The ZooOne that followed the full-length piece was called an
afterpiece. W. J. MacQueen-Pope commented, concerning the curtain raisers
Kaynak: Curtain raiser (drama)Arthur Sullivan 's The Zoo played as an
afterpiece to Tom Cobb. Background: Gilbert and Sullivan had already produced their hit one-act
Kaynak: Tom CobbPo-ca-hon-tas remained a staple of theatre troupes and blackface minstrel companies for the next 30 years, typically as an
afterpiece .
Kaynak: Po-ca-hon-tas, or The Gentle SavageNo song, no supper is an operatic
afterpiece which is the first of Storace's five collaborations with Hoare. Its premiere was at the
Kaynak: No song, no supperit was a failure, but when the composer cut the work significantly from a full opera of 42 airs to an
afterpiece of 16 airs it became a hit.
Kaynak: Seedoas an
afterpiece to Offenbach's La Périchole , which was to open on 30 January (with Fred Sullivan in the cast), and in which Dolaro starred.
Kaynak: Trial by JuryRemaining there for most of his career, he returned to his English repertoire and a new form, the musical
afterpiece . own
afterpiece,
Kaynak: Richard Leveridgeopera seria | 3 Acts | 7 March 1733, London , Lincoln's Inn Fields | after Joseph Addison 's 1704 opera | Revived as an
afterpiece in 1740.
Kaynak: List of compositions by Thomas ArneStructure : The
afterpiece rounded out the production. In the early days of the minstrel show, this was often a skit set on a Southern
Kaynak: Minstrel showBy 1790 Shaw had published some promising instrumental works and compiled an
afterpiece opera , The Island of St Marguerite which
Kaynak: Thomas Shaw (composer)In England, one of opera's antecedents in the 16th century was an
afterpiece which came at the end of a play; often scandalous and
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