The miller's maid : a drama in two acts : written expressly for, and adapted only to Skelt's characters & scenes in the same.
Published / Created:
London : Printed and published by M. & B. Skelt, [between 1840 and 1850]
Physical Description:
18 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 15 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsToy Theater Webb Skelt Miller''s Maid.Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:14596787
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
John Faucit Saville's The miller's maid was first performed at the English Opera in 1821. See: Speaight.The publisher M. & B. Skelt was active from 1840-1850. See Speaight.Speaight, G. History of the English toy theatre, pages 193-194, 209BAC: British Art Center copy is complete. All pieces are uncolored. The characters are uncut.
Subject Terms:
Ballads, English -- Juvenile drama. | Children's plays, English.
Form/Genre:
Plays. | Toy theaters. | Lithographs.
Contributors:
Adaptation of (work): Saville, John Faucit, 1783–1853. Miller's maid. | M. & B. Skelt (Firm), publisher.
