A new opera; called, Brutus of Alba: or, Augusta's triumph. As it is acted at the Theatre, in Dorset-Garden, by His Majesty's Servants

All titles

• A new opera; called, Brutus of Alba: or, Augusta's triumph. As it is acted at the Theatre, in Dorset-Garden, by His Majesty's Servants
• Brutus of Alba
• Brutus of Alba, or, Augusta's triumph; Augusta's triumph; Brutus of Alba

People / Organizations

• George Powell (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by W. Onley, for Sam. Briscoe, at the corner of Charles-street, near Russel-street, Covent-garden, MDCXCVII. [1697]

Added name

Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715. Brutus of Alba.; Verbruggen, John, -1708?.

Publication year

1697

ESTC No.

R32181

Grub Street ID

114921

Description

[4], 34, 49-63, [1] p. ; 4°.

Note

Anonymous. By George Powell; "written in collaboration with John Verbruggen"--Woodward & McManaway. Cf. also Nicoll, A. A hist. of Eng. drama, 1660-1900, 1961, v. 1, p. 425

'To Sam. Briscoe, bookseller' is signed and dated: Monday, Octob. 16, 1699 [i.e. 1696]. George Powell, John Verbruggen"

Based on the tragedy of the same name by Nahum Tate

In verse

With an advertisement for "A second volume of familiar letters, written by the late Lord Rochester, the Duke of Buckingham, and Sir George Etherege" at foot of title

Without the music

The pagination and register are irregular; text is continuous

The same sheets were reissued in the same year, with the imprint partially reset, with the addition of a singleton (signed A2) containing prologue and epilogue, corrections to the register and pagination, and the correction of the date at the end of the dedication (Wing P3053).