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Thread #66419 Message #1230901
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
21-Jul-04 - 05:40 PM
Thread Name: ADD: Oh Good Ale Thou Art My Darling
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Oh Good Ale Thou Art My Darling

I was guessing it was an advert. for a Staffordshire pottery pushing its Toby jugs.

The opera appears in 2-3 current printings. A new edition of "The Poor Soldier" with scores and discussion here: Poor Soldier

The comic opera was performed in America soon after its opening in the British Isles.