The Highland Reel: A Comic Opera, in Three Acts. As performed with universal applause, at the Theatre-Federal-Street.
Boston: Printed [by Joseph Bumstead] for Wm. P. and L. Blake, at the Boston book-store, Cornhill, 1797.
Price: $350.00
About the item
First edition with Mrs. Rowson contribution. 68, [3, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Removed. Evans, 32611; Bristol B 10043; Shipton- Mooney 48208; ESTC W31679 see BAL 17001 (Rowson) "Air.-Serjeant Jack, " p. 16. uncollected. Note: Here anonymous, this song is credited to Mrs. Rowson in The Highland Reel, Boston, 1797."
Item #215386
Libretto only. The music was composed by William Shield. Cf. Grove’s dictionary of music and musicians, 3rd ed. Bumstead’s monogram device appears on p. 68. "The following song, written by Mrs. Rowson, was substituted for the original, p. 58."--p. [69].
