"The pantomimical business by Messink, the songs by Dibdin"--cf. Nicoll, A. A hist. of Eng. drama 1660-1900, 1952, v. 3, p. 255; Northcott, R. Charles Dibdin's Masonic pantomime Harlequin Freemason, 1915. Libretto only. Application for license dated Dec. 27, 1780; first produced Dec. 29. 1780, at Covent Garden Theatre, Thomas Harris, manager; cf. Catalogue of the Larpent plays. Microopaque of manuscript in the Henry E. Huntington Library.
Reproduction Note
Microopaque. New York : Readex Microprint, 1954. 1 microopaque ; 23 x 15 cm. (Three centuries of drama. English, 1737-1800. Larpent collection) (Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1830)