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Polly is a ballad opera with text by John Gay and music by Johann Christoph Pepusch. It is a sequel to Gay's The Beggar's Opera. Due to censorship, the opera was not performed in Gay's lifetime. It had its world premiere on 19 June 1777 at the Haymarket Theatre in London






 

Polly by Mr Gay-Being the Second Part of the Beggars Opera c1923

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  • Title: Polly
    Author: Mr Gay
    Publisher : William Heinemann
    Publication 1923
    Format: Hardback

    Condition: Light blue boards with dark blue cloth spine. Lots of damage and part spine missing. Thick pages which are in quite a good condition with no ink or pencil marks. Some illustration plates and musical notation. In a fair condition only

    Book measures: 25.5cm x 16cm with 107 pages

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