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256 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780297847687
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Orion Publishing
Publication date: 01 April 2005
Description
Mistress Peachum was Lavinia Fenton, an 18th-century actress who was the original Polly Peachum in John Gay’s celebrated play, The Beggar’s Opera. Both Lavinia and the play were overnight sensations; however, she enjoyed only a few months of fame ...
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256 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780297847687
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Orion Publishing
Publication date: 01 April 2005
Description
Mistress Peachum was Lavinia Fenton, an 18th-century actress who was the original Polly Peachum in John Gay’s celebrated play, The Beggar’s Opera. Both Lavinia and the play were overnight sensations; however, she enjoyed only a few months of fame ...