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The manager in distress : A prelude
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The manager in distress. : A prelude on opening the Theatre-Royal in the Hay-Market, May 30, 1780. By George Colman
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Application May 21, [1780,] George Colman, H2. Prod. May 30. MS. Comp. [1780] (K-D 316): virtually identical.
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New brooms! : An occasional prelude, performed at the opening of the Theatre-Royal, in Drury-Lane, September 21, 1776. By George Colman
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The Election of the Managers. Prelude, 2 pts. George Colman
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