Ian E. Wilson
PublicationsStratford InstituteSir Arthur G. Doughty

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Bonnie Prince Charlie--Cover Page--MSS--LAC (OCLC #1007516702)--Wilson Collection Scan
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Bonnie Prince Charlie--Title Page--MSS--LAC (OCLC #1007516702)--Wilson Collection Scan--Unnumbered p. 1.
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Bonnie Prince Charlie--List of Characters--MSS--LAC (OCLC #1007516702)--Wilson Collection Scan--Unnumbered p. 2.
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Bonnie Prince Charlie--Act 1, first page--MSS--LAC (OCLC #1007516702)--Wilson Collection Scan--Unnumbered p. 3.
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Bonnie Prince Charlie--Act 1, last page--MSS--LAC (OCLC #1007516702)--Wilson Collection Scan--Unnumbered p. 17.
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Bonnie Prince Charlie--MSS--LAC (OCLC #1007516702)-Unnumbered p. 22 au verso.
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Bonnie Prince Charlie, Program 21 May 1894--British Library
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The Metropolitan, 26 May 1894, p.8.
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The Metropolitan, 26 May 1894, p.9.
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The Metropolitan, 26 May 1894, p.9.
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Doughty, Arthur G., words, and Rudolph Liebich, music, Bonnie Prince Charlie: An Original Comic Opera in Two Acts, Montreal: [publisher not identified], 1894.

The opera was performed at Montreal: Queen's Theatre, under the patronage and in aid of the Ladies' Benevolent Society. There were 8 performances: starting Monday 21 May through to Saturday 26 May with matinees on Thursday and Saturday.

A copy of the program for the performance on 21 May 1894, described the comic opera as a love story set in the time of the Jacobite rising in 1745.

The editor (John Swallow) of The Metropolitan (26 May 1894) noted the Canadian production possessed great merit despite the fact that it had been composed in a few weeks and very little time had been devoted to either its composition or its rehearsals.  While there were some unfavorable reviews such as in the Montreal Star, Swallow defended the opera stating, “Considering the way in which it was produced and especially the object for which so much labor was expended, I consider the treatment of the daily morning press not only an injustice, but an outrage.” Rather such initiatives should be encouraged.

‍The Metropolitan, 7July 1894 mentioned that AGD had continued his collaboration with Rudolph Liebich composing a lullaby dedicated to the Duchess of York and performed by Miss Ella Walker.

A typescript without music, with manuscript edits, is held by LAC, Rare Book Collection (OCLC #1007516702).  The typescript itself consisted of 31 unnumbered pages of text typed on one of side of the pages with handwritten notes on the blank side of the pages and throughout the text.  The names of the characters were underlined in red (pencil). On the first page of the text was a list of the cast of characters, with names of actors handwritten beside the character.  Included in the typescript were script and set directions.  The typescript manuscript held by LAC was reviewed; select images pictured above. Wilson Collection includes scans of select pages of the LAC held typescript; select images are pictured above.

The printed program for the performance 21 May 1894, was digitized and is held by the British Library; consisting of 20 pages of which 16 are numbered. The digitized program was reviewed; select images are pictured above.

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