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[Program for Mozart Academy of Music performance of "The Mikado"]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.114 Author/Creator: Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1886/01/12 Pagination: 6 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

"Souvenir Programe of the New Mozart Academy of Music . . . Grand Inaugural Performance January 12, 1886. With Gilbert and Sullivan's charming opera, entitled The Mikado; or, the Town of Titipu. By the National Ideal Opera Co." Inside program pages are made of silk.

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