Part 1

THE MINOR DRAMA.

The Acting Edition. No. CXXXI.

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THE CORSAIR;

OR, THE

LITTLE FAIRY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

A New Christmas Burlesque and Pantomime,

Founded upon the Ballet of “Le Corsaire.”

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BY WILLIAM BROUGH, ESQ.,

Author of Perdita, or the Royal Milkmaid, Prince Prettypet and the Butterfly, Trying It On, Phenomenon in a Smock-frock, A Comical Countess, &c., &c.

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TO WHICH ARE ADDED

A description of the Costume--Cast of the Characters--Entrances and Exits--Relative Positions of the Performers on the Stage, and the whole of the Stage Business.

AS PERFORMED AT THE

PRINCIPAL ENGLISH AND AMERICAN THEATRES.

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NEW YORK: SAMUEL FRENCH, 122 NASSAU STREET; (UP STAIRS.)

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Cast of Characters.--[THE CORSAIR.]

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Royal Wallack’s Lyceum, Theatre London, 1857. Dec. 26, 1856.

Conrad, the Corsair, (“a notable Pirate and Mrs. A. Mrs. John salt water Thief,” gloomy, misanthropical, Melion, Wood. ironical and Byronical,) LATE Miss Woolgar.

Birbanto, (his Lieutenant--an Officer, but not a Mr. J. L. Mr. John Gentleman,) Toole. Wood.

Seyd (or Seedy) Pasha, (a terrible Turk,) Mr. Mr. H. B. Barrett. Phillips.

Syng Smaul, (a General Officer--Major-domo, Head Mr. Mr. Cook and Bottle-washer to the Pasha,) Holston. Holmes.

Yussuf, (in his own country Joseph--or Mr. S. Mr. familiarly, Old Joe--a renegade Slave Merchant,) Calharm. Peters.

Hassan, (a Boatswain,) Miss Goward.