Zenas HAINES (Civil War Composer): Program for "Il Recrutio"

[Civil War] Haines, Zenas T. et al.
Two programs for the 44th Massachusetts Regiment opera, "Il Recrutio."

2 pamphlets, as follows:
Il Recrutio: An Original Opera Produced by a Troupe of the Massachusetts 44th Regiment, in Barracks, at Newbern, N.C. 8 pages, including cast list and libretto. 8vo, self-wrappers; creased, front edge irregularly trimmed with partial loss of two words, partial separation along fold. [Newbern, NC, 11 March 1863]
Il Recruitio, a Comic Opera as Originally Produced by Members of the Forty-Fourth Regiment. 15 pages. Stitched, self-wrappers; slight marginal dampstaining. Sabin 35411. [Roxbury, MA, 1863]
The 44th Massachusetts was a nine-month regiment. They staged this opera in North Carolina in March 1863 toward the end of their term, selling copies of the libretto to benefit the regiment's charity fund. They also staged an encore performance upon their return to Boston in August. See Haines, "In the Country of the Enemy," page 140.

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