The British Musical Biography

[E] Bunn, Alfred, operatic manager and libret-
tist, was born at London, 1798. Stage man-
ager at Drury Lane Theatre under Elliston,
1823 ; Manager and Lessee of Drury Lane
Theatre from 1834. He died at Boulogne
Dec. 20, 1860. Bunn adapted a great number
of pieces for the English stage, and produced
the following among other operas; — Maid of
Artois ; Bohemian Girl ; and Daughter of St.
Mark (Balfe) : Brides of Venice (Benedict);
Maritana (Wallace), etc. He also wrote a
work entitled "The Stage, both before and
behind the curtain, from observations taken
on the spot." 3 vols., London, 1840. Poems,
London, 1816. For a severe skit on Bunn, see
" A word with Bunn, after Burns's Address
to the Dcil." Bv J. R. Adam, the Cremorne
Poet, London [1847] .

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