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Momie

Description: This is a ca. 1778 libretto for the burlesque opera in three acts "Momie" by a Jean Étiennethat Despréaux. The opera is a parody based on Leblanc du Roullet's libretto of "Iphigénie en Aulide," an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck. The libretto includes the titles of the tunes at the opening of each scene. Page 6 of the library's copy is incorrectly numbered as page 9.
Date: 1778?
Creator: Despréaux, Jean Étienne, 1748-1820.
Partner: UNT Music Library
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[News Clip: Comedy show]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: 1977
Duration: 43 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["The Gradfather"]

Description: A video of a slideshow of various pictures of Dr. Robert B. Toulouse to an audio that is a parody of "The Grandfather," explaining his life story.
Date: March 3, 1985
Duration: 22 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: University of North Texas. Center for Media Production.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Shrine parade]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a parade in downtown Dallas by the Shriners organization.
Date: November 5, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 50 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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