Isaac Bickerstaffe

This article is about the authentic Irish playwright. For the hoax pseudonym used by Swift, Steele, and Addison, see Isaac Bickerstaff.

Isaac Bickerstaffe
Born
Isaac John Bickerstaffe

26 September 1733
Dublin, Ireland
Diedafter 1808
Occupation(s)playwright, librettist
Notable workThomas and Sally (1761)
Love in a Village (1762)
The Maide of the Mill (1765)
Oh, What a Charming Thing's a Battle!
"Oh, What a Charming Thing's a Battle!", from Charles Dibdin and Isaac Bickerstaff's The Recruiting Serjeant (1770). Sung by Leon Lishner
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Isaac Bickerstaffe or Bickerstaff (26 September 1733 – after 1808) was an Irish playwright and librettist.