| Diplomatic transcription of the title page | [label on the front cover 1:] [pen (black ink):] Corrected Schmolka Translation. Corrected 8/8/51 | [ballpoint pen:]COMEDY ON THE BRIDGE | OPERA IN ONE ACT | by | B.MARTINU | [pen (black ink):] extra Soprano aria, and Godalplisky [?] translation entered 9/10/51 | REPRODUCED AND BOUND BY | INDEPENDENT MUSIC PUBLISHERS • • NEW YORK CITY
[label on the front cover 2:] BOOSEY and HAWKES | HIRE LIBRARY | P.O. BOX 418 | LINBROOK. L.I., N.Y.
[title page:] Klavírní výtah | (Piano score) | B. Martinů: | (Comedy on the Bridge) | Veselohra na mostě | Radio - opera | dle V. K. Klicpery | (anglická slova a úprava: W.Schmolka) | (Doba trvání: 30 minut) | (Duration: 30 minutes) [štítek:] BOOSEY and HAWKES | HIRE LIBRARY | P.O. BOX 418 | LYNBROOK, L.I., N.Y.
[label:] BOOSEY and HAWKES | HIRE LIBRARY | P.O. BOX 418 | LYNBROOK, L.I., N.Y.
[title page 2:] Osoby: Chmelač Bedroň....Bas | Eva - jeho choť.....Alt | Rybář Sykoš.....Baryton | Popelka, jeho nevěsta....Sopran | Učitel.....Tenor | Důstojník přátelský / stráž přátelská / stráž nepřátelská / vojsko přátelské - role mluvené | Orchestr: 1. Flauta (pico.), 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinetto, |1 Fagot, 2 Corni, 1 Tromba, 1 Trombone, | Bicí: Timapni, malý-velký buben, piatti, různé hřmotící nástroje, | Piano, | Smyčce. |
| Number of leaves | 59 + 1 titulní strana (title page) |
| Number of pages bearing notation | 120 |
| Total number of pages | 120 |
| Original pagination | 1–120 |
| Dimensions (width x height) | ca 266 x 343 mm |
| Binding | Spiral binding (all pages except the first one released from the binding) |
| Paper characteristics | Grey-yellowed |
| Number and arrangement of staves | 14 |
| Distance between staff lines | ca 2,25 mm |
| Writing instrument | Original for reproduction is written in pen (black ink) |
| Other markings | Translation of libretto (pink ballpoint pen) editor's markings (lead pencil, blue ballpoint pen, orange and green pencil) |
| Comments | Loose leaves are inserted in the reproduction of the piano reduction – the reproduction of the autograph list of corrections (RALC, 1 p.) and corrections by a B&H editor (LC) |