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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: New English theatre. New English theatre. London : Printed for J. Rivington & Sons, 1776-77 (OCoLC)647021256 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| OCLC Number: | 3520306 |
| Notes: | Each volume contains 5 plays with engraved t.p. (with varying imprints), frontispiece, separate signature marks, and paging. |
| Description: | 12 volumes : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| Contents: | v. 1. The busy body / written by Mrs. Centlivre -- A bold stroke for a wife / written by Mrs. Centlivre -- The conscious lovers / written by Richard Steele -- The miser / written by Henry Fielding -- The suspicious husband / written by Dr. Hoadly -- v. 2. The orphan, or, The unhappy marriage / written by Mr. Otway -- The fair penitent / written by Nicholas Rowe -- Tancred and Sigismunda / written by James Thomson -- Phaedra and Hippolitus / written by Edmund Smith -- The revenge / written by E. Young -- v. 3. The Spanish Fryar, or, The double discovery / written by Mr. Dryden -- The old bachelor / written by Mr. Congreve -- Rule a wife and have a wife / written by Beaumont and Fletcher -- The recruiting officer / written by Mr. Farquhar -- The provok'd wife / written by John Vanbrugh. v. 4. Merope / written by Aaron Hill -- Jane Shore / written in imitation of Shakespeare's style by Nicholas Rowe -- The mourning bride / written by Mr. Congreve -- The gamester / written by Mr. Moore -- The rival queens, or, Alexander the Great / written by Nathaniel Lee -- v. 5. The way of the world / written by Mr. Congreve -- The committee, or, The faithful Irishman / written by Robert Howard -- Every man in his humour / written by Ben Johnson -- The beaux stratagem / written by Mr. Farquhar -- Love for love / written by Mr. Congreve -- v. 6. Oroonoko / written by Thomas Southern -- The London merchant, or, The history of George Barnwell / written by Mr. Lillo -- Venice preserv'd, or, A plot discovered / written by Mr. Otway -- Tamerlane / written by N. Rowe -- The distrest mother / written by Amb. Philips. v. 7. The provok'd husband, or, A journey to London / written by John Vanbrugh and Mr. Cibber -- The drummer, or, The haunted house / by Mr. Addison -- Love makes a man, or, The fop's fortune / written by C. Cibber -- The careless husband / written by Colley Cibber -- The funeral, or, Grief a-la-mode / written by Richard Steele -- v. 8. The Earl of Essex / written by Henry Jones -- Barbarossa / [John Brown] -- All for love, or, The world well lost / written by Mr. Dryden -- Mahomet the Impostor / [Voltaire] -- Lady Jane Gray / [Nicholas Rowe] -- v. 9. Amphitryon, or, The two Sosias / [John Dryden] -- The double dealer / by Mr. Congreve -- The double gallant, or, The sick lady's cure / written by Colley Cibber -- The inconstant, or, The way to win him / written by George Farquhar -- The constant couple, or, A trip to the jubilee / by Mr. Farquhar. v. 10. Cato / written by Mr. Addison -- Theodosius, or, The force of love / written by Nathaniel Lee -- The siege of Damascus / by John Hughes -- Douglas / by Mr. Home -- The tragedy of Zara / by Aaron Hill -- v. 11. The city wives confederacy / by John Vanbrugh -- The minor / written by Samuel Foote -- The country wife / [William Wycherley] -- The chances / [John Fletcher] -- The wonder / by Mrs. Centlivre -- v. 12. Medea / by Mr. Glover -- The brothers / written by Dr. Young -- Isabella, or, The fatal marriage / [Thomas Southerne] -- The Grecian daughter / written by Arthur Murphy -- The Roman father / written by W. Whitehead. |
| Other Titles: | New English theatre ... containing the most valuable plays which have been acted on the London stage ... New English theatre in eight volumes |
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