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A collection of the most esteemed farces and entertainments performed on the British stage ..
- Publication date
- 1786
- Topics
- English farces
- Publisher
- Edinburgh, C. Elliot
- Collection
- americana
- Book from the collections of
- Harvard University
- Language
- English
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Lettering above front.: Farces. Supplement to the British theatre
A 5th and 6th vol. were added later, 1788. cf. B.M. Cat., Lowndes, etc
v. 1. The guardian, by David Garrick. The apprentice, by Arthur Murphy. The anatomist; or, The sham doctor, by Edward Ravenscroft. Florizel and Perdita; or, The sheep-shearing, altered from Shakespeare. High life below stairs, by David Garrick. The mock doctor; or, The dumb lady cur'd, by Henry Fielding. Taste, by Samuel Foote. The upholsterere; or, What news? by Arthur Murphy. Lethe; or, Æsop in the shades, by David Garrick. The knights, by Samuel Foote. The deuce is in him, by Geo. Coleman. The sultan; or, A peep into the seraglio. The chaplet; a musical entertainment, by Moses Mendez. Miss in her teens; or, The medley of lovers, by David Garrick.--v. 2. The mayor of Garrat, by Samuel Foote. The reprisal; or, The tars of old England, by Dr. Smollet. The devil to pay; or, The wives metamorphos'd, by Charles Coffey. The lying valet, by David Garrick. The virgin unmask'd, by Henry Fielding. The lyar, by Samuel Foote. The cunning man, a musical entertainment, by Dr. Charles Burney. The old maid, by Mr. Murphy. Thomas and Sally; or, The sailor's return, by Mr. Isaac Bickerstaff. Chrononhotonthologos, by Mr. Henry Carey. Neck or nothing, by David Garrick. The lottery, by Henry Fielding. The musical lady, by George Coleman. Midas, a burletta, by Kane O'Hara.--v. 3. The citizen, by Arthur Murphy. The toy-shop, by Mr. Dodsley. The golden pippin, by Mr. O'Hara. The Englishman in Paris, by Samuel Foote. The Englishman return'd from Paris, by Samuel Foote. The intriguing chambermaid, by Henry Fielding. Polly Honeycombe, by George Coleman. Captain O'Blunder; or, The brave Irishman, by Thomas Sheridan. The author, by Samuel Foote. The miller of mansfield, by Mr. Dodsley. The padlock, by Mr. Isaac Bickerstaff. Catharine and Petruchio, by David Garrick. The register - office, by Joseph Reed. Cymon, altered from Mr. Garrick.--v. 4. The twins; or, Which is which? by Mr. Woods. The deserter, by CV. Dibdin. The commissary, by Samuel Foote. Edgar and Emmeline, by Dr. Hawkesworth. The rival candidates, by Dr. Bate. Three weeks after marriage; or, What we must all come to, by Arthur Murphy. Bon ton; or, High life above stairs, by David Garrick. Comus, altered from Milton, by Mr. Colman. The orators, by Samuel Foote. All the world's a stage, by Mr. Jackman. The contrivances, by Mr. Harry Carey. Flora; or, Hob in the well, by Mr. Colly Cilber. The spirit of contradiction, by a gentleman of Cambridge. The patron, by Samuel Foote. Bucks have at ye all, by David Garrick
Lettering above front.: Farces. Supplement to the British theatre
A 5th and 6th vol. were added later, 1788. cf. B.M. Cat., Lowndes, etc
v. 1. The guardian, by David Garrick. The apprentice, by Arthur Murphy. The anatomist; or, The sham doctor, by Edward Ravenscroft. Florizel and Perdita; or, The sheep-shearing, altered from Shakespeare. High life below stairs, by David Garrick. The mock doctor; or, The dumb lady cur'd, by Henry Fielding. Taste, by Samuel Foote. The upholsterere; or, What news? by Arthur Murphy. Lethe; or, Æsop in the shades, by David Garrick. The knights, by Samuel Foote. The deuce is in him, by Geo. Coleman. The sultan; or, A peep into the seraglio. The chaplet; a musical entertainment, by Moses Mendez. Miss in her teens; or, The medley of lovers, by David Garrick.--v. 2. The mayor of Garrat, by Samuel Foote. The reprisal; or, The tars of old England, by Dr. Smollet. The devil to pay; or, The wives metamorphos'd, by Charles Coffey. The lying valet, by David Garrick. The virgin unmask'd, by Henry Fielding. The lyar, by Samuel Foote. The cunning man, a musical entertainment, by Dr. Charles Burney. The old maid, by Mr. Murphy. Thomas and Sally; or, The sailor's return, by Mr. Isaac Bickerstaff. Chrononhotonthologos, by Mr. Henry Carey. Neck or nothing, by David Garrick. The lottery, by Henry Fielding. The musical lady, by George Coleman. Midas, a burletta, by Kane O'Hara.--v. 3. The citizen, by Arthur Murphy. The toy-shop, by Mr. Dodsley. The golden pippin, by Mr. O'Hara. The Englishman in Paris, by Samuel Foote. The Englishman return'd from Paris, by Samuel Foote. The intriguing chambermaid, by Henry Fielding. Polly Honeycombe, by George Coleman. Captain O'Blunder; or, The brave Irishman, by Thomas Sheridan. The author, by Samuel Foote. The miller of mansfield, by Mr. Dodsley. The padlock, by Mr. Isaac Bickerstaff. Catharine and Petruchio, by David Garrick. The register - office, by Joseph Reed. Cymon, altered from Mr. Garrick.--v. 4. The twins; or, Which is which? by Mr. Woods. The deserter, by CV. Dibdin. The commissary, by Samuel Foote. Edgar and Emmeline, by Dr. Hawkesworth. The rival candidates, by Dr. Bate. Three weeks after marriage; or, What we must all come to, by Arthur Murphy. Bon ton; or, High life above stairs, by David Garrick. Comus, altered from Milton, by Mr. Colman. The orators, by Samuel Foote. All the world's a stage, by Mr. Jackman. The contrivances, by Mr. Harry Carey. Flora; or, Hob in the well, by Mr. Colly Cilber. The spirit of contradiction, by a gentleman of Cambridge. The patron, by Samuel Foote. Bucks have at ye all, by David Garrick
Notes
Vol. 4 originally published 1783; the 5th and 6th vols. were originally published in 1788.
- Addeddate
- 2009-02-17 18:18:34
- Copyright-region
- US
- Identifier
- acollectionmost03unkngoog
- Identifier-ark
- ark:/13960/t9p276r7j
- Lccn
- 03025143
- Ocr
- ABBYY FineReader 8.0
- Openlibrary_edition
- OL20471556M
- Openlibrary_work
- OL18050689W
- Pages
- 379
- Possible copyright status
- NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
- Scandate
- 20070525000000
- Scanner
- Worldcat (source edition)
- 4804111
- Year
- 1788
- Full catalog record
- MARCXML
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