Theater - England - Early works to 1800
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Roscius anglicanus, or An historical review of the stage After in had been suppres'd by means of the late unhappy civlil war, begun in 1641, till the time of King Charles the IIs. Restoration in May 1660. Giving an account of its rise again; of the time and places the governours of both the companies first erected their theatres. The names of the principal actors and actresses, who perform'd in the chiefest plays in each house. With the names of the most taking plays; and modern poets. For the space of 46 years, and during the reign of Three Kings, and pare of our present sovereign Lady Queen Anne, from 1660, to 1706.
Downes, John, fl. 1661-1719.Date: 1708- E-books
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A farther vindication of the short view of the profaneness and immorality of the English stage, in which the objections of a late book, entituled, A defence of plays, are consider'd. By Jeremy Collier, M.A
Jeremy CollierDate: 1708- E-books
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The history of the mimes and pantomimes , with An Historical Account of several Performers in Dancing, living in the Time of the Roman Emperors. To which will be added, A List of the Modern Entertainments that have been exhibited on the English Stage, either in Imitation of the ancient Pantomimes, or after the Manner of the Modern Italians; When and where first Performed, and by whom Composed. By John Weaver, Dancing-Master.
Weaver, John, 1673-1760.Date: 1728- E-books
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Royal and Royalty Theatres. Letter to Phillips Glover, Esq. of Wispington, in Lincolnshire; in a dedication to the burletta of Hero and Leander, now performing, with the most distinguished applause, at the Royalty Theatre, in Goodman's Fields
Jackman, Isaac, fl. 1776-1795.Date: M.DCC.LXXXVII. [1787]- E-books
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The Fashionable Cypriad in a series of elegant and interesting letters, with correlative anecdotes of the most distinguished characters in Great Britain and Ireland. Part I.
Date: 1798