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The companion to the play-house: or, An historical account of all the dramatic writers (and their works) that have appeared in Great Britain and Ireland, from the commencement of our theatrical exhibitions, down to the present year 1764. Composed in the form of a dictionary ...
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baker, David Erskine, 1730-1767.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English drama--Bio-bibliography.
- English drama.
- Theater--Great Britain--Bibliography.
- Theater.
- Great Britain.
- Bibliography.
- Genre:
- Bio-bibliography.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gibson, George S., Jr. (bookplate)
- Alcock, James (autograph)
- Burr, Charles W. (Charles Walts), 1861- (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes ; 18 cm (12mo)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt [etc.], 1764.
- Notes:
- Text unpaged.
- Caption title: The play-house dictionary.
- Published anonymously.
- A second edition (1782) and a third (1812) were issued under title: Biographia dramatica.
- OCLC:
- 788775
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