The actor : or, a treatise on the art of playing. A new work, written by the author of the former, and adapted to the present state of the theatres. Containing impartial observations on the performance, manner, perfections, and defects of Mr. Garrick, Mr. Barry, Mr. Woodward, Mr. Foot, Mr. Havard, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Berry, &c. Mrs. Cibber, Mrs. Pritchard, Miss. Nossiter, Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Woffington, Mrs. Clive, Mrs. Green, Miss Bellamy, &c. In their several Capital Parts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hill, John, 1714?-1775.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acting.

Actors, English.

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages,284 pages, 24 unnumbered pages ; 12⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for R. Griffiths, at the Dunciad, in Pater-Noster-Row, MDCCLV. [1755]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Anonymous. By Dr. John Hill.

Sometimes wrongly attributed to Aaron Hill.

A revision of the 1750 edition, itself an adaptation of P. R. de Sainte-Albin's 'Le comédien'.

With an index and two final advertisement leaves.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T84928.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.