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The chances : a comedy : as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Smock-Alley / written by Beaumont and Fletcher; and altered by His Grace the Duke of Buckingham.

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR3328.B5 A63 1751
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, 1592-1628.
Contributor:
Fletcher, John, 1579-1625.
Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.
Esdall, James, -1755, printer.
Language:
English
Genre:
Cast lists -- Ireland -- Dublin -- 18th century.
Drama.
Penn Provenance:
Elias, Archibald C. (donor)
Glegg, William (autograph)
Physical Description:
72 pages ; 17 cm (12mo)
Fingerprint:
t.t, usg, e,us IsOr (3) 1751 (A)
Place of Publication:
Dublin : Printed by and for J. Edsall ..., 1751.
Notes:
"George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham's adaptation of the play by Beaumont and Fletcher, or, more probably, by Fletcher alone."--ESTC. On the question of Fletcher's singular authorship, cf. E.H.C. Oliphant, The plays of Beaumont and Fletcher, p. 135-137.
Signatures: A-F⁶.
Typographical ornaments.
Cast list on leaf A2v.
Local Notes:
Penn Libraries copy disbound; leaves closely cropped at tail margin with occasional damage to or loss of signature mark and catchword.
Penn Libraries copy has autograph ("Wm Glegg") at head of title leaf.
Cited in:
ESTC T163381
OCLC:
43480491

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