The new Thespian oracle : containing original strictures on oratory and acting, and a select collection of all the modern prologues, and epilogues, spoken at the Royal and private theatres.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Curran, Stuart A., former owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oratory.

Prologues and epilogues.

Penn Provenance:

Curran, Stuart A. (former owner)

Physical Description:

11 unnumbered pages-18 pages, 21 unnumbered pages-69 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustration ; 17 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Bentley, no.22 Fetter Lane; and Roach, Russell Court, near the pit door; and sold by all Booksellers, 1791.

Notes:

"Price six-pence"--Title page.

Signatures: B-F⁶.

Pagination skips from 18 to 21; sig. B6 is a cancel.

"The Portrait of an Actor prefixed in this Collection, is not meant as a serious model ; it was first given in the Attic Miscellany, as conveying the censurable part of a celebrated Comedian's manner."

Local Notes:

Kislak Center copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Stuart A. Curran.

Kislak Curran copy has wrapper wanting. Blue wrapper with title and publisher information written in ms. created.

Cited in:

ESTC N42194

Other Format:

Online version: New Thespian oracle.

OCLC:

5392882