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Prompter (London, England : 1734)
17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers Available from 1734 until 1736. Available online
View online- Format:
- Journal/Periodical
- Series:
- Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection
- Standardized Title:
- Prompter (London, England : 1734)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theater--Great Britain--History--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Theater.
- English poetry--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- English poetry.
- Great Britain--Intellectual life--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Periodicals
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (173 v. )
- Semiweekly
- Numb. I. (Tuesday, November 12. 1734.)-CLXXIII. (Friday, July 2. 1736.).
- Other Title:
- Prompter
- Notes:
- Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London).
- Editor: Aaron Hill, with assistance from William Popple; Eustace Budgell's name was also associated with this publication. Cf. DNB.
- Title from caption.
- Imprint from undated colophon.
- Below title: To be continued Tuesdays and Fridays.
- Imprints vary; from no. 10: Printed for T[homas]. Cooper, at the Globe in Ivy-Lane, near Pater-noster Row.
- Below colophon in square brackets: Price Two-pence.
- A proposed collected ed. announced in final issue, in which contributors are to be identified.
- Includes topics of general social interest including women's nature and position in society, with theatrical criticism, performance and acting criticism. Some issues include poetry.
- No more published; note on no. CLXXIII refers to closure of publication.
- Cited in:
- NCBEL, II:1278
- Times handlist, p. 40
- Crane & Kaye, 752
- OCLC:
- 643152532
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