The touch-Stone : or, historical, critical, political, philosophical, and theological essays on the reigning diversions of the town. Designed for the Improvement of all Authors, Spectators, and Actors of Operas, Plays, and Masquerades. In which every Thing antique, or modern, relating to Musick, Poetry, Dancing, Pantomimes, Chorusses, Cat-Calls, Audiences, Judges, Criticks, Balls, Ridottos, Assemblies, New Oratory, Circus, Bear-Garden, Gladiators, Prize-Fighters, Italian Strollers, Mountebank Stages, Cock-Pits, Puppet-Shews, Fairs, and Publick Auctions, Is occasionally handled. With a preface, giving an account of the author and the work.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ralph, James, d. 1762.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amusements--England--London.

Amusements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],xxviii,237,[1]p. )

Edition:

The second edition.

Other Title:

Touch-Stone

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Crokatt, at the Golden Key opposite to Chancery-Lane, in Fleet-Street, MDCCXXIX. [1729]

Notes:

Anonymous. By James Ralph.

With a half-title.

Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N45850.

OCLC:

642204684