The proceedings and tryals of the players in Lincolns-Inn-Fields, held at the King's-Bench bar at Westminster, on Munday the 16th of February, 1701/2. Before the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Justice Holt, for the most Abominable, Impious, Prophane, Lewd. immoral expressions, contain'd in their plays, Acted by them at divers times; but particularly one, call'd, Love for love: and another, call'd, The sham-doctor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Verbruggen, John, -1708?

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Censorship--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Theater.

Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre--Early works to 1800.

Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 sheet )

Other Title:

Proceedings and tryals of the players in Lincolns-Inn-Fields,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Richardson in Fleet-Street, 1702.

Notes:

The actors' names are given as "Mr. Van Broken, Mr. Scarlet, Mr. Dixe, Mr. Slinck, Mr. Frith", all of which are aliases although the first can be identified as John Verbruggen.

'Love for love' refers to the work by William Congreve; the second play mentioned is Edward Ravenscroft's 'The anatomist; or, the sham-doctor'.

With a separate item printed on the verso: 'General Villeroy's speech to Prince Eugene'.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T218025.

OCLC:

642539208