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The British Drama : a collection of the most esteemed dramatic productions, with biography of the authors; and critique on each play / by R. Cumberland, Esq. : in fourteen volumes.
LIBRA - Rare PR1243 .B77 1817 v.2
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English drama.
- English drama--History and criticism.
- Dramatists, English--Biography.
- Dramatists, English.
- Genre:
- Drama
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Biographies
- Drama.
- Biographies.
- Penn Provenance:
- Curran, Stuart A. (honoree) (Milton Collection copy)
- Wittreich, Joseph Anthony (donor) (Milton Collection copy)
- Barlow, Sam, Jr. (autograph) (Milton Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 14 volumes : illustrations, portraits ; 15 cm
- Distribution:
- London : Sold by all Booksellers in the United Kingdom,
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for C. Cooke, no. 17, Paternoster Row, 1817.
- Contents:
- v. 1 Tragedy of Jane Shore / Nicholas Rowe
- Tragedy of Cato / Joseph Addison
- Tragedy of Isabella; or, The fatal marriage / Thomas Southerne
- Tragedy of George Barnwell / George Lill
- v. 2. Comedy of The School for wives / Hugh Kelly
- Masque of Comus / John Milton
- The comedy of The city wives' confederacy / Sir John Canbrugh
- The comedy of The inconstant / George Farquhar
- v. 3. Comedy of The chances / [Francis] Beaumont and [John] Fletcher
- Comedy of The way of the world / William Congreve
- Comedy of The suspicious husband / Benjamin Hoadly
- Comedy of She stoops to conquer; or, The mistakes of a night / Oliver Goldsmith
- v. 4.
- The comedy of th beaux stratagem / George Farquhar
- Comedy of All in the wrong / Arthur Murphy
- Comedy of The constant couple; or, A trip to the jubilee / George Farquhar
- The comedy of The clandestine marriage / George Colman and David Garrick.
- v. 5
- Comedy of The conscious lovers / Sir Richard Steele
- Comedy of The tender husband; or, The accomplished fools / Sir Richard Steele
- The comedy of Love for love / William Congreve
- The comedy of The miser / Henry Fielding
- v. 6
- Comedy of Rule a wife and have a wife / [Francis] Beaumont and [John] Fletcher
- Comedy of The way to keep him / Arthur Murphy
- The comedy of The provok'd husband; or, A journey to London / Sir John Canbrugh and C. Cibber
- v. 7
- Comedy of The gamesters, as altered from [James] Shirley or C. Johnson / by David Garrick
- Comedy of The wonder, a woman keeps a secret / Mrs [Susanna] Centlivre
- The comedy of The west Indian / Richard Cumberland
- Comedy of The jealous wife / George Colman.
- v. 8 The comic opera, of Lionel & Clariss; or, The school for fathers / Isaac Bickerstaffe
- The comic opera of The maid of the mill / Isaac Bickerstaffe
- The beggar's opera / John Gay
- The comic opera of love in a village / Isaac Bickerstaffe
- -v. 9 The comedy of Every man in his humour / Ben Jonson
- Comedy of The mistake / Sir John Canbrugh
- Comedy of The brothers / Richard Cumberland
- Comedy of The minor / Richard Foote
- v. 10 Comedy of the country girl / [William] Wycherly
- Comedy of The bold stroke for a wife / Mrs. [Susanna] Centlivre
- The comedy of The busy body / [Susanna] Centlivre
- Comedy of She wou'd and she wou'd not; or The kind imposter / Colley Cibber
- v. 11 Tragedy of The distrest mother / J.B.] Pecine
- Tragedy of Venice preserved; or A plot discovered / Thomas Otway
- Tragedy of Oroonoko / Thomas Southerne
- Tragedy of Douglas / John Home
- Tragedy of The gamester / by Edward Moore
- Tragedy of The mourning bride / William Congreve
- Tragedy of Tancred ans Sigimunda / James Thomson
- v. 13 Tragedy of The orphan; or, The unhappy marriage Thomas Otway
- Tragedy of Zara / Aaron Hill [from] F.M.A. de Voltaire
- The comedy of Thecareless husband / Colley Cibber
- The comedy of The provok'd wife / Sir John Vanbrugh
- The comedy of the recruiting officer / George Farquhar.
- Notes:
- Each play has separate title page, pagination, and illustration.
- Divisional title pages with series statement: "Cooke's Edition."
- Local Notes:
- PR1243.B77 1817 Milton Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran, 2021 has volume 2 only which is inscribed "Sam Barlow, Jr. 51 Broad Street. The Gift of His Brother Jos. Barlow" on preliminary page.
- Other Format:
- Online version: British drama.
- OCLC:
- 4604601
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