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How to enjoy theatre
Cook, Philip; Bragg, Melvyn (1939-)
1983
Bibliography: p184-187. - Includes index.
The Elizabethan playhouse and other studies
Lawrence, William J (1862-1940)
1912
Edition limited to 760 copies.
The Elizabethan playhouse and other studies : second series
Lawrence, William J (1862-1940)
1913
Edition limited to 760 copies. Four of the essays now printed for the first time, the others reprinted from various periodicals.
A defence of the short view of the profaneness and immorality of the English stage, &c : being a reply to Mr. Congreve's Amendments, &c. and to the Vindication of the author of The relapse
Collier, Jeremy (1650-1726); Congreve, William (1670-1729); Vanbrugh, Sir John (1664-1726)
1699
First edition.
A second defence of the Short view of the prophaneness and immorality of the English stage, &c : being a reply to a book entituled, The ancient and modern stages surveyed, &c
Collier, Jeremy (1650-1726)
1700
Errata: verso of t.p. First edition.
A short view of the immorality and profaneness of the English stage : together with the sense of antiquity upon this argument
Collier, Jeremy (1650-1726)
1698
Advertisements: p. [14]-[16] at front. Errata: p. [13] at front.
A serious remonstrance in behalf of the Christian religion, against the horrid blasphemies and impieties which are still used in the English play-houses, to the great dishonour of almighty God, and in contempt of the statutes of this realm... almost seven thousand instances, taken out of the plays of the present century, and especially of the five last years
Bedford, Arthur (1668-1745)
1719
Publisher's advertisement on verso of p. 383.
The evil and danger of stage-plays : shewing their natural tendency to destroy religion, and introduce a general corruption of manners; in almost two thousand instances, taken from the plays of the two last years, against all the methods lately used for their reformation
Bedford, Arthur (1668-1745)
1706
With errata list on Q3 recto and advertisement on recto of Q4.
Pierce penilesse, his supplication to the divell, 1592
Nash, Thomas (1567-1601)
[1924]
Facsimile reprint. Originally published, London: Abell Ieffes, 1592.
An apology for the life of Colley Cibber, comedian, and late patentee of the Theatre-Royal : With an historical view of the stage during his own time
Cibber, Colley (1671-1757)
1740
Title in red and black.
The stage condemn'd, and the encouragement given to the immoralities and profaneness of the theatre, by the English schools, universities and pulpits, censur'd : King Charles I Sundays mask and declaration for sports and pastimes on the Sabbath, largely related and animadverted upon : the arguments of all the authors that have writ in defence of the stage against Mr. Collier, consider'd, and the sense of the fathers, councils, antient philosophers and poets, and of the Greek and Roman States, and of the first Christian Emperours concerning drama, faithfully deliver'd : together with the censure of the English state and of the several antient and modern divines of the Church of England upon the stage, and remarks on diverse late plays, as also on those presented by the two universities to King Charles I
Ridpath, George (1726)
1698
Errata: prelim. p. [7]. Advertisement: prelim. p. [8]. Attributed to George Ridpath by Wing, Halkett & Laing (2d ed.), DNB. "... in support of Jeremy Collier's 'Short view of the immorality and ...