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Total number of records: 28

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English Literature15
Brotherton Collection12

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theater28
english drama27
actors8
latin drama, medieval and modern8
oratorio6
actors, english2
oratorios2
english drama (comedy)1
opera1

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Baker, David Erskine (1730-1767)10
Reed, Isaac8
Reed, Isaac (1742-1807)8
Jones, Stephen6
Jones, Stephen (1763-1827)6
Collier, John Payne (1789-1883)4
Cibber, Colley (1671-1757)3
Clowes, William and Sons, Limited3
Clowes, William, and Sons, Limited3
Murray, John3

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Greg, W W (1875-1959); Malone Society

1907-

v.1-2, pt.1. 1907-1913 Some issues also have distinctive titles. "It is proposed to issue the Society's Collections in parts with continuous pagination. When sufficient parts have appeared to form...

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The history of English dramatic poetry to the time of Shakespeare : and Annals of the stage to the restoration (v.1)

Collier, John Payne (1789-1883); Murray, John (1778-1843); Clowes, William and Sons, Limited

1831

Pagination: v.1: xxxvi, 454 p.; v.2: vi, 488 p.; v.3: vi, 508 p. Title vignettes. Printer statement on t.p. verso: "London: Printed by William Clowes,...".

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The history of English dramatic poetry to the time of Shakespeare : and Annals of the stage to the restoration (v.2)

Collier, John Payne (1789-1883); Murray, John (1778-1843); Clowes, William and Sons, Limited

1831

Pagination: v.1: xxxvi, 454 p.; v.2: vi, 488 p.; v.3: vi, 508 p. Title vignettes. Printer statement on t.p. verso: "London: Printed by William Clowes,...".

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The history of English dramatic poetry to the time of Shakespeare : and Annals of the stage to the restoration (v.3)

Collier, John Payne (1789-1883); Murray, John (1778-1843); Clowes, William and Sons, Limited

1831

Pagination: v.1: xxxvi, 454 p.; v.2: vi, 488 p.; v.3: vi, 508 p. Title vignettes. Printer statement on t.p. verso: "London: Printed by William Clowes,...".

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An apology for the life of Colley Cibber, comedian... : with an historical view of the stage during his own time (v.1)

Cibber, Colley (1671-1757)

1756

Partial contents: -v.1. Life of Colley Cibber. -v.2.Life (cont.) The rise and progress of the English theatre. A dialogue on old plays and old players. A list of dramatic authors and their works. Inde...

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An apology for the life of Colley Cibber, comedian... : with an historical view of the stage during his own time (v.2)

Cibber, Colley (1671-1757)

1756

Partial contents: -v.1. Life of Colley Cibber. -v.2.Life (cont.) The rise and progress of the English theatre. A dialogue on old plays and old players. A list of dramatic authors and their works. Inde...

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The contemporary drama of England

Dickinson, Thomas Herbert (1877-)

1920

"Bibliographical appendix": p.243-281.

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The companion to the play-house : or, An historical account of all the dramatic writers (and their works) that have appeared in Great Britain and Ireland, from the commencement of our theatrical exhibitions, down to the present year 1764. Composed in the form of a dictionary... [etc.] (v.1)

Baker, David Erskine (1730-1767)

1764

Caption title: The play-house dictionary. Published anonymously. A second edition (1782) and a third (1812) were issued under title: Biographia dramatica.

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The companion to the play-house : or, An historical account of all the dramatic writers (and their works) that have appeared in Great Britain and Ireland, from the commencement of our theatrical exhibitions, down to the present year 1764. Composed in the form of a dictionary... [etc.] (v.2)

Baker, David Erskine (1730-1767)

1764

Caption title: The play-house dictionary. Published anonymously. A second edition (1782) and a third (1812) were issued under title: Biographia dramatica.

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A history of English drama, 1660-1900

Nicoll, Allardyce (1894-1976)

1952

First published 1923 as a seperate work under the title "A History of Restoration Drama".

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A history of English drama, 1660-1900

Nicoll, Allardyce (1894-1976)

1952

First published 1925 as a separate work under the title "A history of early eighteenth century drama".

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