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irish drama (in english)8
theater1

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Southerne, Thomas (1660-1746)2
Garrick, David (1717-1779)2
Smith, W Junior1
Southerne, Thomas1
Smith, W1
Orrery, Charles Boyle Earl of (1676-1731)1
Melmoth, Charlotte, 1749-18231
Orrery, Charles Boyle1
Steele, Sir Richard (1672-1729)1
Wilson, P1

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Injur'd love: : or, The cruel husband. A tragedy. Design'd to be acted at the Theatre Royal

Tate, Nahum (1652-1715); Wellington, Richard (fl. 1693-1709)

1707

Indexed in: Stratman 6204.

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The fate of Capua. : A tragedy. As it is acted at the Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields. By His Majesty's Servants

Southerne, Thomas (1660-1746); Orrery, Charles Boyle Earl of (1676-1731); Codrington, Christopher (1668-1710)

1700

Prologue by Charles Boyle; epilogue by C. Codrington. First edition. Tooke's advertisements L2. Paper watermarked: star/-. Indexed in: Stratman 5913.

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The rival generals: : a tragedy. As it was acted at the Theatre-Royal in Dublin, by his Majesty's Servants

Sterling, James (1701-1755?); Concanen, Matthew (1701-1749); Bettesworth, Arthur (fl.1699-d. 1739); Hoffman, Francis (fl. 1706-1728?); Conolly, William (1729)

1722. Price 1s. 6d

With commendatory verse by M. Concanen. Dedicated to William Conolly. Illustrations: woodcut tailpiece C4\v signed F. H. (i.e. Francis Hoffman). Signatures: A-K⁴. First edition? Two other pr...

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Isabella; or, The fatal marriage. A tragedy. As it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden

Garrick, David (1717-1779); Southerne, Thomas (1660-1746)

1779

The alterations were by David Garrick. Illustrations: unsigned engraved portrait of Mary Ann Yates as Isabella. A-B⁴.

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The recruiting officer: : a comedy. As it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden

Farquhar, George (1678-1707)

1778

Edition: first issued: London, 1706. Two columns to a page. Illustrations: unsigned engraved plate of Mrs. Lessingham as Sylvia. Paper: watermarked: fleur de lys/IV.

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The Earl of Essex: : a tragedy, as it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden

Jones, Henry (1721-1770)

1779

Illustrations: plate of Charlotte Melmoth as Queen Elizabeth engraved by Terry, dated April 1, 1779. Signatures: A-B⁴. Two columns to a page.

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The funeral; or, Grief a-la-mode: a comedy, as it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden

Steele, Sir Richard (1672-1729)

1780

Illustrations: engraved plate of Frances Abingdon as Lady Harriet by Isaac? Taylor after Dodd dated 1 June 1780.

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The Earl of Essex: : a tragedy, as it is now acting at the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane

Brooke, Henry (1703?-1783); Garrick, David (1717-1779); Wilson, P; Smith, W junior

1761

Epilogue by D. Garrick. Indexed in: Stratman 536.

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