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English Literature4
Brotherton Collection2

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theater10
english drama10
latin drama, medieval and modern8
actors6
oratorio6
actors, english2
oratorios2

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Baker, David Erskine (1730-1767)10
Reed, Isaac (1742-1807)8
Reed, Isaac8
Jones, Stephen6
Jones, Stephen (1763-1827)6

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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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Biographia dramatica : or, A companion to the playhouse (v.1)

Baker, David Erskine (1730-1767); Reed, Isaac (1742-1807)

1782

First edition published anonymously, 1764, under title: "The companion to the playhouse".

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Biographia dramatica : or, A companion to the playhouse (v.2)

Baker, David Erskine (1730-1767); Reed, Isaac (1742-1807)

1782

First edition published anonymously, 1764, under title: "The companion to the playhouse".

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