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At the theatre, Lyceum, in the Strand, this present evening, Wednesday, July 31, ... 1799, an attempt will be made at the restoration of plain old English humour, sense, and satire, ... by Mr. Wilks, ...
Lyceum Theatre (Westminster, London, England)Date: [1799]- Books
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At the theatre, Lyceum, in the Strand, this present evening, Monday, July 29, 1799, ... an attempt will be made at the restoration of plain old English humour, sense, and satire, ... by Mr. Wilks, ...
Lyceum Theatre (Westminster, London, England)Date: [1799]- Books
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At the theatre, Lyceum, in the Strand, this present evening, Monday, August 5, ... an attempt will be made at the restoration of plain old English humour, sense, and satire, from the peculiar and last production of the celebrated George Alexander Stevens, ... being a comic olio, ... called A cabinet of fancy, ... A prefatory exordium will be spoken, and the whole of the lecture given by Mr. Wilks, ...
Lyceum Theatre (Westminster, London, England)Date: [1799]- Books
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At the theatre, Lyceum, in the Strand, this present evening, Monday, Aug. 12, ... 1799. An attempt will be made at the restoration of plain old English humour, sense, and satire, ... by Mr. Wilks, ...
Lyceum Theatre (Westminster, London, England)Date: [1799]- Books
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At the theatre, Lyceum, in the Strand, this present evening, Friday, Aug. 9, an attempt will be made at the restoration of plain old English humour, sense, and satire, ... by Mr. Wilks, ...
Lyceum Theatre (Westminster, London, England)Date: [1799]- Books
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Extracts of several treatises wrote by the Prince of Conti, with the sentiments of the fathers, and some of the decrees of the councils, concerning stage plays; recommended to the perusal and serious consideration of the professors of Christianity in the city of Philadelphia.
Conti, Armand de Bourbon, prince de, 1629-1666.Date: MDCCLIV. [1754]- Books
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A defence of the profession of an actor.
Date: 1800- Books
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A guide to the stage: or, select instructions and precedents from the best authorities towards forming a polite audience; with some account of the players, &c.
Date: 1751- Books
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A short appeal to men and women of reason; Distinguished by Titles of worldly Honour; or by Riches exclusive of Titles: who may be walking according to the course of this evil world, living in the pleasures thereof, and frequenting theatres, balls,&e. By S. H.
Hume, Sophia, 1702-1774.Date: MDCCLXV. [1765]- Pictures
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Clarendon Building, Oxford: panoramic view with the Bodleian Library and Sheldonian Theatre. Line engraving.
Reference: 21033i- Books
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Mr. Sheridan's speech addressed to a number of gentlemen assembled with a view of considering the best means to establish one good theatre in this city.
Sheridan, Thomas, 1719-1788.Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]- Books
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An address to the landed gentlemen of Scotland, upon the subject of nominal and fictitious qualifications used in the elections of members Parliament for the shires of Scotland. With observations upon two sketches of bills Presented to the Standing Committee upon Free-Hold Qualifications at Edinburgh.
Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]- Pictures
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Scenery to be used in a toy theatre. Coloured lithograph.
Date: [between 1866 and 1876]Reference: 33493i- Books
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The playhouse pocket-companion, or theatrical vade-mecum: containing, I. A Catalogue of all the dramatic authors who have written for the English Stage, with a List of their works, shewing the dates of representation or publication. II. A Catalogue of anonymous pieces. III. An Index of Plays and Authors. In a Method entirely new, Whereby the author of any dramatic performance, and the time of its appearance, may be readily discovered on Inspection. To which is prefixed, A Critical History of the English Stage from its Origin to the present Time; With an Enquiry into the Causes of the Decline of Dramatic Poetry in England.
Date: MDCCLXXIX. [1779]- Books
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Articles of impeachment, humbly offered by the good inhabitants of the city of Dublin, lovers of theatrical diversions; to the consideration of the worshipful the free and accepted masons; against Grimaldo Serjant Kite, advocate general for the hospitals of the murd'ring science of death and destruction, one of the deputies of the national diet; well-wisher to the statute-law now in force; honorary doctor of the civil, cannon, moral, and theatrical; knight of the antient order of impudence and athiesm, and titular Lord High Chancellor of the theatre in Andrew Ferrara street.
Date: Printed in the year, MDCCXXXV. [1735]- Books
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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. Shewing their plain Tendency to overthrow all Piety, and advance the Interest and Honour of the Devil in the World; from almost Seven Thousand Instances, taken out of the Plays of the present Century, and especially of the five last Years, in defiance of all Methods hitherto used for their Reformation. By Arthur Bedford, M. A. Chaplain to the most Noble Wriothesly Duke of Bedford, and Rector of Newton St. Loe in the County of Somerset.
Bedford, Arthur, 1668-1745.Date: M.DCC.XXX. [1730]- Books
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The present state of the stage in Great-Britain and Ireland. And the theatrical characters of the principal performers, in both kingdoms, impartially considered.
Date: MDCCLIII. [1753]- Books
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The history of the English stage, from the Restauration to the Present Time. Including the Lives, Characters and Amours, Of the most Eminent Actors and Actresses. With Instructions for Public Speaking; wherein The Action and Utterance of the Bar, Stage, and Pulpit are Distinctly considered. By Mr. Thomas Betterton. Adorned with Cuts.
Betterton, Thomas, 1635?-1710.Date: MDCCXLI. [1741]- Books
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Memoirs of the life of David Garrick, Esq. Interspersed with characters and anecdotes of his theatrical contemporaries. The whole forming a history of the stage, which includes a period of thirty-six years. By Thomas Davies. ...
Davies, Thomas, 1713-1785.Date: M.DCC.LXXX. [1780]- Books
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Memoirs of the life of David Garrick, Esq. Interspersed with characters and anecdotes of his theatrical contemporaries. The whole forming a history of the stage, which includes a period of thirty-six years. By Thomas Davies.
Davies, Thomas, 1713-1785.Date: M.DCC.LXXX. [1780]- Books
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The dramatic time-piece: or perpetual monitor. Being a calculation of the length of time every act takes in the performing, in all the acting plays at the Theatres-Royal of Drury-Lane, Covent-Garden, and Hay-Market, as Minuted from repeated Observations, during the Course of many Years Practice. As also The Time of Night when Half-Price will be taken, and the certain Period when any Play will be over. By J. Brownsmith, Prompter to the Theatre-Royal in the Hay-Market.
Brownsmith, John.Date: MDCCLXVII. [1767]- Books
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Memoirs of the life of David Garrick, Esq. Interspersed with characters and anecdotes of his theatrical contemporaries. The whole forming a history of the stage, which includes a period of thirty-six years. By Thomas Davies. ...
Davies, Thomas, 1713-1785.Date: M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]- Pictures
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Scenery to be used in a toy theatre. Coloured lithograph.
Date: [between 1866 and 1876]Reference: 33499i- Books
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The pin-Basket to the children of Thespis. With notes historical, critical, and biographical. By John Williams, whose public appellation is Anthony Pasquin.
Pasquin, Anthony, 1761-1818.Date: 1797- Books
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A serious address to the electors of Great-Britain. In which the conduct and designs both of the court and country parties are impartially represented and consider'd: And such Gentlemen pointed out, as are most deserving of the Favour of the Electors, in the approaching Choice of their Representatives.
Date: [1741]