Biographia dramatica, or, a companion to the playhouse: Containing Historical and Critical Memoirs, and Original Anecdotes, of British and Irish Dramatic Writers, from the Commencement of our Theatrical Exhibitions; amongst whom are some of the most celebrated Actors. Also An Alphabetical Account of their Works, the Dates when printed, and occasional Observations on their Merits. Together with An Introductory View of the Rise and Progress of the British Stage. By David Erskine Baker, Esq. ...
- Baker, David Erskine, 1730-1767.
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- MDCCLXXXII. [1782]
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Companion to the play-house
Publication/Creation
London : printed for Mess. Rivingtons, St. Paul's Church-Yard; T. Payne and son, Mews-Gate; L. Davis, Holborn; T. Longman, and G. Robinson, Pater Noster-Row; J. Dodsley, Pall-Mall; J. Nichols, Red-Lion-Passage, Fleet-Street; J. Debret, P[i]cadilly; and T. Evans, in the Strand, MDCCLXXXII. [1782]
Physical description
2v. ; 80.
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Edition
A new edition: carefully corrected; .. and continued from 1764 to 1782. ..
References note
ESTC T89214
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.