| Description |
[8], 31 p. : music. |
| Series |
Library of English literature ; LEL 40157
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| Note |
"A table of the songs": p. [6] |
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"Dramatis personae": p. [8] |
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Dedication signed: Cha. Coffey. |
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One act. Based on the play "The devil of a wife," 1686, written by Thomas Jevon, with possible assistance from his brother-in-law Thomas Shadwell. Adapted by Charles Coffey and John Mottley. Theophilus Cibber reduced the play from three acts to one. cf. Cambridge bibliography of English literature. |
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Cibber is said to have introduced into the play songs by his father and by Rochester. cf. Dictionary of national biography. |
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A sequel written by Coffey entitled "The merry cobler" appeared in 1735. |
| Reproduction |
Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, inc., 1976. 1 microfiche : positive ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English literature ; LEL 40157) |
| Added Author |
Mottley, John, 1692-1750.
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Cibber, Theophilus, 1703-1758.
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Jevon, Thomas, 1652-1688.
Devil of a wife.
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| Added Title |
The wives metamorphos'd.
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