| Edition |
A new edition with notes and supplement by Robert W. Lowe; with twenty-six original mezzotint portraits by R. B. Parkes, and eighteen etchings by Adolphe Lalauze. London, J. C. Nimmo, 1889. |
| Description |
2 v. fronts., illus., ports. 28 cm. |
| Note |
With reprints of two rare tracts: Wright's "Historia histrionica, 1699" (v. 1, p. [xix]-li) and Aston's "Brief supplement to Colley Cibber ... Lives of the late famous actors and actresses" (v. 2, p. [297]-318) |
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"Memoirs of the actors and actresses mentioned by Cibber, taken from E. Belichamber's edition of the 'Apology', 1822 [perhaps by J. H. Burn]": v. 2, p. [319]-371. |
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With reproductions of original title-pages. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: v. 2, p. 286-296. |
| Subject |
English drama -- History and criticism.
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Theater -- Great Britain -- History.
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Actors, English.
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Actors, English -- Portraits.
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| Added Author |
Lowe, Robert William, 1853-1902
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Wright, James, 1643-1713.
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Aston, Tony, approximately 1682-approximately 1753.
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