The theatre, by Sir Richard Steele; to which are added, The Anti-Theatre; the character of Sir John Edgar; Steele's case with the Lord Chamberlain; the Crisis of Property, with the Sequel, Two Pasquins, &c. &c. Illustrated with literary and historical anecdotes by John Nichols.

People / Organizations

• Richard Steele (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by and for the editor; and sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinson, Pater-Noster Row; J. Walter, Charing-Cross; and C. Dilly, in the Poultry, MDCCXCI. [1791]

Publication year

1791-1791

ESTC No.

T102255

Grub Street ID

156099

Description

viii, 580, [4] p. : ill., port. ; 8⁰

Note

With a half-title, and a final leaf of advertisements, followed by a leaf containing printed labels for front board, and for vols. I and II, i.e. possibly the other edition of the work.

The contents are the same as in the 2 vol. edition, but the footnotes vary.

'Sir John Edgar' = Sir Richard Steele.

The Anti-theatre, professing to be the work of 'Sir John Falstaffe' is not attributed to Steele as it opposes the sentiments expressed in The Theatre.

Uncontrolled note

Adam Matthew microfilm is imperfect as filmed; the Theatre and the Anti-theatre were filmed in reverse order, lacking title pages, half-title, and other material published in this volume