The British theatre, in ten volumes. Consisting of the best tragedies and comedies. Collected from the most celebrated authors. Volume I. Containing, Hamlet. Orphan. Oroonoko. Jane Shore
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- Imprint
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London: Printed for W. Feales, at Rowe's-Head, over-against St. Clement's Church in the Strand, M.DCC.XXXVI. [1736]
- Publication year
- 1736
- ESTC No.
- T226048
- Grub Street ID
- 247729
- Description
- 10v.,plates : ill. ; 12°.
- Note
- Each volume contains a volume titlepage in red and black (vol. 1 also having a general titlepage), plays with various imprints and with separate titlepages in red and black, pagination and register; all are dated 1735, except where stated: vol. 1: 'Hamlet', 1736; 'The orphan' 'Oroonoko'; 'The tragedy of Jane Shore', 1736; vol. 2: 'The mourning bride'; 'Othello', 1736; 'Venice preserv'd'; 'The revenge'; vol. 3: 'The fair penitent'; 'Macbeth', 1736; 'Theodosius'; 'The fatal marriage'; vol. 4: 'Cato'; 'The history of Timon of Athens', 1736; 'The unhappy favourites'; 'Eurydice', new ed
vol. 5: 'The distrest mother'; 'Tamerlane'; 'Virtue betray'd', 5th ed
'The London merchant', 6th ed
vol. 6: 'The provok'd husband'; 'The rehearsal', 13th ed
'Sir Courtly Nice'; 'The busie body', 5th ed., 1736; vol. 7: 'Love for love'; 'The relapse'; 'She wou'd, and she wou'd not', 4th ed., 1736; 'The constant couple', 6th ed
vol. 8: 'The careless husband'; 'The provok'd wife'; 'Love makes a man'; 'The pl
- Uncontrolled note
- Verify "favourites" in vol. 4 (may be error for "favourite", cannot check at present)