[GRIFFITH,
Elizabeth.]
The Platonic Wife, a Comedy, as it is Performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By a Lady.
London: Printed for
W. Johnston in Ludgate-street;
J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall; and
T. Davies in Russel-street.
mdcclxv
. [1765.]
First Edition. 8vo. 54 leaves.
Halkett and Laing IV, 360.
Baker II, 213.
Clarence 357.
Elizabeth Griffith, 1720?-1793, Welsh playright
[
sic
--
Ed.
] and novelist. This comedy was first acted at Drury Lane on January 24, 1765, and ran for a few nights only. The names of
the original cast are printed in the list of Dramatis Personae. It is anonymously dedicated to the Duchess of Bedford, and
in the Advertisement at the beginning the author states “The hint of this Piece was taken from one of the Contes Moraux of
Marmontel, stiled L’Hereux Divorce.”
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[GENTLEMAN,
Francis.]
The Stratford Jubilee. A New Comedy of Two Acts, as it has been lately exhibited at Stratford upon Avon, with great applause.
To which is prefixed Scrub’s Trip to the Jubilee.
London. Printed for
T. Lowndes, no. 77. in Fleet-Street, and
J. Bell, Successor to Mr. Bathoe, near Exeter Exchange in the Strand.
m.dcc.lxix
. [Price
One Shilling.] [1769.]
PR1241 .L6 vol. 24
First Edition. 8vo. 24 leaves; the four preliminary leaves contain the title; a poem addressed by the author to Samuel Foote, Esq.;
Scrub’s Trip to the Jubilee. Spoken by Mr. Weston (in verse); and a leaf with To the Public on the recto and the Dramatis
Personae on the verso.
Halkett and Laing V, 375.
Baker III, 303.
Clarence 429.
Francis Gentleman, 1728-1784, Irish actor and dramatist. This play was printed but never acted. The preface as originally written contained
an attack on Garrick which was omitted by the printer.
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28
dō. [i.e. Plays by several hands.]
1. v.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 151, no. 13, as above.
1839 Catalogue, page 621, no. J. 10. Plays, 12mo, viz: Funeral, or Grief a-la-Mode by R. Steele; London, 1758.--Epicœne, or
the Silent Woman, by Ben Jonson; London, 1739.--Alchymist, by Ben Jonson.--Double Gallant, by C. Cibber; London, 1761.--Rehearsal;
London, 1761.--Beaux Stratagem, by G. Farquhar; London, 1760.
STEELE,
Sir Richard.
The Funeral: or, Grief A-la-Mode. A Comedy. Written by Sir Richard Steele . . .
London: Printed for
J. and R. Tonson in the Strand,
m dcc lviii
. [1758.]
12mo. 42 leaves, title printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece by G. Vander Gucht.
See Baker II, 254 and Clarence 166.
This edition not in the Cambridge Bibl. of Eng. Lit.
Sir Richard Steele, 1672-1729, Irish essayist, dramatist and politician. This was his first play, and was acted at Drury-Lane in 1702. The play
was dedicated to the Countess of Albemarle, and the cast included Cibber, Wilks and Mrs. Verbruggen.
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JONSON,
Ben.
Epicoene: or, The Silent Woman. A Comedy, First Acted in the Year 1609. By the King’s Majesty’s Servants. With the Allowance
of the Master of Revels. The Author Ben. Jonson . . .
London: Printed for
D. Midwinter,
J. and P. Knapton [and others]
m dcc xxxix
. [1739.]
