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; ... Illustrated with literary and historical anecdotes by John Nichols

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; ... Illustrated with literary and historical anecdotes by John Nichols.

Author/creator	Steele, Richard, Sir, 1672-1729
Other author/creator	Steele, Richard, Sir, 1672-1729, author.
Other author/creator	Nichols, John, 1745-1826, author.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	London : printed by and for the editor; and sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinson; J. Walter; and C. Dilly, 1791.
Description	viii, 580 pages, 4 unnumbered pages : illustrations, portrait ; 8⁰.
Supplemental Content	Full text online
Subject(s)	Theater--England --Early works to 1800. Entertainment events--Great Britain --Early works to 1800.

General 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.
General note	The contents are the same as in the 2 vol. edition, but the footnotes vary.
General note	'Sir John Edgar' = Sir Richard Steele.
General note	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.
General note	Below caption title of The Theatre: To be continued every Tuesday and Saturday.
General note	The first issue of The Anti-theatre exists in this edition, filmed by Adam Matthew, as a fragment.
General note	The extensive footnotes and commentary were added to the originals for this edition (Adam Matthew filmed copy).
General note	Reproduction of original from the British Library.
References	English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT102255.
Reproduction note	Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements
Title history note	Includes reprint of: The Anti-theatre. Originally published in 15 semiweekly numbers (15 Feb.-4 Apr. 1720): London, England : G.G.J. and J. Robinson, J. Walter, and C. Dilly, 1791.
Genre/form	Periodicals England 18th century.

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