The history of the English stage : from the restauration to the present time. Including the lives, characters and amours, of the most eminent actors and actresses. With instructions for public speaking; wherein the action and utterance of the bar, stage, and pulpit are distinctly considered / By Mr. Thomas Betterton. Adorned with cuts.

Author/creator Betterton, Thomas
Other author Oldys, William, 1696-1761.
Other author Curll, Edmund, 1675-1747.
Other author Egerton, William, active 1730.
Format Microform
Publication InfoLondon : Printed for E. Curll, 1741.
Description6 unnumbered pages, 167 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 86 pages : portraits.
Subjects

SeriesLibrary of English literature ; LEL 12106
Library of English literature ; LEL 12106. UNAUTHORIZED
General notePages 30 and 31 (2d seq.) misnumbered 31 and 30 respectively.
General noteIncludes table of contents.
General noteDecorative initials, head- and tailpieces.
General noteDedication signed: E. Curll.
General note"A compilation by Oldys et al, partly based on Betterton's papers."--Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature.
General noteAuthorship ascribed to William Oldys and also to the publisher, Edmund Curll. cf. Dictionary of National Biography.
General note"Memoirs of Mrs. Anne Oldfield" has special title page and separate pagination.
General noteMemoirs is an abridgment of William Egerton's Faithful memoirs of the life, amours, and performances of ... Mrs. Anne Oldfield, 1731. cf. Dictionary of National Biography. Also attributed to William Oldys. cf. Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature.
Reproduction noteJoyner- Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, inc., 1976. 1 microfiche : positive ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English literature ; LEL 12106)
Other titleMemoirs of Mrs. Anne Oldfield microform.

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