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The biography of the British stage : being correct narratives of the lives of all the principal actors & actresses, at Drury-Lane, Covent-Garden, The Haymarket, The Lyceum, The Surrey, The Coburg, and Adelphi Theatres : interspersed with original anecdotes and choice and illustrative poetry : to which is added, a comic poem, entitled "The actress."

Title
The biography of the British stage : being correct narratives of the lives of all the principal actors & actresses, at Drury-Lane, Covent-Garden, The Haymarket, The Lyceum, The Surrey, The Coburg, and Adelphi Theatres : interspersed with original anecdotes and choice and illustrative poetry : to which is added, a comic poem, entitled "The actress."
Publication
London : Printed for Sherwood, Jones, & Co., Paternoster-Row, 1824.

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Additional Authors
  • Roberts, Percy, active 1795-1828.
  • Brooke, William Henry, 1772-1860.
  • Sherwood, Jones, and Co. pbl
Description
xii, 295, [5] p., [1] leaf of plates : illus.; 20 cm. (12mo)
Alternative Title
Theatrical biography
Subject
  • Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
  • Covent Garden Theatre
  • Haymarket Theatre (London, England)
  • Lyceum Theatre (London, England)
  • Surrey Theatre
  • Old Vic Theatre (London, England)
  • Adelphi Theatre (London, England)
  • Actors > Great Britain > Biography
  • Actors > Great Britain > Poetry
Note
  • Biographical sketches of one hundred contemporary London actors.
  • Half-title: Theatrical biography.
  • Publisher's advertisements: p. [296-300].
  • Illustrations: Full-page frontispiece engraving by Percy Roberts after W. H. Brooke; numerous engraved vignettes throughout.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Call Number
MWER [RBS] 97-440
OCLC
  • 6078714
  • NYPGR6078714-B
Title
The biography of the British stage : being correct narratives of the lives of all the principal actors & actresses, at Drury-Lane, Covent-Garden, The Haymarket, The Lyceum, The Surrey, The Coburg, and Adelphi Theatres : interspersed with original anecdotes and choice and illustrative poetry : to which is added, a comic poem, entitled "The actress."
Imprint
London : Printed for Sherwood, Jones, & Co., Paternoster-Row, 1824.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Local Note
Pforz. copy: Binding: Original brown printed boards.
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Added Author
Roberts, Percy, active 1795-1828. Engraver
Brooke, William Henry, 1772-1860. Artist
Sherwood, Jones, and Co. Publisher
Other Title
Theatrical biography
Research Call Number
MWER [RBS] 97-440
MWER [RBS] 97-441
*R Pforz (Theatre) Biography 1824
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