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British theatre

John Bell
Print Book, English, 1791-1802
J. Bell, London, 1791-1802
Printed books 18th century England London Specimens
36 volumes : illustrations, plates ; 15 cm
8393895
[v. 1] The chances, by John Fletcher
Philaster by Beaumont and Fletcher
Rule a wife and have a wife, by John Fletcher
The minor, by Samuel Foote
[v. 2] The wonder, by Mrs. Centlivre
The busy body, by Mrs. Centlivre
A bold stroke for a wife, by Mrs. Centlivre
The county lasses, by Charles Johnson
[v. 3] The careless husband, by Colley Cibber
Love makes a man, by Colley Cibber
She wou'd and she wou'd not
The double gallant, by Colley Cibber
[v. 4] The jealous wife, by George Colman
The clandestine marriage, by G. Colman and D. Garrick
The city wives' confederacy, by Sir John Vanbrugh
The country girl, by William Wycherley
[v.5] Love for love, by William Congreve
The mourning bride, by William Congreve
The gamesters, by James Shirley and C. Johnson
King Charles I, by William Havard
[v.6] The West Indian, by Richard Cumberland
The natural son, by Richard Cumberland
The choleric man, by Richard Cumberland
The brothers, by Richard Cumberland. [cont.][v.7] The Carmelite, by Richard Cumberland
The fashionable lover, by Richard Cumberland
The battle of Hastings, by Richard Cumberland
The Countess of Salisbury, by Hall Hartson
Edward the Black Prince, by William Shirley
[v.8] The spanish fryar, by John Dryden
Amphitryon, by John Dryden
All for love, by John Dryden
Oedipus, by Dryden and Lee
[v.9] The recruiting officer, by George Farquhar
The constant couple, by George Farquhar
The beaux strategem, by George Farquhar
The fair Quaker of Deal, by Charles Shadwell
[v.10] Mariamne, by Elijah Fenton
Henry II, by Thomas Hull
The inconstant, by George Farquhar
The relapse, by Sir John Vanbrugh
[v.11] The miser, by Henry Fielding
The discovery, by Mrs. Frances Sheridan
The school for wives, by Hugh Kelly
The committee by Sir Robert Howard
[v.12] Boadicea, by Richard Glover
Medea, by Richard Glover
Alzira, by Voltaire
Zara, by Aaron Hill. [cont.][v.13] Every man in his humour, by Ben Jonson
The alchymist, by Ben Jonson
The good natured man, by Oliver Goldsmith
She stoops to conquer, by Oliver Goldsmith
[v.14] False delicacy, by Hugh Kelly
Merope, by Voltaire
The royal convert, by Nicholas Rowe
Barbarossa, by John Brown
The funeral, by Sir Richard Steele
[v.15] Theodosius, by Nathaniel Lee
The Albion queens, by John Banks
George Barnwell, by George Lillo
The Earl of Warwick, by Thomas Francklin
[v.16] Mahomet, by F.M.A. de Voltaire
Phaedra and Hippolitus, by Edmund Smith
Cleonice, by John Hoole
Cymon, by David Garrick
Cyrus, by John Hoole
[v.17] Comus, by John Milton
The beggar's opera, by John Gay
The maid of the mill, by Isaac Bickerstaffe
The school for fathers by Isaac Bickerstaffe
Love in a village, by Isaac Bickerstaffe
[v.18] The man of the world, by Charles Macklin
The double dealer, by William Congreve
The batchelor, by William Congreve
The provok'd wife, by Sir John Vanbrugh
140 plays, issued separately, each with special title-page, engraved general title-page, representing a scene from the play, and front. showing an actor in a leading part. Most of the plays are preceded by biographical sketches of the authors, criticism of the play, etc. and dramatis personae, giving the names of the players
Each set is put together in different combinations of the 140 plays, making each sets' contents unique