Five new plays,
viz. The Surprisal Comedies., The Committee Comedies. And The Indian-queen Tragedies., The Vestal-virgin Tragedies, The Duke of Lerma Tragedies. As they were acted by His Majesty's servants at the Theatre-Royal.
Written by the Honourable Sir Robert Howard.
Description
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English
- Published
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London, Printed for Henry Herringman, and are to be Sold by Jacob Tonson, Daniel Browne, Thomas Bennet, and Richard Wellington, 1700.
- Edition
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2d ed. cor.
- Note
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Apparently the 1692 edition issued with a new t.-p.
"The Indian queen" is partly by Dryden.
"To the reader" contains a discussion of the use of rime in dramatic verse, which occasioned Dryden's Essay of dramatick poesie. Howard replied in the preface to "The great favourite; or, The Duke of Lerma".
Each play has special t.-p. dated 1692.
Signatures: A-Z⁴; Aa-Kk⁴.
- Physical Description
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5 p.
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