A Bold Stroke for a Wife. A Comedy, in five acts, by Mrs. Centlivre. Printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical. To which are added, a description of the costume,—cast of the character, exits, and entrances,—relative positions of the performers on the stage,—and the whole of the stage business. As now performed at the Theatres-Royal, London. Embellished with a portrait of Mr. W. Farren, in the character of Periwinkle; engraved on steel by Mr. Woolnoth, from a drawing made expressly for this work, by Mr. Wageman.

ID	12332
Title	A Bold Stroke for a Wife. A Comedy, in five acts, by Mrs. Centlivre. Printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical. To which are added, a description of the costume,—cast of the character, exits, and entrances,—relative positions of the performers on the stage,—and the whole of the stage business. As now performed at the Theatres-Royal, London. Embellished with a portrait of Mr. W. Farren, in the character of Periwinkle; engraved on steel by Mr. Woolnoth, from a drawing made expressly for this work, by Mr. Wageman.
Contributors	Centlivre, Susanna (Author); Wageman, Thomas Charles (Illustrator); Woolnoth, Thomas (Engraver)
Signed Author	By Mrs. Centlivre
Pseudonym
Firms	John Cumberland [19 Ludgate Hill] (Publisher)
Self-published	No
Volumes	1
Pagination	60
Date of Publication	1824
Edition Statement
Edition Number
Date of First Publication	1717
Imprint	John Cumberland, 19, Ludgate
Copyright Statement
Colophon
Location of Printing	London GB

Format	unknown ()
Length (cm)	0
Width (cm)	0
Price (pound)	0
Price (shilling)	0
Price (pence)	0.0
Total Price (in pence)
Non-UK Price
Genre	Drama
Sources	Hathi Trust Digital Library (#https://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101068176542) WorldCat (#http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64961330)
Shelfmarks
Notes	Date of publication tentative, printed between 1824-1827. Date of first publication tentative, printed between 1717-1718.
Hand-Verified	No
Attempted Verification	Yes
Verified	No

Bibliographic Entry

Centlivre, Susanna. A Bold Stroke for a Wife. A Comedy, in five acts, by Mrs. Centlivre. Printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical. To which are added, a description of the costume,—cast of the character, exits, and entrances,—relative positions of the performers on the stage,—and the whole of the stage business. As now performed at the Theatres-Royal, London. Embellished with a portrait of Mr. W. Farren, in the character of Periwinkle; engraved on steel by Mr. Woolnoth, from a drawing made expressly for this work, by Mr. Wageman. London: John Cumberland [19 Ludgate Hill], 1824.

Centlivre, S. (1824). A bold stroke for a wife. a comedy, in five acts, by mrs. centlivre. printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical. to which are added, a description of the costume,—cast of the character, exits, and entrances,—relative positions of the performers on the stage,—and the whole of the stage business. as now performed at the theatres-royal, london. embellished with a portrait of mr. w. farren, in the character of periwinkle; engraved on steel by mr. woolnoth, from a drawing made expressly for this work, by mr. wageman. London: John Cumberland [19 Ludgate Hill]

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  year={1824},
  title={A Bold Stroke for a Wife. A Comedy, in five acts, by Mrs. Centlivre. Printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical. To which are added, a description of the costume,—cast of the character, exits, and entrances,—relative positions of the performers on the stage,—and the whole of the stage business. As now performed at the Theatres-Royal, London. Embellished with a portrait of Mr. W. Farren, in the character of Periwinkle; engraved on steel by Mr. Woolnoth, from a drawing made expressly for this work, by Mr. Wageman.},
  publisher={John Cumberland [19 Ludgate Hill]},
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Recommended Citation

Centlivre, Susanna. "A Bold Stroke for a Wife. A Comedy, in five acts, by Mrs. Centlivre. Printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical. To which are added, a description of the costume,—cast of the character, exits, and entrances,—relative positions of the performers on the stage,—and the whole of the stage business. As now performed at the Theatres-Royal, London. Embellished with a portrait of Mr. W. Farren, in the character of Periwinkle; engraved on steel by Mr. Woolnoth, from a drawing made expressly for this work, by Mr. Wageman." The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 12332 https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/12332. Accessed 2021-02-27.

Suggestions and Comments for A Bold Stroke for a Wife. A Comedy, in five acts, by Mrs. Centlivre. Printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical. To which are added, a description of the costume,—cast of the character, exits, and entrances,—relative positions of the performers on the stage,—and the whole of the stage business. As now performed at the Theatres-Royal, London. Embellished with a portrait of Mr. W. Farren, in the character of Periwinkle; engraved on steel by Mr. Woolnoth, from a drawing made expressly for this work, by Mr. Wageman.