A collection of the most esteemed farces and entertainments performed on the British stage. A new edition.

ID 13416
Title A collection of the most esteemed farces and entertainments performed on the British stage. A new edition.
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Signed Author Vol. 1: By David Garrick, Esq.; By Mr. Murphy; By Mr. Ravenscroft; Altered from Shakespeare's Winter's Tale; By David Garrick, Esq.; By Samuel Foote, Esq.; By Mr. Murphy; By David Garrick, Esq.; By Samuel Foote, Esq.; By George Coleman, Esq.; Anonymous; By Moses Mendez, Esq.; By David Garrick, Esq.; Vol. 2: By Samuel Foote, Esq.; By Dr. Smollet; By Charles Coffey, Esq.; By David Garrick, Esq.; By Henry Fielding, Esq.; By Samuel Foote, Esq.; From the Devin de Village of Rousseau, by Dr. Charles Burney; By Mr. Murphy; By Mr. Isaac Bickerstaff; By Mr. Henry Carey; By David Garrick, Esq.; By Henry Fielding, Esq.; By George Coleman, Esq.; By Kane O'Hara, Esq.; Vol. 3: By Arthur Murphy, Esq.; By Mr. Robert Dodsley; By Kane O'Hara, Esq.; By Samuel Foote, Esq.; By Samuel Foote, Esq.; By Henry Fielding, Esq.: By George Coleman, Esq.; By Mr. Thomas Southern; By Mr. Samuel Foote, Esq.; By Mr. Robert Dodsley; By Mr. Isaac Bickerstaff; By David Garrick, Esq.; By Joseph Reed; Altered from David Garrick, Esq.; Vol. 4: Altered from Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors, by Mr. Woods; By C. Dibdin; By Samuel Foote, Esq.; By Dr. Hawkesworth; By the Rev. Henry Bate; By Arthur Murphy, Esq.; By David Garrick,Esq.; Altered from Milton; By Samuel Foote, Esq.; By Mr. Jackman; By Mr. Henry Carey; By Colley Cibber, Esq.; By a gentleman of Cambridge; By Samuel Foote, Esq.; Vol. 5: By David Garrick, Esq.; By Mr. Gay; By H. Carey, Esq.; By Samuel Foote, Esq.; Anonymous; Translated from Moliere's Malade Imaginaire, by Isaac Bickerstaff, and some new scenes by Mr. Samuel Foote; By C. Coffey, Esq.; Anonymous; By Colley Cibber, Esq.; By Arthur Murphy, Esq.; By Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq.; By Hugh Kelly, Esq.; Altered from Moliere and Betterton's Wanton Wife; Altered from The Oracle of Monsieur de Foix and Mrs. Cibber, by Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq.; Vol. : By Samuel Foote, Esq.; After the manner of the Italian, by Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq.; By William O'Brien, Esq.; By Charles Dibdin, Esq.; By William Whitehead, Esq.; By David Garrick, Esq.; By David Garrick, Esq.; From Mrs. Centliver's Man Bewitched, or, The Devil to do About Her; By Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq.; By Dr. Arne; Altered from Love in the City, by Mr. Bickerstaff; Altered into an afterpiece of two acts, by a gentleman of the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh; Anonymous; By David Garrick, Esq.; By Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq.; By the Duke of Buckingham, altered into an afterpiece of three acts, by Mr. Richard Wilson of the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh
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Volumes 6
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Date of Publication 1786
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Location of Printing Edinburgh GB
Format Duodecimo (12mo)
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  • BL 1344.c.6-11.
Notes Volumes published 1786 to 1788.

Women's contributions:
Vol. 5: Daphne and Amintor, a comic opera. Altered from The Oracle of Monsieur de Foix and Mrs. Cibber by Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq.
Vol. 6: The Ghost, in two acts. From Mrs. Centliver's Man Bewitched, or, The Devil to do About Her
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Gay, John, Cibber, Colley, Colman, George (the elder), Milton, John, Hawkesworth, John, Dibdin, Charles, Reed, Joseph, Villiers, George, Cibber, Susannah Maria Arne, Whitehead, William, Kelly, Hugh, Fielding, Henry, Shakespeare, William, Jackman, Isaac, Ravenscroft, Edward, Murphy, Arthur, Garrick, David, Centlivre, Susanna, Dodsley, Robert, O'Hara, Kane, Bickerstaff, Isaac, Foote, Samuel. A collection of the most esteemed farces and entertainments performed on the British stage. A new edition.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 13416, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/13416. Accessed 2025-05-29.

Gay, John, Colley Cibber, George (. e. Colman, John Milton, John Hawkesworth, Charles Dibdin, Joseph Reed, George Villiers, Susannah M. A. Cibber, William Whitehead, Hugh Kelly, Henry Fielding, William Shakespeare, Isaac Jackman, Edward Ravenscroft, Arthur Murphy, David Garrick, Susanna Centlivre, Robert Dodsley, Kane O'Hara, Isaac Bickerstaff, and Samuel Foote. A collection of the most esteemed farces and entertainments performed on the British stage. A new edition. Edinburgh: Charles Elliot [Edin], 1786. 

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  year={1786},
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  publisher={Charles Elliot [Edin]},
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