A bold stroke for a wife. A comedy, by Mrs. Centlivre. Adapted for theatrical representation, as performed at the Theatres-Royal, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. Regulated from the prompt-books, by permission of the managers.

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Title A bold stroke for a wife. A comedy, by Mrs. Centlivre. Adapted for theatrical representation, as performed at the Theatres-Royal, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. Regulated from the prompt-books, by permission of the managers.
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Signed Author Mrs. Centlivre
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Pagination 101
Date of Publication 1791
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Date of First Publication 1717
Imprint Printed for the proprietors, under the direction of John Bell, British Library, Strand, bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
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Notes Date of first publication tentative, printed between 1717-1718. Also issued as part of: 'Bell's British theatre', London 1797, vol.12. With an additional titlepage, engraved.
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Centlivre, Susanna. A bold stroke for a wife. A comedy, by Mrs. Centlivre. Adapted for theatrical representation, as performed at the Theatres-Royal, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. Regulated from the prompt-books, by permission of the managers.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 7700, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/7700. Accessed 2024-04-19. 

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  year={1791},
  title={A bold stroke for a wife. A comedy, by Mrs. Centlivre. Adapted for theatrical representation, as performed at the Theatres-Royal, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. Regulated from the prompt-books, by permission of the managers.},
  publisher={John Bell [132 Strand]},
  address={London},    }

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