Some thoughts on the present state of the theatres, [electronic resource] : and the consequences of an act to destroy the liberty of the stage.
1737
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Some thoughts on the present state of the theatres, [electronic resource] : and the consequences of an act to destroy the liberty of the stage.
Author
Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754.
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[London : s.n., 1737?]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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3, [1] p. ; 2⁰.
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Anonymous. By Henry Fielding.
Dated 1737 by Lockwood, and 1735 by Arnott.
Author attribution and suggested publication date from: Lockwood, Thomas, "A new essay by Fielding", Modern Philology 78, no. 1 (August 1980): pp. 48-58. Attribution accepted by Battestin, who includes this essay in his New essays by Henry Fielding (Charlottesville, Va. : University Press of Virginia, 1989).
Against the restriction of the number of playhouses; compares the freedom of the stage to the freedom of the press.
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Dated 1737 by Lockwood, and 1735 by Arnott.
Author attribution and suggested publication date from: Lockwood, Thomas, "A new essay by Fielding", Modern Philology 78, no. 1 (August 1980): pp. 48-58. Attribution accepted by Battestin, who includes this essay in his New essays by Henry Fielding (Charlottesville, Va. : University Press of Virginia, 1989).
Against the restriction of the number of playhouses; compares the freedom of the stage to the freedom of the press.
Drop-head title.
With a docket title.
Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
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Arnott, J. F. Engl. theatrical lit., 171
English Short Title Catalog, N37024.
English Short Title Catalog, N37024.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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