The actor [electronic resource] : or, a treatise on the art of playing. A new work, written by the author of the former, and adapted to the present state of the theatres. Containing impartial observations on the performance, manner, perfections, and defects of Mr. Garrick, Mr. Barry, Mr. Woodward, Mr. Foot, Mr. Havard, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Berry, &c. Mrs. Cibber, Mrs. Pritchard, Miss. Nossiter, Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Woffington, Mrs. Clive, Mrs. Green, Miss Bellamy, &c. In their several Capital Parts.
1755
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The actor [electronic resource] : or, a treatise on the art of playing. A new work, written by the author of the former, and adapted to the present state of the theatres. Containing impartial observations on the performance, manner, perfections, and defects of Mr. Garrick, Mr. Barry, Mr. Woodward, Mr. Foot, Mr. Havard, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Berry, &c. Mrs. Cibber, Mrs. Pritchard, Miss. Nossiter, Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Woffington, Mrs. Clive, Mrs. Green, Miss Bellamy, &c. In their several Capital Parts.
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London : printed for R. Griffiths, at the Dunciad, in Pater-Noster-Row, MDCCLV. [1755]
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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[2],284,[24]p. ; 12⁰.
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Anonymous. By Dr. John Hill.
Sometimes wrongly attributed to Aaron Hill.
A revision of the 1750 edition, itself an adaptation of P. R. de Sainte-Albin's 'Le comédien'.
With an index and two final advertisement leaves.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Sometimes wrongly attributed to Aaron Hill.
A revision of the 1750 edition, itself an adaptation of P. R. de Sainte-Albin's 'Le comédien'.
With an index and two final advertisement leaves.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T84928.
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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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