Biographia dramatica, or, A companion to the playhouse : containing historical and critical memoirs, and original anecdotes, of British and Irish dramatic writers from the commencement of our theatrical exhibitions : among whom are some of the most celebrated actors : also an alphabetical account, and chronological lists, of their works, the dates when printed, and observations on their merits : together with an introductory view of the rise and progress of the British stage / originally compiled, to the year 1764, by David Erskine Baker ; continued thence to 1782, by Isaac Reed ... and brought down to the end of November 1811, with very considerable additions and improvements throughout, by Stephen Jones.
1812
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Title
Biographia dramatica, or, A companion to the playhouse : containing historical and critical memoirs, and original anecdotes, of British and Irish dramatic writers from the commencement of our theatrical exhibitions : among whom are some of the most celebrated actors : also an alphabetical account, and chronological lists, of their works, the dates when printed, and observations on their merits : together with an introductory view of the rise and progress of the British stage / originally compiled, to the year 1764, by David Erskine Baker ; continued thence to 1782, by Isaac Reed ... and brought down to the end of November 1811, with very considerable additions and improvements throughout, by Stephen Jones.
Created/published
London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1812.
Description
3 v. ; 22 cm
Associated name
Baker, David Erskine, 1730-1767, author.
Jones, Stephen, 1763-1827.
Reed, Isaac, 1742-1807.
Ex.ill. Jones, Stephen, 1763-1827, former owner.
copy 1 Donne, William Bodham, 1807-1882, annotator, former owner.
copy 3 Fraser, William Augustus, Sir, 1826-1898, former owner.
Jones, Stephen, 1763-1827.
Reed, Isaac, 1742-1807.
Ex.ill. Jones, Stephen, 1763-1827, former owner.
copy 1 Donne, William Bodham, 1807-1882, annotator, former owner.
copy 3 Fraser, William Augustus, Sir, 1826-1898, former owner.
Note
First edition published anonymously, 1764, under title: "The companion to the playhouse"; second edition, by I. Reed, 1782, under present title.
Interleaved with manuscript notes.
Interleaved with manuscript notes.
Contents
Vol. 1, pt. 1. Authors and actors: A-H
v. 1, pt. 2. Authors and actors: I-Y. Appendix Additions and corrections
v. 2. Names of dramas: A-L
v. 3. Names of dramas: M-Z. Latin plays by English authors. Oratorios. Appendix to v. 2 and 3. Additions and corrections to v. 2 and 3.
v. 1, pt. 2. Authors and actors: I-Y. Appendix Additions and corrections
v. 2. Names of dramas: A-L
v. 3. Names of dramas: M-Z. Latin plays by English authors. Oratorios. Appendix to v. 2 and 3. Additions and corrections to v. 2 and 3.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
Z2014.D7 B2 1812 copy 2 R.R.
Folger-specific note
Interleaved, with ms. notes "by Mr. Donne". Bound in 4 v.
Call number
Z2014.D7 B2 1812 copy 1
Folger-specific note
Bound in 4 v. Interleaved, with manuscript notes "by Mr. Donne".
Folger accession
224
Call number
Z2014.D7 B2 1812 copy 3 Deck A-Ref
Folger-specific note
Title-pages of vol. 1, part 2, and vol. 3 lacking ; Sir William Augustus Fraser copy with ms. notes. Bound in 2 v.
Call number
Z2014.D7 B2 1812 Ex.ill.
Folger-specific note
Partly interleaved, with some manuscript notes and a manuscript signature of Thomas Tomkis removed from a book given him by Gervasius Nidd (after p. 716 of v. 2) ; Extra illustrated with portraits of dramatists and actors ; Editor's presentation copy
Folger accession
cs405
Call number
267286
Folger-specific note
This copy has not yet been cataloged. The description may contain incorrect information. Please email catalog@folger.edu for assistance. 3 vols in 4. Manuscript notes with names and page numbers on first fly leaf vol. 1. Signed "Francis Fisher" on fly leaf of vols. 1.2, 2, and 3. Gift from the Library of John Stuart Eustice.