Author : David Erskine Baker
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334483998
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (839 download)
Book Synopsis Biographia Dramatica, Or a Companion to the Playhouse, Vol. 2 of 3 by : David Erskine Baker
Download or read book Biographia Dramatica, Or a Companion to the Playhouse, Vol. 2 of 3 written by David Erskine Baker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Biographia Dramatica, or a Companion to the Playhouse, Vol. 2 of 3: Containing Historical and Critical Memoirs, and Original Anecdotes, of British and Irish Dramatic Writers, From the Commencement of Our Theatrical Exhibitions Opera, by J. Dryden. Acted at the Theatre Royal. Fol. 1685; 4to. 1691. Set to music by Lewis Grabue, Esq. The subject of this piece is wholly allegorical, being snteuded to expose the fanciful doctrines of Lord Shaftesbury and his adherents. Downes tells us, that, happening to be first per formed at an unlucky time, being the very day on which the Duke of Monmouth landed in the west, and the kingdom in a great con sternation, it ran but six ni hts; which, not answering hal the charge the company had been at in getting1 it up, involved them very deep y in debt. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.