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BIOGRAPHIA DRAMATICA.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

Historical and Critical Memoirs, and Original Anecdotes, of BRITISH
and IRISH DRAMATIC WRITERS, from the Commencement of
our Theatrical Exhibitions; amongst whom are some of
the moft celebrated ACTORS.

A. L SO

An Alphabetical Account of their WORKS, the Dates when printed,
and occafional Obfervations on their Merits.

An INTRODUCTORY VIEW of the RISE and PROGRESS
of the BRITISH STAGE.

By DAVID ERSKINE BAKER, Efq.

ANE W EDITION.
Carefully corrected; greatly enlarged; and continued from 1764 to 1782:

DUBLIN:

PRINTED BY T. HENSHALL, FOR

W. AND H. WHITESTONE, W. SLEATER, J. SHEPPARD,
T. WALKER, J. BEATTY, R. BURTON, P. BYRNE,

ADVERTISEMENT.

TH

HE Editor of thefe Volumes can claim no other Merit than what arises from an Attempt to fupply fuch Deficiencies, and rectify fuch Mistakes as were left in the present Work by its original Compiler. He hopes, however, that on Examination the following Lift of English Dramatic Writers, and their distinct Performances, will appear as much augmented as it could be by the Aid of any Collections already formed, and the Labours of any fingle Hand. The Titles of above a Thoufand Dramas, at least, are added to the former Catalogue. The Bookfellers require an Advertisement of this Circumstance, or the Discovery of it should have been left to the Reader.

VOL. I.

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