London Printed for J. Bell British Library, Strand April1791.

THE

ALCHYMIST

A

COMEDY.

AS ALTERED FROM BEN JONSON.

ADAPTED FOR

THEATRICAL REPRESENTATION,

AS PERFORMED AT THE

THEATRE-ROYAL, IN DRURY-LANE.

REGULATED FROM THE PROMPT-BOOKS,
By Permission of the Managers.

The Lines distinguished by inverted Commas, are omitted in the Representation."

LONDON:

Printed for the Proprietors, under the Direction of JOHN BELL, British Library, STRAND, Bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.

M DCC XCI.

ADVERTISEMENT.

THE alterations and additions in this Play (as performed at the Theatres) on comparing it with the original, were judged so necessary and judicious, and the omissions so numerous and intricate, that it was impracticable to give the Original intire, without greatly embarrassing the Reader; such Lines as could be restored (though omitted on the stage) are printed with Inverted Commas, those in Italics are added in the Representation.