The actors vindication, : containing, three brief treatises, viz. I. Their antiquity. II. Their antient dignity, III. The true use of their quality.

Histrio-mastix, The players scourge, or, Actors Tragaedie : divided into two parts : wherein it is largely evidenced, by divers arguments, by the concurring authorities and resolutions of sundry texts of scripture, of the whole primitive church, both under the law and gospell, of 55 synodes and councels, of 71 fathers and christian writers, before the yeare of our Lord 1200 of above 150 foraigne and domestique Protestant and Popish authors, since, of 40 heathen philosophers, historians, poets, of many heathen, many christian nations, republiques, emperors, princes, magistrates, of sundry apostolicall, canonicall, imperiall constitutions, and of our owne english statues, magistrates, universities, writers, preachers, that popular stage-playes (the very pompes of the Divell which we renounce in baptisme, if we beleeve the Fathers) are sinfull, heathenish, lewde, ungodly spectacles, and most pernicious corruptions condemned in all ages, as intolerable mischiefes to churches, to republickes, to the manners, mindes, and soules of men : and that the profession of play-poets, of stage-players, together with the penning, acting, and frequenting of stage-playes, are unlawfull, imfamous and misbeseeming Christians all pretences to the contrary are here likewise fully answered, and the unlawfulnes of acting, of beholding academicall enterludes, briefly discussed, besides sundry other particulars concerning dancing, dicing, health-drinking, & e of which the table will informe you /
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669

An apology for actors /
by: Heywood, Thomas, approximately 1574-1641

A shorte treatise against stage-playes
by: Leighton, Alexander, 1568-1649
Published: (1625)

The schoole of abuse : conteining a plesaunt [sic] inuectiue against poets, pipers, plaiers, iesters, and such like caterpillers of a co[m]monwelth; setting vp the hagge of defiance to their mischieuous exercise, [and] ouerthrowing their bulwarkes, by prophane writers, naturall reason, and common experience: a discourse as pleasaunt for gentlemen that fauour learning, as profitable for all that wyll follow virtue. By Stephan Gosson. Stud. Oxon.
by: Gosson, Stephen, 1554-1624
Published: (1579)

Pierce Penilesse his supplication to the diuell. Written by Tho. Nash, Gent
by: Nash, Thomas, 1567-1601
Published: (1592)

Pierce Penilesse his supplication to the diuell. Written by Tho. Nash, Gent
by: Nash, Thomas, 1567-1601
Published: (1595)

An apology for actors (1612) by Thomas Heywood. : A refutation of the Apology for actors (1615) by I. G. /
by: Heywood, Thomas, approximately 1574-1641
Published: (1941)

The second part of the anatomie of abuses, : containing the display of corruptions, with a perfect description of such imperfections, blemishes, and abuses, as now reigning in euerie degree, require reformation for feare of Gods vengeance to be powred vpon the people and countrie, without speedie repentance and conuersion vnto God: made dialogwise /
by: Stubbes, Phillip
Published: (1583)

A letter from several members of the Society for Reformation of Manners. To the most Reverend Father in God Thomas by Divine Providence, Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury.
Published: (1704)

The schoole of abuse : contayning a pleasaunt inuectiue against poets, pipers, players, iesters, and such like caterpillers of a common wealth; setting vp the flagge of defiance to their mischiuous exercise, and ouerthrowing their bulwarkes, by prophane writers, naturall reason and common experience. ... By Stephan Gosson stud. Oxon.
by: Gosson, Stephen, 1554-1624
Published: (1587)

A brief supplement to Colley Cibber, Esq; his lives of the famous actors and actresses. By Anthony, VulgṬony Aston.
by: Aston, Tony, approximately 1682-approximately 1753
Published: (1747)

Le désœuvré, ou l'espion du boulevard du temple.
by: Mayeur de St. Paul, F. M.
Published: (1781)

Histrio-mastix : The players scourge, or, actors tragædie, divided into two parts. Wherein it is largely evidenced, by divers arguments, by the concurring authorities and resolutions of sundry texts of Scripture ... That popular stage-playes ... are sinfull, heathenish, lewde, ungodly spectacles, and most pernicious corruptions; condemned in all ages, as intolerable mischiefes to churches, to republickes, to the manners, mindes, and soules of men. And that the profession of play-poets, of stage-players; together with the penning, acting, and frequenting of stage-playes, are unlawfull, infamous and misbeseeming Christians. All pretences to the contrary are here likewise fully answered; and the unlawfulnes of acting, of beholding academicall enterludes, briefly discussed; besides sundry other particulars concerning dancing, dicing, health-drinking, &c. of which the table will informe you. By William Prynne, an utter-barrester of Lincolnes Inne.
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1633)

Histrio-mastix : The players scourge, or, actors tragædie, divided into two parts. Wherein it is largely evidenced, by divers arguments, by the concurring authorities and resolutions of sundry texts of Scripture ... That popular stage-playes ... are sinfull, heathenish, lewde, ungodly spectacles, and most pernicious corruptions; condemned in all ages, as intolerable mischiefes to churches, to republickes, to the manners, mindes, and soules of men. And that the profession of play-poets, of stage-players; together with the penning, acting, and frequenting of stage-playes, are unlawfull, infamous and misbeseeming Christians. All pretences to the contrary are here likewise fully answered; and the unlawfulnes of acting, of beholding academicall enterludes, briefly discussed; besides sundry other particulars concerning dancing, dicing, health-drinking, &c. of which the table will informe you. By William Prynne, an vtter-barrester of Lincolnes Inne.
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1633)

The life and opinions of an actor : A real history, in two real volumes. ... By Mr. George Stayley, late of Smock-Alley, Comedian.
by: Stayley, George, 1727-1779?
Published: (1762)

The copy of a letter, writ to the Queen's most excellent Majesty; : which was design'd, humbly to be presented to her Majesty in writing, quickly after Whitsuntide, but the yeomen of the guard wou'd not let me deliver it, except they knew what it was about; and after they did know, they were very angry, and delt very roughly by me, and peremptorily resolv'd I shou'd not deliver it, not give the Queen any trouble about such matters. ...
by: True member of the Church of England
Published: (1702)

An apology for actors /
by: Heywood, Thomas, approximately 1574-1641
Published: (1973)

Pierce Penilesse, his svpplication to the divell (1592) /
by: Nash, Thomas, 1567-1601
Published: (1924)

Pierce Penilesse, his supplication to the Divell (1592) /
by: Nash, Thomas, 1567-1601
Published: (1970)

The schoole of abuse <August?> 1579. : And a short apologie of the schoole of abuse. <November?> 1579.
by: Gosson, Stephen, 1554-1624
Published: (1895)

A second and third blast of retrait from plaies and theaters: : the one whereof was sounded by a reuerend byshop dead long since; the other by a worshipful and zealous gentleman now aliue: one showing the filthines of plaies in times past; the other the abhomination of theaters in the time present: both expresly prouing that that common-weale is nigh vnto the cursse of God, wherein either plaiers be made of, or theaters maintained. Set forth by Anglo-phile Eutheo.
by: Salvian, of Marseilles, ca. 400-ca. 480
Published: (1580)

A second and third blast of retrait from plaies and theaters : the one whereof was sounded by a reuerend byshop dead long since; the other by a worshipful and zealous gentleman now aliue: one showing the filthines of plaies in times past; the other the abhomination of theaters in the time present: both expresly prouing that that common-weale is nigh vnto the cursse of God, wherein either plaiers be made of, or theaters maintained. Set forth by Anglo-phile Eutheo.
by: Salvian, of Marseilles, ca. 400-ca. 480
Published: (1580)

The history of the English stage : from the Restauration to the present time. Including the lives, characters and amours of the most eminent actors and actresses. With instructions for public speaking ; wherein the action and utterance of the bar, stage, and pulpit are distinctly considered /
by: Oldys, William, 1696-1761
Published: (1741)

Discours ; Lettre sur les spectacles : extraits /
by: Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778
Published: (1939)

Treatise on happiness /
by: Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274
Published: (1983)

The evil and danger of stage-plays : shewing their natural tendency to destroy religion, and introduce a general corruption of manners; in almost two thousand instances, taken from the plays of the two last years, against all the methods lately used for their reformation /
by: Bedford, Arthur, 1668-1745
Published: (1706)

A treatise /
by: Northbrooke, John
Published: (1974)

The Christian conflict : a treatise shewing the difficulties and duties of this conflict, with the armour and speciall graces to be exercised by Christian souldiers ... : the case of vsury and depopulation, and the errours of antinomists occasionally also discussed /
by: Bentham, Joseph, 1594?-1671

The Roman actor : A tragædie. As it hath diuers times beene, with good allowance acted, at the private play-house in the Black-Friers, by the Kings Majesties Servants. Written by Philip Massinger.
by: Massinger, Philip, 1583-1640
Published: (1629)

J.J. Rousseau, citoyen de Geneve, à M. d'Alembert... sur son article Geneve...
by: Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778
Published: (1782)

A letter from a minister to his friend, : concerning the game of chesse.
Published: (1680)

The Comedian, or Philosophical enquirer.
Published: (1732)

The wonders of the female world, or a general history of women : Wherein by many hundreds of examples is shewed what woman hath been from the first ages of the world to these times: ... with an account of Sybils, those ancient and famous heathen prophetesses, their prophecies concerning the various mutations of the world, ... Collected from the most approved historians, philosophers, physicians, philologists, and others. To which is added, a pleasant discourse of Female pre-eminence, or the dignity and excellency of that sex above the male.
Published: (1683)

Nicomachean ethics /
by: Aristotle
Published: (2024)

Theatrum redivivum : or the theatre vindicated by Sir Richard Baker in answer to Mr. Pryn's Histrio-mastix: wherein his groundless assertions against stage-plays are discovered, his miss-taken allegations of the fathers manifested, as also what he calls his reasons, to be nothing but his passions.
by: Baker, Richard, Sir, 1568-1645
Published: (1662)

Th'overthrow of stage-playes, by the way of controversie betwixt D. Gager and D. Rainoldes : wherein all the reasons that can be made for them are notably refuted; th'objections aunswered, and the case so cleared and resolved, as that the iudgement of any man, that is not froward and perverse, may easelie be satisfied. Wherein is manifestly proved, that it is not onely vnlawfull to bee an actor, but a beholder of those vanities. Wherevnto are added also and annexed in th'end certeine latine letters betwixt the sayed Maister Rainoldes, and D. Gentiles, reader of the civill law in Oxford, concerning the same matter.
by: Rainolds, John, 1549-1607
Published: (1600)