The minor theatre being a collection of the most approved farces, operas, and comedies, in one, two and three acts Bickerstaff, Isaac 1735-1812 Jarvis, John active 1784-1796 printer. Parsons, John (Bookseller) bookseller. text drama Drama Drama. Comedy plays. Théâtre. Engravings. Portraits. enk 1794 monographic eng print 7 volumes : illustrations (engravings), portraits ; 15 cm (12mo) volume 1. The life of David Garrick, Esq. Order of Mr. Garrick's funeral. Mr. Garrick's will / David Garrick, (L.S.) -- The guardian / David Garrick -- The minor / Samuel Foote -- The citizen / Arthur Murphy volume 2. The knights / Samuel Foote (1793) -- The desert island / Arthur Murphy (1793) -- Miss in her teens / David Garrick -- Flora, or, Hob in the well / compress by Mr. Hippesley into two acts from The country wake of Mr. Dogget -- The deuce is in him / George Coleman (Colman) volume 3. The contrivances / Henry Carey -- The Irish widow / David Garrick -- The Lyar (Lier) / Samuel Foote -- The mock doctor, or, The dumb lady cured / Henry Fielding volume 4. The commissary / Samuel Foote -- The lame lover / Samuel Foote -- A comedy / Samuel Foote Edgar and Emmeline / Dr. Hawkesworth -- The author / Samuel Foote volume 5. The Mayor of Garratt / Samuel Foote -- The Englishman in Paris / Samuel Foote -- The Englishman return'd (returned) from Paris / Samuel Foote -- The orators / Samuel Foote -- The patron / Samuel Foote volume 6. The devil upon two sticks / Samuel Foote -- The maid of the oaks / John Burgoyne (1793) -- Dr. Last in his chariot / translated by Isaac Bickerstaffe, and some new scenes by Mr. Samuel Foote -- Maid of Bath / Samuel Foote -- The tailors / Author unknown volume 7. The bankrupt / Samuel Foote -- Cymon / David Garrick -- A trip to Calais / Samuel Foote -- The Cozeners / Samuel Foote -- The nabob / Samuel Foote -- The Capuchin / Samuel Foote Each play has a separate title page, pagination, and engraved frontispiece; at head of each frontispiece: "Parson's minor theatre." Plays dated "1793": all plays in vol. 1, and vol. 2. The knights / Samuel Foote. The desert island / Arthur Murphy. vol. 6. The maid of the oaks / John Burgoyne On title page of some plays: "With some account of the respective authors." The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature. ESTC, N20564 e-uk--- English drama 18th century Théâtre anglais 18e siècle English drama 1700-1799 fast Great Britain England London PR1269 .M56 1793 822.008 M666 ESTC, N20564 Plays. Selections Garrick, David, 1717-1779 Plays. Selections Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777 Desert island Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805 Flora Hippesley, R. Deuce is in him Colman, George, 1732-1794 Contrivances Carey, Henry, 1687?-1743 Mock doctor Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754 Edgar and Emmeline Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773 Maid of the oaks Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792 Minor theatre London : Printed by J. Jarvis, for J. Parsons, 1794- (OCoLC)719396841 Parsons's minor theatre XQM 771019 20221123162823.1 in00004604877 eng