The usefulness of the stage to religion, and to government: shewing the advantage of the drama in all nations since its first institution. With an account of the rise and progress of the play-houses that were put down, and Remarks on all the Dramatick Pieces which have been Published and Played since the late Act of Parliament for Licencing the Stage, with the Reasons that Occasioned it. Also A Distinction between the Stage and the Press, and our present Written Plays and the Drama in its Purity, with Reflections on the Taste of the Times, as to Ballad Operas, Pantomines, Dumb Shew, Tumbling, Dancing, and Entertainments
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London printed for T. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster-Row; and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster [1738]
Edition:The second edition
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Item Description:Adapted from John Dennis's 'The usefulness of the stage to the happiness of mankind, to government, and to religion'
English Short Title Catalog, T138578
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