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Prologue spoken at the first opening of the Queen's new theatre in the Hay-Market

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Description

A prologue spoken at the first opening of the Queen's new theatre in the Hay-Market - first line reads: Such was our builder's art, that soon as nam'd. Opening prologue paraphras'd in a familiar stile, for the better conception of the true meaning, and for the particular use of Mr. Jer. Collier - first line reads: Good people,/ This same theatre here being intended for pious and virtuous representati-/ons. In one column. Anonymous. By Sir Samuel Garth.

Shelfmark

Crawford.EB.3158

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Form / genre:

Miscellaneous > Ephemera > Broadsides

Dates / events:

1705 [Date printed]

Places:

Europe > United Kingdom > England > Greater London > London (inhabited place) [Place printed]

Subject / content:

Ballads
Theatrical productions
Theaters
Openings (events)

Person / organisation:

Garth, Samuel, Sir, 1661-1719 [Author]
Collier, Jeremy, 1650-1726 [Subject of text]
Bragge, Benjamin [Printer]
Queen’s Theatre (London, England : 1705-1714) [Subject of text]

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English ballads

Description

Collection of 2,300 broadside ballads, mostly printed in England in the 19th century. Topics range from courtship, crime, disasters and emigration to fashion, theatre, politics, laments sports and old age. Includes ballads on Scotland and Ireland. Part of the Crawford Collections on deposit from the Balcarres Heritage Trust.

Attribution and copyright:

Reproduced with permission from materials on loan to the National Library of Scotland from the Balcarres Heritage Trust.

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