VOLUME I.

ENGRAVED BY DEL ORME & BUTLER, LONDON, AND PRINTED ON JAPANESE PAPER BY ED. BADOUREAU, LONDON.

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1. THE BEAR GARDEN--Sixteenth Century 1

2. THE SWAN THEATRE--As it appeared in 1614 37

3. THE GLOBE THEATRE--Sixteenth Century 60

4. THE FORTUNE THEATRE--Sixteenth Century 96

5. THEATRE ROYAL, LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS--1714 109

6. THE DUKE'S THEATRE, DORSET GARDEN--1662 136

7. Do. do. do. --River View 149

8. CONTEST FOR DOGGET'S COAT AND BADGE 162

9. COLLEY CIBBER--From a painting by J. B. Van Loo 183

10. SIR WILLIAM DAVENANT--From a painting by Greenhuth 213

11. MRS. CENTLIVRE 237

12. PRYNNE 246

13. SIR RICHARD STEELE 274

14. THOMAS DOGGET--From a rare contemporary print 310

15. POPE AND DR. GARTH--By Hogarth 317

16. SPILLER'S BENEFIT TICKET--By Hogarth 337

17. THE NEW AND OLD THEATRES ROYAL, HAYMARKET--1720-1821 356

18. BARTON BOOTH 391

LIST OF TAILPIECES ON WOOD.