1750 The Actor: A Treatise on the Art of Playing. Interspersed With Theatrical Anecdotes, Critical Remarks on Plays, and Occasional Observations on Audiences

Description

First Edition, Leather Binding, Very Scarce

The first edition of this very scarce work.

ESTC citation number T84927.

Collated, complete.

A few leaves misbound, with a duplicate of leaves A2-A5 bound between leaves P4 and P5.

An interesting exploration of the world of the theatre in Georgian England. In this work John Hill provides an interesting first-hand insight into the fascinating theatrical world during a period of great popularity of the entertainment.

Interspersed in the text are entertaining theatrical anecdotes, as well as some of Hill's personal critical remarks on popular plays of the days.  

By John Hill, a composer, botanist, and actor, who, throughout in career, contributed to periodicals as well as engaging in literary battles with numerous poets, playwrights, and scientists.