Five new plays, viz. The surprisal, Committee, comedies. And The Indian queen, Vestal virgin, Duke of Lerma, tragedies. As they were acted by His Majesty's servants at the Theatre-Royal. Written by the honourable Sir Robert Howard

People / Organizations

• Robert Howard (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for Henry Herringman, and are to be sold by Francis Saunders, at the Blue-Anchor in the Lower-Walk of the New-Exchange, 1692. The second edition corrected.; ..

Added name

Dryden, John, 1631-1700.; Howard, Robert, Sir, 1626-1698. Surprisal, a comedy.; Howard, Robert, Sir, 1626-1698. Committee, a comedy.; Howard, Robert, Sir, 1626-1698. Indian queen, a tragedy.; Howard, Robert, Sir, 1626-1698. Vestal vergins, or The Roman ladies. A tragedy.; Howard, Robert, Sir, 1626-1698. Great favourite, or, The Duke of Lerma. A tragedy.; Kneller, Godfrey, Sir, 1646-1723, artist.; White, Robert, 1645-1703, engraver.

Publication year

1692

ESTC No.

R29442

Grub Street ID

112419

Description

[10], 252, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates ; 2°.

Note

Frontis. = plate = port. of Sir Robert Howard, signed: G: Kneller eques pinxit R White sculpsit

On the titlepage the words 'Surprisal, Committee,' and 'Indian queen, Vestal vergin, Duke of Lerma,' are enclosed in left and right hand braces

Signatures: A-2K]4

Q1 is signed Q2 and Q2 is signed Q

Every play has a separate dated titlepage, register and pagination are continuous; 'The surprisal, a comedy.' (B1r), 'The committee, a comedy.' (I1r), 'The Indian queen, a tragedy.' (Q2r [i.e. Q1r]), 'The vestal vergin, or, The Roman ladies. A tragedy.' (V2r), 'The great favourite, or, The Duke of Lerma. A tragedy.' (2D2r)

'The Indian queen' is partly by Dryden.

Uncontrolled note

Catalogued from original at the British Library