Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical and Critical : Printed from the Acting Copies, as Performed at the Theatres-royal, London, Volume 10 |
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| Title | Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical and Critical : Printed from the Acting Copies, as Performed at the Theatres-royal, London, Volume 10 Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical and Critical : Printed from the Acting Copies, as Performed at the Theatres-royal, London, George Daniel |
| Editor | George Daniel |
| Contributor | John Cumberland |
| Publisher | John Cumberland, 1826 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 18 May 2007 |
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