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a| Steele, Richard d| 1672-1729 4| aut 1| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q333148 9| 5443

a| The Conscious Lovers. b| A Comedy

a| London b| Bell c| 1791

a| [i]-111 pages b| engraved frontispiece

a| Sentimental comedy written in five acts, premiered at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1722.

a| The publisher, John Bell (1745-1831), was an important printer and typographer whose bookshop, 'British Library', was located in the Strand and who pioneered the regular s (instead of the long s) in English printing;

a| Frontispiece engraving by Conner after Samuel De Wilde (1751-1832) depicting Mr Palmer as Tom in Act 3 Scene 1 "I would not be a bit richer, a bit taller, a bit shorter, than I am at this instant." ; standing, whole length, gesturing with right to the chest, hat in left hand, facing front; in oval frame.

a| Epilogue spoken by Indiana

a| Contains role assignment and casting for Covent Garden

a| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conscious_Lovers

a| Adapted for theatrical representation, as performed at the Theatre-Royal, in Covent-Garden. Regulated from the prompt-books, by permission of the managers. The Lines distinguished by inverted Commas, are omitted in the Representation .

a| Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (London, United Kingdom) 1| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q55018 9| 23267

a| 18th Century (1701-1800) 1| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7015 9| 20899

a| Play (theater) 1| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25379 9| 21414

a| Comedy 1| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q40831 9| 21436

a| London (United Kingdom) 1| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q84 9| 123

u| https://books.google.be/books?id=4Q1AAAAAYAAJ 3| Google Books

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