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The relapse; or, virtue in danger: being the sequel of The fool in fashion, a comedy. Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane;

  • Author

    Cibber, Colley

    Vanbrugh, John

  • Date published

    1697

  • Publisher

    [London] : Printed for Samuel Briscoe at the corner of Charles-street in Russel-street Covent-Garden, 1697.

General note: Anonymous. By John Vanbrugh (cf. Nicoll). The "Fool in fashion" referred to in the title is in fact: Cibber, Colley. Love's last shift, or, the fool in fashion. "In this play Cibber carried on his enduring success in the character of Sir Novelty Fashion, now Lord Foppington", Nicoll, History of English Drama, v.1 p. 244. With advertisements below imprint on title page. Text is continuous despite pagination. A-O4; F3-H1 wormed, not affecting text; badly foxed; bound with 7 other plays in a volume lettered "Plays. 17th century editions." UK-SuSCL Cited in: Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), V57 Woodward McManaway, 1260 Pforzheimer, 1021 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms International, 1981. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 1217:4). Microopaque. New York, N.Y. : Readex, 1953. 1 microopaque ; 23 x 15 cm. (Three centuries of drama. English, 1642-1700) (Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1830). Also available in microfiche. Ownership and custodial history: Donated by John D. Denman; deposit from RSC UK-SuSCL