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Lodge, Thomas
A defence of poetry, music, and stage-plays / by Thomas Lodge, of Lincoln's Inn ; to which are added, by the same author, An alarum against usurers ; and, The delectable history of Forbonius and Prisceria ; with introduction and notes [by David Laing]

London : Printed for the Shakespeare Society, 1853.

1853

Northbrooke, John
A treatise against dicing, dancing, plays, and interludes : with other idle pastimes : from the earliest ed., about A.D. 1577 / John Northbrooke ; with an introduction and notes [by J.P. Collier]

London : Printed for the Shakespeare Society, 1843.

1843

Dennis, John
The usefulness of the stage, to the happiness of mankind. To government, and to religion. Occasioned by a late book, written by Jeremy Collier, M.A. By Mr. Dennis.

London : printed for Rich. Parker at the Unicorn under the Piazza of the Royal Exchange, 1698.

1698

Collier, Jeremy
A short view of the immorality and profaneness of the English stage: together with the sense of antiquity upon this argument. By Jeremy Collier, M.A.

London : printed for S. Keble at the Turk's Head in Fleetstreet, R. Sare at Gray's-Inn Gate in Holborn, and H. Hindmarsh against the Exchange in Cornhil, 1698.

1698

Collier, Jeremy
A short view of the immorality, and profaneness of the English stage, together with the sense of antiquity upon this argument, by Jeremy Collier, M.A.

London : printed for S. Keble at the Turk's Head in Fleetstreet, R. Sare at Gray's-Inn-Gate, and H. Hindmarsh against the Exchange in Cornhil, 1698.

1698

Baker, Richard
Theatrum triumphans or A discourse of plays. Shewing the lawfulness and excellent use of drammatique poesy, and vindicateing the stage from all those groundless calumnies and misrepresentations, wherewith it is aspersed. Wherein all scruples are removed, and the vain objections of Histro-matrix [sic] and others fully answered and confuted, their mistaken allegations of Scripture and fathers discovered, and their pretended reasons manifested to be nothing but their passions. Written by the learned Sir Richard Baker, Kt.

London : printed by S.G. and B.G. for Francis Eglesfield at the Marigold in St. Paul's Churchyard, 1670.

1670

Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.,
An apology for actors. Containing three briefe treatises. 1 Their antiquity. 2 Their ancient dignity. 3 The true vse of their quality. Written by Thomas Heywood.

London : printed by Nicholas Okes, 1612.

1612

Prynne, William, 1600-1669.,
Histrio-mastix. The players scourge, or, actors tragædie, divided into two parts. Wherein it is largely evidenced, by divers arguments, by the concurring authorities and resolutions of sundry texts of Scripture ... That popular stage-playes ... are sinfull, heathenish, lewde, ungodly spectacles, and most pernicious corruptions; condemned in all ages, as intolerable mischiefes to churches, to republickes, to the manners, mindes, and soules of men. And that the profession of play-poets, of stage-players; together with the penning, acting, and frequenting of stage-playes, are unlawfull, infamous and misbeseeming Christians. All pretences to the contrary are here likewise fully answered; and the unlawfulnes of acting, of beholding academicall enterludes, briefly discussed; besides sundry other particulars concerning dancing, dicing, health-drinking, c of which the table will informe you. By William Prynne, an utter-barrester of Lincolnes Inne.

London : Printed by E[dward]. A[llde, Augustine Mathewes, Thomas Cotes]. and W[illiam]. I[ones]. for Michael Sparke, and are to be sold at the Blue Bible, in Greene Arbour, in little Old Bayly, 1633.

1633

Rainolds, John, 1549-1607., | Gentili, Alberico, 1552-1608.,
Th'overthrow of stage-playes, by the way of controversie betwixt D. Gager and D. Rainoldes, wherein all the reasons that can be made for them are notably refuted; th'objections aunswered, and the case so cleared and resolved, as that the iudgement of any man, that is not froward and perverse, may easelie be satisfied. Wherein is manifestly proved, that it is not onely vnlawfull to bee an actor, but a beholder of those vanities. Wherevnto are added also and annexed in th'end certeine latine letters betwixt the sayed Maister Rainoldes, and D. Gentiles, reader of the civill law in Oxford, concerning the same matter.

Middelburgh : Imprinted by Richard Schilders, 1600.

1600

Collier, Jeremy
A short view of the immorality and profaneness of the English stage: together with the sense of antiquity upon this argument. By Jeremy Collier, M.A.

London : printed for S. Keble at the Turk's-Head in Fleetstreet, R. Sare at Gray's-Inn-Gate, in Holborn, and H. Hindmarsh against the Exchange in Cornhil, 1698.

1698

Prynne, William, 1600-1669.,
Histrio-mastix. The players scourge, or, actors tragædie, divided into two parts. Wherein it is largely evidenced, by divers arguments, by the concurring authorities and resolutions of sundry texts of Scripture; ... That popular stage-playes ... are sinfull, heathenish, lewde, ungodly spectacles, and most pernicious corruptions; condemned in all ages, as intolerable mischiefes to churches, to republickes, to the manners, mindes, and soules of men. And that the profession of play-poets, of stage players; together with the penning, acting, and frequenting of stage-playes, are unlawfull, infamous and misbeseeming Christians. All pretences to the contrary are here likewise fully answered; and the unlawfulnes of acting of beholding academicall enterludes, briefly discussed; besides sundry other particulars concerning dancing, dicing, health-drinking, c. of which the table will informe you. By William Prynne, an vtter-barrester of Lincolnes Inne.

London : printed by E. A[llde]. [Thomas Cotes, Augustine Mathewes,] and W[illiam]. I[ones]. for Michael Sparke, and are to be sold at the Blue Bible, in Greene Arbour, in little Old Bayly, 1633.

1633

Hibbard, George Richard| Nash, Thomas, 1567-1601. 1969., | Dekker, Thomas
Three Elizabethan pamphlets / edited by George Richard Hibbard.

New York : Books for Libraries Press, 1951 (1969 rep.).

1951

Collier, Jeremy
A short view of the immorality and profaneness of the English stage: together with the sense of antiquity upon this argument. By Jeremy Collier, M.A.

London : printed for S. Keble at the Turk's Head in Fleetstreet, R. Sare at Gray's-Inn Gate in Holborn, and H. Hindmarsh against the Exchange in Cornhil, 1698.

1698

Dennis, John
The usefulness of the stage, to the happiness of mankind. To government, and to religion. Occasioned by a late book, written by Jeremy Collier, M.A. By Mr. Dennis.

London : printed for Rich. Parker at the Unicorn under the Piazza of the Royal Exchange, 1698.

1698

A defence of poetry, music, and stage-plays / by Thomas Lodge, of Lincoln's Inn ; to which are added, by the same author, An alarum against usurers ; and, The delectable history of Forbonius and Prisceria ; with introduction and notes [by David Laing]

A treatise against dicing, dancing, plays, and interludes : with other idle pastimes : from the earliest ed., about A.D. 1577 / John Northbrooke ; with an introduction and notes [by J.P. Collier]

The usefulness of the stage, to the happiness of mankind. To government, and to religion. Occasioned by a late book, written by Jeremy Collier, M.A. By Mr. Dennis.

A short view of the immorality and profaneness of the English stage: together with the sense of antiquity upon this argument. By Jeremy Collier, M.A.

A short view of the immorality, and profaneness of the English stage, together with the sense of antiquity upon this argument, by Jeremy Collier, M.A.

An apology for actors. Containing three briefe treatises. 1 Their antiquity. 2 Their ancient dignity. 3 The true vse of their quality. Written by Thomas Heywood.

A short view of the immorality and profaneness of the English stage: together with the sense of antiquity upon this argument. By Jeremy Collier, M.A.

Three Elizabethan pamphlets / edited by George Richard Hibbard.

A short view of the immorality and profaneness of the English stage: together with the sense of antiquity upon this argument. By Jeremy Collier, M.A.

The usefulness of the stage, to the happiness of mankind. To government, and to religion. Occasioned by a late book, written by Jeremy Collier, M.A. By Mr. Dennis.