Some thoughts on the present state of the theatres, and the consequences of an act to destroy the liberty of the stage.
Fielding, Henry,1707-1754.
[London : s.n.,
1737?]
Against the restriction of the number of playhouses; compares the freedom of the stage to the freedom of the press.
Anonymous. By Henry Fielding.
Author attribution and suggested publication date from: Lockwood, Thomas, "A new essay by Fielding", Modern Philology 78, no. 1 (August 1980): pp. 48-58. Attribution accepted by Battestin, who includes this essay in his New essays by Henry Field
Dated 1737 by Lockwood, and 1735 by Arnott.
Drop-head title.
Reproduction of original from the Huntington Library.
With a docket title.
Arnott, J. F. Engl. theatrical lit.,
ESTC