The village lawyer
Subtitle: a farce in two acts
Contributors: Macready, William, d. 1829; Lyons, Charles; Daniel, George, 1789-1864; Brueys, 1640-1723.
Series: Three centuries of drama; Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1830
Publisher: Charles Cumberland
Published: 1800
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 24
Other titles: Farce de maître Pierre Pathelin. English
Notes: Authorship sometimes attributed to William Macready; cf. Nicoll, A.  A hist. of Eng. drama, 1660-1900, 1952: v. 3, p. 285.  Also attributed to Charles Lyons; cf. NUC pre-1956

Based on Brueys' adaptation of the fifteenth century farce Pathelin

"Printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical, by D.--G. [George Daniel]"

"To which are added, a description of the costume, cast of the characters, entrances and exits, relative positions of the performers on the stage, and the whole of the stage business."

"As performed at the Theatres Royal, London."

"Embellished with a fine engraving, by Mr. Bonner, from a drawing taken in the theatre, by Mr. R. Cruikshank."

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