Caption title. Written in rebuttal of the opinions expressed by Sir Richard Steele in The theatre.
Original Version
Electronic reproduction. Extract from the reprint collection: The theatre / by Sir Richard Steele. To which are added, The anti-theatre ; The character of Sir John Edgar ; Steele's case with the Lord Chamberlain ; The crisis of property, with the sequel, Two pasquins, &c. &c. Illustrated with literary and historical anecdotes by John Nichols. London : Printed by and for the editor; and sold by G.G.J. and J. Robinson [etc.], 1791. The anti-theatre was originally published in 15 semiweekly issues, No. 1 (Feb. 15, 1719-20 [i.e. 1720]-no. 15 (Apr. 4, 1720) Reproduced from a copy in the Bodleian Library.