A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Volume 7, Habgood to Houbert: Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers, and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800

by Philip H Highfill, Jr, Kalman A Burnim and Edward A. Langhans

Southern Illinois University Press, 1982
eISBN: 978-0-8093-8010-7 | Cloth: 978-0-8093-0918-4

ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Volume 7 includes such notables as the composers Handel and Haydn and the alluring actress Elizabeth Hartley.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Philip H. Highfill, Jr., is a professor emeritus of English at George Washington University.

Kalman A. Burnim is emeritus Fletcher Professor of Drama at Tufts University.

Edward A. Langhans is an emeritus professor of drama and theatre at the University of Hawaii.

REVIEWS

“Should take its place with The London Stage as one of the major and enduring research tools for students of our period.” —Eighteenth Century Studies

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“Undoubtedly will rank as an absolutely first-class achievement in theatre scholarship.”—Educational Theatre Journal

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“Southern Illinois University Press has begun publication of what appears to be another landmark reference work on English theatre, upholding the excellence and thoroughness begun with the previously published The London Stage, 1660–1800.”—Choice

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