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| Title | The London Theatre: A Collection of the Most Celebrated Dramatic Pieces, Volume 12 The London Theatre: A Collection of the Most Celebrated Dramatic Pieces, Thomas Dibdin |
| Author | Thomas Dibdin |
| Publisher | Whittingham and Arliss, 1815 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 11 May 2007 |
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