The actress Mrs. Abingdon dressed as Thalia, Muse of Comedy, stands holding a mask in an outdoor scene. Piles of books by notable playwrights lie near her feet and a group of onlookers in the background observe a satyr standing on a wall
Alternative Title:
Frontispiece to The new English theatre
Description:
Title from item., Publisher and date of print from copy of book in Beinecke Library., Imperfect Impression; lower edge trimmed with loss of publication information., At head of title: Frontispiece to The new English Theatre., and Frontispiece from: The new English theatre, v. 1. London: J. Rivington & sons ..., 1776.
Publisher:
Published June 3d. 1776 by T. Lowndes & other proprietors