A GOLLECTION OF THE MOST ESTEEMED FA AND ENTERTAINMENTS PERFORMED ON THE BRITISH STAGE. VOLUME THE THIRD. 9305 EDINBURGH: Printed for C. ELLIOT, PARLIAMENT-SQUARE. M,DCC,LXXXIIP. ADVERTISEMENT. THE HE Publisher of this COLLECTION, from the great encouragement given to the two firft volumes, has been enabled thus early to produce a third, containing the fame number of pieces, and, he hopes, of equal merit with the former. There is likewife a fourth volume in the prefs, which will be finished in a few months: after the publication of which, it is intended to ftop for fome time, in expectation of having liberty to infert many new Farces, the run of which, in a separate form, will foon be over. The Publisher muft again intimate, that, in the profecution of this Work, it is his wifh not to interfere with any pieces, from the fale of which, in a detached manner, their authors may expect any further profit: emoluments of this kind are generally at an end the first feafon after publication; and as no piece in this Collection is fold feparately, the lofs to individuals will be the lefs. As the Editor is unacquainted with the refidence of many Gentlemen who might have no objections to the infertion of their small pieces; if fuch will be kind enough to take the trouble of informing Mr Elliot by letter, they will confer on him a particular obligation. It is to be hoped from fuch liberal contributions, this COLLECTION OF FARCES and ENTERTAINMENTS may be extended to two or three volumes more in the course of a few years. EDINBURGH, March 1783. CONTENTS OF THE THIRD VOLUME. I. THE CITIZEN. By Arthur Murphy, Efq. PAGE |