A prologue spoken at Mithridates King of Pontus, the first play acted at the Theatre Royal this year, 1681

All titles

• A prologue spoken at Mithridates King of Pontus, the first play acted at the Theatre Royal this year, 1681
• Mithridates King of Pontus.

People / Organizations

• J. Sturton ("printed for")
• John Dryden (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for J. Sturton, [1681]

Added name

Lee, Nathaniel, 1653?-1692.

Publication year

1681

ESTC No.

R11076

Grub Street ID

59394

Description

1 sheet ([2] p.) ; 1/2°.

Note

Anonymous. By John Dryden

"Mithridates King of Pontus" was written by Nathaniel Lee

Verse - "After a four months fast we hope at length"

With Dryden's epilogue on verso

Wing gives imprint date as "[1682]". However, the prologue and epilogue were presented at a performance of the play in mid-October, 1681, and presumably were published at that time.

Uncontrolled note

Identified as Wing L864 on UMI microfilm "Early English books, 1641-1700" reel 672