THE LONDON THEATRE. A COLLECTION OF THE Most celebrated Bramatic Pieces. CORRECTLY GIVEN, FROM COPIES USED IN THE THEATRES, A Tragedy. BY NICHOLAS ROWE, ESQ. CORRECTLY GIVEN, FROM COPIES USED IN THE THEATRES, BY THOMAS DIBDIN, OF THE THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. Printed at the Chiswick Press, FOR WHITTINGHAM AND ARLISS, PATERNOSTER TAMERLANE. THIS tragedy was first acted at the theatre in Lincoln's-inn Fields in 1702, was received with great applause, and still continues to be a favourite. The character of Tamerlane is said to have been written to convey a compliment to King William III. from a supposed resemblance between the two heroes: and, in consequence, it was a custom to act the play both in London and Dublin on the 4th and 5th of November; the first being King William's birth-day, the latter the anniversary of his landing on the coast of England. TAMERLANE was the second play written by Mr. Rowe; and he always used to speak of it as his most favourite production. |