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258: 22: 226:. It has information on the provincial theatres, and biographies of the principal actors from the time of Shakespeare and of dramatic writers subsequent to 1660. It was illustrated with portraits and other engravings, and dedicated to the Prince of Wales. Although Knight called it "of little merit", it has been cited in recent scholarship on the history of English theatre. 230:
The Trap, a Moral, Philosophical, and Satirical Work, delineating the Snares in which Kings, Princes, and their Subjects have been caught since the days of Adam; including Reflections on the Present Causes of Conjugal Infidelity. Dedicated to the
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Diamond cut Diamond: Observations on a Pamphlet entitled "A Review of the Conduct of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales", comprising a free and impartial View of Mr. Jefferys as a Tradesman, Politician, and Courtier. By Philo
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The 'Rendelsham' and 'Crooks' portraits also belong to the category of capital paintings representing some one other than Shakespeare; and the same may be hazarded of ... the 'Gilliland portrait' (an old man's head impudently
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called Gilliland "my worthy friend" and "author of the celebrated pamphlet of 'Diamond cut Diamond,' and, I believe, about sixteen or seventeen others in defence and support of the English government".
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A Dramatic Synopsis, containing an Essay on the Political and Moral Use of a Theatre, involving Remarks on the Dramatic Writers of the Present Day and Strictures on the Performers of the two Theatres
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Nollekens and His Times: A Life of that Celebrated Sculptor and Memoirs of Several Contemporary Artists, from the Time of Roubiliac, Hogarth and Reynolds to that of Fuseli, Flaxman and Blake
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Jack in Office, containing Remarks on Mr. Braham's Address to the Public, with a full and impartial consideration of Mr. Kemble's conduct with regard to the above gentleman
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The Diamond New Pointed; being a Supplement to "Diamond cut Diamond:" containing Three Letters which Mr. Jefferys sent to
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A supplement to An inquiry into the history, authenticity, & characteristics of the Shakspeare portraits,
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Elbow Room, a Pamphlet containing Remarks on the shameful Increase of the Private Boxes of Covent Garden
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The Dramatic Mirror, containing the History of the Stage from the Earliest Period to the Present Time
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of £400, formalised by a contract of June 1817. In 1827, Gilliland bought what he claimed was a
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1804–1837) was a combative British journalist and theatre critic. According to attack pieces in
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Literary Anecdotes and Contemporary Reminiscences of Professor Porson and Others
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and other actors complained he was spying for scandalmonger
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includes several he heard from Gilliland when both were
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A Catalogue of Books Lately Published by C. Chapple
593:"Monthly Catalogue, Art. 38: [Review of] 573:. Vol. I. London: J.R. Smith. pp. 88–91 424:Manners, George; Jerdan, William (January 1808). 179:called it "very scurrilous, and very ridiculous". 132:Literary Anecdotes and Contemporary Reminiscences 715: 620: 618: 419: 417: 382: 380: 503:. London: Simpkin and Marshall. pp. 12–15 373:. Vol. 21. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 284:. Vol. 21. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 615: 601:The Critical Review, or, Annals of Literature 423: 414: 377: 222:, London, 1808, 2 vols., an expansion of the 124:, an identification not otherwise supported. 535:Spielmann, Marion Harry Alexander (1911). 523:. Philadelphia: R. M. Lindsay. p. 210 288: 163:said it "contains some sensible opinions". 633: 534: 99:Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany 20: 716: 566: 514: 494: 356: 266: 687: 352: 350: 348: 346: 344: 342: 340: 338: 336: 334: 16:British journalist and theatre critic 25:Thomas Gilliland, 1807 engraving by 13: 331: 14: 765: 402:(iv): 532–540: 534. December 1808 112:In 1816 the Prince of Wales, now 634:MacCallum, Pierre Franc (1810). 370:Dictionary of National Biography 281:Dictionary of National Biography 256: 101:was about to publish scandalous 681: 652: 627: 585: 434:The Satirist, or Monthly Meteor 396:The Satirist, or Monthly Meteor 46:The Satirist, or Monthly Meteor 559: 515:Norris, Joseph Parker (1885). 488: 479: 470: 461: 452: 1: 567:Barker, Edmund Henry (1852). 289:Breashears, Caroline (2012). 245: 729:19th-century British writers 521:The portraits of Shakespeare 357:Knight, John Joseph (1890). 324: 169:, London, 1804. A satire on 73:. Gilliland's 1806 pamphlet 7: 688:Smith, John Thomas (1829). 49:, he was "countenanced" by 10: 770: 754:People imprisoned for debt 603:. s3 v5 (1): 106. May 1805 250: 360:"Gilliland, Thomas"  517:"The Gilliland Portrait" 497:"The Gilliland Portrait" 495:Wivell, Abraham (1827). 145: 749:Inmates of Fleet Prison 724:British theatre critics 640:. pp. 10–11, No.44 611:– via HathiTrust. 548:Encyclopædia Britannica 467:Breashears 2012 pp.9–10 122:portrait of Shakespeare 116:, granted Gilliland an 565:Breashears 2012 p.10; 33: 624:Breashears 2012 fn.26 426:"[Review of] 388:"[Review of] 57:, and frequented the 24: 485:Breashears 2012 p.25 476:Breashears 2012 p.17 77:defended the future 51:Matthew "Monk" Lewis 739:19th-century deaths 734:18th-century births 694:. Colburn. p.  662:The Dramatic Mirror 458:Breashears 2012 p.9 440:(iii): 418–424: 420 428:The Dramatic Mirror 268:Knight, John Joseph 176:The Critical Review 136:imprisoned for debt 128:Edmund Henry Barker 75:Diamond cut Diamond 298:Script & Print 212:. By Philo Veritas 171:John Philip Kemble 161:John Joseph Knight 87:Nathaniel Jefferys 63:Drury Lane Theatre 34: 272:Gilliland, Thomas 239:John Thomas Smith 150:Gilliland wrote: 107:The Rival Princes 761: 708: 707: 705: 703: 685: 679: 678: 676: 674: 656: 650: 649: 647: 645: 631: 625: 622: 613: 612: 610: 608: 589: 583: 582: 580: 578: 563: 557: 556: 540: 532: 530: 528: 512: 510: 508: 492: 486: 483: 477: 474: 468: 465: 459: 456: 450: 449: 447: 445: 421: 412: 411: 409: 407: 384: 375: 374: 362: 354: 320: 318: 316: 295: 285: 260: 259: 210:Mrs. Fitzherbert 159:, London, 1804. 91:Mary Anne Clarke 37:Thomas Gilliland 769: 768: 764: 763: 762: 760: 759: 758: 714: 713: 712: 711: 701: 699: 686: 682: 672: 670: 658: 657: 653: 643: 641: 632: 628: 623: 616: 606: 604: 591: 590: 586: 576: 574: 564: 560: 526: 524: 506: 504: 493: 489: 484: 480: 475: 471: 466: 462: 457: 453: 443: 441: 422: 415: 405: 403: 386: 385: 378: 365:Stephen, Leslie 355: 332: 327: 314: 312: 293: 276:Stephen, Leslie 257: 253: 248: 173:'s management. 148: 83:Prince of Wales 71:Anthony Pasquin 67:Charles Mathews 31:Samuel De Wilde 27:Thomas Cheesman 17: 12: 11: 5: 767: 757: 756: 751: 746: 741: 736: 731: 726: 710: 709: 680: 668:Google Scholar 660:"Works citing 651: 626: 614: 584: 558: 543:Chisholm, Hugh 487: 478: 469: 460: 451: 413: 376: 329: 328: 326: 323: 322: 321: 286: 252: 249: 247: 244: 235: 234: 227: 215: 201: 192: 180: 164: 147: 144: 95:royal mistress 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 766: 755: 752: 750: 747: 745: 742: 740: 737: 735: 732: 730: 727: 725: 722: 721: 719: 697: 693: 692: 684: 669: 665: 663: 655: 639: 638: 630: 621: 619: 602: 598: 596: 588: 572: 571: 562: 555: 550: 549: 544: 539: 522: 518: 502: 498: 491: 482: 473: 464: 455: 439: 435: 431: 429: 420: 418: 401: 397: 393: 391: 383: 381: 372: 371: 366: 361: 353: 351: 349: 347: 345: 343: 341: 339: 337: 335: 330: 311: 307: 303: 299: 292: 287: 283: 282: 277: 273: 269: 264: 263:public domain 255: 254: 243: 240: 237:The engraver 232: 228: 225: 221: 220: 216: 213: 211: 207: 202: 199: 198: 193: 190: 186: 185: 181: 178: 177: 172: 168: 165: 162: 158: 157: 153: 152: 151: 143: 141: 137: 133: 129: 125: 123: 119: 115: 114:Prince Regent 110: 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 47: 42: 38: 32: 28: 23: 19: 700:. 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Thomas Cheesman
Samuel De Wilde
fl.
The Satirist, or Monthly Meteor
Matthew "Monk" Lewis
Thomas Moore
green room
Drury Lane Theatre
Charles Mathews
Anthony Pasquin
George IV
Prince of Wales
Nathaniel Jefferys
Mary Anne Clarke
royal mistress
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Prince Regent
annuity
portrait of Shakespeare
Edmund Henry Barker
imprisoned for debt
the Fleet
A Dramatic Synopsis, containing an Essay on the Political and Moral Use of a Theatre, involving Remarks on the Dramatic Writers of the Present Day and Strictures on the Performers of the two Theatres
John Joseph Knight
John Philip Kemble
The Critical Review
Jack in Office, containing Remarks on Mr. Braham's Address to the Public, with a full and impartial consideration of Mr. Kemble's conduct with regard to the above gentleman
John Braham
Diamond cut Diamond: Observations on a Pamphlet entitled "A Review of the Conduct of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales", comprising a free and impartial View of Mr. Jefferys as a Tradesman, Politician, and Courtier. By Philo Veritas

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