History and
Illustrations
of the London Theatres.
Cambridge History of English Literature - 1908 - v10
] [1830.
]
V. COLLECTIONS OF PROLOGUES AND EPILOGUES
(In chronological order)
The Court of Thespis; being a Collection of the most admired Prologues
and Epilogues. . . Written by some of the most Approved Wits of the
Age, viz. Garrick, Colman, Foote, Murphy, Lloyd, &c. 1769.
A Collection and Selection of English Prologues and Epilogues. Commencing
with Shakespeare and concluding with Garrick. 4 vols. 1771.
The Theatrical Bouquet: containing an alphabetical arrangement of the
Prologues and Epilogues, which have been published by Distinguished
Wits, from the time that Colley Cibber first came on the Stage, to the
present Year. 1780.
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442
Bibliography
VI. THEATRICAL HISTORIES, DICTIONARIES AND GENERAL RECORDS
(In chronological order)
This list excludes (1) general works not largely concerned with mid-
eighteenth century English drama, (2) specific works concerning
individual dramatists unless, like Cibber's Apology, they deal
broadly with general dramatic history and (3) minor publications
such as critical, satirical, and controversial tracts, treatises and
pamphlets. Some of the more important items under (1) and (2) are
entered in the next section of this bibliography. For the multitudinous
items under (3) see especially Lowe, R. W. , A Bibliographical
Account of English Theatrical Literature, 1888, and the catalogues
of leading libraries, especially under individual author headings-
e. g. the Colman tracts and Garrick items of the British Museum, the
Bodleian controversial pamphlets concerning Home's Douglas, etc.
Cibber, Colley. An Apology for the Life of Mr Colley Cibber, Comedian. . . .
With an Historical View of the Stage during his Own Time. Written
by Himself. 1740. [2nd edn. 1740. Edited, with Notes and Supple-
ment, by Lowe, R. W. 2 vols. 1889. ]
The History of the English Stage, from the Restauration to the Present
Time. . . . By Mr Thomas Betterton. [Probably not by T. B. ] 1741.
An Historical and Critical Account of the Theatres in Europe. . . . By the
famous Lewis Riccoboni of the Italian Theatre at Paris. . . 1741.
Chetwood, W. R. A General History of the Stage, from its Origin in Greece
down to the present Time. . . . Collected and Digested by W. R. Chetwood.
1749.
The British Theatre. Containing the Lives of the English Dramatic Poets
with an Account of all their Plays. . . . To which is prefixed, A Short View
of the Rise and Progress of the English Stage. Dublin, 1750. [Another
edn. London, 1752. ]
A General History of the Stage, from its Origin. . . . Translated from the
Eminent Lewis Riccoboni. . . . The Second Edition. To which is Prefixed,
An Introductory Discourse concerning the Present State of the English
Stage and Players. 1754.
Theatrical Records: or, An Account of English Dramatic Authors, and their
Works. Printed for R. and J. Dodsley. 1756.
The Theatrical Review: for the Year 1757, and Beginning of 1758. 1758.
A General View of the Stage. By Mr Wilkes (pseud. of Samuel Derrick].
1759.
An Essay upon the Present State of the Theatre in France, England and
Italy. 1760.
Victor (Benjamin). The History of the Theatres of London and Dublin, from
the Year 1730, to the present Time. To which is added, An Annual
Register of all the Plays, &c. performed at the Theatres-Royal in London,
from the Year 1712. With Occasional Notes and Anecdotes. 2 vols. 1761.
The Theatrical Review: or, Annals of the Drama. 1763.
[Baker, David Erskine]. The Companion to the Play-House: or, An His-
torical Account of all the Dramatic Writers (and their Works) that have
appeared in Great Britain and Ireland, from the Commencement of our
Theatrical Exhibitions, down to the Present Year 1764. 2 vols. 1764.
A new edition: Carefully corrected; greatly enlarged; and continued
[by Reed, Isaac] from 1764 to 1782. 2 vols. 1782. New edn, with the
first title Biographia Dramatica, brought down to the end of November
1811. By Jones, Stephen. 3 vols in 4. 1812.
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Brounsmith, J. (prompter to the Theatre Royal in the Haymarket). The
Dramatic Time-Piece: or Perpetual Monitor. Being a Calculation of
the Length of Time every act takes . . . at the Theatres-Royal. 1767.
[Gentleman, Francis). The Dramatic Censor; or, Critical Companion.
2 vols. 1770.
Victor [Benjamin). The History of the Theatres of London, from the
Year 1760 to the Present Time. Being a Continuation of the Annual
Register (see above, under date, 1761]. 1771.
The Theatrical Review, or New Companion to the Play-House: containing
A Critical and Historical Account of every Tragedy, Comedy, Opera,
Farce, &c. exhibited at the Theatres during the last Season. . . . By a
Society of Gentlemen, Independent of Managerial Influence. 2 vols.
1772.
Theatrical Biography: or, Memoirs of the Principal Performers of the Three
Theatres Royal. 2 vols. 1772.
The Playhouse Pocket Companion, or Theatrical Vade-Mecum. . . . To which
is pr ked, A Critical History of the English Stage from its Origin to
the present Time. 1779.
Hitchcock, Robert (prompter of the Theatre-Royal, Dublin). An
Historical View of the Irish Stage; from the earliest period down to the
close of the season 1788. . . [or, rather, to 1774. See Preface to vol. II,
(1794)], 2 vols. Dublin, 1788-94.
A New Theatrical Dictionary. Containing an Account of all the Dramatic
Pieces that have appeared from the Commencement of Theatrical
Exhibitions to the Present Time. . . . And also a Short Sketch of the Rise
and Progress of The English Stage. 1792.
Jackson, John (ten years manager of the Theatre Royal of Edinburgh).
The History of the Scottish Stage, from its First Establishment to the
Present Time. Edinburgh, 1793.
Oulton, Walley Chamberlain. The History of the Theatres of London . . . from
the year 1771 to 1795. 2 vols. 1796.
Dibdin, Charles. A Complete History of the English Stage. 5 vols. [1800. ]
The Thespian Dictionary; or Dramatic Biography of the Eighteenth
Century . . . forming a concise History of the English Stage. 1802.
2nd edn. 1805.
Holcroft, Thomas. The Theatrical Recorder. 2 vols. 1805-6.
Gilliland, Thomas. The Dramatic Mirror: containing the History of the
Stage, from the earliest period to the present time. 2 vols. 1808.
The Drama Recorded; or, Barker's List of Plays. . . from the earliest period,
to 1814; to which are added, Notitia Dramatica, or a Chronological
Account of Events relative to the English Stage. 1814.
Dibdin, Charles, Jr.
History and Illustrations of the London Theatres.
1826.
(Genest, John. ] Some Account of the English Stage, from the Restoration
in 1660 to 1830. 10 vols. Bath, 1832.
The Dramatic Souvenir: being literary and graphical illustrations of Shake-
* *
Jouets
ma
Prezi
kema
na)
Los
speare and other celebrated English dramatists. (Especially pp. 94-171. ]
1833.
[Logan, William Henry. ) Fragmenta Scoto-Dramatica. 1715-1758. Edin-
burgh, 1835.
Tomlins, F. G. A Brief View of the English Drama, from the Earliest
Period to the Present Time. 1840.
*Their Majesties Servants. Annals of the English Stage, from Thomas
Betterton to Edmund Kean. 2 vols. 1864. [2nd edn, revised. 1 vol.
1865. Edited and revised by Lowe, Robert W. 3 vols. 1888. ]
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444
Bibliography
Fitzgerald, Percy. A New History of the English Stage from the Restora-
tion to the Liberty of the Theatres, in connection with the Patent Houses.
2 vols. 1882.
Lowe, Robert W. A Bibliographical Account of English Theatrical Litera-
ture. 1888.
Dibdin, James C. The Annals of the Edinburgh Stage with an account of the
Rise and Progress of Dramatic Writing in Scotland. Edinburgh, 1888.
Baker, H. Barton. The London Stage: Its History and Traditions from
1576 to 1888. 2 vols. 1889.
Revised as: History of the London Stage and its Famous Players
(1576-1903). London and New York, 1904.
Bates, Katherine Lee and Godfrey, Lydia B. English Drama. A Working
Basis. Wellesley College, U. S. A. 1896.
The Haymarket Theatre: some Records & Reminiscences. By Maude, Cyril,
edited by Maude, Ralph. 1903.
Adams, W. Davenport. A Dictionary of the Drama. Vol. 1, A-G. 1904.
Nicholson, Watson. The Struggle for a Free Stage in London. Boston and
New York, 1906. [Also, London edn. ]
Wyndham, A. S. The Annals of Covent Garden Theatre from 1732 to 1897.
2 vols. 1906.
Marks, Jeannette. English Pastoral Drama. . . (1660-1798). (With biblio
graphy of English Pastoral Plays. ) (1908. ]
The Stage Censor: an historical sketch: 1544-1907: by G. M. G. 1908.
Thorndike, Ashley H. Tragedy. Boston and New York, 1908. [Chap. ix,
with Note on Bibliography. ]
Clarence, R. "The Stage' Cyclopaedia: A Bibliography of Plays. 1909.
Ward, A. W. Art. Drama (with bibliography) in Encyclopaedia Brit-
annica, 11th edn, vol. viii. Cambridge, 1910.
Materials for the Study of the English Drama (excluding Shakespeare). A
selected list of books in the Newberry Library, Chicago, 1912.
VII. ADDITIONAL WORKS, CHIEFLY BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL
This list is limited to a selection from the more considerable works bearing
(1) on general phrases of the drama, or (2) on individual dramatists,
discussed in chap. IV. Briefer treatises, special dissertations (e. g. on
the sources of separate plays), encyclopaedias, general histories of litera-
ture or biography, and similar works are, with a few exceptions, omitted.
Baker, H. B. Our Old Actors. 2 vols. 1878.
Beers, H. A. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century.
New York, 1899.
Beljame, A. Le Public et les Hommes de Lettres en Angleterre au dix-
huitième siècle. Paris, 1881. With index, Paris, 1897.
Betz, L. P. La Littérature comparée, essai bibliographique, Strassburg,
1900.
Boulton, W. B. The Amusements of Old London. 2 vols. 1901. [Vol. 1,
chap. vi. ]
Canfield, D. F. Corneille and Racine in England. New York and London,
1904.
Cibber, Theophilus. The Lives and Characters of the most Eminent Actors
and Actresses of Great Britain and Ireland. Part 1. Life of Barton
Booth. 1753.
Dissertations on Theatrical Subjects. 1756.
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445
Cibber, Theophilus. Theophilus Cibber, to David Garrick, Esq; with
Dissertations on Theatrical Subjects. 1759. [Section V contains attack
on Garrick's Shakespearean perversions. ]
Cook, Dutton. A Book of the Play. 2 vols. 1876.
Hours with the Players. 2 vols. 1881.
Cooke, William. Memoirs of Charles Macklin . . . forming an History of the
Stage during almost the Whole of the last Century. 2nd edn. 1806.
Courthope, W. J. A History of English Poetry. London and New York,
1895-1905. [Vol. v, chap. XIII. ]
Davies, Thomas. Dramatic Miscellanies. 3 vols. 1783-4.
Dennis, John. The Age of Pope (1700-1744). (Handbooks of English
Literature. ) 1894.
Dobson, Austin. Introduction to The Good Naturd Man and She Stoops to
Conquer. (Belles-Lettres Series. ) Boston and London (1903].
Eloesser, A. Das bürgerliche Drama. Seine Geschichte im 18. und 19.
Jahrhundert. Berlin, 1898.
Galt, John. The Lives of the Players. 2 vols. 1831.
Gosse, Edmund. A History of Eighteenth Century Literature (1660-1780).
1889.
Hastings, Charles. The Theatre: its Development in France and England.
1901.
Hettner, Hermann. Geschichte der englischen Literatur . . . 1660-1770
(Part 1: Literaturgeschichte des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts). 1856.
[Brunswick, 1894. ]
[?
V. COLLECTIONS OF PROLOGUES AND EPILOGUES
(In chronological order)
The Court of Thespis; being a Collection of the most admired Prologues
and Epilogues. . . Written by some of the most Approved Wits of the
Age, viz. Garrick, Colman, Foote, Murphy, Lloyd, &c. 1769.
A Collection and Selection of English Prologues and Epilogues. Commencing
with Shakespeare and concluding with Garrick. 4 vols. 1771.
The Theatrical Bouquet: containing an alphabetical arrangement of the
Prologues and Epilogues, which have been published by Distinguished
Wits, from the time that Colley Cibber first came on the Stage, to the
present Year. 1780.
## p. 442 (#468) ############################################
442
Bibliography
VI. THEATRICAL HISTORIES, DICTIONARIES AND GENERAL RECORDS
(In chronological order)
This list excludes (1) general works not largely concerned with mid-
eighteenth century English drama, (2) specific works concerning
individual dramatists unless, like Cibber's Apology, they deal
broadly with general dramatic history and (3) minor publications
such as critical, satirical, and controversial tracts, treatises and
pamphlets. Some of the more important items under (1) and (2) are
entered in the next section of this bibliography. For the multitudinous
items under (3) see especially Lowe, R. W. , A Bibliographical
Account of English Theatrical Literature, 1888, and the catalogues
of leading libraries, especially under individual author headings-
e. g. the Colman tracts and Garrick items of the British Museum, the
Bodleian controversial pamphlets concerning Home's Douglas, etc.
Cibber, Colley. An Apology for the Life of Mr Colley Cibber, Comedian. . . .
With an Historical View of the Stage during his Own Time. Written
by Himself. 1740. [2nd edn. 1740. Edited, with Notes and Supple-
ment, by Lowe, R. W. 2 vols. 1889. ]
The History of the English Stage, from the Restauration to the Present
Time. . . . By Mr Thomas Betterton. [Probably not by T. B. ] 1741.
An Historical and Critical Account of the Theatres in Europe. . . . By the
famous Lewis Riccoboni of the Italian Theatre at Paris. . . 1741.
Chetwood, W. R. A General History of the Stage, from its Origin in Greece
down to the present Time. . . . Collected and Digested by W. R. Chetwood.
1749.
The British Theatre. Containing the Lives of the English Dramatic Poets
with an Account of all their Plays. . . . To which is prefixed, A Short View
of the Rise and Progress of the English Stage. Dublin, 1750. [Another
edn. London, 1752. ]
A General History of the Stage, from its Origin. . . . Translated from the
Eminent Lewis Riccoboni. . . . The Second Edition. To which is Prefixed,
An Introductory Discourse concerning the Present State of the English
Stage and Players. 1754.
Theatrical Records: or, An Account of English Dramatic Authors, and their
Works. Printed for R. and J. Dodsley. 1756.
The Theatrical Review: for the Year 1757, and Beginning of 1758. 1758.
A General View of the Stage. By Mr Wilkes (pseud. of Samuel Derrick].
1759.
An Essay upon the Present State of the Theatre in France, England and
Italy. 1760.
Victor (Benjamin). The History of the Theatres of London and Dublin, from
the Year 1730, to the present Time. To which is added, An Annual
Register of all the Plays, &c. performed at the Theatres-Royal in London,
from the Year 1712. With Occasional Notes and Anecdotes. 2 vols. 1761.
The Theatrical Review: or, Annals of the Drama. 1763.
[Baker, David Erskine]. The Companion to the Play-House: or, An His-
torical Account of all the Dramatic Writers (and their Works) that have
appeared in Great Britain and Ireland, from the Commencement of our
Theatrical Exhibitions, down to the Present Year 1764. 2 vols. 1764.
A new edition: Carefully corrected; greatly enlarged; and continued
[by Reed, Isaac] from 1764 to 1782. 2 vols. 1782. New edn, with the
first title Biographia Dramatica, brought down to the end of November
1811. By Jones, Stephen. 3 vols in 4. 1812.
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11
32
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Brounsmith, J. (prompter to the Theatre Royal in the Haymarket). The
Dramatic Time-Piece: or Perpetual Monitor. Being a Calculation of
the Length of Time every act takes . . . at the Theatres-Royal. 1767.
[Gentleman, Francis). The Dramatic Censor; or, Critical Companion.
2 vols. 1770.
Victor [Benjamin). The History of the Theatres of London, from the
Year 1760 to the Present Time. Being a Continuation of the Annual
Register (see above, under date, 1761]. 1771.
The Theatrical Review, or New Companion to the Play-House: containing
A Critical and Historical Account of every Tragedy, Comedy, Opera,
Farce, &c. exhibited at the Theatres during the last Season. . . . By a
Society of Gentlemen, Independent of Managerial Influence. 2 vols.
1772.
Theatrical Biography: or, Memoirs of the Principal Performers of the Three
Theatres Royal. 2 vols. 1772.
The Playhouse Pocket Companion, or Theatrical Vade-Mecum. . . . To which
is pr ked, A Critical History of the English Stage from its Origin to
the present Time. 1779.
Hitchcock, Robert (prompter of the Theatre-Royal, Dublin). An
Historical View of the Irish Stage; from the earliest period down to the
close of the season 1788. . . [or, rather, to 1774. See Preface to vol. II,
(1794)], 2 vols. Dublin, 1788-94.
A New Theatrical Dictionary. Containing an Account of all the Dramatic
Pieces that have appeared from the Commencement of Theatrical
Exhibitions to the Present Time. . . . And also a Short Sketch of the Rise
and Progress of The English Stage. 1792.
Jackson, John (ten years manager of the Theatre Royal of Edinburgh).
The History of the Scottish Stage, from its First Establishment to the
Present Time. Edinburgh, 1793.
Oulton, Walley Chamberlain. The History of the Theatres of London . . . from
the year 1771 to 1795. 2 vols. 1796.
Dibdin, Charles. A Complete History of the English Stage. 5 vols. [1800. ]
The Thespian Dictionary; or Dramatic Biography of the Eighteenth
Century . . . forming a concise History of the English Stage. 1802.
2nd edn. 1805.
Holcroft, Thomas. The Theatrical Recorder. 2 vols. 1805-6.
Gilliland, Thomas. The Dramatic Mirror: containing the History of the
Stage, from the earliest period to the present time. 2 vols. 1808.
The Drama Recorded; or, Barker's List of Plays. . . from the earliest period,
to 1814; to which are added, Notitia Dramatica, or a Chronological
Account of Events relative to the English Stage. 1814.
Dibdin, Charles, Jr.
History and Illustrations of the London Theatres.
1826.
(Genest, John. ] Some Account of the English Stage, from the Restoration
in 1660 to 1830. 10 vols. Bath, 1832.
The Dramatic Souvenir: being literary and graphical illustrations of Shake-
* *
Jouets
ma
Prezi
kema
na)
Los
speare and other celebrated English dramatists. (Especially pp. 94-171. ]
1833.
[Logan, William Henry. ) Fragmenta Scoto-Dramatica. 1715-1758. Edin-
burgh, 1835.
Tomlins, F. G. A Brief View of the English Drama, from the Earliest
Period to the Present Time. 1840.
*Their Majesties Servants. Annals of the English Stage, from Thomas
Betterton to Edmund Kean. 2 vols. 1864. [2nd edn, revised. 1 vol.
1865. Edited and revised by Lowe, Robert W. 3 vols. 1888. ]
47
til
6
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vitha
## p. 444 (#470) ############################################
444
Bibliography
Fitzgerald, Percy. A New History of the English Stage from the Restora-
tion to the Liberty of the Theatres, in connection with the Patent Houses.
2 vols. 1882.
Lowe, Robert W. A Bibliographical Account of English Theatrical Litera-
ture. 1888.
Dibdin, James C. The Annals of the Edinburgh Stage with an account of the
Rise and Progress of Dramatic Writing in Scotland. Edinburgh, 1888.
Baker, H. Barton. The London Stage: Its History and Traditions from
1576 to 1888. 2 vols. 1889.
Revised as: History of the London Stage and its Famous Players
(1576-1903). London and New York, 1904.
Bates, Katherine Lee and Godfrey, Lydia B. English Drama. A Working
Basis. Wellesley College, U. S. A. 1896.
The Haymarket Theatre: some Records & Reminiscences. By Maude, Cyril,
edited by Maude, Ralph. 1903.
Adams, W. Davenport. A Dictionary of the Drama. Vol. 1, A-G. 1904.
Nicholson, Watson. The Struggle for a Free Stage in London. Boston and
New York, 1906. [Also, London edn. ]
Wyndham, A. S. The Annals of Covent Garden Theatre from 1732 to 1897.
2 vols. 1906.
Marks, Jeannette. English Pastoral Drama. . . (1660-1798). (With biblio
graphy of English Pastoral Plays. ) (1908. ]
The Stage Censor: an historical sketch: 1544-1907: by G. M. G. 1908.
Thorndike, Ashley H. Tragedy. Boston and New York, 1908. [Chap. ix,
with Note on Bibliography. ]
Clarence, R. "The Stage' Cyclopaedia: A Bibliography of Plays. 1909.
Ward, A. W. Art. Drama (with bibliography) in Encyclopaedia Brit-
annica, 11th edn, vol. viii. Cambridge, 1910.
Materials for the Study of the English Drama (excluding Shakespeare). A
selected list of books in the Newberry Library, Chicago, 1912.
VII. ADDITIONAL WORKS, CHIEFLY BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL
This list is limited to a selection from the more considerable works bearing
(1) on general phrases of the drama, or (2) on individual dramatists,
discussed in chap. IV. Briefer treatises, special dissertations (e. g. on
the sources of separate plays), encyclopaedias, general histories of litera-
ture or biography, and similar works are, with a few exceptions, omitted.
Baker, H. B. Our Old Actors. 2 vols. 1878.
Beers, H. A. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century.
New York, 1899.
Beljame, A. Le Public et les Hommes de Lettres en Angleterre au dix-
huitième siècle. Paris, 1881. With index, Paris, 1897.
Betz, L. P. La Littérature comparée, essai bibliographique, Strassburg,
1900.
Boulton, W. B. The Amusements of Old London. 2 vols. 1901. [Vol. 1,
chap. vi. ]
Canfield, D. F. Corneille and Racine in England. New York and London,
1904.
Cibber, Theophilus. The Lives and Characters of the most Eminent Actors
and Actresses of Great Britain and Ireland. Part 1. Life of Barton
Booth. 1753.
Dissertations on Theatrical Subjects. 1756.
## p. 445 (#471) ############################################
Chapter IV
445
Cibber, Theophilus. Theophilus Cibber, to David Garrick, Esq; with
Dissertations on Theatrical Subjects. 1759. [Section V contains attack
on Garrick's Shakespearean perversions. ]
Cook, Dutton. A Book of the Play. 2 vols. 1876.
Hours with the Players. 2 vols. 1881.
Cooke, William. Memoirs of Charles Macklin . . . forming an History of the
Stage during almost the Whole of the last Century. 2nd edn. 1806.
Courthope, W. J. A History of English Poetry. London and New York,
1895-1905. [Vol. v, chap. XIII. ]
Davies, Thomas. Dramatic Miscellanies. 3 vols. 1783-4.
Dennis, John. The Age of Pope (1700-1744). (Handbooks of English
Literature. ) 1894.
Dobson, Austin. Introduction to The Good Naturd Man and She Stoops to
Conquer. (Belles-Lettres Series. ) Boston and London (1903].
Eloesser, A. Das bürgerliche Drama. Seine Geschichte im 18. und 19.
Jahrhundert. Berlin, 1898.
Galt, John. The Lives of the Players. 2 vols. 1831.
Gosse, Edmund. A History of Eighteenth Century Literature (1660-1780).
1889.
Hastings, Charles. The Theatre: its Development in France and England.
1901.
Hettner, Hermann. Geschichte der englischen Literatur . . . 1660-1770
(Part 1: Literaturgeschichte des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts). 1856.
[Brunswick, 1894. ]
[?
