Comprising
in all
nearly 50,000 Plays, and Extending over a Period of Upwards of 500
Years.
nearly 50,000 Plays, and Extending over a Period of Upwards of 500
Years.
Cambridge History of English Literature - 1908 - v13
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Molloy, J. F. The Romance of the Irish Stage. 2 vols. 1897.
Morley, Henry. The Journal of a London Playgoer, 1851-1866. 1866.
Oliver, D. E. The English Stage: its origins and modern developments.
[1912. ]
Pemberton, T. E. The Kendals. 1900.
Ellen Terry, and her Sisters. 1902.
Procter, B. W. The life of Edmund Kean. 2 vols. 1835.
Quinlan, M. A. Poetic Justice in the Drama. The history of an ethical
principle in literary criticism. 1912.
Russell, Sir Edward R. The Theatre and things said about it. Liverpool, 1911.
Salvini, T. Leaves from the Autobiography of Tommaso Salvini. 1893.
Schelling, Felix E. English Drama. The Channels of English Literature.
1914.
Scott, Clement W. From The Bells to King Arthur. A critical record of
First-Night productions at the Lyceum Theatre from 1871 to 1895. 1896.
The Drama of Yesterday and To-day. 2 vols. 1899.
Ellen Terry. Second edn. New York, 1900.
Some Notable Hamlets of the present time. 1905.
Sharp, R. F. Short History of the English Stage, to 1908. 1909.
Simpson, H. and Braun, Mrs C. A Century of Famous Actresses, 1750-
1850. [1913. )
Smythe, A. J. The Life of William Terriss. 1898.
[Stoker, Bram). A collection made by Bram Stoker of programmes of
theatrical performances with which Sir Henry Irving was connected:
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Drury Lane Theatre, 1903 to 1905; Sir Henry Irving's American and
Provincial Tours from 1883 to 1905. 1879-1905.
Terry, Ellen. The Story of My Life. 1908.
Toole, John L. Reminiscences of J. L. Toole, related by himself and
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Walbrook, H. M. Nights at the Play. . . . 1911.
Walkley, A. B. Playhouse Impressions. 1892.
Webster, Benjamin (ed. ). The Series of Dramatic Entertainments performed
by Royal Command. . . at Windsor Castle 1848-9. [? 1849. ]
Wyndham, H. S. The Annals of Covent Garden Theatre, 1732-1897. 2 vols.
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Wynne, Arnold. The Growth of English Drama. Oxford, 1914.
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The British Drama; a collection of the most esteemed tragedies, comedies,
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Richardson, Thomas. Richardson's New Minor Drama: with remarks
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[Collection of Acting Plays. ) 10 vols. Various dates. (6974. )
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Lewes, G. H. ; Lytton, Bulwer; Marston, J. W. ; Reade, Charles; Taylor,
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C. PARTICULAR PLAYWRIGHTS
The date preceding the title is that of representation.
L. A. E. =Lacy's acting edition of plays.
James Albery (1838-1889)
1870. The Two Roses. L. A. E. No. 1779. (1881. ]
1877. The Pink Dominoes. L. A. E. No. 1779. [1878. ]
1878. Jingle. [A version of Pickwick. ]
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Samuel James Arnold (1774-1852)
1796. The Shipwreck; a comic opera. The New English Drama. Vol. ix.
1809. Man and Wife; or, More Secrets than One. 1809.
1812. The Devil's Bridge: an opera. 1820.
Thomas Lovell Beddoes
See, ante, vol. xii, chap. v
William Bayle Bernard
1841 (written 1837). Marie Ducange. L. A. E. Vol. xxxII.
1846. The Round of Wrong; or a fireside story. The Acting National
Drama. Vol. XIII.
1850. The Passing Cloud. L. A. E. Vol. I.
1867. The Doge of Venice.
Edward Litt Leman Blanchard (1820-1889)
1845. Faith, Hope and Charity. Duncombe's edn (of the British Theatre).
Vol. LIV.
The life and reminiscences of E. L. B. With notes from the diary of
W. Blanchard [by Meadows, D. Edd. ] Scott, C. and Howard, C.
2 vols. 1891.
Dionysius Lardner Boucicault
1841. London Assurance. 1841. :
1859, U. S. A. ; 1860, London. The Colleen Bawn: or, the Bride of Garry-
owen. L. A. E. Vol. LXIII.
1859, New York; 1861, London. The Octoroon; or, Life in Louisiana.
L. A. E. Vol. lxv.
1864, Dublin; 1865, London. Arrah-Na-Pogue; or, the Wicklow Wedding.
(1865. )
1875. The Shaughraun. L. A. E. Vol. cxxIII. [1885. ]
:
Charles William Shirley Brooks
1848. Anything for a Change. L. A. E. Vol. iv.
1851. The Exposition. L. A. E. Vol. 11.
a
Robert Barnabas Brough (1828-1860)
1851. Kensington Gardens, or, Quite a ladies' man. (An adaptation of Un
Monsieur qui suit les Femmes. ) L. A. E. Vol. LXXXVIII.
1856. Crinoline. L. A, E. Vol. xxix.
1859. Alfred the Great; or, the Minstrel King. L. A. E. Vol. XLIII.
Robert Williams Buchanan (1842-1901)
1880. A Nine Day's Queen
1883. Lady Clare (an adaptation of Georges Ohnet's Le Maître de Forges.
1883. Storm-beaten. (The plot is taken from the author's novel God and the
Man. )
1885. Alone in London. [In collaboration with Harriet Jay. ]
1886. Sophia. [An adaptation of Tom Jones. ]
1889. A Man's Shadow (an adaptation of Roger la Honte).
See, also, ante, bibliography to chap. vı; and, post, bibliography to chap.
XIII.
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John Baldwin Buckstone
? . The Bear Hunters; or, The Fatal Ravine. Duncombe's edn [of the
British Theatre). Vol. xi.
1845. The Green Bushes; or, A Hundred Years Ago. The Acting National
Drama. Vol. XI.
1847. The Flowers of the Forest. The Acting National Drama. Vol. XIII.
1871. Damon and Pythias. Cumberland's Minor Theatre. Vol. vi.
Henry James Byron
1868. Cyril's Success. L. A. E. Vol. LxxxIx.
1868. Uncle Dick's Darling. L. A. E. Vol. cliv.
1875. Our Boys. L.