The British theatre; or, A collection of plays,
which are acted at the Theatres Royal, Drury Lane, Covent Garden, and Haymarket ...
With biographical and critical remarks, by Mrs. Inchbald
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| In collection: | Holloway Book Collection |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster Row,
1808-1823.
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| Series: | The British Theatre
Vol. I - XXIV |
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| Notes: | A collection of 125 plays, each with special t.p. and separate paging; the engraved frontispieces of most of the plays are variously dated from 1800 to 1817. Physical description: 40 volumes : illustrations, plates ; 16 cm. more |
Table of Contents:
v. 1 Shakespeare, W.: Comedy of errors.
Romeo and Juliet.
Hamlet.-King John.
Richard III. v. 2 Shakespeare, W.: Henry IV, pt. 1-2.
Merchant of Venice.
Henry V.
Much ado about nothing. v. 3 Shakespeare, W.: As you like it.
Merry wives of Windsor.
Henry VIII.
Measure for measure.
Winter's tale. v. 4 Shakespeare, W.: King Lear.
Cymbeline.
Macbeth.
Julius Caeser.
Anthony and Cleopatra. v. 5 Shakespeare, W.: Coriolanus.
Othello.
Tempest.
Twelfth night.
Jonson, B.: Every man in his humor. v. 6 Fletcher, J.: Rule a wife and have a wife.
The changes.
Massinger, P.: New way to pay old depts.
Lee, N.: Alexander the Great.
Dryden, J.: All for love.
v. 7 Southerne, T.: Isebella.
Oroonoko.
Racine, J.B.: Distressed mother.
Voltaire, F.M.A. de.: Zara.
Brooke, H.: Gustavus Vasa. v. 8 Farquhar, G.: The constant couple.
The inconstant.
The recruiting officer.
The beaux stratagem.
Addison, J.: Cato. v. 9 Vanbrugh, Sir J.: Provoked wife.
Provoked husband.
-Cibber, C.: Love makes a man.
She wou'd and she wou'd not.
Careless husband. v. 10 Rowe, N.: Tamerlane.
Fair penitent.
Jane Shore.
Lady Jane Grey.
Hughes, J.: Siege of Damascus. v. 11 Centlivre, Susanna, Mrs.: The busy body.
The wonder!
Bold stroke for a wife.
Lillo, G.: George Barnwell.
Fatal curiosity.v. 12 Otway, T.: The orphan.
Venice preserved.
Steele, R., Sir: The conscious lovers.
Young, E.: The revenge.
Gay, J.: Beggar's opera. v. 13 Congreve, W.: Love for love.
Mourning bride.
Voltaire, F.M.A. de.: Mahomet.
Thomson, J. Tancred and Sigismunda.
Hoadly, B.
Suspicious husband. v. 14 Macklin, C.: Man of the world.
Moore, E.: The foundling.
The gamester.
Whitehead, W.: The Roman father.
Shirley, W.: Edward the Black Prince. v. 15 Brown, J.: Barbarossa.
Murphy, E.: Way to keep him.
All in the wrong.
Grecian daughter.
Know your own mind. v. 16 Wycherley, W.: The country girl.
Coleman, G.: Jealous wife.
Clandestine marriage.
Hartson, H.: Countess of Salisbury.
Home, J.: Douglas. v. 17 Goldsmith, O.: Goodnatured man.
She stoops to conquer.
Bickerstaffe, I.: Love in a village.
Maid of the mill.
Lionel and Clarissa. v. 18 Cumberland, R.: The brothers.
West Indian.
The Jew.
First love.
The wheel of fortune. v. 19 Francklin, T.: Earl of Warwick.
Sheridan, R.B.B.: The rivals.
The duenna.
Cowley, Hannah, Mrs.: Belle's stratagem.
Bold stroke for a husband. v. 20 Reynolds, F.: The dramatist.
Jephson, R.: Count of Narbonne.
Coleman, G.: Inkle and Yarico.
Battle of Hexham.
Surrender of Calais. v. 21 Coleman, G.: The mountaineers.
The iron chest.
The heir at law.
John Bull.
Poor gentleman.v. 22 O'Keeffe, J.: Castle of Andalusia.
Fontainbleau.
Wild oats.
Burgoyne, J.: The heiress.
Jones, H.: Earl of Essex. v. 23 Inchbald, Elizabeth, Mrs.: Such things are.
Every one has his fault.
Wives as they were.
Kotzebue, A.F.F. von.: Lover's vows.
Inchbald, Elizabeth, Mrs.: To marry, or not to marry. v. 24 Holcroft, T.: Road to ruin.
Deserted daughter.
Kotzebue, A.F.F. von.: The stranger.
Baillie, Joanna.: De Monfort.
Kemble, C.: Point of honour. v. 25 Morton, T.: Way to get married.
Cure for the heart ache.
Speed the plough.
School of reform.
Tobin, J.: Honey moon.
v. 1 Shakespeare, W.: Comedy of errors.
Romeo and Juliet.
Hamlet.-King John.
Richard III. v. 2 Shakespeare, W.: Henry IV, pt. 1-2.
Merchant of Venice.
Henry V.
Much ado about nothing. v. 3 Shakespeare, W.: As you like it.
Merry wives of Windsor.
Henry VIII.
Measure for measure.
Winter's tale. v. 4 Shakespeare, W.: King Lear.
Cymbeline.
Macbeth.
Julius Caeser.
Anthony and Cleopatra. v. 5 Shakespeare, W.: Coriolanus.
Othello.
Tempest.
Twelfth night.
Jonson, B.: Every man in his humor. v. 6 Fletcher, J.: Rule a wife and have a wife.
The changes.
Massinger, P.: New way to pay old depts.
Lee, N.: Alexander the Great.
Dryden, J.: All for love.
v. 7 Southerne, T.: Isebella.
Oroonoko.
Racine, J.B.: Distressed mother.
Voltaire, F.M.A. de.: Zara.
Brooke, H.: Gustavus Vasa. v. 8 Farquhar, G.: The constant couple.
The inconstant.
The recruiting officer.
The beaux stratagem.
Addison, J.: Cato. v. 9 Vanbrugh, Sir J.: Provoked wife.
Provoked husband.
-Cibber, C.: Love makes a man.
She wou'd and she wou'd not.
Careless husband. v. 10 Rowe, N.: Tamerlane.
Fair penitent.
Jane Shore.
Lady Jane Grey.
Hughes, J.: Siege of Damascus. v. 11 Centlivre, Susanna, Mrs.: The busy body.
The wonder!
Bold stroke for a wife.
Lillo, G.: George Barnwell.
Fatal curiosity.v. 12 Otway, T.: The orphan.
Venice preserved.
Steele, R., Sir: The conscious lovers.
Young, E.: The revenge.
Gay, J.: Beggar's opera. v. 13 Congreve, W.: Love for love.
Mourning bride.
Voltaire, F.M.A. de.: Mahomet.
Thomson, J. Tancred and Sigismunda.
Hoadly, B.
Suspicious husband. v. 14 Macklin, C.: Man of the world.
Moore, E.: The foundling.
The gamester.
Whitehead, W.: The Roman father.
Shirley, W.: Edward the Black Prince. v. 15 Brown, J.: Barbarossa.
Murphy, E.: Way to keep him.
All in the wrong.
Grecian daughter.
Know your own mind. v. 16 Wycherley, W.: The country girl.
Coleman, G.: Jealous wife.
Clandestine marriage.
Hartson, H.: Countess of Salisbury.
Home, J.: Douglas. v. 17 Goldsmith, O.: Goodnatured man.
She stoops to conquer.
Bickerstaffe, I.: Love in a village.
Maid of the mill.
Lionel and Clarissa. v. 18 Cumberland, R.: The brothers.
West Indian.
The Jew.
First love.
The wheel of fortune. v. 19 Francklin, T.: Earl of Warwick.
Sheridan, R.B.B.: The rivals.
The duenna.
Cowley, Hannah, Mrs.: Belle's stratagem.
Bold stroke for a husband. v. 20 Reynolds, F.: The dramatist.
Jephson, R.: Count of Narbonne.
Coleman, G.: Inkle and Yarico.
Battle of Hexham.
Surrender of Calais. v. 21 Coleman, G.: The mountaineers.
The iron chest.
The heir at law.
John Bull.
Poor gentleman.v. 22 O'Keeffe, J.: Castle of Andalusia.
Fontainbleau.
Wild oats.
Burgoyne, J.: The heiress.
Jones, H.: Earl of Essex. v. 23 Inchbald, Elizabeth, Mrs.: Such things are.
Every one has his fault.
Wives as they were.
Kotzebue, A.F.F. von.: Lover's vows.
Inchbald, Elizabeth, Mrs.: To marry, or not to marry. v. 24 Holcroft, T.: Road to ruin.
Deserted daughter.
Kotzebue, A.F.F. von.: The stranger.
Baillie, Joanna.: De Monfort.
Kemble, C.: Point of honour. v. 25 Morton, T.: Way to get married.
Cure for the heart ache.
Speed the plough.
School of reform.
Tobin, J.: Honey moon.