Chapter XXI: Part 21
Babes in the Wood, 1860, Tom Taylor. (Rob. Yarrington, in 1601, wrote
_Two Lamentable Tragedies_, one of which was about a young child
murdered in a wood by two ruffians by command of its uncle.)
Bacchæ (B.C. 480-407), Euripides (Greek). Translated by Potter, 1781;
Wodhull, 1782; Buckley, pr., in Bohn’s library.
Bacchides (B.C. 254-184), Plautus. C. (Latin, based on a Greek
comedy by Menander.) Translated into blank verse by Thornton, Rich,
Warner and Colman, 1769-74.
Bad Lovers, 1836, Coyne. C.
Bague de Thérèse, 1861, Carmouche. C.
Bajazet, 1672, Racine. T.
Balder’s Död, 1773, Evald or Ewald. D.
Ball (_The_), 1632, Chapman and Shirley. C.
Ballo in Maschera (_Un_), 1861, Verdi. O.
Banditti (_The_), 1686, D’Urfey. Pl.
Banishment of Cicero (_The_), 1761, Cumberland. D.Pm.
Banker’s Daughter (_The_), 1879, B. Howard. D.
Bankrupt (_The_), 1776, Foote. F.
Baptistes (1506-1582), G. Buchanan. T. (Latin).
Barbarossa, 1755, Brown. T.
Barbe Bleue, 1866, Offenbach. C.Bf.
Barbier de Séville (_Le_), 1775, Beaumarchais. C.
Barbiere di Siviglia, 1780, Paisiello. O.
Barbiere di Siviglia, 1816, Rossini. O. (Sir H. Bishop altered it).
Barmecides (_Les_), 1778, Laharpe. T.
Barnwell. (See “George Barnwell.”)
Barry (_Mde. du_), 1836, Ancelot. V.
Bartholomew Fayre, 1614, Jonson. C.
Bashful Lover, 1636, printed 1655, Massinger. C.
Bashful Man (_The_), *-1857, Moncrieff. C.D.
Basil (_Count_), 1798, printed in the “Series,” 1802, J. Baillie. T.
(the passion of “love”).
Basset Table, 1706, Centlivre. C.
Bastard (_The_), 1652, C. Manuche. T.
Bastien et Bastienne (1749-1806), Favart. O.C.
Bath (_The_), 1701, D’Urfey. C.
Battaile de Danes, 1851, Scribe and Legouvé. C.
Battle of Alcazar, 1594, Peele. T.
Battle of Hastings, 1778, Cumberland. T.
Battle of Hermann (1776-1811), Kleist. H.D.
Battle of Hexham, 1789, Colman. C.
Battle of Sedgmoor, about 1675, duke of Buckingham. F.
Bear-Hunters (1802-1879), Buckstone.
Beatrice di Tenda, 1833, Bellini. O.
Beau Brummel, 1858, W. B. Jerrold. C.
Beau’s Duel, 1703, Centlivre. C.
Beauty, 1616, Jonson. C.
Beauty in a Trance, 1653, Ford. C.
Beauty in Distress, 1698, Motteux. T.
Beauty’s Triumph, 1676, Duffett. M.
Beaux’ Stratagem, 1707, Farquhar. C.
Becket. (See “Thomas à Becket.”)
Beggar of Bethnal Green, 1834, Knowles. C. (See “Blind Beggar of
Bethnal Green.”).
Beggars’ Bush, 1622, Fletcher (Beaumont died 1616). Folio edition
1647. C.
Beggar’s Opera, 1727, Gay. C.O. (music by Linley. Dr. Pepusch
adapted music to this opera).
Believe as you List, 1653, Massinger. C.
Bélisaire, 1645, Rotrou. T.
Belisarius (1757-1823), Kemble.
Bellamere Earl of Carlisle, 1807. T.
Bellamira, or The Mistress, 1687, Sedley. C.
Bellamira, 1818, Sheil. C.
Belle Arsène (_La_), 1775, Favart. O.C. (music by Monsigny).
Belle Hélène (_La_), 1865, Offenbach. O.Bf.
Belle’s Stratagem (_The_), 1780, Mrs. Cowley. C.
Bells (_The_), 1874, Erckmann-Chatrian, adapted from _The Polish Jew_
(_q.v._).
Belphegor, 1856, C. Webb, and L. Buckingham. D. (translated from the
French of Dennery and Fournier).
Belshazzar, 1822, Milman. D.Pm.
Ben Nazir, 1827, Grattan. T.
Benevolent Tar (_The_), * Cross. Mu.E.
Benyowski, 1811, Kotzebue. (The English version is called _The Virgin
of the Sun_.)
Bérenice, 1670, Racine. T.(the hero and heroine meant for Louis
XIV., and Henrietta of England).
Bertram, 1816, Maturin. T.
Bertrand et Raton, 1833, Scribe. C.
Betrothal (_The_), 1852, G.H. Boker.
Betsy, 1879, Burnard (from the French).
Better Late than Never, before 1814, Andrews. C.
Beverley, 1748, Saurin. D.
Bianca, 1817, Ingemann. T.
Bianca, 1859, Balfe. O.
Bianca Visconti, 1843, Willis. T. (Greek).
Bickerstaff’s Burying, 1710, Centlivre. C.
Bijou Perdu, 1855, Adam. Pt. Pc. (libretto by Deforges).
Billy Taylor (1802-1879), Buckstone.
Bird in a Cage (_The_), 1633, Shirley. C.
Birds (_The_), B.C. 409, Aristophanes. C. (Greek). Translated by
Mitchell, 1820-22; Carey, 1824; Hickie, 1853; Rudd, 1867.
Biron’s Conspiracie, 1604, Chapman. T.
Biron’s Tragedy, 1605, Chapman. T.
Birth (1829-1871), Robertson. C.
Birth of Jupiter, 1797, Olivari (translated from Metastasio).
Birth of Merlin, 1662, Rowley. C.
Birthday (_The_), 1801. C. (from Kotzebue).
Biter (_The_), 1705, acted 1706, Rowe. C.
Black and White, 19th cent., Collins. C.
Black Domino, 1841, an English version of Scribe’s _Le Domino Noir_,
1737. O.C.
Black-Eyed Susan, 1822, D. Jerrold. N.D.
Black Horse (_The_), before 1620, Fletcher. Pl. (See “Palæmon and
Arcyte.”)
Black Prince, 1669, Lord Orrery. H.Pl.
Black Sheep (1805-1868), Coyne.
Blackness, 1616, Jonson. C.
Blanche of Navarre, 1839, James. Pl.
Blazing Comet (_The_), 1732, S. Johnson. C.
Blighted Being (_A_), 1854, Tom Taylor.
Blind Bargain (1765-1841), Reynolds. C.
Blind Beggar of Alexandria, 1559, Chapman. Pl.
Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green, 1592, acted 1600, Day. C. (See
“Beggar of Bethnal Green.”)
Blind Beggar of Bethnal [Bednal] Green (_The_), 1745, Dodsley. C.
Blind Girl, 1801, Morton. C.
Blind Lady (_The_), 1660, Howard. C.
Bloodie Banquet (_The_), 1639, R. Davenport. T.
Bloody Brother, 1639, Beaumont and Fletcher. T.
Blot on the ’Scutcheon, 1843, R. Browning. T.
Blue Beard, 1797, Sedaine. C.O. (music by Grétry); 1866.
Blue Beard, 1798, Colman. Mu.Sp. (music by Kelly).
Blue Beard, 1868, Offenbach. O.Bf.
Blurt, Master Constable, 1602, Middleton. C.
Boadicea, 1611, Fletcher. T.
Boadicea, 1753, Glover. T.
Bohemian Girl, 1844, Balfe. O. (burlesqued by H. J. Byron in _The
Bohemian Gyurl_).
Bohemians or Rogues of Paris, 1863, Stirling. D.
Bohemienne, 1862, St. Georges. O.C.
Boite d’Argent, 1858, Dumas _fils_. C.
Bold Stroke for a Husband, 1782. Cowley. C.
Bold Stroke for a Wife, 1717, Centlivre. C.
Bombastes Furioso, 1790, Rhodes. F.
Bon Fils, 1785, Florian. C.
Bon Ménage, 1782, Florian. C.
Bon Père, 1783, Florian. C.
Bon Ton, 1760, Burgoyne. C.
Bon Ton, 1776, Garrick. F.
Bondman (_The_), 1624, Massinger and Field. T.
Bondman (_The_), 1780, Cumberland.
Bondman (_The_), 1846, Balfe. O.
Bondman (_The_), or Love and Liberty, 1719, Betterton. C.
Bonduca, 1647, Beaumont and Fletcher. T.
Bonne Mère, 1784, Florian. C.
Boots at the Swan, 1857, Selby, F. (Dickens’s tale dramatized).
Borderers (_The_), 1795-96, Wordsworth. T.
Bothwell, * Ware. T.
Bothwell, 1874, Swinburne. T.
Bourgeois Gentilhomme, 1670, Molière. C.
Bourgeoises à-la-Mode, 1654, Dancourt. C.
Bourse (_La_), 1856, Ponsard. F.
Bow Bells, 1880, Mr. Byron. D.
Box and Cox, * J. M. Morton. F.
Box Lobby Challenge (_The_), 1794, Cumberland. C.
Bradamante, 1580, Garnier. T.
Braganza (_The Duke of_), 1775, Jephson. T.
Bravo (_The_), 1833, Buckstone. Mel. (Cooper’s novel dramatized).
Brazen Age (_The_), 1603, T. Heywood. C.
Breach of Promise (1829-1871), Robertson. C.
Brennoralt (1609-1641), Sir J. Suckling. T.
Bride (_The_), 1640, Nabbes. C.
Bride (_The_), 1808, Korner. C.
Bride of Messina, 1803, Schiller. T.
Bride’s Tragedy (_The_), 1822, Beddoes. T.
Brides of Aragon (_The_), 1823, Beer. T.
Brier Cliff, 1842, George Morris. D.
Brigand (_The_), 1829, Planché.
Brighton. (See “Saratoga.”)
Bristowe Merchand (_The_), * Ford and Dekker.
Britannia Triumphans, 1637, Davenant. M.
Britannicus, 1669, Racine. T.
British Enchanters (_The_), 1701, G. Granville. D.Pm.
Briton (_The_), 1722, Philips. T.
Broken Heart, 1633, Ford. T.
Broken Hearts, 1876, Gilbert. T.C.
Broker of Bogota (1803-1854), Bird. T.
Brother and Sister, 1633, Ford. T.
Brother Sam, 19th cent., Oxenford, Sothern and Buckstone. C.
Brothers (_The_), 1652, Shirley. Pl.
Brothers (_The_), 1728, Young. T.
Brothers (_The_), 1769, Cumberland. C. (based on “The Little French
Lawyer,” _q.v._ See “Adelphi”).
Brutus, about 1690, Miss Bernard. T.
Brutus, 1730, Voltaire. T.
Brutus (_Junius_), 1783, Alfieri. T. (translated by C. Lloyd, 1815).
Brutus (_Junius_), 1828, Andrieux. T.
Brutus (_Lucius Junius_) 1679, Lee. T.
Brutus (_Lucius Junius_), 1784, Duncombe. T.
Brutus and Cassius (1764-1811), Chénier. T.
(See “Conspiracy of Brutus.”)
Brutus, or the Fall of Tarquin, 1820, Payne. T.
Bubbles of the Day, 1842, Jerrold. C.
Buckingham, 1875, Wills. H.Pl.
Buffoon (_Sir Hercules_), 1622-1681, Lacy. C
Bull. (See “John Bull.”)
Bury Fair, 1689, Shadwell. C.
Busiris, 1719, Young. T.
Bussy d’Ambois, 1607, Chapman. T.
Bussy d’Ambois, 1691, D’Urfey. T.
Busybody (_The_), 1708, Centlivre. C. (based on Dryden’s _Sir Martin
Marall_, 1667.)
By Royal Command, 19th cent., Stirling. C.O.
Cabal and Love, 1783, Schiller. T.
Cadi Dupé (_Le_), 1761, Monsigny. O.C.
Cælina, or L’Enfant du Mystère, 1800, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. Mel.
Cæsar and Pompey, 1631, Chapman. T.
Cæsar and Pompey, or Cæsar’s Revenge, 1607.
Cain, 1821, Byron. Mys.
Caio Gracco, 1720, Leo. O. (See “Gracchus.”)
Caius Gracchus, 1815, Knowles. H.T.
Caius Gracchus, 1825, Monti. H.T. (rendered into French by
Duplissis, 1854;
and into English by Lord John Russell, 1830).
Caius Marius, 1680, Otway. T. (This is Shakespeare’s _Coriolanus_
reset.)
Calandria (_La_), 1490, Bibbi. C. (the first Italian comedy).
Calaynos, 1848, G. H. Boker. T.
Caleb Quotem, * H. Lee.
Calife de Bagdad, 1799, Boieldieu. O.
Calisto, about 1679, Crowne. M.
Calistus, 1530, Anon. T.C.
Callisthène, 1780, Piron. T.
Calypso, 1779, Cumberland.
Calypso, 1803, Winter. O. (See “Gracchus.”)
Calypso and Telemachus (1677-1720), Hughes. O.
Camaraderie (_La_), 1837, Scribe. C.
Cambises (_King_), 1569, Preston. T. (Referred to by Shakespeare, _1
Hen. IV._, act ii. sc. 4.)
Cambyses, 1671, Settle. T.
Cameralzaman, 1848, James. Fy.C.
Camma, 1661, T. Corneille. T.
Camp (_The_), 1780, Sheridan. Mu.D.
Campaigners (_The_), or Pleasant Adventures in Brussels, 1698,
D’Urfey. C.
Campaign, or Love in the East, 1783, Jephson. O.
Campaspê. (See “Alexander and Campaspê,” “Cupid and Campaspê.”)
Candidate (_The_) about 1781, Dent. F. (See “Rival Candidates.”)
Caprices of a Lover (_The_), 1769, Goethe. C.
Capricious Lovers (_The_), 1764, R. Lloyd. C.O. (from the _Caprices
d’Amour_ of Favart).
Captain (_The_), 1613, Beaumont and Fletcher. C.
Captain Mario, 1577, Gosson. C.
Captifs (_Les_), 1635, Rotrou. C. (imitated from the _Captivi_ of
Plautus).
Captive (_The_), 1769, Bickerstaff.
Captive (_The_), 1839, Lewis. Mel.
Captives (_The_), 1723, J. Gay. T.
Captivi (B.C. 254-184). Plautus. C. (Latin.) Translated into blank
verse by Messrs. Thornton, Rich, Warner and Colman, 1769-74. (See
“Captifs.”)
Captivity (_The_), 1728-1744, Goldsmith. Or.
Capuchin (_The_), 1776, Foote.
Caractacus, 1759, Mason. D.Pm.
Caractacus, 1808, Bishop. Pn.Bl.
Caravanne (_La_), 1783, Grétry. O.
Card of Fancy, 1601, Greene. C.
Cardinal (_The_), 1652, Shirley. D.
Cardinal Beaton, 1823, Tennant. T.
Careless Husband (_The_), 1704, Cibber. C.
Careless Shepherdess, 1656, T. G[offe]. T.C.
Carlos (_Don_), 1676, Otway. T.
Carlos (_Don_), 1787, Schiller. T.
Carmelite (_The_), 1785, Cumberland. T.
Carnival (_The_), 1663, Porter. C.
Carnival of Venice, 1781, Tickell. C.O.
Cartesmunda, the Fair Nun of Winchester, 1655, Brewer. T.
Case is Altered (_The_), 1609, Jonson. C.
Casini (B.C. 254-184), Plautus. C. (Latin, based on a Greek comedy
by Diphilos). Translated to blank verse by Messrs, Thornton, Rich,
Warner and Colman, 1769-74.
Cassandre, 17th cent., Calprenède. T. (translated by Sir C.
Cotterell, 1652).
Cassandre (1677-1758), Lagrange. O.
Cassius (1677-1758), Lagrange. T.
Caste, 1867, Robertson. C.
Castilian (_The_), 1853, Talfourd. T.
Castle of Andalusia, 1798, O’Keefe. C.O.
Castle of Sorento, * Heartwell. Mu.E.
Castle of Perseverance (_The_). One of the oldest Morality plays in
the language.
Castle Spectre, 1797, Lewis. D.R.
Castor and Pollux, 1700, Bernard. O.
Catch Him Who Can, 1808, Hook.
Caterino Conara, 1844, Donizetti. O.
Catherine Douglas, 1843, Helps. T.
Catherine Grey, 1837, Balfe. O.
Catherine of Heilbronn (1776-1811), Kleist. C.
Catiline, 1822, Croly. T.
Catiline’s Conspiracy, 1611, Jonson. T.
Catiline’s Conspiracy (1554-1623), Gosson. H.D.
Cato, 1713, Addison. T.
Caton d’Utique, 1715, Dechamps. O. (music by Vinci).
Catone in Utica, 1726, Metastasio. T. (music by Leo.)
Catspaw, 1850, Jerrold.
Ce qui Plait aux Femmes, 1860, Ponsard. C.
Cecchina (_La_), 1760, Piccini. O.
Celestina. (See “Spanish Bawd.”).
Cenci (_The_) 1819, Shelley. T.
Cenerentola (_La_), 1817, Rossini. O.
Chabot, Admiral of France, 1639, Chapman. T.
Chaîne (_Une_), 1841, Scribe. C.
Châlet (_Le_), 1834, Adam. O.C. (libretto by Scribe).
Challenge for Beautie (_A_), 1606, Thomas Heywood. T.C.
Chances (_The_), 1620 Fletcher (Beaumont died 1616). C. (altered by
the Duke of Buckingham, and then by Garrick, to a farce).
Changeling (_The_), 1654, Middleton. T.
Changement d’Uniforme, 1836, Dennery. D.
Changes (_The_), 1633, Shirley. C.
Chanson de Fortunio, 1861, Offenbach. O.Bf.
Chaperon Rouge (_Le_), 1818, Boieldieu. O.
Chapter of Accidents (_The_), 1780, Miss Lee. C.
Charity, 1874, Gilbert. Pl.
Charlatanisme (_Le_), before 1822, Scribe. Pt.Pc.
Charles I., 1750, Havard. H.D.
Charles I., 1828, E. Cobham Brewer. H.T.
Charles I., 1830, Miss Mitford. H.D.
Charles I., 1853 Gurney. H.Pl. (See “Cromwell.”)
Charles I., 1872, Wills. H.Pl.
Charles II., 1849, Macfarren. O.
Charles II (1792-1852), Payne. D.
Charles VI., 1841, Halévy. O. (libretto by Delavigne).
Charles VII., 1831, Dumas. H.D.
Charles IX., 1789, Chénier. H.D.
Charles XII., 1826, Planché. H.D.
Charles le Téméraire, 1814, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. D.
Charlotte Corday, 1850, Ponsard. T.
Chasse à St. Germain, 1860, Deslandes. D.
Chaste Mayd in Cheapside (_The_), 1620, Middleton. C.
Chastelard, 1865, Swinburne. T.
Châtelet (_Mde. du_), about, 1834, Ancelot. V.
Chatterbox (_The_), 1857, W. B. Jerrold. C.
Cheats of Scapin, 1677, Otway. F. (from Molière’s _Fourberies de
Scapin_, 1671. C.).
Checkmate (1830-1877), Halliday.
Chefe Promises of God unto Man, 1538, Bale. Mir.Pl.
Chercheuse l’Ésprit (_La_), 1710-1792, Favart. O.C.
Cheshire Comics, 1730, S. Johnson. C.
Chester Mysteries (24). The oldest dramatic works in the language.
Ascribed to R. Heyden, who died 1363.
Chevalier à-la-Mode, 1652, Dancourt. C.
Chien de Montargis (_Le_), 1814, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. D.
Chiens du Mont St. Bernard, 1838, Antier. T.
Child of Nature (1753-1821), Inchbald. D.
Children of the Wood, 1815, Morton. C.
Chivalry, 1873, R. Lee. Pl.
Chloridia, 1630, Jonson. M.
Choephori, B.C. 458, Æschylus. T. (Greek). Translated by Potter,
1777; Buckley 1849, Plumptre, 1869.
Choleric Man, 1775, Cumberland. C.
Chosroes, 1649, Rotrou. T.
Christabel, 1816, Coleridge. D.
Christian Slave (_The_), 1855, Mrs. Beecher-Stowe. T. (_Uncle Tom’s
Cabin_ dramatized).
Christian turned Turke (_A_), 1612, Dayborn. Pl.
Christine, 1830, Dumas. H.Pl.
Christine à Fontainebleau, 1829, Soulié. D.R.
Christine en Suède, 1829, Brault. H.Pl.
Christmas, 1616, Jephson.
Christo Triumphante (De), 1551, J. Foxe. T. (Latin), translated,
1579.
Christophe Colomb, 1815, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. D.
Chronicle History of Leir, King of England 1578, Anon. H.Pl. (This
was the quarry of Shakespeare’s _King Lear_.)
Chrononhotonthologos, 1734, Carey. MockT.
Cid (_The_), 1621, Guilhelm de Castro. T.
Cid (_The_), 1636, Corneille. T. (an adaptation of the above;
translated 1714, by J. Ozell; 1802, by a “Captain”).
Cid (_The_), 1637, J. Rutter. T.C.
Cid (_The_), or the Heroic Daughter, 1714, J. Ozell. T.
Cinna, 1639, Corneille. D.H.
Cinna’s Conspiracy, 1740, T. Cibber. T.
Cinthia’s Revels. (See “Cynthia’s Revels.”)
Cinthia’s Revenge, 1613, Stephens. C.
Circassian’s Bride (_The_), 1809, Bishop. O.
Circe, 1677, C. Davenant. T.
Ciro Riconosciuto, 1739, Leo. O.
Cistellaria, or The Casket Comedy (B.C. 254-184). Plautus. C.
(Latin, adapted from a Greek play by Menander). Translated into
blank verse by Messrs. Thornton, Rich, Warner and Colman, 1769-74.
Citizen (_The_), 1761, Murphy. F.
Citizen General (_The_), 1793, Goethe. C.
City Heiress (_The_), 1682, Mrs. Behn. C.
City Madam (_The_), 1659, Massinger. C.
City Match, 1639, Mayne. C.
City Nightcap (_The_), 1661, R. Davenport. T.C. (a dramatized
version of the _Curious Impertinent_ in “Don Quixote,” welded on a
tale of the “Decameron,” day vii., nov. 7).
City Politics, 1672, Crowne. C.
City Ramble (_The_), 1712, Settle. C.
City Witt (_The_), 1653, Brome. C.
City of the Plague, 1816, Wilson. D.Pm.
Civil Wars of Henry VI., 1724, T. Cibber. H.T.
Clandestine Marriage, 1766, Colman the Elder and Garrick. C. (based
on _The False Concord_, by Townley, 1760).
Claracilla, 1641, Killigrew. T.C.
Clari, the Maid of Milan, 1822, Payne. Mu.D. (music by Bishop).
Clavijo, 1774, Goethe. D. (translated 1798).
Clementina, 1774, Kelly. T.
Clemenza di Tito, 1734, Metastasio. O. (music by Leo).
Clemenza di Tito, 1754, Glück. O.
Clemenza di Tito, 1791, Mozart. O.
Cleomenes, 1692, Dryden and Sothern.
Cleone, 1740, Dodsley. T.
Cleonice, 1775, Hoole. T.
Cleopatra, 1594, Daniel. T.
Cleopatra, 1639, May. T.
Cleopatra, 1773, acted 1775, Alfieri. T. (translated by C. Lloyd,
1815).
Cléopâtre, 1630, Mairet. T.
Cléopâtre, 17th cent., Calprenède. T. (translated by R. Loveday,
1668).
Cléopâtre, 1750, Marmontel. T.
Cléopâtre, Captive, 1550, Jodelle. T.
Clifford, 1817, Clifford. T.
Clitandre, 1632, Corneille.
Closerie des Genêts (_La_), 1846, Soulié. D.
Clotilde, 1832, Soulié. T.
Clouds (_The_), B.C., 423, Aristophanes. C. (Greek). Translated by
Stanley, 1687; White, 1759; Cumberland, 1797; Mitchell, 1820-22;
Hickie, 1853; Rudd, 1867.
Clytemnestra, 1823, Beer. T.
Cobbler’s Prophecy (_The_), 1594, Wilson. D.
Cocalus, B.C. 387, Aristophanes. C. (Translated by Mitchell, 1820-22;
Hickie, 1853; Rudd, 1867.)
Cocu Imaginaire, 1660, Molière.
Cœlum Britannicum, 1633, Carew. M.
Coffee-house Politicians, 1732, Fielding. C.
Colinette à la Cour (1774-1826), Grétry. O.
Colleen Bawn, 1860, Boucicault. C.
Columbus, 1798, Morton. H.PL
Combat of Love and Friendship (_The_), 1654, Mead. C.
Combat of the Tongue, 1607, Brewer. C. (Cromwell acted the part of
_Tactus_ in this play.)
Comédienne (_La_), 1816, Andrieux. C.
Comédiens (_Les_), 1819, Delavigne. C.
Comedy of Errors, 1593, Shakespeare. C. (first mentioned 1598).
Comical Gallant, 1702, Dennis. C. (This is The Merry Wives of Windsor,
by Shakespeare, 1596, new set.)
Comical Hash (_The_), 1625-1673, Margaret, duchess of Newcastle. C.
Comical History of Don Quixote, in three parts, 1694-96, D’Urfey. C.
Comical Lovers (_The_), 1671-1757, C. Cibber. C.
Comical Revenge, or Love in a Tub, 1664; Etherege. C.
Commissary (_The_), 1765, Foote. F.
Committee (_The_), 1670, Howard. C. (See “Honest Thieves.”)
Common Conditions, 1576, * C.
Commonwealth of Women (_The_), 1686, D’Urfey. T.C. (based on
Fletcher’s _Sea Voyage_).
Complaint of Rosamond (1562-1619), Daniel. T.
Comte d’Ory (_Le_), 1828, Scribe. C.
Comtesse d’Escarbagnas, 1672, Molière. C.
Comus, 1634, Milton. M. (music by Lewes).
Comus, 1738, Arne. O.
Confederacy (_The_), 1705, Vanbrugh. C.
Confederates (_The_), 1717, Jos. Gay. F.
Confederates (_The_), about 1720, Breval. Sat.D.
Conflict of Conscience, 1581, Woodes. Mo.
Conquest of China, 1676, Settle. T.
Conquest of Granada, 1672, Dryden. T.
Conrad, 1772, Magnocavallo. Pr.T.
Conscience, or The Bridal Night, 1823. Haynes.
Conscious Lovers (_The_), 1722, Steele. C.
Conseiller Rapporteur (_Le_), 1841, Delavigne. C.
Conspiracy (_The_), 1638, H. Killigrew. T.
Conspiracy (_The_), 1796, Jephson. T. (Metastasio’s _Clemenza di
Tito_).
Conspiracy of Brutus, 1691, Antoni. T. (See “Julius Cæsar.”)
Conspiracy of the Pazzi, 1783, Alfieri. T. (translated by C. Lloyd,
1815).
Constant Couple (_The_), 1700, Farquhar. C.
Constant Maid (_The_), 1640, Shirley. C. (altered into _Love will find
out a Way_, 1661).
Contention (_The_), 1640, Shirley. C.
Contention between Liberality and Prodigality, 1602 (?) Greene. Mo.
Contention between the Houses of Lancaster and York, 1600.
Anon. H.Pl. (Shakespeare’s part ii. of _Henry VI_., published
1623, is very like it indeed.)
Contes de la Reine de Navarre (_Les_), 1850, Scribe and Legouvé.
Contested Election (_The_), 1859, Tom Taylor.
Contract (_The_), 1780, T. Franklin. C.
Contrivances (_The_), 1715, Carey. Bd.F.
Convict ( _The_), 1816, J. Wilson. D.Pm.
Convivado de Piedra, 1626, Tirso de Molino, whose name was
Tellez. C. (This is the original of all the _Don Juans_.)
Cool as a Cucumber, 1851, W. B. Jerrold. F.
Cophte (_The Grand_), 1792, Goethe. C.
Coquette (_The_), 1706-1767, Molloy. C.
Coquette du Village, 1715, Dufresny. C.
Corésus et Callirhoe, 1696, Lafosse. T.
Coriolan, 1781, Laharpe. T.
Coriolanus, 1610, Shakespeare. T. (See “Invader of His Country.”)
Coriolanus, 1723, founded on Haym’s drama of _Cajo Marzio Coriolano_,
music by Attilo Ariosto.
Coriolanus, 1749, Thomson. T.
Cornelia, 1594, Kyd. T. (from Gander’s tragedy _Cornélie_).
Cornélie, 1591, Garnier. T. (see above).
Cornélie, 1768, Henault and Fusher. T.
Cornette Jaune, 1864, Carmouche. C.
Coronation (_The_), 1640, Shirley. C.
Corsaire (_The_), 1856, Adam. B.
Corsican Brothers, 1848, Boucicault. D.
Corsicans, 1799. D. (from Kotzebue).
Cosa Rara (_La_), 1786, Martini. O. (The English version is called
_The Siege of Belgrade_.)
Cosi Fan Tutte, 1788, Mozart. O.
Cosmo de Medici, 1837, Horne. T.
Costlie Whore (_The_), 1633, Anon. C.
Count Egmont, 1788, Goethe. T.
Count of Burgundy, 1798, Anne Plumtree. Pl. (from Kotzebue).
Count of Narbonne, 1781, Jephson. T. (Walpole’s _Castle of Otranto_
dramatized).
Counterfeit Presentment. 1876, Howells. C.
Counterfeits, 1677, Leanerd. C.
Countess of Salisbury, 1767, Hartson. T.
Country Attorney, 1793, Cumberland. C.
Country Captain (_The_), 1649, duke of Newcastle. C.
Country Girle (_The_), 1647, Brewer. C.
Country Girl (_The_), 1716-1779, Garrick. C. (altered from _The
Country Wife_).
Country House, 1715, Vanbrugh. F.
Country Innocence, 1677, Leanerd. C. (a plagiarism of _The Country
Girle_).
Country Wake (_The_), 18th cent., Dogget. C.
Country Wife, 1675, Wycherly. C. (largely borrowed from _L’Ecole des
Maris_ and _L’Ecole des Femmes_, by Molière, _q.v._).
Courageous Turk (Aurath I.), 1632, Goff. T.
Courier of Lyons, 1852, Stirling. D.
Couronne de Bluets, 1836, Houssaye.
Court Beauties, 1835, Planché. C.
Court Beggar (_The_), 1653, Brome. C.
Court Secret (_The_), 1653, Shirley. C.
Courtley Nice (_Sir_), 1685, Crowne. C.
Courtly Masque (_A_), 1620, Middleton. M.
Covent Garden, 1632, printed 1638, Nabbes. C.
Covent Garden Weeded, 1653, Brome. C.
Coventry Plays (_The_), in MS..[MS.**], 1468.
Covivando de Piedro. (See “Convivado,” etc.)
Coxcomb, 1612, Beaumont and Fletcher. C.
Cozeners (_The_), 1774, Foote. F.
Creation (_The_), 1798, Haydn. Or.
Creatures of Impulse, 19th cent., Gilbert.
Creole (_The_), 1815-1874, C. S. Brooks. D.
Creusa, 1754, Whitehead. T.
Crispin Gentilhomme (1640-1685), Ant. J. Montfleury. C.
Critic (_The_), 1779, Sheridan. F. (“Sir Fretful Plagiary” is meant
for Cumberland.)
Critique (_La_), 1662, Molière. C.
Crochets du Père Martin (_Les_), 1858, Cormon and Grange. (This is the
original of Oxenford’s _Porter’s Knot_, and Boucicault’s _Daddy
O’Dowd_.)
Crociato in Egitto (_Il_), 1825, Meyerbeer. O.
Crœsus, 1604, Alexander, earl of Stirling. T.
Crœsus, 1845, Richards. T.
Cromwell (_Lord_), 1602, Anon. H.Pl.
Cromwell, 1827, Victor Hugo. H.Pl. (See “Charles I.”)
Cromwell, 1847, Richards. H.Pl.
Cross Purposes, 1842, O’Brien. F.
Crown Diamonds, 1842 (English version of _Diamants de la Couronne_,
_q.v._).
Crowne for a Conqueror (_A_), 1639, E. Davenport. D.
Cruel Brother (_The_), 1630, Davenant. T.
Cruel Gift, 1707, Centlivre.
Crutch and Toothpick, 1879, Sims. B.
Cry (_The_), 1754, Mesd. Fielding and Collier. D.Fab.
Cuck Queanes, etc., 1824, Percy. C.
Cuculio, or the Hood (B.C. 254-184), Plautus. C. (Latin). Translated
into blank verse by Messrs. Thornton, Rich, Warner and Colman,
1769-74.
Cunning Lovers (_The_), 1654, Brome. C.
Cup (_The_), 1881, Tennyson. T.
Cupid and Campaspê, 1583, Lyly. L.D.
Cupid and Death, 1653, Shirley. M.
Cupid and Psychê, 19th cent., Miller. L.D.
Cupid in Waiting, 1871, W. B. Jerrold. C.
Cupid’s Revenge, 1615, Beaumont and Fletcher. C. (The quarry of this
play was Sidney’s _Arcadia_.)
Cure for a Cuckold (_A_), 1661, Webster and Rowley. C.
Cure for Romance, 1819, Thomson. C.
Cure for the Heartache, 1811, Th. Morton. C.
Cure of Saul, 1770, Arnold. O.
Curfew (_The_), 1770-1804, Tobin. Pl.
Custom of the Country, 1647, Beaumont and Fletcher. T.
Cutter of Coleman Street, 1663, Cowley. C.
Cyclops (B.C. 480-407), Euripides. Sat.D. (Greek). Translated by
Potter, 1781; Wodhull, 1782; Shelley; with Buckley’s prose
translation in Bohn’s series.
Cymbeline, 1605, Shakespeare. T.
Cymon (1716-1779), Garrick. D.R.
Cymon and Iphigenia (1631-1701), Dryden.
Cynthia and Cyrus, 1768, Hoole. T.
Cynthia and Endymion, 1697, D’Urfey. D.O.
Cynthia’s Revels, 1600, Jonson. Sat.C.
Cyril’s Success, 19th cent., H. J. Byron.
Cyrus the Great, 1696, Banks. T.
Daddy O’Dowd, 19th cent., Boucicault. I.D. (See “Crochets du Père
Martin.”)
Daisy Farm (_The_), 1871, H. J. Byron. Dom.D.
Dame Blanche (_La_), 1829, Boieldieu. O.C. (libretto by Scribe).
Dame Médecin (_La_), 1640-1685, Ant. J. Montfleury. C.
Dame Voilée, 1838, Balfe. O.
Dame aux Camélias, 1848, Dumas fils. C.
Dames Capitaines, (_Les_), 1857, Reber. O.
Damoiselle, 1653, Brome. C.
Damoiselle à Marier (_La_), before 1822, Scribe.
Damoiselles à-la-Mode, 1667, Flecknoe. C.
Damon and Pythias, 1571, R. Edwards. T. (See “Ferrex and Porrex.”)
Damon and Pythias, 1825, Banim. Pl.
Dancing Devils (_The_), 1724, E. Ward. C.
Dan’l Druce, 1878, Gilbert. D.
Daphne and Amintor, 1765, Bickerstaff.
Daranes, 1743, Hill.
Darius (_King_), 1565, Anon. Mir. Pl.
Darius, 1603, published 1607, Lord Stirling. T.
Dark Glen of Ballyfoill (_The_), 19th cent., Stirling. I.D.
Daughter (_The_), 1836, Knowles. D.
Daughter of St. Mark, 1844, Balfe. O.
Daughter of the Isles, 1861, Leslie. O.
Daughter of the Stars (_The_), 1815-1874, C. S. Brooks. D.
Daughter to Marry (_A_), 1828, Planché. C.
David (1724-1803), Klopstock. S.D.
David, 1834, Neukomm. Or.
David (_King_), 1874, Armstrong. T.
David Garrick. (See “Garrick.”)
Days of Jezebel (_The_), 1872, P. Bayne. H.D.
Days of Yore, 1796, Cumberland. C.
De Christo Triumphante, 1551, Foxe. S.D.
De Montfort, 1798, Baillie. T.
De Paris à Corbell, etc., 1854, Demolière. C.
Deaf and Dumb, 1785, Holcroft. H.D.
Death Fetch, 1830, Horne. D.
Death of Adam (1724-1803), Klopstock. S.D.
Death of Marlowe, 1838, Horne. T.
Death of Nero, 1690, Pechantre. T.
Death of Robert, Earl of Huntington, in two parts, 1601,
Heywood. Pl. (See “Robin Hood.”) This play is by some attributed
to Ant. Munday and Chettle.
Death’s Jest-book, or the Fool’s Tragedy, 1850, Beddoes. D.
Debates in the Police Friend, Herz. V.
Debauchee (_The_), 1677, Mrs. Behn. C.
Deborah, 1733, Handel. Or.
Deformed Transformed, 1824, Byron. D. (founded partly on _The Three
Brothers_, a novel, and partly on Goethe’s _Faust_).
Dégel (_Le_), 1864, Sardou.
Delinquent (_The_), 1765-1841, Reynolds. C.
Demafoonte, 1719, Metastasio. O. (music by Leo).
Demetrio, 1731, Metastasio. O. (music by Caldara).
Demetrio, 1742, Glück. O.
Démocrite, 1700, Régnard. C.
Démophon, 1791, Cherubini. O.
Dependant (_The_), 1798, Cumberland. C
Dépit Amoreux, 1654, Molière. C.
Der Freischütz, 1822, Weber. O. (libretto by Kind).
Dervis (_Le_), 1811, Scribe. O.
Desert Flower (_The_), 1863, Wallace. O.
Desert Island (_The_), 1760, Murphy. D.Pc. (from Metastasio).
Deserted Daughter, 1785, Holcroft. C. (altered into _The Steward_).
Deserter (_The_), 1770, Dibdin. Mu.D. (from _Le Déserteur_).
Déserteur (_Le_), 1769, Sedaine. C.O. (music by Monsigny).
Destruction of Jerusalem, 1677, Crowne. T. (Milman wrote _The Fall
of Jerusalem_, 1820. Cl.T.).
Destruction of Troy (_The_), 1679, Banks. T.
Deuce is in Him, 1763, Colman the Elder. F.
Deux Amis (_Les_), 1770, Beaumarchais. D.
Deux Aveugles (_Les_), 1855, Offenbach. O.Bf.
Deux Billets (_Les_), 1779, Florian. C.
Deux Hommes pour un Placard, 1860, Desarbres. F.
Deux Journées, 1800, Cherubini. O.
Deux Jumeaux de Bergame, 1781, Florian. C.
Deux Papas Très-Bien, 1845, Labiche. C.
Deux Précepteurs, before 1822, Scribe. Pt.Pc.
Devil of a Wife (_The_), 1686, Jevon. C.
Devil to Pay (_The_), 1731, Coffey. Bd.F.
Devil upon Two Sticks, 1768, Foote. F.
Devil’s an Ass (_The_), 1616, Jonson. C.
Devil’s Charter, 1607, Barnes. T. (chief character Pope Alexander
VI.).
Devil’s Law-Case, 1613, Webster. C.
Devil’s Opera (_The_), 1838, Macfarren. O.
Devin du Village (_Le_), 1652, words and music by Rosseau. Opta.
Diable à l’Ecole, 1842, Boulanger. C.O.
Diable à Quartre (_Le_), 1756, Sedaine. C.O.
Diamants de la Couronne (_Les_), 1841, Auber. O. (See “Crown
Diamonds.”)
Diane et Endymion, 1787, Piccini. O.
Dido, 1734, Reed. T.
Dido, 1783, Marmontel. O. (music by Piccini).
Dido, Queen of Carthage, 1594, Marlowe and Nash. T.
Dido and Æneas, 1657, Purcell. O.
Dido and Æneas, 1727, D’Urfey. D.E.
Didone Abbandonata, 1724, Metastasio. O. (music by Sarro and Vinci).
Die Zauberflöte. (See “Zauberflöte.”)
Dieu et la Bayadère, 1830, Scribe. O.
Dinorah, 1859, Meyerbeer. O.
Dioclesian, 1690, Purcell. O.
Diogenes and His Lantern, 1849, Taylor. C.
Dione, 1720, J. Gay. P.T.
Dionysius, 1748, Marmontel. T. (_Denys le Tyrant_).
Diplomate (_Le_), 1827, Delavigne and Scribe. Pt.Pc.
Disappointed Gallant (_The_), 1738, A. Thomson. Bd.O.
Disappointment (_The_), 1684, Southerne. C.
Discarded Son (_The_), 1854, Godfrey. C. (This is an English version
of _Un Fils de Famille_; see “The Queen’s Shilling.”)
Discontented Colonel, 1638, Suckling. C.
Discovery (_The_), 1763, Mrs. Sheridan. C.
Disobedient Child (_The_), 1575, Ingeland. Mo.
Distrait (_Le_), 1697, Régnard. C.
Distressed Mother (_The_), 1725, Philips. T. (Racine’s tragedy
_Andromaque_ Anglicized).
Distressed Wife (_The_), 1743, J. Gay. C.
Diversions of the Morning, 1747, Foote. F.
Divine Olimpiade, 1719, Metastasio. O. (music by Leo).
Divorce (_The_), 1805, Alfieri. C. (translated by C. Lloyd, 1815).
Djengis Khan ou La Conquête de la Chine, 1837, Anicet Bourgeois. T.
Dr. Last in His Chariot, 1769, Foote and Bickerstaff. F. (based on
_Le Malade Imaginaire_, by Molière, 1673).
Dr. Magnus, 1864, Cormon. D.
Dodypoll (_Dr._), 1600, Lyly. Pl.
Dog of Montargis, 1815. Mel. (an English version of the _Chien de
Montargis_, of Guilbert de Pixérécourt). (There is another French
drama, called _Le Chien d’Aubry_, on the same subject.)
Doigts de Fee (_Les_), 1858, Scribe and Legouvé. O.C.
Domino Noir (_Le_), 1837, Auber. O.C. (libretto by Scribe). (See
“Black Domino.”)
Don Cæsar de Bazan, 19th cent., Boucicault.
Don Carlos, 1676, Otway. T.
Don Carlos, 1787, Schiller. T. (translated by Calvert, 1836).
Don Carlos, 1822, Lord J. Russell. T.
Don Carlos, 1844, Michael Costa. O.
Don Carlos, 1867, Verdi. O.
Don Felix, 1714, Centlivre. C. (same as _The Wonder_).
Don Garcia, 1785, Alfieri. T. (translated by C. Lloyd, 1815).
Don Giovanni, 1787, Mozart. O. (libretto by L. da Ponte). Sir H.
Bishop recast this opera. (See “Giovanni” and “Convivado.”)
Don Juan, 1665, Glück. O.
Don Juan, 1665, Molière. C. (imitated from the “Convivado,” _q.v._).
Don Juan, 1673, Thomas Corneille. C. (from the Spanish comedy
“Convivado,” _q.v._).
Don Juan, 1802, Kalkbrenner. O.
Don Juan d’Autriche, 1835, Delavigne. C.
Don Pasquale, 1843, Donizetti. O.
Don Pédre, 1857, Cormon. D.
Don Pedro, 1795, Cumberland. D.
Don Pedro de Portugal, 1828, Gil y Zarate. D.
Don Quixote, 1846, Macfarren. O.
Don Quixote in England, 1736, Fielding. C.
Don Sebastian, 1690, Dryden. T.
Don Sebastiano, 1843, Donizetti. O.
Donna Diana, 1864, W. Marston. C.
Donna del Lago (_La_), 1821, Rossini. O.
Doom of Devorgoil, 1829, Sir W. Scott. Pl.
Dot., 19th cent., Boucicault.
Double Dealer (_The_), 1694, Congreve. C.
Double Deceit (_The_), 1736, W. Popple. C.
Double Disguise (_The_), 1783, Murdoch. C.
Double Falsehood, 1728, Theobald. T.
Double Gallant, 1707, Cibber. C.
Double Marriage, 1647, Beaumont and Fletcher.
Double Veuvage, 1701, Dufresny. C.
Double or Quits, (See “Quitte,” etc.)
Doubtful Heir (_The_), 1652, Shirley. C.
Douglas, 1756, Home. T. (based on the tale of _Gil Morice_).
Dowager (_The_), 1803-1878, C. J. Mathews.
Dragon of Wantley, 1737, Carey. B.O. (Its sequel is called
_Margery_, or _The Dragoness_).
Dragons de la Reine, 1841, Decourcelle. C.
Dragoons (_The_), 1879, Hersee. (This is an English version of _Des
Dragons de Villars_, a comic opera by Maillart.)
Drama of Exile, 1850, E. B. Browning.
Dramatist (_The_), 1789, Reynolds, C.
Drames du Cabaret, 1864, Dumanoir. D.
Dream at Sea, before 1838, Buckstone. Mel.
Dream of Scipio (_The_), 1797, Olivari. F. (from Metastasio).
Dreams (1829-1871), Robertson. C.
Drink, 1879, C. Reade. D. (from _L’Assommoir_, by M. Zola, 1878).
Druid, or The Vision of Fingal, 1815, Thomson.
Drummer (_The_), 1715, Addison. C. (founded on a tradition of
Hurstmonceux House).
Duchess de la Vallière, 1836, Lytton. T.
Duchess of Guise, 1838, Flotow. O.
Duchess of Malfy, 1623, Webster. T.
Duenna (_The_), 1775, Sheridan. Op.C. (music by Linley).
Duke of Braganza, 1785, Jephson. T.
Duke of Guise, 1682, Dryden. T.
Duke of Lerma, 1665, Sir Robert Howard.
Duke of Millaine, 1623, Massinger. T.
Duke’s Mistress, 1638, Shirley.
Dulcamara, 1866, Gilbert. D.P.
Dumb Knight, 1608, Machin. C.
Dumb Lady, 1672, Lacy. C.
Dundreary Married and Done for (_Lord_), 1859, H. J. Byron and
Sothern. C. (See “Our American Cousin.”)
Dupe (_The_), 1765, Mrs. Sheridan. C.
Dupe. (See “Who’s the Dupe?”)
Duplicity, 1781, Holcroft. C.
Dutch Courtesan (_The_), 1605, Marston. C. (Revived in 1680, and
called the Revenge. Revived again in 1746, and called _The Vintner
Tricked_.)
Dutch Lover (_The_), 1673, Mrs. Behn. C.
Earl Godwin, 1796, Anne Yearsley. T.
Earl of Essex (1610-1663), La Calprenède. T.
Earl of Essex, 1678, Th. Corneille. T. (Essex).
Earl of Essex, 1682, Banks. T.
Earl of Essex, 1753, Jones. T.
Earl of Essex, 1760, Brooke. T.
Earl of Gowrie (1785-1862), White. Pl.
Earl of Huntingdon. See (“Death of Robert ...”)
Earl of Warwick, 1767, Dr. T. Franklin. T. (See “Warwick.”)
Earl of Westmoreland, 1748, H. Brooke. T.
East Indian, 1800, Lewis. C. (from Kotzebue).
Eastward Hoe! 1605, Jonson, Chapman, etc. Sat.D. to ridicule the
Scotch. (Revived by Tate, and called _The Cuckold’s Haven_, 1685.
Revived again by Mrs. Lennox, and called _Old City Manners_, 1777.)
Eccentric Love, 1799, Cumberland. C.
Echo et Narcisse, 1778, Glück. O.
Eclair. (See “L’Éclaire.”)
Ecole. (See “L’École.”)
Ecossaise (_L’_), 1764, Voltaire. C. (in which Fréron is gibbeted).
Edgar, the English Monarch, 1677, Thomas Rymer. H.Pl.
Edith (1740-1809), Downman. T.
Edward I., 1593, Peele. H.Pl.
Edward II., 1592, Marlowe. H.T. (Shakespeare’s _Richard II._ is in
imitation of it, 1597).
Edward IV., in two parts, 1600, Thomas Heywood. H.Pl.
Edward and Leonora, 1739, Thomson. T.
Edward the Black Prince, 1640, Shirley. H.T.
Edwin (1678-1755), Jefferys. T.
Edwin and Elgitha, 1795, Mad. D’Arblay. T.
Edwin, the Banished Prince, 1784, Douglas. T.
Edwin the Fair, 1843, Taylor. H.D.
Egmont (_Count_), 1788, Goethe. T.
Elavi, 1816, Bishop. O.
Elder Brother, 1637, Fletcher. C.
Election (_The_), 1774, Andrews. Int.
Election of the Managers (_The_), 1784, G. Colman. D. Skit.
Electra, about B.C. 439, Sophocles. T. (Greek). Translated by C.
W[ase], 1649; L. Theobald, 1714; G. Adams, 1729; Potter, 1788;
Dale, 1824; Plumptre, 1865.
Electra, B.C. 413, Euripides. T. (Greek). Translated by Potter,
1781; Wodhull, 1782.
Electra, 1714, Theobald. T.
Elfrid, or The Fair Inconstant, 1710, Hill.
Elfrida, 1752, acted 1753, Mason. T.
Elfrida, 1856, Balfe. O.
El Hyder, * Barrymore. G.E.Mel.S.
Eli, 1855, M. Costa. Or.
Elijah, 1846, Mendelssohn. Or.
Elisa, 1794, Cherubini. O.
Elisca (1741-1813), Grétry. O.
Elixir d’Amour (_L’_), 1845, Donizetti. O.
Eliza (1710-1778), Dr. Arne. Op.
Ella Rosenberg, 1807, Kenney. C.
Ellen Wareham, about 1834, Buckstone. D. (written for Mrs. Yates).
Elmerick, 1739, Lillo. T.
Eloisa, 1786, Reynolds. C.
Elves (_The_), 1835, Heiberg. Fy.C.
Elvira, 1760, Mallet. T.
Emilia Galotti, 1772, Lessing. T.
Emma, 19th cma di Resburgo, 1820, Meyerbeer. O.
Empedocles on Etna, 1853, M. Arnold. D.Pm.
Emperiques (_Les_), 1698, De Brueys. C.
Emperor of the East, 1632, Massinger.
Emperor of the Moon, 1687, Mrs. Behn. C.
Empress of Morocco, 1673, Settle. T.
Empress of Morocco, 1674, Duffett. T.
En Avant les Chinois! 1858, Labiche. C.
Enchanted Lovers (_The_), 1663, Lower. P.
Enchantress (_The_), 1849, Balfe. O.
Endimione, 1721, Metastasio. Mu.D.
Endymion, the Man in the Moon, 1591, J. Lyly. Myt.D.
Enfant du Peuple (_Un_), 1847, Labrousse. C.
Enfants d’Edouard (_Les_), 1833, Delavigne. H.D.
Engaged, 1877, Gilbert. F.C.
England in the Days of Charles II., 1877, Wills. C.
English Fleet (1739-1802), Arnold. Mu.D.
English Gentleman (The), 19th cent., H. J. Byron. C.
English Merchant, 1767, Colman. C.
English Moor (_The_), 1653, Brome. C.
English Rogue (_The_), 1668, Thompson. C.
English Rogue (_The_), 1671, Head. Ex.
English Princess, or Death of Richard III., 1667, Caryl. T.
English Travellers (_The_), 1633, Th. Heywood. C.
Englishman (_An_) in Paris, 1753, Foote. F.
Englishman (_An_) returned from Paris, 1756, Foote. F.
Englishmen for my Money, 1596, Haughton. C.
Enrico di Borgogna, 1818, Donizetti. O.
Enrico IV., 1834, Balfe. Op.
Enseignement Mutuel, 1846, Nus. C.
Envies de Mde. Godard, 1848, Carmouche. C.
Ephesian Matron (_The_), 1769, Bickerstaff.
Epicharis et Néron, 1793, Legouvé. T.
Epicœne, or The Silent Woman, 1609, Jonson. C.
Epidicus (B.C. 254-184), Plautus. C. (Latin). Translated into blank
verse by Messrs. Thornton, Rich, Warner and Colman, 1769-74.
Epsom Wells, 1673, Shadwell. C.
Erechtheus, 1876, Swinburne. T.
Erigone (1677-1758), Lagrange. T.
Erik (_King_), 1876, Gosse. T.
Erik VII., 19th cent., Bojé. T.
Eriphyle, 1732, Voltaire. T.
Erminia, or The Chaste Lady, 1665, Flecknoe. T.C.
Ernani [Hernani], 1830, Victor Hugo. R.T.
Ernani, 1841, Verdi. O.
Esclave de Camoëns, 1843, Flotow. O.
Esmeralda, 1833, Victor Hugo. R.D. (An English version by H. J.
Byron.)
Esperidi (_Gli Orti_), 1722, Metastasio. O. (music by Porpora).
Esprit de Contradiction, 1700, Dufresny. F.
Essex. (See “Earl of Essex.”)
Esther, 1689, Racine. S.T.
Esther, 1720, Handel. Or.
Estrella, 1865, Wallace. O. (left incomplete).
Esule di Granada, 1823, Meyerbeer. O.
Etéocle, 1799, Legouvé. T.
Etoile de Nord (_L’_), 1854, Meyerbeer. O. (libretto by Scribe).
Etoile de Seville (_L’_), 1842, Balfe. O.
Etourdis (_Les_), 1788, Andrieux. C.
Eugene Aram, 1873, W. G. Wills. D. (Lord Lytton’s novel dramatized).
Eugénie, 1767, Beaumarchais. D.
Eugenie, One Drama of a Trilogy (1749-1832). Goethe. T.
Eumenides, B.C. 458, Æschylus. T. (Greek). Translated by Potter,
1777; Buckley, 1849; Dalton, 1868; Plumptre, 1869.
Eunuchus, or The Eunuch, B.C. 162, Terence. C (Latin). Translated by
Bentley, 1726; Colman the Elder, 1765; Barry, 1857; etc.
Euphosine et Coradin. 1790, Hoffmann. O.C. (music by Méhul).
Euryanthe, 1825, Weber. O.
Eurydice, 1731, Mallet. T.
Evadne, or The Statue, 1819, Sheil (_The Traitor_, by Shirley, 1631,
reset).
Evasion de Marie Stuart, 1822, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. D.
Evening’s Love (_An_), 1668, Dryden.
Every Man (written in the reign of Edward IV.). Anon. Mo. (printed
by Pynson).
Every Man in His Humor, 1596, improved 1598, Jonson. C. (Garrick
reset this comedy.)
Every Man out of His Humor, 1599, Jonson. C.
Every one has His Fault, 1794, Inchbald. C. (realized £700).
Example (_The_), 1637, Shirley. C.
Excommunicated Prince (_The_), 1679, Bedlow. T.
Exiles of Siberia, 1789, Aude. D.
Extravagant Shepherd (_The_), 1654. T.R. (from Corneille).
Extremes, or Men of the Day, 1859, O’Rourke (_i.e._ E. Falconer).
Ezechias, 1564, Udal. S.D.
Ezio, 1728, Metastasio. O.
Fabii (_The_), 1573, Anon. H.Pl.
Facheux (_Les_), 1661, Molière. C.
Faded Flowers, 1874, A. W. A’Beckett. C.
Fair Anchoress of Pausilippo, 1640, Massinger. C.
Fair Circassian (_The_), 1720, Dr. Croxall. D.Pm. (This is
_Solomon’s Song_ dramatized.)
Fair Circassian (_The_), 1749-1814, S. J. Pratt. T.
Fair Maid of the Exchange, 1607, Heywood.
Fair Maid of the Inn, 1647, Beaumont and Fletcher. C.
Fair One with the Golden Locks (_The_), 1843, Planché.
Fair Penitent (_The_), 1703, Rowe. T. (quarried from _The Fatal
Dowry_ by Massinger).
Fair Quaker of Deal, 1617, Ch. Shadwell. C. (altered by Ed.
Thompson).
Fair Quarrel, 1617, Middleton and Rowley. C.
Fair Rosamond. (See “Rosamond.”)
Fair Rosamond, 1836, Barnett. H.O.
Fairy Knight (_The_), 19th cent., Ford and Dekker.
Faithful Friend, 1647, Beaumont and Fletcher.
Faithful Shepherdess, 1610, Fletcher. P. (in imitation of _Il Pastor
Fido_, 1590, _q.v._).
Falcon (_The_), 1879, Tennyson. V. (in one act). (The story is from
Boccaccio’s _Decameron_.)
Fall of Jerusalem, 1820, Milman. D.Pm. (Crowne wrote, in 1680, _The
Destruction of Jerusalem_. T.)
Fall of Mortimer, 1731, Mortimer. H.Pl.
Fall of Portugal, 1808, Dr. Wolcot (Peter Pindar). T.
Fall of Robespierre, 1794, Coleridge. H.Pl.
Fall of the Giants, 1745, Glück. O.
False Alarms, 1807, Kenney. Opta. (music by King and Braham).
False Concord, 1760, Townley. C. (See “Clandestine Marriage.”)
False Count (_The_), 1682, Mrs. Behn. C.
False Delicacy, 1763, Kelly. C.
False Friend (1672-1726), Vanbrugh. C.
False Impressions, 1796, Cumberland. C.
False One (_The_), 1619, Fletcher (Beaumont died 1616). T. (That is
Cleopatra and J. Cæsar.)
False Shame, 1872, Marshall. C.
Falstaff, 1838, Balfe. O.
Falstaff’s Wedding, 1766, Mortimer. H.Pl.
Famille Benoiton (_La_), 1865, Sardou. D.
Famille Poisson (_La_), 1633-1690, Poisson. C.
Famille Renneville (_La_), 1802, Demoliére. D.
Famille au Temps de Luther (_Une_), 1836, Delavigne. T.
Famille de Lusigny (_La_), 1830, Soulié. D.
Family Honors, 1878, Marshall. Pl.
Family Legend (_The_), 1810, Baillie. T.
Family of Love (_The_), 1608, Middleton. C.
Famous Victories of Henry V. (_The_), 1578, Anon. H.Pl. (This was
the quarry of Shakepeare’s _Henry V._)
Fanatico per la Musica, 1799, Mayer. O.
Fancies Chaste and Noble, 1638, Ford. T.C.
Fancy’s Festival, 1657, Jordan. M.
Fanisca, 1805, Cherubini. O.
Farinelli, 1837, Barnett. O.
Farm-House (_The_), 1757-1823, Kemble. F.
Farmer (_The_), 1788, Shield. O.
Farmer’s Wife (_The_), 1780, Dibdin, junior. C.O.
Faro Table (_The_), 1770-1804, Tobin.
Fashion, 1845, Mowatt. C.
Fashionable Levites (1752-1820), Macnally. C.
Fashionable Lover (_The_), 1772, Cumberland. C.
Fast and Welcome, 1660, Massinger. C.
Fata Morgana, 1838, Heiberg. Fy.C.
Fatal Contract (_The_), 1653, Hemmings. T. (from the French).
Fatal Curiosity, 1736, Lillo. T.
Fatal Discovery, 1769, Home. T.
Fatal Dowry, 1620, Massinger and Field. T. (See “Fair Penitent.”)
Fatal Extravagance, 1721, Mitchell. T. (altered by Hill, in 1746).
Fatal Falsehood, 1779, H. More. T.
Fatal Friendship (1679-1749), Mrs. Cockburn. T.
Fatal Love (1648-1724), Settle. T.
Fatal Marriage, 1692, Southerne. T. (See “Isabella, or the Fatal
Marriage.”)
Fatal Vision, 1716, Hill. T.
Fate of Villainy (_The_), 1730, T. Walker. T.
Father Baptiste, 19th cent., Stirling. D.
Father’s Revenge (_A_), 1783, earl of Carlisle. T.
Faucon (_Le_), 1772, Sedaine. O.C. (music by Monsigny.)
Faulkner, 1808, W. Godwin. T.
Faussaires Anglaises (_Les_), 1833, Cormon. D.
Fausse Magie (_La_), 1775, Marmontel. O. (music by Grétry).
Faust, pt., i., 1798; ii., 1828; Goethe. T. or rather a dramatic
poem. (English versions by Leveson-Gower, 1823; A. Hayward, 1833;
J. S. Blackie, 1834; Anster, 1835; R. Talbot, 1835; J. Birch, 1839;
J. Hills, 1840; L. Filmore, 1841; MacDonald, 1842; Gurney, 1843; C.
H. Knox, 1847; Sir W. Scott, 1851; Grant, 1868; Martin, 1870;
Taylor, 1871; B. Bernard; Scoones, Swanwicke; etc.)
Faust and Marguerite, 1877, Boucicault.
Faust e Margherito, Gounod. O.
Faustus (_Dr_.), 1604, Marlowe. T.
Favorita, 1843, Donizetti. O.
Fazio, 1815, Milman. T.
Fée Urgèle (_La_), 1749-1806, Favart. O.C.
Feigned Courtezan (_The_), 1679, Mrs. Behn. C.
Feinte par Amour (_La_), 1734-1780, Dorat. C.
Félix, 1777, Sedaine. O.C. (music by Monsigny).
Felix (_Don_). (See “The Wonder.”)
Felton (_John_), 1852, Stirling. H.Pl.
Female Academy (_The_), 1624-1673, Margaret, duchess of
Newcastle. C.
Female Dramatist, 1782, Colman. Mu.F.
Female Officer (1757-1823), Kemble. F.
Female Parricide (_The_), 1761, Crane. T.
Female Prelate (_The_), 1680, Settle. T.
Female Volunteer (_The_), 1801, Hallorom. D.
Femme à Deux Maris (_La_), 1802, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. V.
Femme Jalouse (_La_), 1726, Joly. C.
Femme Juge et Partie (_La_), 1666, Montfleury. C. (reduced to three
acts by Leroy, 1821).
Femmes et le Mérite des Femmes, 1824, Antier. C.
Femmes et le Secret, 1843, Déaddé. C.
Femmes Savantes (_Les_), 1672, Moliére. C.
Femmes Soldats (_Les_), 1809, Dartois. C.
Femmes Terribles (_Les_), 1858, Dumanoir. D.
Fénelon, 1793, Chénier. T. (An English version by Merry.)
Fernande, 1868, Sardou. C. (adapted by S. Edwards).
Ferrex and Porrex, 1561-62, Buckhurst. T. (called _Gorboduc_ by Sir
P. Sidney. The first three acts by Norton, the last two by
Sackville Lord Buckhurst. First English tragedy). (See “Damon and
Pythias” and “Ralph Roister Doister.”)
Festin de Pierre. (See “Don Juan.”)
Festus, 1839, Bailey. D.Pm.
Feudal Times (1785-1862), White. Pl.
Few (_The_), 1805, Alfieri. C.
Fidèle Berger (_Le_), 1837, Adam. O.C.
Fidelio, 1791, Beethoven. O.
Fiesco, 1783, Schiller. T.
Fiesco, 1850, H. Elliott. T.
Fiesque, 1824, Ancelot. T. (a French version of the above).
Figaro. (See “Mariage de ...” and “Nozze....”)
Filippo II., 1783, Alfieri. T. (translated by C. Lloyd, 1815).
Fille de Jephte, 1814, Meyerbeer. Or. (See “Jephte.”)
Fille de l’Exile (_La_), 1819, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. D.
Fille des Bois, 1800, Weber. O.
Fille du Cid (_La_), 1840, Delavigne. T.
Fille du Diable, 1860, Thiboust. D.
Fille du Régiment, 1840, Donizetti. O.C.
Fille du Tambour-Major, 1879, Offenbach. C.Bf.
Filles de Marbre (_Les_), 1853, Barrière. D.
Fils de Famille (_Un_), 1853, Bayard and Bieville. C. (See “The
Discarded Son.”)
Fils du Diable, 1860, Déaddé. D. (See “Fille du Diable.”)
Fils Ingrats ou L’École des Pères, 1728, Piron. C.
Fils Naturel, 1757, Diderot. C.
Financier et le Savetier (_Le_), 1819-1880, Offenbach. O.Bf.
Fine Companion (_A_), 1633, Marmion. Pl.
Finestrina (_La_), 1805, Alfieri. C. (scene laid in hell),
translated by C. Lloyd, 1815.
Finta Giardiniera (_La_), 1774, Mozart. O.
Fiole de Cagliostro (_La_), 1835, Brisebarre. D.
Firmilian, 1854, T. P. Jones (_i.e._ Aytoun). Sp.T.
First Floor (_The_), 1756-1818, Cobb. F.
First Impressions, 1813, H. Smith. C.
First Love, 1795, Cumberland. C.
Flitch of Bacon, 1778, Dudley. Mu.F. (music by Shield).
Flitting Day (_The_), 19th cent., Herz. D.
Floating Island (_The_), 1655, Strode. T.C. (music by Lawes).
Florinda, 1699, Handel. O.
Flowers of the Forest, 1847, Buckstone. R.D.
Flying Dutchman, about 1830, Fitzball. Mel.
Flying Scud, 1866, Boucicault. D.
Folies Amoureuses, 1704, Régnard. C.
Follies of a Day (_The_), 1745-1809, Holcroft. C.
Follies of the Night, 1842, Planché. C.
Folly as it Flies (1765-1841), Reynolds. C.
Fond Husband (_The_), 1676, D’Urfey. C.
Fontainbleau, 1798, O’Keefe. C.
Fool made Wise, 1741, S. Johnson. C.O.
Fool of Quality (1633-1690), Poisson. C.
Fool turned Critic (_The_), 1678, D’Urfey. C.
Fool would be a Favorite, 1657, Carlell. Pl.
Fool’s Opera, 1731, Aston. O.
Fool’s Preferment (_The_), 1688, D’Urfey. C. (Fletcher’s play _The
Two Noble Kinsmen_. The songs are by Purcell.)
Fool’s Revenge (_The_), 1859, Tom Taylor. H.D.
Fopling Flutter (_Sir_), 1676, Etherege. C. (second title of _The
Man of Mode_).
Forced Marriage (_The_), 1770, Armstrong. T. (See “Mariage Forcé.”)
Forest (_The_), 1616, B. Jonson.
For Love or Money (1830-1877), Halliday. C.
Forgery, 1832, Buckstone. Mel.
Formosa, 19th cent., Boucicault.
Fortresse du Danube (_La_), 1805, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. Mel.
Fortunate Isles (_The_), 1626, B. Jonson. M.
Fortunate Isles (_The_), 1840, Planché.
Fortunatus (_Old_), or the Wishing-Cap, 1600, Dekker. C.
Fortune by Land and Sea, 1655. Th. Heywood. T.C.
Fortune’s Fool (1765-1841), Reynolds. C.
Fortune’s Frolic, about 1800, Allingham. F.
Fortunes of Nigel, Sir W. Scott’s novel, 1822, dramatized by A.
Halliday.
Forza del Destino (_La_), 1869, Verdi. O.
Foscari (_Il due_), 19th cent., Verdi. O.
Foscari (_The_), 1826, Miss Mitford. H.T.
Foscari (_The Two_) 1821, Byron. H.T.
Foul Play, 19th cent., C. Reade and Boucicault.
Foundling (_The_), 1748, E. Moore. C.
Foundling of the Forest, * Dimond. Pl.
Four Elements (_The_), before 1536, Rastell. Int.
Four Fine Gallants, 1607, Middleton. C.
Four P’s (_Palmer_, _Pardoner_, _Poticary_, _Pedlar_), 1530, printed
1569, J. Heywood. Int.
Four Plays in One, 1647, Beaumont and Fletcher. C.
Four ’Prentices of London, 1632, Heywood. H.Pl.
Four Sons of Aymon, 1843, Balfe. O.
Fourberies de Scapin, 1671, Molière. C. (See “Cheats of Scapin.”)
Fox. (See “Volpone.”)
Fra Diavolo, 1830, Auber. O.C. (libretto by Scribe). (Fra Diavolo,
by H. J. Byron.)
Francesca da Rimini, 1816, Hunt. D.Pm.
Francis I., 1830, F. A. Kemble. H.Pl.
Francois I. à Madrid, 1826, Brifaut. T.
Fredolpho, 1818, Maturin.
Freethinker (_The_), 1774, Lessing. D.
Freischütz (_Der_), 1822, Weber. O. (libretto by Kind).
French Refugée (_The_), 1836, Mrs. S. C. Hall. Pl.
Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay, 1588, Greene. C. (first acted in 1591,
first printed 1594).
Friendship in Fashion, 1683, Otway. C.
Frogs (_The_), B.C. 405, Aristophanes. C. (Greek). Translated by
Dunster, 1812; Mitchell, 1820-22; Hickie, 1853; Rudd, 1867.
Frozen Deep (_The_), 1857, Wilkie Collins. D.
Fugitive (_The_), 1758-1803, J. Richardson. C.
Funeral, or Grief à-la-Mode, 1701, Steele. C.
Gabrielle de Vergy, 1768, De Belloy. T. (This is the story of Raval
de Courcy and the Dame de Fayel, whose history was written by G. A.
Crapelet, and published in 1829.)
Gageure Imprévue (_La_), 1772, Sedaine. C.
Galant Jardinier, 1667, Dancourt. C.
Galathea, 1592, J. Lyly. Pl.
Gallant (_The_), 1765, O’Keefe. C.
Gallants (_The_), 1696, G. Granville. C.
Galotti. (See “Emilia Galotti.”)
Game at Chesse, 1624, Middleton. C.
Game of Life (_The_), 19th cent., J. Brougham. D.Pc.
Game of Love (_The_), 19th cent., J. Brougham. D.Pc.
Game of Speculation, 19th cent., Slingsby Laurence (_i.e._ G. H.
Lewes). Adapted from Balzac’s _Mercadet le Faiseur_. (See
“Speculation.”)
Gamester (_The_), 1637, Shirley. C. (Altered by C. Johnson into _The
Wife’s Relief_, 1711; _The Gamesters_, by Garrick, 1758; _The
Wife’s Stratagem_, by J. Poole, 1827. It was founded on a tale by
Malespini.)
Gamester (_The_), 1709, Centlivre. T.
Gamester (_The_), 1753, E. Moore. T.
Gamesters (_The_), 1758, Garrick. C. (See above, “Gamester.”)
Gammer Gurton’s Needle, 1551, Mr. S. Master of Arts (said to be Bishop
Still; but he was under nine years of age at the date given. It was
printed in 1575, when Still was 32. This was our second comedy).
(See “Roister Doister” and “Mesogonus.”)
Garçon de Ferme (_Le_), 1861, Brisebarre. D.
Garrick (David), 1864, Robertson. C. (adapted from the French).
Gay Deceivers, 1804, Colman. F.
Gazza Ladra (_La_), 1817, Rossini. C.O.
Gemma di Vergi, 1835, Donizetti. O.
General (_The_), 1653, Shirley. T.C.
Generous Conqueror, 1702, Higgons.
Geneviève de Brabant, 1860, Offenbach. O.Bf.
Gentle Shepherd, 1725, Ramsay. P. (altered by Tickell in 1786).
Gentleman Cully (_The_), 1702, C. Johnson. Pl.
Gentleman Dancing-Master, 1673, Wycherly. C.
Gentleman Usher, 1606, Chapman. C.
Gentleman of Alsatia (_The_), 1688, Shadwell. C. (sometimes called
_The Squire of Alsatia_).
Gentleman of Venice (_A_), 1655, Shirley. T.C.
Genvière, before 1822, Scribe. Pt.Pc.
George Barnwell, 1730, Lillo. T.
George Dandin, 1668, Molière. C.
George-a-Green, 1599, Greene. C. (a ballad bearing the same title is
amongst Greene’s _Dramatic Works_).
Geta, 1687, Pechantre. T.
Gibraltar, 1704, Dennis. D.
Gil Blas, 1750, E. Moore. C.
Gilded Age (_The_), 1874, Mark Twain and C. D. Warner. C.
Giovanni (_Don_), 1787, Mozart. O. (libretto by L. da Ponte). (See
“Don Juan.”)
Giovanni in London (1687-1770), Moncrieff. O.Ex.
Giovanni of Naples, 1839, Landor. (See “Don Giovanni.”)
Giovanno-d’Arco, 1868, Verdi. O.
Gipsies Metamorphosed (_The_), * B. Jonson. M.
Gipsy Warning, 1838, Benedict. O.
Gisipus, 1842, Griffin. T.
Giralda, 1850, Adam. O.C.
Girl’s Romance (_A_), 1879, Boucicault. D.
Girls (_The_), 1879, H. J. Byron. C.
Gisèle, 1841, Adam. B.
Giulio Sabino, 1781, Sarti. O.
Giulio Sabino, 1784, Cherubini. O. (a pupil of Sarti).
Giuseppe, 1732, Metastasio. O.
Giustino, 1712, Metastasio. T. (aged 14).
Give a Dog a Bad Name, * J. M. Morton. C.
Gladiateur, 1841, Altenheim. T.
Gladiator (_The_), 1803-1854, Bird. T.
Glass of Government (_The_), 1575, Gascoigne. T.C.
Glencoe, 1839, Talfourd. T.
Gli Orti Esperidi. (See “Orti....”)
Goblins (_The_), 1636, Suckling. C.
Godly Queen Hester, 1561, Anon. Mir.Pl.
Goetz von Berlichengen, 1773, Goethe. H.D. (English versions by Rose
d’Aguilar, 1795; Sir W. Scott, 1799.)
Going to the Bad, 1858, Tom Taylor. C.
Gold-Mine, or Miller of Grenoble, 1854, Stirling. D.
Golden Age (_The_), 1611, Th. Heywood. C.
Golden Branch (_The_), 1847, Planché.
Golden Fleece (_The_), 1845, Planché.
Golden Legend (_The_), 1851, Longfellow. D.Pm.
Golden Pippin, 1765, O’Hara.
Good-Natured Man (_The_), 1768, Goldsmith. C.
Good Soldier (_The_), about 1680, from R. Poisson.
Good for Nothing, 1851, Buckstone. C.D.
Gorboduc. (See “Ferrex and Porrex.”)
Gotham Election, 1715, Centlivre. C.
Governor of Cyprus, 1703. Oldmixon.
Gracchus, 1792, Chénier. T. (See “Caio Gracco.”)
Gracchus (_Caius_), 1815, Knowles. H.T.
Gracchus (_Caius_), 1825, Monti. H.T.
Grand Duchesse de Gérolstein (_La_), 1867, Offenbach. O.
Grasshopper (_The_), 1877, Hollingshead. C. (from the French).
Grateful Fair (_The_), 1747, C. Smart. Pl.
Grateful Servant, 1630, Shirley. Pl.
Gray. (See “Grey.”)
Great Casimir (_The_), 1879, Leigh. Mu.D. (music by Lecocq; from the
French).
Great City (_The_), 1830-1877, Halliday. C.
Great-Duke of Florence, 1636, Massinger. C.
Grecian Daughter, 1772, Murphy. T.
Grecian Heroine (_The_), 1721, D’Urfey. O.
Green Bushes, 1845, Buckstone. D.
Green Domino, 1810, Korner. C.
Green-Eyed Monster (_The_), 1828, Planché.
Gregory VII., 1840, Horne. T.
Grey (_Lady Jane_), 1638, Calprinède. T.
Grey (_Lady Jane_), 1715, Rowe. T.
Grey (_Lady Jane_), 1876, Tennyson. T.
Grief à-la-Mode, 1702, Steele. C.
Grim, the Collier of Croydon, 1662. C. by J. T.
Griselda (1774-1839), Paer. O.
Griselda, 1856, E. Arnold. D. (See “Patient Grissel.”)
Griselda, 1873, M. E. Braddon. T.
Grondeur (_Le_), 1691, De Brueys. C.
Grotius (1761-1819), Kotzebue.
Grotto on the Stream, 19th cent., Stirling. D.
Grove (_The_), or Lovers’ Paradise, 1700, Oldmixon. C.
Guardian (_The_), 1637, Massinger. C. (altered by Garrick in 1759).
Guardian (_The_), 1650, Cowley. C.
Guèbres, 1762, Voltaire. T.
Gul’s Hornbook, 1609, Dekker. C.
Gustave III., 1833, Scribe. O.
Gustave, or Le Napolitain, 1825, Anicet Bourgeois. D.
Gustavus Erikson (1679-1749), Mrs. Cockburn.
Gustavus Vasa, 1733, Piron. T.
Gustavus Vasa, 1739, Brooke. T.
Gustavus Vasa, 1797, Kotzebue. T.
Guy Mannering, 1816, Terry. Mu.Pl.--music by Bishop. (This is a
dramatized version of Sir W. Scott’s novel so called, 1815.)
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