Nabob (The), 1879, Burnard (an English version of Les Trente Millions de Gladiateurs, by Labiche and Gille).
Nabucco, 1842, Verdi. O.
Nabucodonosor, 19th cent., Verdi. O.
Nancy, 1739, Carey.
Nanine, 1749, Voltaire. C.
Narbonne. (See “Count of Narbonne.”)
Nathan the Wise, 1778, Lessing. D.
Nations (Les), 1851, Banville. O.
Native Land, 1823, Bishop. O.
Natural Daughter (The), 1792, Goethe. C.
Natural Son (The), 1786, Cumberland. C. (See “Fils Natural.”)
Natural Son (The), 1799, Anne Plumtree. Pl. (from Kotzebue).
Nature, 1490, H. Medwell. Int.
Naufragium Joculare, 1638, Cowley. C. (translated by C. Johnson, and called Fortune in her Wits, 1705).
Neck or Nothing, 1766, Garrick or King (ascribed to both). F.
Ne’er-do-Weel (The), 1878, Gilbert. C.
Negro Slaves, 1796. H.Pc. (from Kotzebue).
Nell (1830-1877), Halliday. C.
Nell Gwynne, 1832, Jerrold. C.
Nero, 1675, Lee. T.
Nerone, 1700, Handel. O.
Nervous Man, 19th cent., B. Bernard. C.
Nest of Ninnies (A), 1608, Armyn. C.
Never too Late, 1590, Greene. C.
Never too Late to Mend (It’s), 1878, Reade. C.
New Academy (The), 1653, Brome. C.
New Droll (A), 1660, Jordan. M.
New Hippocrates (The), 1761, Hiffernan. D.
New Inn (The), 1630, Jonson. C.
New Men and Old Acres (1817-1880), T. Taylor. C.
New Peerage (The), 1830, Miss Lee. C.
New Tricke to Cheat the Divell, 1639, R. Davenport. C.
New Way to Pay Old Debts, 1625, printed 1633, Massinger. C.
New Wonder, a Woman Never Vext, 1532, Rowley. C.
Nice Firm (A), 19th cent., Tom Taylor.
Nice Valour, 1647, Beaumont and Fletcher. C.
Nice Wanton (The), 1560, Anon. Mo.
Nicholas Flam, 19th cent., Buckstone.
Nicholas Nickleby (1830-1877), Halliday (C. Dickens’s novel dramatized).
Nicodemus (time, Edward III.), Anon. Mir.Pl. (founded on chap. xvi. of the “Gospel of Nicodemus”).
Nicomède, 1670, P. Corneille. T.C.
Nicomedes, 1671, J. Dancer. T.C. (from the Nicomède of Corneille).
Niebelungen, 1850, Wagner. O.
Night Walkers, 1633, Beaumont and Fletcher. C.
Night Watcher (The), * Körner. C.
Nine Points of the Law, 1859, Tom Taylor.
Ninette à la Cour (1710-1792), Favart. O.C.
Ninus II., 1814, Brifant. T.
No Cure no Pay, 1794, H. Rowe. Mu.F.
No Song no Supper, 1790, Hoare. Mu.E. (music by Storace).
No Wit like Woman’s 1657, Greene or Middleton. C.
Noah’s Flood, 1679, Ecclestone. Or.
Noble Choice, 1653, Massinger.
Noble Gentleman, 1647, Beaumont and Fletcher.
Noble Heart (The), 1850, Lewes. T.
Noble Ingratitude, 1659, Lower. P.T.
Nobleman (The), 17th., cent., Tourneur. T.C. (The Manuscript of this play was destroyed by the cook of Mr. Warburton, the Somerset herald).
Nobody and Somebody, 1606, Trundell. C.
Noces de Gamache, 1827, Mendelssohn. O.
Nonjuror (The), 1717, Cibber. C. (from Molière’s Tartuffe). (See “Hypocrite.”)
Nonne Sanglante, 1854, Delavigne. O. (music by Gounod).
Norma, 1831, Bellini. O. (libretto by Romani).
Northern Lass (The), 1632, Brome. C.
Northward Hoe! 1607, Dekker.
Not so Bad as we Seem, 1851, Lord Lytton. C.
Not such a Fool as he Looks, 1869, H. J. Byron.
Notaire Obligeant, 1650, Dancourt. C.
Note of Hand, or Trip to Newmarket, 1777, Cumberland. C.
Notoriety (1765-1841), Reynolds. C.
Notre Dame, 19th cent., Victor Hugo. D.
Nouveau Pourceaugnac, before 1822, Scribe. Pt.Pc.
Nouveau Seigneur du Village, 1813, Boieldieu. O.
Novella, 1653, Brome. C.
Nozze di Figaro, 1786, Mozart. O. (See “Mariage de Figaro.”) Sir H. Bishop altered this opera.
Nuit Blanche (Une), 19th cent., Offenbach. O.Bf.
Nuit de Noël (La), 1848, Reber. O.
Nuits Terribles, 1821, St. Georges. O.C
Nuptials of Peleus and Thetis, 1654, Howell. M. and C.
Oberon, 1616, Jonson. C.
Oberon, 1626, Weber. O. (libretto by Planché).
Oberto di Bonifazio, 1839, Verdi. O.
Obstinate Lady (The), 1657, Cokaine. C.
Octavia (B.C. 58-32), Seneca. T. (Latin). Adapted by T. Nuce, 1566; acted 1581.
Octavia, 1783, Alfieri. T. (translated by C. Lloyd, 1815). (See “Virtuous Octavia.”)
Octavius (1761-1819), Kotzebue. H.D.
Octoroon, 1861, Boucicault. D.
Oden (1756-1829), Lèopold. T.
Odette, 1832, Déaddé. D.
O’Dowd (The), 1880, Boucicault (a version like “The Porter’s Knot” of Les Crochets du Père by Cormon and Grange).
Œdipe, 1659, Corneille. T.
Œdipe, 1718, Voltaire. T.
Œdipe, 1781, Sacchini. O.
Œdipe Rol, 1798, Chénier. T.
Œdipe à Colone, 1796, Chénier. T.
Œdipe chez Admète, 1778, Ducis. T.
Œdipus (B.C. 58-32), Seneca. T. (Latin). Adapted by A. Nevyle, 1560.
Œdipus, 1679, Dryden and Lee. T.
Œdipus at Colonus, about B.C. 407, Sophocles. T. (Greek). Translated by G. Adams, 1729; Potter, 1788; Dale, 1824; Plumptre, 1865.
Œdipus Tyrannus, about B.C. 425, Sophocles. T. (Greek). Translated by L. Theobald, 1715; G. Adams, 1729; Potter, 1788; G. S. Clarke, 1791; Dale, 1824; F. H. Doyle, 1849; Plumptre, 1865.
Œdipus Tyrannus, etc., 1820, P. B. Shelley. T.
Œnone, 1804, Kalkbrenner. O.
Œuvres du Démon (Les), 1854, Boule. D.
Old Bachelor, 1693, Congreve. C.
Old City Manners, 1777, Mrs Lennox. C. (This is Eastward Hoe reset.)
Old Couple, before 1641, May. C.
Old Fortunatus. (See “Fortunatus.”)
Old Heads and Young Hearts, 1843, Boucicault. C.
Old Law (The), 1599, printed 1656, Middleton and Rowley. C. (altered by Massinger).
Old Maid (The), 1761, Murphy. F.
Old Maids, 1841, Knowles. C.
Old Martin’s Trials, 19th cent., Stirling. Dom.D.
Old Mode (The) and the New, 1709, D’Urfey. C.
Old Sailors, 1874, H. J. Byron. C.
Old Troop, 1672, Lacy. C.
Old Wives’ Tale, 1590, Peele. C. (Milton’s Comus is indebted to this comedy.)
Oldcastle (Sir John), 1600, Munday and Drayton. T. (one of the “spurious plays” of Shakespeare).
Olimpiade, 1719, Leo. O.
Olive (D’). (See “Mons. D’Olive.”)
Olivia, 1878, W. G. Wills. C.
Ollanta, 1871, Markham. D.
Olympiade, 1761, Piccini. O.
Olympic Revels, 1831, Planché.
Olympie, 1800, Kalkbrenner. O.
Olympie, 1820, Brifaut. O. (music by Spontini).
Omba, 1853, Bigsby. D.R.
Oncle Valet, 1798, Dellamaria. O.C.
Ondine, 1816, Hoffmann. O.
On Bail, 1877, Gilbert.
On Strike, 1873, A. W. A’Beckett.
One, or a Monarchy, 1805, Alfieri. C. Translated by C. Lloyd, 1815.
One o’clock, or The Wood Demon, 1811, Lewis. G.O.R.
One Snowy Night, * Ware. C.
Opera Comique, 1799, Dellamaria. O.C.
Opera di Camera of Jessy Lea, 1863, Macfarren. O.
Opportunity (The), 1640, Shirley. C.
Oraloosa (1803-1854), Bird. T.
Orators (The), 1762, Foote. F.
Ordeal by Touch (The), 1872, R. Lee. D.
Order of the Garter (The), 1742, West. D.Pm.
Ordinary (The), 1647, printed 1651, Cartwright. C.
Oreste, 1750, Voltaire. T.
Oreste et Pylade, 1695, Lagrange. T.
Orestes, B.C. 408, Euripides. T. (Greek). Translated by Banister, 1780; Potter, 1781; Wodhull, 1782.
Orestês, 1783, Alfieri. T. (translated by C. Lloyd. 1815).
Orestes, 1802, Sotheby. T.
Orestes, 1871, Warren. Met.D.
Orfeo, 1483, Poliziano. (See “Orpheus.”)
Orfeo, 1764, Glück. O. (libretto by Calzabigi).
Orientales (Les), 1828, V. Hugo. R.D.
Originaux (Les), 1693, Lamotte.
Orlandino, 1526, Folengo. B.
Orlando Furioso, 1594, Greene. (See “Bombastes Furioso.”)
Ormasdes (1612-1690), Henry Killigrew.
Oronooko, 1696, Southerne. T. (Mrs. Behn’s novel dramatized).
Orphan (The), 1680, Otway. T.
Orphan of China (The), 1761, Murphy. T. (Voltaire’s L’Orphelin de la Chine).
Orphan of the Frozen Sea, 1856, Stirling. N.D.
Orphée (1677-1758), Lagrange. O.
Orphée aux Enfers, 1858, Offenbach. O.Bf.
Orphelin de la Chine (L’), 1760, Voltaire. T.
Orpheus and Eurydice, 1705, Dennis. T. (See “Orfeo.”)
Orpheus and Eurydice (1730-1805), King.
Orti Esperidi (Gli), 1722, Metastasio. O. (music by Porpora).
Oscar and Malvina (1754-1829), Shield. O.
Osmond the Great Turk, 1657, Carlell. Pl.
Otello, 1816, Rossini. O.
Othello, 1602, Shakespeare. T.
Otho the Great (1796-1821), Keats and Brown. T.
Othon, 1664, Corneille. T.
Oulita, the Serf, 1858, Helps. Pl.
Our American Cousin, 1858, Tom Taylor. C. (It was greatly altered by Sothern.)
Our Boys, 1878, H. J. Byron. C.
Our Clerks, 1852, Tom Taylor. C.
Our Mary Anne (1802-1879), Buckstone. C.
Our New Governess (1815-1874), C. S. Brooks. D.
Ours, 1866, Robertson. C.
Ours et la Pacha (Les), before 1822, Scribe. Pt.Pc.
Outtara-Rama-Tscheritra, 8th cent., Bhavabhouti. Myt.D. (translated by Wilson in his Indian Theatre).
Overland Route, 1860, Tom Taylor. C.
Ovin, 1662, Cockaine. T.
Padlock (The), 1768, Bickerstaff. O.F.
Page (The), 1765-1841, Reynolds. C.
Page of Plymouth (time, Queen Elizabeth). Anon. T.
Palace of Truth, 1870, Gilbert. Fy.C.
Palamon and Arcyte, 1566, Edwards. C.
Palestine (1775-1847), Crotch. Or.
Pallantus and Eudora, 1653, T. Killigrew. T. (same as The Conspiracy).
Pamela, 1742, Love. C.
Pammachius, 1544, Anon. C. (Latin).
Pandora, 1664, Sir W. Killigrew. Pl.
Panel (The), 1757-1823, Kemble. (This is Bickerstaff’s comedy of ’Tis Well ’tis no Worse, reset.)
Pan’s Anniversary, 1625, B. Jonson. M.
Panurge, 1785, Grétry. O.
Papal Tyranny, 1745, Cibber. T.
Paracelsus, 1836, R. Browning. D.Pm.
Parasitaster, or The Fawn, 1606, Marston. C.
Paria (Le), 1821, Delavigne. T.
Paria (The), 1826, Beer. T. (the above in English).
Paride e Elena, 1770, Glück. O. (libretto by Calzabigi).
Paris et Londres, 1827, Dartois. C.
Parisien (Le), 1838, Delaporte. C.
Parisina, 1833, Donizetti. O.
Parliament of Love, 1625, Massinger. C.
Parolle et Izidora (1703-1758), Theo. Cibber. C.
Parson’s Wedding (The), 1663, Killigrew. C.
Parted (1799-1838), Reeve. C.
Pasquale (Don), 1843, Donizetti. O.
Pasquin, 1736, Fielding. C.
Passionate Lovers (The), 1655, Carlell. T.C.
Passions (Plays of the), 1798-1812, J. Baillie. C. and T.
Past Ten o’clock (1771-1841), Th. Dibdin. F.
Pastorale Comique, 1666, Molière.
Pastor Fido (Il), 1590, Guarini. P. (See “Faithful Shepherdess.”)
Pathomachia, or The Battle of the Affections, 1630, Constable. D.
Peace, B.C. 419, Aristophanes. C. (Greek). Translated by Mitchell, 1820-22; Hickie, 1853; Rudd, 1867.
Pédre (Don), 1857, Cormon. D.
Pedro de Portugal (Don), 1828, Gily Zarate. D.
Peep Behind the Curtain, 1767 (ascribed to Garrick and to King). F.
Pelayo (1749-1811), Jovellanos. T.
Pèlerin Blanc (Le), 1811, Guilbert de Pixérécourt.
Pélopides, 1763, Voltaire. T.
Pénélope, 1785, Marmontel. O.
Percy, 1777, Hannah More. T.
Père de Famille, 1758, Diderot. C.
Pericles Prince of Tyre, 1609, Shakespeare. T.
Perjured Husband, 1700, Centlivre. C.
Perkin Warbeck, 1634, Ford. H.D.
Perle Noire, 1862, Sardou.
Perouse (La), 1799, B. Thompson. D.
Perplexed Couple (The), 1706-1767, Molloy. C.
Perplexed Lovers, 1712, Centlivre. C.
Perplexities (The), 1767, Hull. C. (The Adventures of Five Hours, 1663, reset.)
Persa, or The Persian (B.C. 254-184), Plautus. C. (Latin).
Translated into blank verse by Messrs. Thornton, Rich, Warner and Colman, 1769-74.
Persian Prince (The), 1682, Southerne. T.
Persian Princess (The) 1711, Theobald. T.
Persians (The), B.C. 472, Æschylus. T. (Greek). Translated by otter, 1777; Buckley, 1849; Plumptre, 1869.
Pertharite, 1693, Corneille. T.
Peter and Paul (1788-1841), Hook.
Pewterer (The), 1747, Holbery. B.C.
Phædra and Hippolytus, 1708, E. Smith. T.
Phaeton, 1597, Daniel or Dekker. T.
Pharamond, 17th cent., Calprenède. T. (translated by Phillips, 1677).
Pharamond, 1736, Cahusac. T.
Phèdre, 1677, Racine. T.
Phèdre et Hippolyte, 1677, Pradon. T.
Philaster, or Love Lies a-Bleeding, 1620, Fletcher (Beaumont died 1616). T.
Philenzo and Hippolyta, 1653, Massinger.
Philip II., 1783, Alfieri. T. (translated by C. Lloyd, 1815).
Philip von Artevelde, 1834, H. Taylor. D.Pm.
Phillippe II., (1764-1881), Chénier. D.
Phillis of Seyros, 1655, Shirley. Pl.
Philoctète, 1783, Laharpe. T.
Philoctetes, about B.C. 415, Sophocles. T. (Greek). Translated by T. Sheridan, 1725; G. Adams, 1729; Potter, 1788; Dale, 1824; Plumptre, 1865.
Philoctetes, 1871, Warren. Met.D.
Philosophe sans le Savoir (Le), 1765, Sedaine. C.
Philosopher’s Stone (The), 1850, Tom Taylor.
Philotas, 1597, acted 1607, Daniel. T.
Philtre (Le), 1830, Scribe. O.
Phœnisssæ (B.C. 480-406), Euripides. T. (Greek). Translated by Banister, 1780; Potter, 1781; Wodhull, 1782; Morgan, 1805; Giles, 1865. (See “Thebais.”)
Phœnix (The), 1607, Middleton.
Phœnix in Her Flames (The), 1639, Lower. T.
Phormio, B.C. 162, Terence. C. (Latin). Translated by Bentley, 1726; Colman the Elder, 1765; Barry, 1857; etc.
Phrenologist, 1835, Coyne. C.
Phrontisterion, or Oxford in the Nineteenth Century, 1852, Mansel. D. (unfinished).
Phrosine et Mélidor, 1794, Méhul. O.C.
Physic Lies a-Bleeding, 1697, Th. Brown. C.
Piccolino, 1875, Guiraud. O. (libretto by Sardou).
Picture (The), 1630, Massinger. T.C.
Pierce Penniless (Supplication of) 1592, Nash.
Pierre et Catherine, 1829, St. Georges.
Pierre le Grand, 1854, Meyerbeer. O.
Piety in Pattens, 1773, Foote. F.
Pilgrim (The), 1621, Fletcher.
Pilot (The), 19th cent., Fitzball. N.Blta.
Pinafore (H.M.S.), 1878, Gilbert and Sullivan. N.C.Opta.
Pinner of Wakefield, 1560-1592, R. Greene. C.
Piperman’s Predicaments, * Ware. F.
Pippa Passes, 1842, R. Browning. D.
Pirata (Il), 1806-1835, Bellini. O.
Pirate (The), 1792-1851, Davenport. Pl.
Pirates (1763-1796), Storace. Mu.D.
Piso’s Conspiracy, 1676, Lee. T. (same as Nero).
Pizarro, 1799, Sheridan. T. (from Kotzebue’s drama The Spaniard in Peru, 1797).
Plaideurs (Les), 1668, Racine. C. (imitated from the Wasps of Aristophanês).
Plain Dealer, 1677, Wycherly. C.
Plain Dealer (The), 1766, Bickerstaff. C.
Platonic Love, 1707, Centlivre. C.
Platonic Lovers, 1636, Davenant. T.C.
Play (1829-1871), Robertson. C.
Play betwene the Pardoner and the Frere, printed 1533, J. Heywood. Int.
Play called the Four P’s (The), printed 1569, J. Heywood. Pl.
Play of Love (The), 1533, Heywood. Int.
Play of the Wether (The), 1533, Heywood. Int.
Plot and No Plot (A), 1697, Dennis. C.
Plot and Passion, 1852, Tom Taylor, etc.
Plotting Sisters (The), 1676, D’Urfey. C.
Plus Beau Jour de la Vie (Le), before 1822. Scribe. Pl.Pc.
Plutus, B.C. 408, Aristophanês. C. (Greek). Translated by Randolph, 1651; Fielding and Young, 1812; Mitchell, 1820-22; Cunningham, 1826; Rudd, 1857.
Pœrulus (B.C. 254-184), Plautus. C. (Latin).
Translated into blank verse by Messrs. Thornton, Rich, Warner and Colman, 1769-1774.
Poetaster (The), 1601, Jonson. Sat.C.
Poets (The), 1774, Alfieri. F. (translated by C. Lloyd, 1815).
Polidoro, 1788, Bandettini.
Polinice, 1783, Alfieri. T. (translated by C. Lloyd, 1815).
Polish Jew (The), * Ware. D. (altered into The Bells, 1874).
Politician (The), 1655, Shirley. T.
Politician Cheated (The), 1663, Greene. C.
Polly Honeycombe, 1760, Colman. D.N.
Polyeucte, 1640, Corneille. T.
Polyxène, 1686, Lafosse. T.
Pompée, 1592, Garnier. T.
Pompée, 1641, Corneille. T.
Pompey, 1663, Mrs. C. Philips. T.
Pompey the Great, 1595, Kyd. T. (translated from the Pompée of Garnier).
Pompey the Great, 1664, E. Waller. T.
Pompey the Great (1705-1773), never printed, S. Johnson. T.
Poor Gentleman (The), 1802, Colman. C.
Poor Jack (1802-1879), Buckstone. C.
Poor Man’s Comfort (The), 1655, Daborn. D.
Poor Soldier (The), 1798, O’Keefe. O. (music by Shield).
Pope als Metaphysiker, 1754, Lessing (music by Mendelssohn).
Pope Joan. (See “Female Prelate.”)
Popping the Question (1802-1879), Buckstone. C.
Popularité, 1838, Delavigne. C.
Porter’s Knot (The), 1858, Oxenford. D. (Like O’Dowd, it is an adaptation of Les Crochets du Père, by Cormon and Grangé.)
Postillon de Lonjumeau (Le), 1836. Adam. O.C.
Poulet et Poulette, 1878, Hervé. B.O.
Pourceaugnac (Mons.), 1669, Molière. C.
Pragmatical Jesuit New-Leven’d (The), 1657, Carpenter. C.
Precieuses Ridicules, 1659, Molière. C.
Premier Jour de Bonheur (Le), 1868, Auber. O.
Presence (1624-1678), Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle. C.
Presented at Court, 1848, Coyne. C.
Presumptive Evidence (1802-1879), Buckstone.
Pretty Esmeralda and Captain Phœbus of Ours, 1879, H. J. Byron. B.
Pride shall have a Fall, 1825, Croly. C.
Priestess (The), 1855, Sargent.
Prince Deukalion, 1879, B. Taylor. D.
Prince Dorus, 1850, Tom Taylor.
Prince of Homburg (1776-1811), Kleist. D.
Princess (The), 19th cent., Gilbert. D.
Princess of Cleves, 1689, Lee.
Princesse Aurélie (Le), 1828, Delavigne. C.
Princesse d’Elide, 1664, Molière. C.
Princesse de Navarre, 1743, Voltaire. O.
Princesse de Navarre, 1747, Rameau. O.
Princesse de Trébizonde, 1870, Offenbach. O.
Prisoner of State, 1847, Stirling. D.
Prisoner of War, 1837, Jerrold. C.
Prisoners (The), 1641, Killigrew. T.C.
Prisonnier (Le), 1796, Dellamaria. O.C.
Procureur Arbitre (Le), 1633-1690, Poisson. C.
Prodigal Son (The), 1739-1802, Arnold. O. (music by Sullivan).
Profligate (The), 1820, G. W. Taylor. C.
Prometheus Bound, B.C. 460, Æschylus. T. (Greek). Translated by Potter, 1777; Buckley, 1849; Webster, 1866; Plumptre, 1869; Lang, 1870.
Prometheus Bound, 1838, E. Browning. T.
Prometheus Unbound, 1821, Shelley. L.D.
Promos and Cassandra, 1578, Whetstone. C.
Prôneurs (Les) or La Tartuffe Littéraire (1734-1780), Dorat. Sat.D.
Proof, 1878, Burnard (an English version of Une Cause Célèbre).
Prophet (The), 1874, B. Taylor. T.
Prophète (Le), 1849, Meyerbeer. O. (libretto by Scribe).
Prophetess (The), 1647, Beaumont and Fletcher.
Prophetess (The), or History of Dioclesian, 1690. Betterton.
Proserpina, 1804, Winter. O.
Proserpine, 1801, Paisiello. O.
Protecteur (Le), 1781-1857, Brifaut. C.
Provoked Husband, 1726, Vanbrugh. C. (left unfinished by Vanbrugh, and called The Journey to London. Cibber finished the play, and changed the name).
Provoked Wife, 1697, Vanbrugh. C.
Provost of Bruges, 1836, Knowles. T.
Pseudolus, or The Cheat (B.C. 254-184), Plautus. C. (Latin). Translated into blank verse by Messrs. Thornton, Rich, Warner and Colman, 1769-74.
Psyché, 1671, Molière. C.
Psyché, 1675, Shadwell.
Psyché Debauched, 1678.
Public Wooing (1624-1673), Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle. C.
Pulchérie, 1672, Corneille.
Puritan Maid (The), 1602, Middleton. Pl. (lost).
Puritan (The), or The Widow of Watling Street, 1607, W[entworth] S[mith].
Puritani (I), 1834, Bellini. O.
Puritan’s Daughter, 1861, Balfe. O.
Purse (The), or The Benevolent Tar, * Cross. Mu.E.
Pygmalion, 1748, Rameau. O.
Pygmalion, 1809, Cherubini. O.
Pygmalion and Galatea, 1871, Gilbert. Myt.D.
Pyrame et Thisbé (1632-1698), Pradon. T.
Pyrame et Thisbé (1677-1758), Lagrange. O.
Pyrrhus, King of Egypt, 1695, Hopkins. T.
Q.E.D., 1871, Marshall. Cdta.
Quaker (The), 1777, Dibdin. C.O.
Quaker’s Opera (The), 1728, Th. Walker.
Quarantine (The), * Ware. C.
Queen and Concubine (The), 1653, Brome. D.
Queen Elizabeth’s Troubles, in two parts, 1606-1609, Thomas Heywood. H.Pl.
Queen Juta of Denmark, 19th cent., Bojé. T.
Queen Mab, 1760, Burney. O.
Queen Mary [of England], 1875, Tennyson. T.
Queen Mother (The), 1861, Swinburne. T.
Queen of Arragon, 1635, Habington. T.C.
Queen of Corinth, 1647, Beaumont and Fletcher.
Queen of Scots (The), 1684, Banks. T.
Queens, 1616, Jonson.
Queen’s Arcadia (The), 1606, Daniel. P.T.
Queen’s Shilling (The), 1879, Godfrey. C. (an English version of Un Fils de Famille; see also “The Discarded Son”).
Queer subject (The), 1837, Coyne. C.
Qui Femme a, Guerre a, about 1830, Brohan. C.
Quintus Fabius, 1573, Anon. H.Pl.
Quip for an Upstart Courtier (A), 1592, Greene. C.
Quitte ou Double, about 1830, Brohan. C. (The English adaptation is Double or Quits.)
Rabages, 1872, Sardou. C.
Rage (1765-1841), Reynolds. C.
Raging Turk (The), 1631, Goffe. T. (Bajazet II.).
Ragout. (See “Mons. Ragout.”)
Raising the Wind, 1803, Kenney. F.
Rake and His Pupil (The), 1834, Buckstone. C.
Ralph Roister Doister, 1534, Udal (the first English comedy). (See “Gammer Gurton’s Needle” and “Mesogonus.”)
Ram Alley, or Merry Tricks, 1611, Barry. C.
Rambling Justice, 1677, Leanerd. C.
Rambling Lady (1659-1746), Southerne. C.
Rape of Lucrece (The), 1608, Th. Heywood. T.
Rapparee (The), or The Treaty of Limerick, 1870, Boucicault.
Rare Triumphs of Love and Fortune (The), 1580, Anon. Pl.
Re Teodoro, 1785, Paisiello. O.
Rebecca (1830-1877), Halliday. D.
Rebellion (The), 1640, Rawlins. T.
Rebellion Defeated, or The Fall of Desmond, 16th cent., Cutts. T.
Rebels (The), 1749-1832, Goethe. C.
Recess (The), 1785, Miss Lee.
Réconciliation Normande, 1719, Dufresny. C.
Reconciliation, or The Two Brothers, 1799, C. (from Kotzebue).
Recruiting Officer (The), 1706, Farquhar. C.
Recruiting Sergeant, 1770, Bickerstaff. Mu.E.
Reculer pour Mieux Sauter, 1854, Dartois. C.
Red Cross Knight, 1794, Holman.
Red Mask (The), 1834, Planché.
Regent (Le), 1831, Ancelot. V.
Regicide (The), 1747, acted 1749, Smollett. T.
Register Office (The), 1723-1787, Reed. F.
Regolo (Attilio), 1740, Metastasio. O.
Regular Fix (1764-1838), Morton. C.
Régulus (1632-1698), Pradon. T.
Régulus (1734-1780), C. J. Dorat. T.
Regulus, 1774, Mrs. H. More. T.
Rehearsal (The), 1671, Duke of Buckingham. B.
Reinald (1789-1862), Ingemann.
Reine de Chypre (La), 1799-1862, Halévy. O.
Reine de Golconde. (See “Aline,” etc.)
Reine de Saba, 1862, Gounod. O. (libretto by Curré).
Relapse (The), 1697, Vanbrugh. C.
Religious (1624-1673), Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle. T.C.
Remorse, 1797, acted 1813, Coleridge. T.
Rencontre (The), 1827, Planché.
Rendezvous Bourgeois (Les), 1794, Hoffman. O.C. (music by Méhul).
Renegado (The), 1624, Massinger. T.C.
Rent Day, 1830, Jerrold. C.
Reprisals, or The Tars of Old England, 1757, Smollett. F.
Rescued, 1879, Boucicault. Sen.D.
Retaliation (1752-1820), Macnally. F.
Retour de Napoléon, 1841, Sejour. D.
Retribution, 1856, Bennett and Taylor. H.P.
Return from Parnassus (The), 1606, Anon. Pl.
Return of the Druses, 1865, R. Browning. T.
Revenge (The), 1680, Anon. C. (This is the Dutch Courtezan revived.)
Revenge (The), 1721, Young. T.
Revenge, or a Match at Newgate, 1680, Betterton.
Revenge for Honor, 1654, Chapman. T.
Revenge of Bussy d’Amboise, 1613, Chapman. T.
Revenger’s Tragedie (The), 1607, Tourneur. T.
Revers de la Medaille (Le), 1861, Demolière. C.
Review (The), or Wags of Windsor, 1798, Colman. F.
Rewards of Vertue (The), 1661, Fountaine. C. (altered by Shadwell, and called The Royal Shepherdess, 1669).
Rich Jew of Malta, 1586, Marlowe. T.
Rich and Poor, 1812, Lewis. C.O.
Richard Cœur de Lion, 1781, Sedaine. O. (music by Grétry).
Richard Cœur de Lion, 1782, Burgoyne. H.R. (the above Anglicized).
Richard Cœur de Lion (1752-1820), Macnally. O.
Richard Cœur de Lion (1830-1877), Halliday. H.D.
Richard Cœur de Lion, 1863, Benedict. O.
Richard I., 1728, Sewell. T.
Richard II., 1597, Shakespeare. H.D.
Richard III., 1597, Shakespeare. H.T.
Richard, Duke of York, 1595, Marlowe. T.
Richelieu, 1839, Lord Lytton. H.Pl.
Richelieu (La Jeunesse de), 1833, Ancelot. V.
Richmond Heiress (The), 1693, D’Urfey. C.
Rienzi, 1828, Miss Mitford. T.
Rienzi, 1841, Wagner, O. (libretto by Jackson).
Right Woman (A), 1615, Beaumont and Fletcher. C.
Rightful Heir (The), 1868, Lord Lytton. T. (same as The Sea Captain).
Rigoletto, 1852, Verdi. O. (libretto from Victor Hugo).
Rimini (Francesca di), 1819, Pellico. T.
Rinaldo, 1711, Hill. O. (music by Handel; this was the first piece he set to music).
Rinaldo and Armida, 1699, Dennis. D.
Riquet, 1836, Planché.
Rival Candidates, 1774, Dudley. Mu.Int.
Rival Friends (The), 1632, Hausted. C.
Rival Kings (The), 1677, Banks.
Rival Ladies, 1663, Dryden. C.
Rival Modes, 1726, Moore. C.
Rival Queens, 1677, Lee.
Rivals (The), 1668, Davenant. C.
Rivals (The), 1775, Sheridan. C.
Rivals (The), 1830, Balfe. O. (I Rivali).
Road to Ruin, 1792, Holcroft. C.
Roaring Girl (The), 1611, Middleton. C. (i.e. Moll Cutpurse).
Rob Roy, 1832, Flotow. O.
Rob Roy MacGregor (1782-1835), Pocock. O.D. (from Sir W. Scott’s novel).
Robbers (The), 1781, Schiller. T.
Robbers of Calabria, * Lane. D. (adapted).
Robert le Diable, 1831, Meyerbeer O. (libretto by Scribe).
Robert the Invalid, 1870, C. Reade. C. (a version of Molière’s Le Malade Imaginaire).
Robin Hood, pt. i., 1597, Munday. D.
Robin Hood, pt. ii., 1598, Chettle. D.
Robin Hood, 1741, Dr. Arne and Burney. O.
Robin Hood, 1787, O’Keefe. O. (music by Shield).
Robin Hood (1752-1820), Macnally. C.O. (See “Death of Robert, Earl of Huntington.”)
Robin Hood, 1860, Macfarren. O.
Robin des Bois, 1824, Weber. O.
Robinson Crusoé, 1805, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. V.
Robinson Crusoe, 1806, Pocock (the above in English).
Rock of Rome, 1849, Knowles. H.Pl.
Roderigo, 1706, Handel. O.
Rodogune, 1646, Corneille. T.
Rodogune, or The Rival Brothers, 1765, Aspinwall. T. (from T. Corneille).
Rodolphe, before 1822, Scribe. Pt.Pc.
Roef-Krage, 1770, Ewald. D.
Roi Fainéant (Le), 1830, Ancelot. T.
Roi d’Yvetot (Le), 1842, Adam. O.C.
Roi et le Fermier, 1762, Sedaine. O.C. (music by Monsigny).
Roland, 1778, Piccini. O.
Roland for an Oliver, 1819, Th. Morton. C.
Rolla, 1798, Kotzebue. T.
Rolla, 1799, Lewis. T. (from the above).
Rollo, 1639, Beaumont and Fletcher.
Roman (The), 1850, S. Dobell. D.Pm.
Roman Actor (The), 1629, Massinger.
Roman Brother (The), 19th cent., Heraud. T.
Roman Comique (Le), 1861, Offenbach. O.Bf.
Roman Empress (A), 1622-1706, Joyner. D.
Roman Father (The), 1750, Whitehead. T. (based on the Horace of Corneille).
Roman Revenge, 1753, Hill.
Roman d’Une Heure, or La Folle Gageure, 1803, Hoffmann. C.
Roman Virgin (The), or The Unjust Judge, 1679, Betterton. T. (the tale of Virginius).
Romance and Reality, J. Brougham. D.Pc.
Romance for an Hour, 1771, Kelly. C.
Rome Sauvée, 1752, Voltaire. T.
Romeo and Juliet, 1595, Shakespeare. T.
Romeo et Juliette, 1828, Soulié. T.
Romildare Constanza, 1819, Meyerbeer. O.
Romp (The), * Anon. C.O. (altered from Bickerstaff’s Love in the City).
Rosalinda, 1762, Lockman. Mu.D.
Rosamond, 1706, Addison. O. (music by Arne).
Rosamond, 1861, Swinburne. Po.D.
Rosamond (Fair), 1879, Tennyson. T.
Rosamond (The Fair), 1812, Korner. T.
Rosamond the Fair, 1836, Barnett. H.O.
Rose (The), 1710-1778, Arne. C.O. (from the French).
Rose Blanche (La), et la Rose Rouge, 1809, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. D. (See “Two Roses.”)
Rose de St. Fleur (La), Offenbach. O.Bf.
Rose et Colas, 1764, Sedaine. O.C.
Rose of Arragon, 1842, Knowles. D.
Rose of Castille, 1857, Balfe. O.
Rosière de Salency (La), 1774, Grétry. O.
Rosière et Norrice, 1842, Barrière. D.
Rosina, 1782, Miss Brooke. Pl.
Rosina, 1783, Shield. O.
Rosmonda, 1525, Rucelleri. T.
Rosmunda, 1783, Alfieri. T. (based on Bandello’s novel).
Rosmunda, 1840, Gil y Zarate. (See “Henry” and “Complaint.”)
Rösten i Oerken, 1815, Ingemann.
Rough Diamond (1802-1879), Buckstone. Cdta.
Roundheads (The), 1682, Mrs. Behn. C.
Rover (The), 1677, Mrs. Behn; pt. ii., 1681. C.
Roving (The), 17th cent., Middleton. C.
Roxana, 1592, Alabaster. T. (Latin).
Roxana, 1772, Magnocavallo. T. (a prize play).
Royal Captive (The), 1745, J. Maxwell. T.
Royal Combat, 17th cent., Ford and Dekker.
Royal Command (By), 19th cent., Stirling. C.O.
Royal Convert, 1708, Rowe. T. (i.e., Rodogune).
Royal Garland, 1768, Bickerstaff.
Royal King and Loyal Subject (The), 1737, Th. Heywood. T.C.
Royal Martyr (The), 1669, Dryden. T.
Royal Master (The), 1638, Shirley. C.
Royal Mischief, 1696, Mrs. Manley.
Royal Mistress (The), 1696, Mrs. Manley.
Royal Shepherd (The), 1764, R. Holt. O. (from Metastasio).
Royal Shepherdess, 1669, Shadwell. C. (This is Fountaine’s comedy The Rewards of Vertue, 1661, altered.)
Royal Slave (The), 1637, Cartwright. T.C.
Royalist (The), 1682, D’Urfey. C.
Rubans d’Ivonne, 1850, Thiboust.
Rudens, or The Rope (B.C. 154-184), Plautus. C. (Latin, adapted from a Greek play by Diphulos). Translated into blank verse by Messrs. Thornton, Rich, Warner and Colman, 1769-74.
Rugantio, 1805, Lewis. Mel.
Ruines de Babylone (Les), 1819, Guilbert de Pixérécourt.
Ruines de Vaudemont, 1845, Boule.
Rule a Wife and Have a Wife, 1624, Beaumont and Fletcher. C. (altered by Garrick).
Rump (The), 1660, Tatham. C.
Runaway (The) 1776, Mrs. Cowley. C.
Runnimede, 1783, J. Logan. T.
Rural Felicity, 1834, Buckstone. C.
Ruy Blas, 1840, Victor Hugo. R.D.
Sabots de la Marquis, 1854, Boulanger. O.C.
Sackfull of News (The), 1557, Anon. Pl.
Sacrifice d’Iphigénie, 1861, Dennery. T.
Sad One (The), 1609-1641, Suckling. T.
Sad Shepherd (The), left at death unfinished, 1637, Jonson. P.
Sailor’s Daughter (The), 1800, Cumberland. C.
St. Clement’s Eve, 1862, Sir H. Taylor. D.
St. Genest, 1641, Rotrou. T.
St. Patrick for Ireland, 1640, Shirley. C.
St. Patrick’s Day, 1775, Sheridan. F.
St. Peter, 1866, Benedict. Or.
Saint’s Tragedy, 1846, Kingsley. D.Pm.
Salmacida Spolia, 1639, Davenant. M.
Salvator, 19th cent., Herault. T.
Samor, 1818, Milman.
Samson, 1742, Handel. Or.
Samson Agonistes, 1671, Milton. D.Pm.
Sappho, 1850, Gounod. O.
Sappho and Phao, 1591, J. Lyly. Myt.D.
Saratoga, 1874, Marshall (brought out in London under the title of Brighton).
Sardanapalus, 1821, Byron. T.
Satanella, 1858, Balfe. O.
Satiro-mastix, 1602, Dekker. Sat.C.
Saucy Valets (1730-1805), King.
Saul, 1738, Handel. Or.
Saul, 1739, Hill. T.
Saul, 1782, Alfieri. T.
Saul, 1801, Kalkbrenner. Or.
Saul (King), 1872, Armstrong. T.
Saul (König), 1839, Gutzkow. D.
Sauney, the Scot, 1698, Lacy. C.
Savage (Richard), 19th cent., Gutzkow. D.
Savonarola, 1881, Austin. T.
Scapegoat (The), about 1840, Poole. F.
Scholar (The), 1649, Lovelace. C.
Scholar (The), 1802-1879, Buckstone. C.
School, 1869, Robertson. C.
School for Arrogance (1745-1809), Holcroft. C.
School for Authors (1770-1804), Tobin. C.
School for Coquettes (1799-1861), Mrs. Gore. Prose C.
School for Fathers (The), 1770, Bickerstaff. C.
School for Grown Children, 1826, Morton. C.
School for Grown Gentlemen, 1827, Morton. C.
School for Lovers, 1762, Whitehead. C. (See “L’École des Amants.”)
School for Scandal, 1777, Sheridan. C.
School for Wives, 1774, Kelly. C. (See “L’École des Femmes.”)
School of Complement, 1631, Shirley. C.
School of Reform, 1817, Thomas Morton. C. (See “[L‘École].”)
Scipio Africanus, 1729, Beckingham. T. (from Pradon’s Scipion l‘Africain).
Scipion l‘Africain, 1632-1698, Pradon. T.
Scornful Lady (The), 1616, Beaumont and Fletcher. C.
Scots Figaries (The), 1652, Tatham. C.
Scowerers (The), 1691, Shadwell. C.
Scythes, 1761, Voltaire. T.
Sea-Captain (The), 1839, Lytton. T. (often called The Rightful Heir).
Sea-Voyage, 1647, Beaumont and Fletcher. C.
Search after Happiness, 1773, H. More. P.
Search for Money (A), 1609, Rowley. C.
Seasons (The), 1800, Haydn. O.
Sebastian. (See “Don Sebastian.”)
Second Maiden’s Tragedy, before 1620, Anon. T. (ascribed to Chapman).
Second Thoughts, 19th cent., Buckstone.
Secret (Le), 1793, Hoffmann. O.C. (music by Méhul).
Secret Love, 1667, Dryden. C.
Secrets Worth Knowing, 1798, Th. Morton. C.
Secrétaire et le Cuisinier (Le), before 1822, Scribe. Pt.Pc.
See Me and See Me Not, 1618, Belcher. C. (adapted from a play by Hans Beerpot).
Sejanus, 1602, Jonson. T.
Séjour Militaire, 1813, Auber. O.
Self-immolation, or The Sacrifice of Love, 1799, Newman. Pl. (from Kotzebue).
Selindra, 1665, Sir W. Killigrew. Pl.
Semele, 1698, Congreve. Mu.D. (music by Handel).
Semiramide, 1729, Metastasio. O.
Semiramide, 1819, Meyerbeer. O.
Semiramide, 1823, Rossini. O.
Sémiramis, 1748, Voltaire. T.
Senile Odium, 1633, Hausted. C.
Serail, 1782, Mozart. O.
Serious Family (A), about 1850, Buckstone (music by Barnett).
Sertorious, 1662, Corneille. T.
Servius Tullius, 1826, Bouzique. T.
Sesostris, 1667, Amore. T.
Seven against Thebes (The), B.C. 471, Æschylus. T. (Greek). Translated by Potter, 1777; Buckley, 1849; Davies, 1864; Plumptre, 1869.
Shaughraun, 1874, Boucicault. D.
She Stoops to Conquer, 1773, Goldsmith. C.
She Stoops to Conquer, 1864, Macfarren. O.
She Would and She Would Not, 1703, Cibber. C.
She Would if She Could, 1668, Etherege. C.
Shepherd of Tolosa, 1829, Ingemann.
Shepherd’s Artifice, 1761, Dibdin. O.
Shepherd’s Holiday (The), 1635, Rutten. P.T.C.
Shoemaker a Gentleman (A), 1638, Rowley. C.
Shoemaker’s Holiday (The), 1600, Dekker. C.
Shore. (See “Jane Shore.”)
Si j’étais Roi, 1854, Adam. Pt.Pc.
Sicilian Summer (A), 1850, Henry Taylor. C.
Sicilian Vespers, 1840, Kenney.
Sicilian Vespers, 1819, Delavigne. T.
Sicilien ou L’Amour Peintre, 1667, Molière. C.
Siege (The), or Love’s Convert, 1651, Cartwright. C.
Siège of Aguileia, 1760, Home.
Siege of Babylon (The), 1678, Pordage. T.
Siege of Belgrade, 1796, Cobb. C.O. (music by Storace; an English version of La Cosa Rara).
Siege of Berwick, 1806, Jerningham. T.
Siege of Damascus, 1720, Hughes. T.
Siege of Grenada, 1671, Dryden. H.Pl.
Siege of Ischia, (1778-1824), Kemp. O.
Siege of Memphis (The), 1676, D’Urfey. T.
Siege of Rhodes, 1656, Davenant. Pl.
Siege of Rochelle, 1835, Balfe. O.
Siege of Sinope, 1781, Miss Brooke. T.
Siege of Troy (The), 1715. D.
Siege of Urbin, 1666, Sir W. Killigrew. Pl.
Sigurd (King), 19th cent., Bojé. T.
Silent Woman (The), 1609, Jonson. C.
Silver Age (The), 1613, Thomas Heywood. C.
Silvia, 1731, Lillo.
Single Life, about 1835, Buckstone. C.
Sir Barnaby Whigg, 1681, D’Urfey. C.
Sir Courtley Nice, 1685, Crowne. C. (from the Mayor Imposible of Lope de Vega).
Sir Fopling Flutter, 1676, Etherege. C.
Sir George Etherege’s Comical Revenge (1642-1689)[1689)], Mrs. Behn. C.
Sir Harry Gaylove, 1772, Miss Marshall. C.
Sir Harry Wildair, 1701, Farquhar. C.
Sir Hercules Buffoon, 1684, Lacy. C.
Sir John Cockle at Court, 1737, Dodsley. F.
Sir John Falstaff in Masquerade, 1741, S. Johnson. C.
Sir John Oldcastle. (See “Oldcastle.”)
Sir Marmaduke Maxwell, 1827, Cunningham. C.
Sir Martin Marplot (1592-1670), William, Duke of Newcastle. C. (founded on Molière’s L’Etourdi).
Sir Martin Marrall, 1667, Dryden. C. (This is Sir Martin Marplot adapted for the stage.)
Sir Patient Fancy, 1678, Mrs. Behn. C.
Sir Richard Grinvile, 1595, Markham. T.
Sir Solomon, or The Cautious Coxcomb, 1671, Caryl. C.
Sir Thomas Moore, 1792, Hurdis. T.
Sir Thomas Overbury, 1726, Savage. T.
Sir Thomas Overbury’s Life and Untimely Death, 1614, Ford. T.
Sir Thomas Wyat, 1607, Webster and Dekker. T.
Sir Walter Raleigh, 1720, Sewell. T.
Sirène (La), 1844, Scribe. O.C.
Siroe (Il), 1728, Metastasio. O.
Sisters (The), 1652, Shirley. C.
Sisters (The), 1769, Mrs. Lennox. C.
Slanderer (The), 1778, Foote.
Slave (The), 1816, Bishop. O.
Slave Life (1817-1880), Tom Taylor, etc.
Sleeping Beauty, 1805, Skeffington. Pn.
Sleeping Beauty, 1840, Planché.
Slighted Maid (The), 1663, Stapylton. C.
Snake in the Grass, 1759, Hill. C. (altered by Buckstone, 19th cent.)
Society, 1865, Robertson. C.
Sofonisbe, 1718, Leo. O. (See “Sophonisba.”)
Soirée à la Bastille, 1845, Decourcelle. C.
Soirée d’Auteuil (La), 1804, Andrieux. C.
Soldier (The), 1649, Lovelace. T.
Soldier’s Daughter (The), 1804, Cherry. C.
Soldier’s Fortune, 1681, Otway. C.
Soldier’s Last Stake (The), 1686-1744, G. Jacob.
Soldier’s Return, 1805, Hook. C.
Soliman and Persida, 1599, Anon [? Kyd]. T.
Soliman II. (1710-1792), Favart. O.C.
Solliciteur (Le), before 1822, Scribe. Pt.Pc.
Solomon, 1748, Handel. Or.
Solomon, 1748, Klopstock. S.D. (translated by R. Huish, 1809).
Solomon (King), 1876, Armstrong. T.
Somnambule (La), 1819, Delavigne. D.
Sonnambula, 1831, Bellini. O.
Sophi (The). (See “Sophy.”)
Sophister (The), 1639, Zouch. C.
Sophonisba, 1514, Trissino. T. (the first Italian tragedy). (See “Ferrex,” etc.)
Sophonisba, or The Wonder of Women, 1606, Marston. T. (See “Sofonisbe.”)
Sophonisba, 1729, Thomson. T.
Sophonisba, 1783, Alfieri. T. (translated by Lloyd, 1815).
Sophonisbe, 1630, Mairet. T. (imitated from Trissino; the first French Tragedy).
Sophonisbe (1606-1684), Corneille. T.
Sophonisbe (1677-1758), Lagrange-Chancel. T.
Sophy (The), 1641, printed 1642, Denham. T.
Sorcerer (The), 1876, Gilbert and Sullivan. Opta.
Sorcière (La), 1863, Bourgeois and Barbier. C.
Sordello, 1839, R. Browning.
Sosies, 1639, Rotrou. C.
Sot toujours Sot, 1693, De Brueys. C.
Spaniard in Peru (The), 1797, Kotzebue. T. (The English version is called Pizarro).
Spanish Bawd (The), 1631, Fernando de Roias. C. (the longest play ever published).
Spanish Curate (The), 1622, Fletcher (Beaumont died 1616). C. (based on The Unfortunate Spaniard by Gonsalvo de Cespides).
Spanish Dollars, 1807, Cherry. M.D.
Spanish Father (The), 1745-1831, H. Mackenzie. T.
Spanish Fryar (The), 1680, Dryden. C.
Spanish Gipsy, 1653, Middleton and Rowley. C.
Spanish Gypsy, 1865, rewritten 1867, and published 1868, “G. Eliot” [Mrs. Lewes]. D.Pm.
Spanish Masquerado, 1589, Greene. C.
Spanish Rogue (The), 1674, Duffett. C.
Spanish Student (The), 1845, Longfellow. D.Pm.
Spanish Tragedy (The), or Jeronimo Mad Again, 1603, Kyd. T. (forming pt. ii. to Jeronimo).
Spanish Viceroy, 1653, Massinger.
Spartacus, 1746, Saurin. T.
Spartan Dame (The), 1721, Southerne. T.
Speculation (1765-1841), Reynolds. C.
Speed the Plough, 1798, Thomas Morton. C.
Spoilt Child (The), 1805 (?) Bickerstaff. C.
Spouter (The), 1756, Murphy. F.
Sprigs of Laurel, 1798, O’Keefe. M.F. (music by Shield).
Spring and Autumn, 1827, Kenney. C.
Spring’s Glory (The), 1638, Nabbes. M.
Squeeze to the Coronation, 1821, Thomson. C.
Squire of Alsatia (The), 1688, Shadwell. C. (same as Gentleman of Alsatia).
Squire Oldsapp, 1679, D’Urfey. C.
Stage Beaux toss’d in a Blanket, 1704, Thomas Brown. C.
Stage Coach, 1704, Farquhar. C.
Staple of News (The), 1625, Jonson. C.
Star of Seville, 1837, Mrs. Butler (born Kemble).
State of Innocence, 1673, Dryden. D.Pm. (a dramatic version of Milton’s Paradise Lost).
State Prisoner, 1847, Stirling.
Statira (1632-1698), Pradon. T.
Stella, 1776, Goethe. D.
Stella, 1843, Anicet Bourgeois. D.
Stephanie, 1877, Story. T.
Stepmother (The), 1664, Stapylton. T.C. (See “Hecyra.”)
Stepmother (The), 1800, Earl of Carlisle. T.
Steward (The). (This is merely The Deserted Daughter of Holcroft, 1785, reset.)
Stichus (B.C. 254-184), Plautus. C. (Latin, adapted from a Greek play by Menander). Translated into blank verse by Thornton, Rich, Warner and Colman, 1769-74.
Stilicon, 1660, Thomas Corneille. T.
Still Waters Run Deep, 1855, Tom Taylor. C.
Stolen Heiress, 1703, Centlivre. C.
Stolen Kisses, 19th cent., Merritt. C.
Stafford, 1837, R. Browning. H.T.
Stafford, 1843, Sterling. H.T.
Strange Discovery (The), 1640, Gough. T.C.
Strange Gentleman (The), 1836, Dickens. Blta.
Stranger (The), 1797, B. Thompson. D. (from Misanthropy and Repentance, by Kotzebue). Thompson’s version was greatly altered in 1798 by Sheridan.
Straniera (La), 1806-1835, Bellini. O.
Strathmore, 1849, W. Marston. T.
Stratonice, 1792, Hoffmann. O.C. (music by Méhul).
Streets of London, 1862, Boucicault. D.
Struensee, 1827, Beer. T.
Success, or A Hit if You Like It, 1825, Planché. F.
Such Things Are, 1786, Inchbald. Pl.
Suite du Mentuer (La), 1803, Andrieux. C.
Sullen Lovers, 1668, Shadwell. C.
Sultan (The), 1775, Bickerstaff. F.
Summer’s Last Will, etc., 1600, Nash. C.
Summer’s Tale, 1768, Cumberland. C.O.
Sun in Aries (The), 1621, Middleton. C.
Sun’s Darling (The), 1656, Ford. M.
Superiority, 1607, Ant. Brewer. C.
Suppliants (The), B.C. 461, Æschylus. T. (Greek). Translated by Potter, 1777; Buckley, 1849; Plumptre, 1869.
Supplication of Pierce Penniless, etc., 1592, Nash.
Supplice d’un Homme, 1865, Thiboust.
Supplices, B.C. 421, Euripides. T. (Greek). Translated by Potter, 1781; Wodhull, 1782.
Supposes (The), 1566, Gascoigne. C.
Suréna, 1674, Corneille. T.
Surprise (Agreeable), 1798, O’Keefe. C.
Surrender of Calais, 1791, Colman. C.
Suspicious Husband (The), 1747, Hoadly. C.
Svend Dyring’s House, 19th cent., Herz. R.D.
Svend Grathe, 19th cent., Bojé. T.
Sweethearts, 1874, Gilbert. D.Pc.
Sweethearts and Wives (1772-1849), Kenney. Mu.C. (music by Nathan).
Sweetman, the Woman-Hater, 1640, Anon. C.
Swindler (The), 1764-1838, Morton. C.
Sword and the Hand, 1832, Beer. T.
Sylvain, 1770, Marmontel. O.C. (music by Grétry).
Sylvana, 1809, Weber. O.
Sylvester Daggerwood, 1795, Colman. C.
Sylvia, 1731, Lillo.
Tableau Parlant (Le), 1769, Grétry. O.
Tailors (The), * Anon. B.T.
Tale of Mantua, 1830, Knowles.
Tale of Mystery (1745-1809), Holcroft. Mel.
Tale of a Tub, 1633, Jonson.
Tamburlaine, 1590, Marlowe. T.
Tamerlan (1632-1698), Pradon. T.
Tamerlan et Bajazet, 1806, Bishop. Bl.
Tamerlane, 1702, Rowe. T.
Tamerlane, 1722, Leo. O.
Taming of the Shrew, 1593, Shakespeare. C.
Tancred and Gismunda, 1568, by Hatton and four others. T.
Tancred and Sigismunda, 1745, Thomson. T.
Tancréde, 1760, Voltaire. T.
Tancredi, 1813, Rossini. O.
Tannhäuser, 1845, Wagner. O.
Tante (La) et le Neveu (1781-1857), Brifaut. C.
Tarare, 1787, Beaumarchais. O.
Tartuffe, 1664, Molière. C.
Tasso (Torquato), 1790, Goethe. T.
Tasso Refriede, 1819, Ingemann. D.
Taste, 1752, Foote. F.
Tatlers (The), 1797, Hoadly. C.
Taverne des Étudiants (La), 1854, Sardou. C.
Technogamia, or Marriage of the Arts, 1630, Holyday. C.
Tekeli, 1803, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. Mel.
Tell (Guglielmo), 1829, Rossini. O.
Tell (Guillaume), 1766, Lemière. T.
Tell (Guillaume), 1772, Sedaine. O.
Tell (Wilhelm), 1804, Schiller. T.
Tell (William), 1825, Knowles. T.
Tell (William), 1827-1862, Talfourd. F.
Temistocle, 1738, Metastasio. D.
Tempest (The), 1609, Shakespeare. C.
Tempest (The), 1668, Dryden. C.
Temple Beau (The), 1738, Fielding. C.
Temple de la Gloire, 1744, Voltaire. O.
Temple of Love (The), 1634, Davenant. M.
Temptatyon of Our Lorde and Saver (The), 1538. Bal.Int.
Tender Husband (The), 1703, Steele. C.
Teraminta, 1732, H. Carey.
Tête de Mort (La), 1827, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. V.
Théagène et Chariclée, 1662, Racine. T.
Thébaïde (La), 1664, Racine. T.
Thebaïs, or The Phœnissæ (B.C. 58-32), Seneca. T. (Latin).
Themistocle. (See “Temistocle.”)
Theodosius, or The Force of Love, 1680, Lee. T.
Therese, the Orphan of Geneva, 19th cent., Kerr. Mel.R. (adapted).
Thersytes, 1537, Anon. Int.
Thésée, 1690, Lafosse. T.
Theseus, 1715, Handel. O.
Theseus and Ariadne, 1848, Planché.
Thesmophoriazusæ, B.C. 410, Aristophanes. C. (Greek). Translated by Mitchell, 1820-22; Hickie, 1853; Rudd, 1867.
Thespis, 1762, Kelly.
Thierry and Theodoret, 1621, Fletcher (Beaumont died 1616). T.
Thieves of Paris, 1856, Stirling. D.
Thimble Rig (The), 1802-1879, Buckstone. F.
Thirty Years of a Woman’s Life, before 1834, Buckstone.
Thomas. (See “Mons. Thomas.”)
Thomas à Becket, 1780, Tennyson. T.
Thomas and Sally (1696-1743), Carey. Mu.E.
Thomas and Sally, 1760, Bickerstaff. C.O.
Thracian Wonder, 1661, Webster. C.
Three Black Seals (The), 1864, Stirling. H.D.
Three Hours after Marriage, 1717, Gay. F.
Three Ladies of London (The), 1584, Anon. Mo.
Three Lords and Three Ladies of London, 1590, Anon. Mo.
Three Strangers (The), 1835, Miss Lee. C.
Three Weeks after Marriage, 1776, Murphy. F.
Thyestes (B.C. 58-32), Seneca. T. (Latin). Translated by Heywood, 1560; Wright, 1674.
Thyestes, about 1680, Crowne. T.
Tibère, (1764-1811), Chénier. T.
Ticket-of-Leave Man, 1863, Tom Taylor.
Timanthes, 1769, Hoole. T.
Time Works Wonders, 1845, Jerrold. C.
Timocrate, 1656, Thomas Corneille. T.
Timocrate, 1723, Leo. O.
Timoléon, 1783, Alfieri. T.
Timoléon, 1794, Chénier. T.
Timon of Athens, 1609, Shakespeare. T.
Timon of Athens, 1778, Cumberland. T.
Timon, the Manhater, 1678, Shadwell. T.
Timour, the Tartar, 1812, Lewis. Mel.
Tipperary Legacy, 1847, Coyne. C.
’Tis Pity She’s a Whore, 1633, Ford. T.
’Tis Well ’tis no Worse, 1770, Bickerstaff. C.
Tit for Tat, * Colman. C.
Tito, 1791, Mozart. O.
Titus Andronicus, 1593, (?) Shakespeare. T.
Titus Andronicus, 1687, Ravenscroft. T.
Titus and Berenice, 1672, Otway.
To Marry or Not to Marry (1753-1821), Inchbald. C.
To-Night, Uncle, 1878, H. J. Byron.
To Oblige Benson, 1854, Tom Taylor.
To Parents and Guardians (1817-1880), Tom Taylor.
Tobacconist (The), before 1780, Gentleman. F.
Tom Cobb, 1876, Gilbert. F.
Tom Essence, or The Modish Wife, 1677, Rawlins. C.
Tom Fool, 1760, Stevens. F.
Tom Jones, 1740, Reed. C.O.
Tom Thumb, 1733, Fielding. C.O.
Tom Tyler and his Wife, about 1569, published in 1578, Anon. Mo.
Tonson. (See “Mons. Tonson.”)
Tony Lumpkin in Town, 1778, O’Keefe. C.
Too Late to Call Back Yesterday, 1639, R. Davenport. C.
Too Many, or Democracy, 1805, Alfieri. C.
Toréador (Le), 1849, Adam. O.C.
Tortesa, the Usurer, 1841, Willis. C.
Tottenham Court, 1633, Nabbes. C.
Tour de Londres, 1855, Nus. D.
Tower of Babel (The), 1871, A. Austin. Dc.Pm.
Town and Country, 1807, Morton. C.
Town Fop (The), 1677, Mrs. Behn. C.
Toy-Shop, 1735, Dodsley. D.S.
Trachiniæ, about B.C. 430, Sophocles. T. (Greek). Translated by G. Adams, 1729; Potter, 1788; Dale, 1824; Plumptre, 1865.
Traitor (The), 1635, Shirley. T.
Travailes of Three English Brothers, 1607, Day. T.C.
Travellers (The), 1806, Cherry. C.
Traviata (La), 1856, Verdi. O.
Trente Millions de Gladiateurs (Les), 19th cent., Labiche and Gille. (See “Nabob.”)
Tricke to Catch the Old One (A), 1608, Middleton. C.
Trinuzzia (La), 1540, Angelo. C.
Trinummus (B.C. 254-184), Plautus. C. (Latin, adapted from a Greek play by Philemon).
Translated into blank verse by Messrs. Thornton, Rich, Warner and Colman, 1769-1774.
Triomphe des Arts (Le), 1672-1731, Lamotte. O.
Trip to Calais (A), 1777, Foote. F.
Trip to Kissengen (A), 1817-1880, Taylor.
Trip to Scarborough (A), 1777, Sheridan.
Trip to Scotland (A), 1770, Whitehead. F.
Tristan and Isolde, 1865, Wagner. O.
Triumph of Oriana, 1601, Morley. O.
Triumph of Peace (The), 1633, Shirley. M.
Triumphs of Beautie (The), 1646, Shirley. M.
Triumphs of Health and Prosperity, 1626, Middleton. Sol.
Triumphs of Honor and Industry, 1617, Middleton. Sol.
Triumphs of Honor and Virtue, 1622, Middleton. Sol.
Triumphs of Integrity, 1623, Middleton. Sol.
Triumphs of Love and Antiquity, 1619, Middleton. Sol.
Triumphs of Love and Fortune, 1589, by E. A. Sol.
Triumphs of Truth, 1613, Middleton (and scores more for Lord Mayor’s Day).
Triumphs of the Prince D’Amour, 1635, Davenant. M.
Triumphant Widow (The), 1677, William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle. C.
Troade (La), 1632-1698, Pradon. T.
Troades (B.C. 415), Euripides. T. (Greek). Translated by Bannister, 1780; Potter, 1781; Wodhull, 1782.
Troas or Hecuba (B.C. 58-32), Seneca. T. (Latin). Translated by J. Heywood, 1559; S. P[ordage], 1660; E. Sherburne, 1679; J. T[albot], 1686.
Troilus and Cressida, 1602, Shakespeare. T.
Troilus and Cressida, 1679, Dryden. T.
Trois Cousins, 1664, Dancourt. C.
Trois Rivaux (Les), 1758, Saurin. C.
Trois Sultanes (Les), 1710-1792, Favart. C.
Troja Distrutta, 1663, Andrea. T.
Troublesome Reign of King John, 1578, Anon. H.Pl.
Trovatore (Il), 1853, Verdi. O.
Truculentus (B.C. 254-184), Plautus. C. (Latin).
Translated into blank verse by Thornton, Rich, Warner and Colman, 1769-74.
True Love can ne’er Forget (1797-1868), Lover.
True Widow, 1679, Shadwell. C.
Tryal of Samuel Foote, 1763, Foote. F.
Tu Quoque, 1599, Greene.
Tunbridge Wells, 1678, Rawlins. C.
Turcaret, 1708, Lesage. C.
Turco in Italia, 1814, Rossini. O.
Turk and No Turk, 1785, Colman. Mu.C.
Turke (The), 1610, J. Mason. T.
Turkish Court (The), 1748, L. Pilkington. Pl.
Turkish Mahomet, 1584, Peele.
Turnpike Gate (1774-1826), Knight. F.
Twelfth Night, etc., 1602, Shakespeare. C.
Twin Rivals, 1705, Farquhar.
’Twixt Axe and Crown, 1870, Taylor. H.Pl.
Two Foscari (The), 1821, Byron.
Two Gentlemen of Verona, 1595, Shakespeare. C. (first mentioned 1598).
Two Italian Gentlemen (The), 1584, Munday. D. (afterwards called Fidele and Fortunio).
Two Klingsbergs (The), 1761-1819, Kotzebue. D.
Two Loves and a Life (1817-1880), Taylor.
Two Maids of More Clacke, 1609, Armin. C.
Two Misers, 1767, O’Hara.
Two Noble Kinsmen, 1634, Beaumont and Fletcher.
Two Queens of Brentford, 1721, D’Urfey. O.
Two Roses (The), 1878, Albery. V.
Two Strings to your Bow, 1791, Jephson. F.
Two to One, 1784, Colman. C.
Two Tragedies in One, 1601, Yarrington. D.
Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools, 1619, Chapman. C. (in seven acts).
Tyrant (The), 1660, Massinger.
Tyrannic Love, 1669, Dryden. T.
Ugone, 1870, Armstrong. T.
Ulysses, 1706, Rowe. Myt.D.
Un Ballo in Maschera, 1861, Verdi. O.
Uncle, 19th cent., H. J. Byron. C.
Uncle John, 1833, Buckstone.
Uncle Too Many, 1828, Thomson. C.
Under the Earth, 1868. R.D. (Hard Times, by Dickens, dramatized).
Underbarnet, 19th cent., Ingemann.
Undertaker (The), 1770-1804, Tobin.
Une Cause Célèbre. (See “Proof.”)
Une Chasse à St. Germain, 1860, Deslandes. D.
Une Faute, before 1822, Scribe. Pt.Pc.
Unequal Match (An), 1877, Tom Taylor.
Unfinished Gentleman (1801-1863), Selby. C.
Unfortunate Lovers (The), 1642, Davenant. T.
Unfortunate Mother (The), 1640, Nabbes. T.
Unhappy Favorite (The), 1682, Banks. T.
Unknown Lover (The), 1878, Gosse. Pl.
Unnatural Combat, 1639, Massinger. T.
Unnatural Tragedy (The), 1624-1673, Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle. T.
Up All Night (1730-1805), King. Mu.D. (music by Dr. Arnold).
Upholsterer (The), 1758, Murphy. F.
Upper Crust (The), 1880, H. J. Byron. C.
Urgent Private Affairs (1805-1868), Coyne. C.
Used Up, 1845, C. J. Mathews. C.
Vacancies (Les), 1659, Dancourt. C.
Val d’Andorre (Le), 1799-1862, Halévy. O.C.
Valentine, 1820, Guilbert de Pixérécourt.
Valentinian, 1617, Fletcher (Beaumont died 1616). T.
Valérie, 1822, Scribe. F.
Valiant Welchman (The), 1615, Armin. C.
Valsei (i.e., Wallace), or The Hero of Scotland, 1772, Perobo. T. (a prize play).
Vampire (Le), 1820, Carmouche.
Vampire (The), 1820, Planché.
Vampire (The), 1829, Planché. O.
Vanderdecken, 1878, W. G. Wills.
Vandyck, 1850, Richards. Pl.
Variety (The), 1649, Duke of Newcastle. C.
Vautour (Mons.), 1805, Duval.
Venceslas, 1647, Rotrou. T.
Vendanges de Suresnes, 1657, Dancourt. C.
Vendetta, 1846, Stephens.
Venetian Outlaw (The), 1805, Elliston.
Venice Preserved, 1682, Otway. T.
Vénitienne (La), 1834, Anicet Bourgeois. D.
Venoni, 1809, Lewis. D.
Venus and Adonis (1703-1758), Theo. Cibber. C.
Vêpres Siciliennes (Les), 1819, Delavigne. T.
Verre d’Eau (Le), 1842, Scribe. C.
Very Woman (A), 1655, Massinger. T.C.
Vespers of Palermo, 1823, Hemans. T.
Veuve de Malabar, 1799, Kalkbrenner. O.
Vicar of Wakefield (The). (This novel was dramatized in 1819; turned into an opera in 1823; S. Coyne produced a dramatic version in 1850, in conjunction with Tom Taylor; and W. G. Wills in 1878, under the name of Olivia.)