Guide to the 19th Century Plays

This small collection contains a variety of plays that were performed on both British and American stages during the nineteenth century. They range from comedies and farces to dramas and operas. Some of the playwrights were well known in their day, while others were perhaps more obscure. The plays themselves may not be the authors’ best-known works, but enjoyed some success on the stage. Regardless of their popularity, these plays provide us with a unique glimpse at nineteenth-century theater and entertainment.

 

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Comedies--1800-1870.; Drama.; Farce; Plays.; Plays, American.; Arnold, Samuel James, 1774-1852; Bayly, Thomas Haynes, 1797-1839; Buckstone, John Baldwin, 1802-1879; Haines, John Thomas, 1799?-1843; Lover, Samuel, 1797-1868; Masters, Martin Kedgwin; Morris, Edward, -1815; Morton, John Maddison, 1811-1891; Pocock, I. (Isaac), 1782-1835; Poole, John, 1786?-1872; Rooke, W. M. (William Michael), 1794-1847; Suter, William E., 1811?-1882