John Larpent Plays
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Overview of the Collection
Title: John Larpent Plays
Dates (inclusive): 1737-1824
Collection Number: mssLA 1-2503
Creator:
Larpent, John, 1741-1824.
Extent:
2,503 pieces.
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection consists of official manuscript copies of plays submitted for licensing in Great Britain between 1737 and
1824 that were in the possession of John Larpent (1741-1824),
the examiner of plays, at the time of his death in 1824. The collection includes 2,399 identified plays as well as an additional
104 unidentified pieces including addresses,
prologues, epilogues, etc.
Language: English.
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[Identification of item]. John Larpent Plays, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Provenance
Purchased with the Ellesmere collection from John Francis Granville Scroop Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere, through the agency
of George D. Smith and Sotheby's of London, 1917.
Biographical Note on John Larpent
John Larpent (1741-1824), after posts in the foreign service and a term as secretary to the Duke of Bedford in Paris and to
the Marquis of
Hertford in Ireland, was appointed
to the position of Examiner of Plays in November 1778. Larpent was assisted in his work by his wife, Anna Margaretta Larpent
(1758-1832),
whom he married in 1782. Larpent continued as Examiner until his death in 1824.
Historical Note
The licensing act of 1737 required that copies of all plays and other entertainments
designed to be performed on the stage in Great Britain be submitted to the Lord Chamberlain
for license fourteen days before their presentation. In order to carry out the provisions of
the new law, the office of Examiner of Plays was established, and the first Examiner, William
Chetwynd, was appointed on March 10, 1738. Chetwynd acted almost entirely through deputies: first Thomas Odell (1738-1749)
and second Edward Capell (1749-1781).
At the time of Chetwynd's death on April 3, 1770, apparently no successor was designated; and Capell acted as
Examiner until the appointment of John Larpent on November 20, 1778. Larpent died in office on January 18, 1824.
The official copies of plays submitted to the Examiner of Plays between 1737 and January 1824, in Larpent's possession at
the time of his death,
were bought by John Payne Collier and Thomas Amyot around 1832 and later purchased by Francis Egerton (1800-1857), Viscount
Brackley and 1st Earl of Ellesmere, in 1853.
During the years that he owned the collection, Collier referred to it twice in published
articles in the
New Monthly Magazine, XXXIV (1832), in "The Poetical and Literary Career of the Late John Philip Kemble" (page 174),
and "New Facts Regarding Garrick and his Writings" (page 568). In
January 1854, there was an announcement in the
Athenaeum
that the collection had been purchased by the Earl of Ellesmere. The plays had been offered, the notice continued, "to the
Trustees of the British Museum, who declined to
purchase them; they will, therefore, form a distinguishing feature in the library of his
Lordship's new mansion in the Green Park, and no doubt will be accessible to all who wish to
consult the plays for literary and historical purposes."
After being purchased by the Earl of Ellesmere in 1853, the collection was incorporated into the Bridgewater House Library,
where the plays (Numbers 1-2399) were bound in blue paper covers, neatly labeled,
and shelved in boxes of four sizes (designated Large, Extra, Middle, and Small). Within the sizes, the
arrangement was roughly chronological. Content lists were added to the spines of the boxes, and the boxes were stamped
"Larpent Dramatic MSS." In addition, there were three scrapbook volumes (later disbound) containing occasional
prologues and epilogues, addresses, and undated or unidentified short pieces (Numbers 2400-2502).
The plays remained part of the
library of Bridgewater House for sixty-three years before being acquired as part of the Bridgewater Library/Egerton Family
Papers
by Henry E. Huntington in 1917.
The collection went largely unnoticed in published sources until well into the 20th century.
An 1857 query in
Notes and Queries (2d Ser., IV, 269) mentioned the supposed existence of the collection and
requested information about its location. In his biographical sketch of Larpent
in the
Dictionary of National Biography, W. A. J. Archbold stated, "Larpent is said ...
to have left behind him manuscript copies of all the plays submitted to the inspector from 1737 to 1824." Nor were the
Larpent plays mentioned in the account of the Bridgewater Sale to Henry E. Huntington in 1917 by W. N. C. Carlton
in
Notes on the Bridgewater House Library (New York: privately printed, 1918). Finally in 1927, the collection was referenced in Allardyce Nicoll's
A History of Late Eighteenth
Century Drama,
and it was described as the defining feature of the Bridgewater House
Library in its later period by George Sherburn in an account of Huntington Library
Collections in the
Huntington Library Bulletin, (Number 1, May, 1931, pp. 49-50).
Processing information
This finding aid is based primarily on the
Catalogue of the Larpent plays in the Huntington Library (San Marino, Calif., 1939)
compiled by Dougald MacMillan, Professor of English
at the The University of North Carolina. MacMillan was assisted by Marion Tinling and Dorothy Bowen, and other
members of the staff of the Huntington Library. The principal task of the compilers of the
Catalogue was to identify the plays,
and secondly to compare the manuscript and printed texts, chiefly through the comparison of the Larpent manuscripts and the
Kemble-Devonshire collection of English plays.
Digitized materials
This collection is digitized in the subscription database: "Eighteenth Century Drama: Censorship, Society and the Stage" (Adam
Matthew Digital).
Related Materials
In the Huntington Library
- The Kemble-Devonshire collection of English plays is a collection of nearly 4,500 printed plays that have been individually
cataloged in the
Huntington Library's Online Catalog
and most can be searched by the keyword phrase: "Kemble-Devonshire copy"
-
Anna Margaretta Larpent diaries, 1773-1830.
(Call number: mssHM 31201, Volumes 1-17)
-
Larpent dramatic manuscripts catalogue, 1737-1824.
(Call number: mssEL 26 B 11)
-
Two license books of John Larpent, 1801-1824
(Call number: mssHM 19926)
-
Baker, David Erskine, 1730-1767.
Biographia dramatica ...
(London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown [etc.], 1812)
(Call number: 13729). Note: John Payne Collier's copy, with his annotations and
notes by the sixth Duke of Devonshire.
-
Baker, David Erskine, 1730-1767.
Biographia dramatica ...
(London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown [etc.], 1812)
(Call number: 134273). Note: Kemble-Devonshire copy. It contains manuscript notes by Kemble, with
some additions by the Duke of Devonshire, mostly titles, etc., of plays in the Kemble-Devonshire Collection of Plays published
after the Biographia Dramatica appeared
and therefore not listed therein. This copy apparently served Kemble, and
later the Duke, as a catalogue to his collection of plays, as it gives the number of the volume, in that collection, in which
each play may be found.
In the New York Public Library
Scope and Content
This collection consists of official manuscript copies of plays submitted for licensing between 1737 and 1824 that were in
the possession of
John Larpent, the examiner of plays, at the time of his death in 1824. These copies were later owned by John Payne Collier
before being purchased by the Bridgewater House Library.
The collection includes 2,399 identified plays as well as an additional 104
unidentified pieces including addresses, prologues, epilogues, etc.
These copies of plays, generally, were clearly written by professional copyists
attached to the theaters, though some are partly, or entirely, in the authors' handwriting.
Most copies are accompanied by a formal application for license to perform, signed by the
manager of the theater. The name of the author only rarely appears upon the play, except
on title-pages of printed copies, submitted instead of manuscripts.
Presumably, all new plays performed between June 24, 1737, and January 18, 1824, were
licensed as the law required, but Larpent's collection is not entirely complete.
The most conspicuous of the plays not now in the Huntington's collection (e.g.,
The Clandestine Marriage and
The School for Scandal)
are also not listed in the manuscript
Alphabetical Catalogue with Notes of
Theatrical representations &ca Submitted for Licensing From The Year 1737, to the Year
1787 inclusive
in the handwriting of Larpent and of his second wife (now held by the New York Public Library).
Their omission in Larpent's list suggest
that these plays were removed from the Examiners' papers before Larpent took office. Others appear to
have been either returned to the managers or given away by Larpent or by Collier. Note though that the
Alphabetical Catalogue
is incomplete and lacks a large number of titles held in this collection.
A manuscript catalogue,
Larpent dramatic manuscripts catalogue, 1737-1824 (call number: EL 26/B/11),
was presumably made under Collier's direction, and it sometimes conveys information
not found upon the copy itself, though the catalogue is incomplete and at times inaccurate.
Originally, the manuscripts
were bound in a rough whity-brown paper covers, upon which the Examiner often made notes.
Before Larpent took office, the mark of an "X" on the paper cover seems to have indicated that the play
had been examined; but Larpent usually entered
the name of the theater submitting the play and a date, presumably when Larpent licensed the play and generally a day or two
after the date of the application. Sometimes, though, the date is
considerably
after the first performance.
On some copies, the
marks of the Examiners indicate objectionable passages, and most suppressed plays bear
endorsements stating that the license was not granted.
While Collier had access to the collection, he inscribed many of the copies with notes,
most of them partly in shorthand, recording his opinions on matters such as authorship,
handwriting, or date. Though many of these notes are correct, others are mistaken or unintelligible.
The fact that these plays are official copies sent to the office of the Examiner by the managers of the theaters, not the
authors, places them in a different category from that of
most literary texts. Their relation on the one hand to the acted version and on the other to
the published work raises complicated problems that can be solved only individually. What
liberties actors took with the text after it had been approved, one cannot say, but it seems
likely that in general the licensed text was presented on the stage. The printed play,
however, was generally set from copy provided by the author; and in it he had the
opportunity to restore what the manager had eliminated, or to revise the piece in the light
of its reception. The Larpent text, thus, may represent a state of composition either later
or earlier than the first acted version. An examination of the manuscripts will show that
the Examiner's copy seldom conforms entirely to the published text.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into two series:
- 1. Plays and identified prologues, etc. (LA 1-2399)
- 2. Unidentified addresses, prologues, epilogues, etc. (LA 2400-2502)
In the first series, entries are arranged
chronologically in accordance with the date of the application for license (when known), or,
the date of the first performance. Prologues, epilogues, and other related
documents are included in the same entry as the plays to which they belong, if the latter
are found in the collection, even though they may be bound and shelved separately. The
unidentified items are arranged alphabetically.
Format of entries:
In each entry the title of the play is given first as it appears upon the manuscript, even
though it may be better known under another title. After the title is a descriptive phrase
indicating the type of play, taken either from the copy itself or from contemporary
descriptions. The name of the author, which seldom appears on
the copy, is given, when known.
The second part of the entry gives the date of application for license, the name of the
manager and the theater, and the date of first production, from such authorities as may be
regarded as generally reliable. (Theater and year are not repeated unless they differ from
those appearing in the application.) It is then stated whether the copy is a manuscript or
printed; and noteworthy peculiarities of the copy are mentioned. Collier's notes written on
the plays are given only rarely, as they usually repeat those in his copy of
Biographia Dramatica (Call number: 13729).
Following the description of a manuscript is a statement of the result of a comparison of
manuscript and printed text, made whenever there was a printed copy of the play in the
Huntington Library, or in a few cases (which are indicated), from copies lent by other libraries.
The edition compared is indicated, and in parentheses is given the Huntington Library
accession number of the copy used; and a phrase points out the nature or extent of the
differences between the two texts. As these notes represent only a hasty comparison and are
not to be taken as the results of careful collation, they are intentionally expressed in the
most general terms. The absence of comparison with a printed text does not necessarily
indicate that the play was unpublished, but merely that no copy was available for
comparison.
Finally, relevant parts of Collier's notes in his copy of the
Biographia Dramatica are printed, and care has been taken to quote all of the new
or suggestive material from them. No attempt has been made to indicate calligraphic
peculiarities.
Italian operas and plays from provincial theaters often have only minimal descriptions in this finding aid due
to limited available information about the productions.
In order to clarify this explanation of entries, the following expansion of entry 2 is
given as an example:
Original entry:
-
2. Art and Nature. Comedy, 5 acts. James Miller.
Application Jan. 12, 1737/8, Charles Fletewood, D.L. Prod. Feb. 16.
MS: a few passages deleted by Examiner; epilogue; cast. Comp. 1738 (K-D 240): a number of passages in MS, including those
marked for deletion, not printed.
J.P.C. in B.D. calls attention to The Pigeon Pie (1738), a satire upon Miller.
Expanded:
-
Art and Nature, a comedy in five acts, by James Miller.
The play is accompanied by a note of application for license to perform, addressed to the
Examiner of Plays (or to the Lord Chamberlain), dated January 12, 1737/8, and signed by
Charles Fletewood, manager of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. The play was produced at that
theater on February 16 of the same year. The copy in question is a manuscript, in which
the Examiner has marked certain passages for omission from the performance. The epilogue
is included with the text of the play, and the cast is given with the dramatis personae. A
rapid comparison of the text of this manuscript with the 1738 edition (copy in the
Huntington Library, Kemble-Devonshire Collection of Plays, Vol. 240) shows that the
manuscript contains a number of passages, including those marked for deletion by the
Examiner, that have not been printed. A manuscript note by John Payne Collier in his copy
of the
Biographia Dramatica (1812) calls attention to
The Pigeon Pie (1738), which Collier states is a satire
upon Miller.
Abbreviations and Symbols
In addition to conventional abbreviations, the following abbreviations are used in this finding aid:
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Application: Formal letter of application for license to perform addressed to the Examiner of
Plays (or to the Lord Chamberlain). In some cases an endorsement upon the title-page is
interpreted as equivalent to a letter of application.
-
B.C.: Bridgewater House Library Catalogue of Larpent Dramatic MSS.
-
B.D:. Biographia Dramatica.
-
C.G.: Covent Garden Theatre
-
Comp.: Compared
-
Dev: Devonshire Collection of plays in the Huntington Library
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D.L.: Theatre Royal Drury Lane
-
H1: The King's Theatre (opera house), Haymarket
-
H2: The Little Theatre (or Theatre Royal), Haymarket
-
J.P.C.: John Payne Collier
-
J.P.K.: John Philip Kemble
-
K-D: Kemble-Devonshire collection of plays in the Huntington Library
-
L.L.: Used by J.P.C. in his annotated copy of
Biographia Dramatica to indicate the Larpent dramatic manuscripts catalogue (call number: mssEL 26 B 11)
-
Prod.: Produced
Index of authors and titles
An alphabetical list of the authors represented in John Larpent Plays:
An alphabetical title list for items 1-2399 (Note: the unidentified items, 2400-2502, are arranged alphabetically in the finding
aid itself):
Indexing Terms
Subjects
Larpent, John, 1741-1824 -- Archives.
Great Britain. Licensing Act (1737)
Great Britain. Lord Chamberlain. Examiner of Plays (1778-1824 : Larpent)
Drama -- Censorship -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Sources.
Drama -- Censorship -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Theaters -- England -- History -- 18th century -- Sources.
Theaters -- England -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century -- Sources.
Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 19th century -- Sources.
Forms/Genres
Plays -- Great Britain -- 18th century.
Plays -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
Alternate Authors
Great Britain. Lord Chamberlain. Examiner of Plays (1778-1824 : Larpent)
List of Plays and Identified Prologues, etc. (LA 1-2399)
LA 1
The Nest of Plays. Three comedies, 1 act each. Hildebrand Jacob.
Application Dec. 27, 1737, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Jan. 25, 1737/8.
MS: contains
The Prodigal Reform'd,
The Happy Constancy, and
The Tryal of Conjugal Love; numerous deletions, corrections, and insertions; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1738 (K-D 286): virtually identical; corrections
in MS incorporated in printed text.
LA 2
Art and Nature. Comedy, 5 acts. James Miller.
Application Jan. 12, 1737/8, Charles Fletewood, D.L. Prod. Feb. 16.
MS: a few passages deleted by Examiner; epilogue; cast. Comp. 1738 (K-D 240): a number of passages in MS, including those
marked for deletion, not printed.
J.P.C. in
B.D. calls attention to
The Pigeon Pie (1738), a satire upon Miller.
LA 3
The Coffee House. Dramatic piece, 1 act. James Miller.
Application Jan. 12, 1737/8, Charles Fletewood, D.L. Prod. Jan. 26.
MS: slight additions included, and one correction required by Examiner; prologue. Comp. 1737 (K-D 240): slight differences.
LA 4
The Death of Agamemnon. Tragedy, 5 acts. James Thomson.
Application Jan. 14, 1737/8, Charles Fletewood, D.L. Prod. (as
Agamemnon) Apr. 6, 1738.
MS: a few deletions and alterations; prologue. Comp.
Agamemnon, 1738 (Dev HC 5): extensive differences, especially in Acts III-V.
LA 5
Sir John Cockle at Court. Farce, 1 act. Robert Dodsley.
Application Jan. 21, 1737/8, Charles Fletewood, D.L. Prod. Feb. 23.
MS: endorsed X; a number of deleted passages; corrections and several songs inserted. Comp. 1738 (K-D 267): MS contains two
scenes not printed; other differences slight.
LA 6
Comus: A Mask. John Dalton.
Application Feb. 9, 1737/8, Charles Fletewood, D.L. Prod. Mar. 4.
MS: title-page states, Alter'd from Milton's Mask at Ludlow Castle and adapted to the Stage; some alterations; prologue and
epilogue. Comp. 1738 (133952): a number of slight differences.
LA 7
Parthenius. [Partenio (?).] Opera (Italian and English), 3 acts. Paolo Antonio Rolli.
No application. Prod. H1, Mar. 14, 1738 (?).
Printed copy, 1738.
LA 8
Xerxes. Opera (Italian and English), 3 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, Apr. 15, 1738.
Printed copy, 1738.
LA 9
Marina. Play, 3 acts. George Lillo.
Application July 6, 1738, A. Hallam, C.G. Prod. Aug. 1.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1738 (K-D 345): slight differences throughout, with considerable differences in Act II.
LA 10
Robin Goodfellow; or, The Rival Sisters. Pantomime, 1 act.
Application Oct. 17, 1738, Charles Fletewood, D.L. Prod. Oct. 30.
MS: slight revisions.
LA 11
Margery. Burlesque opera, 3 acts. Henry Carey.
Application Nov. 25, 1738, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Dec. 9.
MS: Comp. 3d ed., 1738 (K-D 214): slight differences.
LA 12
Edward and Eleonora. Tragedy, 5 acts. James Thomson.
Application Feb. 23, 1738/9, John Rich, C.G. Not produced. (License refused.)
MS: notice endorsed, by Chetwynd(?), forbid to be acted by the Ld. Chamberlain the 26th. March. 1738/9. Comp. 1739 (123625):
slight differences.
LA 13
The Fatal Retirement. Tragedy, 5 acts. Anthony Brown.
Application Mar. 26, 1739, Charles Fletewood, D.L. Prod. Nov. 12.
MS: some lines and numerous interpolations in hand of author; prologue and epilogue; note, Brown to Chetwynd, Fryday Oct.
19. 1739; cast. Comp. 1739 (K-D 16): most of the passages deleted in MS are printed.
LA 14
Sir John Falstaff in Masquerade. Farce, 2 acts. Samuel Johnson (of Cheshire).
Application Apr. 26, 1739, Charles Fletewood, D.L. Prod. H2, Apr. 11, 1741.
MS: a number of passages canceled; several corrections in hand of author.
See LA 29.
LA 15
An Hospital for Fools. Dramatic fable, 1 act. James Miller.
Application Nov. 1(?), 1739, Charles Fletewood, D.L. Prod. Nov. 15.
MS: the mark X and frequent deletions appear in text; cast. Comp. 1739 (K-D 240): numerous differences.
LA 16
Britons Strike Home; or, The Sailor's Rehearsal. Farce, 1 act. Edward Phillips.
Application Dec. 5, 1739, Charles Fletewood, D. L. Prod. Dec. 31.
MS: endorsed X; title-page endorsed, by Mr. phillips. damned; numerous passages deleted, some marked X in margin; some corrections;
cast. Comp. 1739 (K-D 221): numerous though minor differences; some lines deleted in MS are printed.
LA 17
Arminius. Tragedy, 5 acts. William Paterson.
Application Dec. 15, 1739, Charles Fletewood, D. L. Not produced. (License refused.)
MS: endorsed, by Chetwynd(?), by Mr. Patterson Forbid the 4th. Janry. 1739/10. Comp. 1740 (147269): substantially the same.
LA 18
Rosalinda. Musical drama, 1 pt. John Lockman.
Application 18 Decr. 1739 This piece is to be represented at my House. Jas. Hugford. Prod. Hickman's Room, Jan. 4, 1740.
MS: some corrections, in hand of author(?); included are: Imitations. Argument, to ye. following Sonnet; an account of the
circumstances attendant upon the composition of a sonnet by Henault, who speaks to ye Embrio in ye Person of Madlle de Guerchi;
and the sonnet, in French. Comp. 1740 (K-D 46): virtually identical.
LA 19
Elmerick; or, Justice Triumphant. Tragedy, 5 acts. George Lillo.
Application Jan. 5, 1739/40, Charles Fletewood, D. L. Prod. Feb. 23.
MS: numerous deletions and alterations; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1740 (K-D 345): slight differences.
LA 20
Orpheus and Eurydice, [with The Metamorphoses of Harlequin]. Pantomime. Lewis Theobald (?).
Application Feb. 4, 1739/40, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Feb. 12.
MS. Comp.
Orpheus and Eurydice, 1739 (K-D 308): slight differences; comic portions not printed.
LA 21
Polite Conversation. Dramatic dialogues. From Jonathan Swift.
Application Mar. 28, 1740, Charles Fletewood, D.L. Prod. Apr. 23.
MS: prologue. (Prologue is by James Miller, who may have made the adaptation.)
LA 22
Lethe; or, Esop in the Shades. Farce, 1 act. David Garrick.
Application Apr. 1 (?), 1740, Charles Fletewood, D.L. Prod. Apr. 15.
MS. Comp. 1749 (K-D 418): material differences.
See LA 72.
LA 23
The Camp Visitants. Comedy, 1 act. James Miller (?).
Application Dec. 11, 1740, Charles Fletewood, D.L.
MS: a few corrections and several excisions.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It is wholly in the hand writing of the Revd. James Miller.
LA 24
The Wedding Night; or, Tamer Tam'd. Comedy, 5 acts. From John Feltcher,
The Woman's Prize.
Application Dec. 13, 1740, Charles Fletewood, D.L.
MS.
LA 25
The Blind Beggar of Bednal Green. Farce, 1 act. Robert Dodsley.
Application Dec. 27, 1740, Charles Fletewood, D.L. Prod. Apr. 3, 1741.
MS. Comp. 1741 (K-D 267): slight differences.
LA 26
L'Allegro, ed Il Penseroso. Oratorio, 3 pts. Charles Jennens, from John Milton.
Application undated, George Frideric Handel, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Prod. 1740.
MS. Comp. 1743 (27170) and n.d. (K-D 413): slight differences; Part III not printed in 1743 ed.
LA 27
Alfred. Masque, 3 acts. James Thomson and David Mallet.
Application Feb. 9, 1740/1, Charles Fletewood, D.L. Prod. Mar. 20, 1744/5 (privately at Cliveden, Aug. 1, 1740).
MS. Comp. 1740 (32311): MS contains an act between the two of the printed version.
See LA 51.
LA 28
The Whim; or, The Merry-Cheat. Ballad opera, 1 act.
Application Mar. 30 (?), 1741, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Apr. 17.
MS: application states, for Mrs. Vinc[ent's?] Benefit; prologue and table of songs.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The Prol calls the author 'a young and inexperienced bard.'
LA 29
The Fool Made Wise; or, Sir John Falstaff in Masquerade. Operatical comedy, 3 acts. Samuel Johnson (of Cheshire).
Application undated, Samuel Johnson, H2. Prod. Apr. 11, 1741. MS: partly in hand of author; numerous corrections and insertions. See LA 14.
LA 30
Alessandro in Persia. Melodrama (Italian and English), 3 acts. Francesco Vanneschi.
No application. Prod. H1, Oct. 31, 1741. Printed copy, 1741.
LA 31
The Lying Valet, Epilogue to.
No application. Spoken Goodman's Fields, Nov. 30, 1741. MS.
LA 32
Penelope. Melodrama (Italian and English), 3 acts. Paolo Antonio Rolli.
No application. Prod. H1, Dec. 12, 1741. Printed copy, 1741.
LA 33
[Miss Lucy in Town.] Farce, 1 act. Henry Fielding.
Application Mar. 5, 1741/2, Charles Fletewood, D.L. Prod. May 6, 1742.
MS: title added in later hand (J.P.C.'s?); cover endorsed New Farce X 1741; cast. Comp. 1742 (125939); virtually identical.
LA 34
Scipione in Cartagine. Melodrama (English and Italian), 3 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, Mar. (?), 1742.
Printed copy, 1742.
LA 35
Gianguir. Opera (Italian and English), 3 acts. Apostolo Zeno.
No application. Prod. H1, Nov. 2, 1742.
Printed copy, 1742.
LA 36
Regulus. Tragedy, 5 acts. William Havard.
Application Dec. 20 (?), 1742, Charles Fletewood, D.L. Prod. Feb. 21, 1743/4.
MS: dated Dec. 20, 1742, by Chetwynd(?); prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1744 (K-D 287): slight differences.
LA 37
A Prologue on Shakespeare and His Writings. An Epilogue on Shakespeare's Women Characters.
Application Jan. 7, 1742/3, Charles Fletewood, D.L. MS.
LA 38
Samson. Oratorio, 3 acts. Newburgh Hamilton, from John Milton.
Application Jan. 10, 1742/3, John Rich and George Frederick Handel, C.G. Prod. Feb. 18.
MS: some corrections. Comp. 1743 (28347): slight differences. See LA 40.
LA 39
The Wedding Day. Comedy, 5 acts. Henry Fielding.
Application Jan. 19, 1742/3, Charles Fletewood, D.L. Prod. Feb. 17. MS: endorsed X and 1742/3; a few passages marked for omission. Comp. 1743 (123356):
minor differences.
LA 40
Samson. Oratorio, 3 acts. Newburgh Hamilton, from John Milton.
No application. Prod. C.G., Feb. 18, 1742/3.
Printed copy, 1743.
See LA 38.
LA 41
Rossane. Opera (Italian), 3 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, Oct. or Nov., 1743(?).
MS: numerous corrections and insertions; passages marked for omission; title-page states, An old opera by Mr. Handel acted...1726.
To be reviv'd now in 8br. or 9br. 1743. Comp.
Alessandro, 1726 (131382): slight differences.
LA 42
Alfonso. Melodrama (English and Italian), 3 acts. Paolo Antonio Rolli.
No application. Prod. H1, Jan. 3, 1744.
Printed copy, 1744.
LA 43
The Story of Semele. Oratorio, 3 pts. From William Congreve.
No application. Prod. C.G., Feb. 10, 1744.
MS: some corrections in hand of Handel. Comp. 1744 (K-D 413): slight differences.
LA 44
Albumazar. [The Astrologer.] Comedy, 5 acts. James Ralph from Thomas Tomkis.
No application. Prod. D.L., Apr. 3, 1744.
MS: a number of minor corrections. (Dated in B.C., wrongly, 1773.) Comp.
The Astrologer, 1744 (K-D 191): a few slight differences.
LA 45
Aristodemo, [Tiraimo di Cuma (?)]. Opera (Italian), 3 acts. [Paolo Antonio Rolli?]
Note
The title of this MS may be
Aristodemo, but as that is the first name in the dramatis personae the title on the Bridgewater Library cover may be a wrong guess. As
the endorsement on the first page, made in the office of the Examiner (?), is an X, the MS is probably pre-Larpent. Its general
appearance also seems to me to indicate a date earlier than that assigned by Collier (?) and the Bridgewater Catalogue. Also,
in the cast three singers whom I have tentatively identified, place the performance, if I am correct, at about 1745. They
are Signor [Angelo Maria] Monticelli, who was in London from 1741 to 1746; Signora [Giulia] Frasi, who first appeared in London
in 1743; and Signora Visconti, who was prima donna there during the forties. As both Monticelli and Frasi appear in the cast
given in the MS, it must be for a performance between 1743 and 1746. It may therefore be
Aristodemo, Tiraimo di Cuma, pasticcio, ascribed to [Paolo Antonio?] Rolli (by Nicoll,
Early Eighteenth Century Drama [2d ed.], p. 389), H1, April 3, 1744.
No application. [Prod. H1, Apr. 3, 1744?]
MS: endorsed X; cast. (Dated in B.C., wrongly, King's Theatre Haymarket Jany. 9th. 1814.)
LA 46
Mahomet [the Impostor]. Tragedy, 5 acts. James Miller and John Hoadly.
Application Apr. 16, 1744, Charles Fletewood, D.L. Prod. Apr. 25.
MS. Comp. 1744 (K-D 240): slight differences.
LA 47
The Temple of Dullness, with The Humours of Sigr. Capochio and Sigra. Dorinna. Comic opera, 2 acts. Lewis Theobald.
Application Jan. 12, 1744/5, James Lacy, D.L. Prod. (originally, as
The Happy Captive) H2, Apr. 16, 1741.
MS: contains A Short Preface, by way of Argument to the following Piece; cast. Comp. 1745 (K-D 30): virtually identical.
LA 48
The Picture; or, The Cuckold in Conceit. Farce, 1 act. James Miller.
Application Feb. 8, 1744/5, James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Feb. 11.
Printed copy: endorsed with title and date, 1744; MS corrections and insertions; two songs added and MS cast given. Comp.
1745 (K-D 240): songs added in MS and other corrections incorporated in 1745 ed.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The printed title page was torn away but it [the play] obviously must have been in print before the 8vo. of 1745.
LA 49
Papal Tyranny [in the Reign of King John], Epilogue to.
No application. Spoken C.G., Feb. 15, 1745 (?).
MS.
LA 50
Tancred and Sigismunda. Tragedy, 5 acts. James Thomson.
Application Mar. 14, 1744/5, James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Mar. 18.
MS: numerous corrections. Comp. 1745 (148064): slight differences; a few passages deleted in MS are printed.
LA 51
Alfred the Great. Opera, 3 acts. From James Thomson and David Mallet.
No application. Prod. D.L., Mar. 20, 1745 (?).
Printed copy: title-page and pp. 19-22 lacking.
See LA 27.
LA 52
Belshazzar. Oratorio, 3 acts. Charles Jennens (?).
No application. Prod. H1, Mar. 27, 1745 (?).
MS. (Tentatively identified with Handel's opera.)
LA 53
Love and Friendship. Serenata, 1 act.
Application undated, William Defesch. Prod. C.G., Mar. 1744/5 (?).
Printed copy, 1734. Comp. 1744 (K-D 42): identical.
LA 54
Epilogue, for Mrs. Woffington in the Character of Britannia.
Application Oct. 19, 1745, Richard Cross, D.L. (Spoken before
The Nonjuror, Oct. 22, 1745?)
MS.
LA 55
The Alternative, Tyranny or Liberty. Historical play, 5 acts. Charles Macklin.
Application Jan. 11, 1745/6, Richard Cross for James Lacy, D.L. Prod. (as
King Henry VII; or, The Popish Impostor) Jan. 18.
MS: prologue. Comp.
King Henry the VII, etc., 1746 (K-D 346): numerous differences.
LA 56
Il Trionfo della Continenza. Drama (Italian and English), 3 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, Jan. 28, 1746.
Printed copy, 1745.
LA 57
The Double Disappointment. Farce, 1 act. Moses Mendez.
Application Mar. 1, 1745/6, James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Mar. 18.
MS: endorsed X; previous title, The double Deceit, deleted; prologue. Comp. 1760 (K-D 26): numerous differences, each version
containing songs and dialogue not in the other; prologue not printed. (This, the 1st, ed. is as it is acted at... Covent Garden,
and is much later than the MS.)
LA 58
A Will and No Will; or, A Bone for the Lawyers. Farce, 2 acts. Charles Macklin.
Application Apr. 15, 1746, James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Apr. 23.
MS: a few corrections; notice states, for Mrs. Macklin's benefit; prologue.
LA 59
Prologue in Honour of the Duke of Cumberland & His Glorious Victory over the Rebels. Theophilus Cibber.
Application undated, Richard Cross, D.L. Spoken May 2, 1746.
MS: notice, signed by Cross, states, for his own benefit.
LA 60
Antigono. [Antigone?] Opera (Italian and English), 3 acts. Pietro Metastasio.
No application. Prod. H1, May 13, 1746 (?).
Printed copy, 1746.
LA 61
Sir Roger de Coverly; or, The Merry Christmas. Dramatic entertainment, 2 acts. _____ Dorman (of Hampstead).
Application Dec. 16, 1746, James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Dec. 30.
MS: several canceled passages. Comp. 1740 (K-D 7): no material differences; canceled passages are printed.
LA 62
Miss in Her Teens; or, The Medley of Lovers. Farce, 2 acts. David Garrick.
Application Dec. 29, 1746, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Jan. 17, 1746/7.
MS: a number of corrections and excisions; several insertions in hand of author; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1747 (K-D 142):
MS contains an opening scene not printed; various other minor differences.
LA 63
The Rake. Comedy, 5 acts. Benjamin Hoadly.
Application undated, John Rich, C.G. Prod. (as
The Suspicious Husband), Feb. 12, 1747.
MS: a number of corrections and revisions. Comp.
The Suspicious Husband, 1747 (Dev HC 26): minor differences.
LA 64
The New Play Criticiz'd; or, The Plague of Envy. [The Suspicious Husband Criticized; or, The Plague of Envy.] Farce, 1 act.
Charles Macklin.
Application Mar. 17, 1746/7, James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Mar. 24.
MS: a few corrections; included, Rough draught of an Epilogue, in hand of Macklin(?), annotated, N B. This will damn the piece;
notice states, I have given Mr. Macklin leave to perform this Piece at His Benefit at My Theatre; two copies of prologue.
LA 65
Judas Macchabaeus. Oratorio, 3 acts. Thomas Morell.
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 1, 1747.
MS: title-page signed by George Frederick Handel. Comp. 1762 (K-D 379): various differences. (The MS probably gives the version
of 1747 [not available].)
LA 66
The Tameing of the Shrew, Alterations In.
Application Nov. 14, 1747, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Not produced as altered (?).
MS: alterations marked for insertion at specific points on pages of a copy of play. (Ed. to which they apply not identified.)
LA 67
La Ingratitudine Punita. Drama Pastorale (Italian), 3 acts.
No application. Prod. H2, Jan. 12, 1748.
MS: endorsed X; cast.
LA 68
The Foundling. Comedy, 5 acts. Edward Moore.
Application Jan. 22, 1747/8, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Feb. 13.
MS: endorsed X; some deletions and corrections; some passages marked X; prologue. Comp. 1748 (Dev 8vo 10): minor differences
throughout; some parts in MS not printed.
LA 69
Joshua. Oratorio, 3 pts. Thomas Morell.
No application. Prod. C.G., Mar. 9, 1748.
MS. Comp. 1748 (K-D 434): slight differences. (Dated erroneously in B.C., 1602.)
LA 70
Alexander [Balus]. Oratorio, 3 pts. Thomas Morell.
No application. Prod. C.G., Mar. 23, 1748.
MS: several deletions and corrections; a few lines added, in Handel's hand(?). Comp. 1748 (147140): a few minor differences.
LA 71
The Henpeck'd Captain; or, The Humours of the Militia. Farce, 1 act. Richard Cross.
No application. Announced for production, D.L., Apr. 29, 1748; not produced (?). (See
B.D. and Nicoll,
Early Eighteenth Century Drama, p. 316.)
MS: in hand of author(?); 1 p. lacking(?).
LA 72
Lethe. Farce, 1 act. David Garrick.
Applications Oct. 25, 1748, David Garrick and James Lacy, and Dec. 26, 1771, unsigned, D.L. Prod., with alterations, Jan. 2, 1749, and Jan. 11, 1772.
MS: insertion contains the Fribble additions of 1771. Comp. 1749 (K-D 418): several notable differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The entry in Larpents List is this-'Lethe or Esop in the Shades a Dramatic Satire acted at Drury Lane-Managers Letter signed
C. Fletewood April 1st 1740.' nine years before it was printed: afterwards this occurs-'Lethe, a farce with alterations acted
at Drury Lane. Managers letter signed D. Garrick & J. Lacy in 1748'-and in '1771 the following-'Lethe with an additional Scene
performed at Drury Lane-Managers letter signed D. Garrick 1771'-. [But the manager's letter in 1771 is unsigned. Collier also
copies, in this note, the managers' letter of 1748.]
See LA 22.
LA 73
La Comedia in Comedia. Opera (English and Italian), 3 acts. Francesco Vanneschi.
No application. Prod. H1, Nov. 8, 1748.
Printed copy, 1748.
LA 74
Coriolanus. Tragedy, 5 acts. James Thomson.
Application Nov. 12, 1748, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Jan. 13, 1749.
MS: some corrections. Comp. 1749 (K-D 143): MS contains some lines not printed.
LA 75
Orazio. Opera (Italian and English), 3 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, Nov. 29, 1748.
Printed copy, 1748.
LA 76
The Triumph Peace: A Masque. Robert Dodsley.
Application Feb. 9, 1749 [1748/9?], David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Feb. 21, 1748/9.
MS. Comp 1749 (K-D 267): virtually the same.
LA 77
The Intriguing Chambermaid, Addition to.
No application. Prod. D.L., Mar. 13, 1748/9.
MS: endorsed Addition to the Intriguing Chambermaid performed for Mrs. Clives benefit 1748/9.
LA 78
Solomon. Oratorio, 3 acts. Thomas Morell.
No application. Prod. C.G., Mar. 17, 1749.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. n.d. (K-D 413): great differences.
LA 79
Henry and Emma; or, The Nut-Brown Maid. Musical drama, 2 acts. From Matthew Prior; songs by Thomas Augustine Arne.
No application. Prod. C.G., Mar. 31, 1749.
MS: some erased passages, and one song marked out. Comp.
Songs in Henry and Emma, 1749 (K-D 50): numerous differences.
LA 80
The Little French Lawyer. Farce, 1 act. From Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher.
Application Sept. 29, 1749, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Oct. 7.
MS: endorsed X; numerous deletions, additions, and corrections, some in Garrick's hand; cast.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: If this piece were not got up by Garrick, all the corrections &c. in the Licensers copy were in his hand writing. [The corrections
by Garrick are slight and do not justify J.P.C.'s inference.]
LA 81
Edward the Black Prince; or, The Battle of Poictiers. Historical tragedy, 5 acts. William Shirley.
Application Nov. 3, 1749, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Jan. 6, 1750.
MS: numerous corrections; included, An Appropriate National Prologue to the Revival of Edward the Black Prince (D.L., May
26, 1803?). Comp. 1750 (147794): no important differences.
LA 82
The Chaplet: A Masque. Musical entertainment, 2 pts. Moses Mendez.
Application Nov. 29, 1749, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Dec. 2.
MS. Comp. 1749 (Dev 8vo 48): MS contains several stanzas and one complete song not printed.
LA 83
Madama Ciana. Comic opera (Italian), 3 acts. Giovanni Barlocci (?).
No application. Prod. H1 (?), Jan. 13, 1750 (?).
MS. (Dated 1787 in B.C.)
LA 84
The Roman Father. Tragedy, 5 acts. William Whitehead.
Application Jan. 23, 1749/50, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Feb. 24.
MS. Comp. 1750 (K-D 319): minor differences.
LA 85
Don Saverio; or, The Modern Traveller. Musical drama, 2 acts. Thomas Augustine Arne (?).
Application Feb. 12, 1749/50, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Feb. 15.
MS: numerous deletions; cast. Comp. 1750 (K-D 26): lines deleted in MS not printed; a few slight variations.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The proof of it [Arne's authorship] is that the copy sent to the Licenser was wholly in Arne's hand-writing.
LA 86
[The Rehearsal; or, Bays in Petticoats.] Farce, 1 act. Catherine Clive.
Application Mar. 5, 1749/50, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Mar. 15.
MS: endorsed, in hand of Garrick (?), No Title; notice states, for Mrs. Clive's benefit; included, The New Scene in Mrs. Clive's
Farce. Comp. 1753 (K-D 22): considerable differences; The New Scene, presumably submitted later than the original farce, is
the final scene of the printed version.
LA 87
Il Trionfo di Camilla. Opera (Italian), 3 acts. Silvio Stampiglia (?).
No application. Prod. H1, Mar. 31, 1750.
MS: endorsed X. (Dated [wrongly?] 1765 in B.C.)
LA 88
La Serva Padrona. Opera (Italian), 2 pts. Gennaro Antonio Federico.
No application. Prod. H1, Apr. 27, 1750 (?).
MS: cast.
LA 89
Robin Hood: An English Burletta. 2 acts. Moses Mendez.
Application Nov. 19, 1750, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Dec. 13.
MS. Comp. 1751 (K-D 12): numerous discrepancies.
LA 90
Gil Blas. Comedy, 5 acts. Edward Moore.
Application Jan. 3, 1751, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Feb. 2.
MS. Comp. 1751 (146946): MS contains brief scenes not printed; other differences slight.
LA 91
The Earle of Essex. Tragedy, 5 acts. Henry Jones.
Application Feb. 14, 1750/1, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Feb. 21, 1753.
MS: much corrected and many passages erased; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1753 (Dev HC 13): numerous and important differences.
LA 92
A Lick at the Town. Dramatic prelude, 1 act. Henry Woodward.
Application Mar. 6, 1751, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Mar. 16.
MS: notice states, for Woodward's benefit; prologue and epilogue.
LA 93
The Virtuoso. Farce, 2 acts. Samuel Foote.
Application Dec. 28, 1751, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. (as
Taste) Jan. 13, 1751/2.
MS. Comp.
Taste, 1752 (K-D 238): slight differences.
See LA 149 and 194.
LA 94
The Oracle. Comedy, 1 act. Susannah Maria Cibber.
Application Feb. 25, 1752, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Mar. 17.
MS: notice states, for Mrs. Cibber's benefit; prologue (2 versions), epilogue, and Cinthia's Song. Comp. 1752 (K-D 49): slight
differences.
LA 95
Jeptha. Oratorio, 3 pts. Thomas Morell.
No application. Prod. C.G., Feb. 26, 1752.
MS: title-page endorsed, by J.P.C.(?): Handells piece. It is said that Handel became blind during the composition of this
Oratorio but see his autograph Feb. 15th. 1752 at the end; signed, George Frideric Handel London Covent Garden February 10th
1752. Comp. [1751?] (K-D 379): virtually the same.
LA 96
Covent Garden Theatre; or, Pasquin Turn'd Drawcan-sir. Dramatic satire, 2 acts. Charles Macklin.
Application undated, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Apr. 8, 1752.
MS: endorsed X; text marked frequently with X and brackets; notice states, for Macklin's benefit.
LA 97
The Gamester. Tragedy, 5 acts. Edward Moore.
Application Jan. 9, 1753, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Feb. 7.
MS. Comp. 1753 (Dev HC 16): slight differences.
LA 98
[The Brothers.] Tragedy [5 acts]. Edward Young.
Application Feb. 24, 1753, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Mar. 3.
MS: Act V lacking; no title; numerous deletions, corrections, and additions, some by Garrick. Comp. 1753 (K-D 279): numerous
differences, particularly in Acts I and II.
LA 99
Hercules's Choice of Pleasure or Virtue, and The Occasional Oratorio. Oratorios (fragments).
No application. Prod. (as
The Choice of Hercules) C.G., Mar. 14, 1753 (?), and (as
The Occasional Oratorio) C.G., Mar. 14, 1746.
MS: contains fragments, only, of the two oratorios; last page signed, George Frideric Handel.
LA 100
The Englishman in Paris, Epilogue and Additions To.
No application. Prod. with occasional prologue, D.L., Oct. 20, 1753.
MS. (These alterations may apply to the performance noted.)
LA 101
Boadicia. Tragedy, 5 acts. Richard Glover.
Application Nov. 21, 1753, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Dec. 1.
MS: a few corrections and some deleted passages; prologue. Comp. 1753 (145250): slight differences.
LA 102
La Moglie A Forza; O Sia, La Finta Contadino. Intermezzo (Italian and French), 2 pts.
Application Jan. 9, 1754, John Rich, C.G.
Printed copy, Amsterdam, 1752.
LA 103
Lo Studente Alla Moda. Opera (Italian and French), 3 acts.
Application Jan. 9, 1754, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Jan. 18.
Printed copy, Amsterdam, 1752: endorsed X.
LA 104
Philoclea. Tragedy, 5 acts. McNamara Morgan.
Application Jan. 9, 1754, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Jan. 22.
MS. Comp. 1754 (K-D 38): MS contains passages not printed.
LA 105
The Knights. Farce, 2 acts. Samuel Foote.
Application Jan. 16, 1754, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Feb. 9, (previously H2, 1749).
MS: endorsed X; some corrections, added lines, and prologue in hand of author. Comp. 1754 (K-D 238): slight differences.
LA 106
Artaserse. Opera (Italian and English), 3 acts. From Pietro Metastasio.
No application. Prod. H1, Jan. 29, 1754.
Printed copy, 1754.
LA 107
L'Amor Costante; O Sia, Il Finto Femmina. Opera (Italian and French), 3 acts.
Application Feb. 8, 1754, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Feb. 11.
Printed copy, Amsterdam, 1752: endorsed X.
LA 108
Constantine the Great. Tragedy, 5 acts. Philip Francis.
Application Feb. 15, 1754, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Feb. 23.
MS: prologue. Comp. 1754 (Dev HC 8): slight differences.
LA 109
Virginia. Tragedy, 5 acts. Henry Crisp.
Application Feb. 18, 1754, David Garrick, for Mr. Lacy & Self, D.L. Prod. Feb. 25.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. 1754 (Dev HC 28): numerous differences, especially at end of Act IV.
LA 110
The Sheep Shearing; or, Florizel and Perdita. Comedy, 2 acts. McNamara Morgan.
Application Mar. 18, 1754, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Mar. 25.
MS: prologue. Comp. Dublin, 1767 (K-D 219): various differences, especially in songs; prologue differs considerably.
LA 111
Creüsa, Queen of Athens. Tragedy [5 acts]. William Whitehead.
Application Apr. 2, 1754, David Garrick for himself and Mr. Lacy, D.L. Prod. Apr. 20.
MS: incomplete, containing Acts I and II and part of Act III; prologue and two epilogues. Comp. 1754 (K-D 221): few differences,
except in prologue.
LA 112
The Grumbler. Farce, 2 acts. From Charles Sedley.
Application Apr. 22, 1754, David Garrick, for Mr. Lacy & himself, D.L. Prod. Apr. 30.
MS: endorsed 1754 X; a few passages deleted; notice states, for Pritchard's benefit; cast.
LA 113
Attilio Regolo. Opera (Italian), 3 acts. Pietro Metastasio.
Application undated, Francesco Vanneschi, H1. Prod. May 11, 1754.
MS: a few corrections and marginal notations.
LA 114
L'Arcadia in Brenta. Burletta (Italian and English), 3 acts. Carlo Goldoni.
Application Nov. 11, 1754, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Nov. 18.
Printed copy, 1755 [
sic].
LA 115
Barbarossa. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Brown.
Application Dec. 3, 1754, David Garrick, for Himself & Mr Lacy, D.L. Prod. Dec. 17.
MS: endorsed X; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1755 (113189): slight differences.
LA 116
La Famiglia de Bertoldi alla Corte del Rè Alboino. Burletta (Italian and French), 3 acts.
Application Dec. 6, 1754, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Dec. 9.
Printed copy,
Bertoldo, Bertoldino, e Cacasenno, Amsterdam, 1754: title, La Famiglia de Bertoldi..., written on flyleaf.
LA 117
Epilogue. (After this Bounteous, well-intended Play.)
Application Jan. 6, 1755, John Rich, C.G. Spoken Jan. 8 (?).
MS.
LA 118
Prologue. [Epilogue?] (In every Reign, in every Clime.)
Application Jan. 11, 1755, John Rich, C.G. Spoken Jan. 14 (?).
MS.
LA 119
Appius. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Moncrieff.
Application Feb. 17, 1755, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Mar. 6.
MS: many erasures and corrections; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1755 (146912): variations slight, except in last half of Act
V.
LA 120
The Brave Irishman; or, The Irishman in London. Farce, 2 acts. From Thomas Sheridan (?).
Application Mar. 18, 1755, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Mar. 22 (originally, as
The Honest Irishman; or, The Cuckold in Conceit, Dublin, 1737).
MS: notice states, for Sparks's benefit. Comp.
The Brave Irishman; or, Captain O'Blunder, Dublin, 1754 (K-D 284): MS differs so greatly from this ed. that it seems to be a different play based on the same source,
Sheridan's farce (?). (See
B.D., II, 80-81.)
LA 121
Andromaca. Opera (Italian) (2 acts?). From Antonio Salvi.
Application undated, Francesco Vanneschi, H1. Prod. Nov. 11, 1755.
MS: incomplete, containing only first act.
LA 122
Florizel and Perdita. A dramatic pastoral, 3 acts. David Garrick.
Application Jan. 14, 1756, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Jan. 21.
MS: a few corrections by Garrick. Comp. 1758 (K-D 319): numerous differences.
LA 123
The Tempest. Opera, 3 acts. David Garrick, from William Shakespeare.
Application Feb. 9, 1756, David Garrick, for Himself & Mr. Lacy, D.L. Prod. Feb. 11.
MS: endorsed X; prologue. Prologue comp. A Dialogue between an Actor and a Critic, by Robert Lloyd, in
St. James's Magazine, 1762 (Dev 8vo 22): differs only minutely. Play comp. 1756 (K-D 122): almost identical.
LA 124
Athelstan. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Brown.
Application Feb. 18, 1756, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prof. Feb. 27.
MS. Comp. 1756 (K-D 345): various minor differences.
LA 125
The Kept Mistress; or, The Mock Orators. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Apr. 7, 1756, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. (as
The Mock Orators), Apr. 10.
MS: notice states, for Yates's benefit.
LA 126
Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias. Comedy, 5 acts. John Hawkesworth, from John Dryden.
Application Nov. 15, 1756, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Dec. 15.
Printed copy of Dryden's play, 1732, interleaved with alterations and deletions by Hawkesworth. Comp. 1756 (K-D 283): virtually
identical; alterations incorporated in printed text.
LA 127
[Lilliput.] Farce, 1 act. David Garrick.
Application Nov. 24, 1756, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Dec. 3.
MS: no title. Comp. 1757 (K-D 99): differs only slightly.
LA 128
Il Re Pastore. Opera (Italian), 3 acts. From Pietro Metastasio.
Application undated, Peter Crawford, H1. Prod. Jan. 22, 1757.
MS: numerous corrections and erasures; cast. (L.L. states, The letter signed Signora Regina Mingotti in 1757.)
LA 129
The Author. Farce, 2 acts. Samuel Foote.
Application Jan. 27, 1757, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Feb. 5.
MS: a few corrections by author. Comp. 1757 (90220): only slight differences.
LA 130
The Modern Fine Gentleman. Farce, 2 acts. David Garrick.
Application Mar. 14, 1757, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Mar. 24.
MS: cast. Comp.
The Male-Coquette; or, Seventeen Hundred Fifty-Seven, 1757 (K-D 99): numerous differences.
LA 131
The Upholsterer; or, What News. Farce, 2 acts. Arthur Murphy.
Application Mar. 16, 1757, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Mar. 30, 1758.
MS. Comp. 1758 (K-D 190): numerous and extensive differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was played at Covent Garden afterwards Priscilla Rich and John Beard in 1763 requesting from the Lord Chamberlain licence
to act it as 'altered & added to'-
In 1791 it appears to have been revived at Covent Garden and Harris the Manager sent 'Additions to the Upholdsterer a Farce'
to Larpent to be licensed-The additions are stated to have been by Murphy.
See LA 227 and 890.
LA 132
[The Provok'd Husband], Epilogue for Lady Townly.
Application Apr. 14, 1757, John Rich, C.G. Spoken Apr. 15.
MS: notice states, to be Spoke, to Morrow Night.
LA 133
The Tamer Tam'd. Farce, 3 acts. From John Fletcher,
The Woman's Prize.
Application Apr. 25, 1757, David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Apr. 30.
MS.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: ...probably the work of Garrick, though not included in the list of pieces altered &c by him.
LA 134
Rosmira. Opera (Italian) (2 acts?).
No application. Prod. H1, May 5, 1757.
MS: incomplete, containing only Act I; numerous corrections; cast.
LA 135
Euristeo. Opera (Italian), 10 scenes. Apostolo Zeno.
Application May 31, 1757, Peter Crawford for Sigr. Regina Mingotti-Manager of ye Operas, H1. Prod. May 31.
MS: numerous corrections; cast.
LA 136
Euristeo. Opera (English and Italian), 3 acts. Apostolo Zeno.
No application. Prod. H1, May 31, 1757.
Printed copy, 1757.
LA 137
The Conscious Lovers, Prologue and Epilogue TO. John(?) Lockman.
Application Dec. 8, 1757, John Rich, C.G.
MS: notice states, to be spoken on Thursday the Fifteenth of this Instant...for the Benefit of the City of London Lying in
Hospital; under heading it is stated, By Mr Lockman.
LA 138
The Gamester[s]. Comedy, 5 acts. David Garrick, from James Shirley.
Application Dec. 12, 1757, David Garrick for Mr. Lacy & self, D.L. Prod. Dec. 22.
MS. Comp. 1758 (145220): printed version contains scenes in Act III not in MS.
LA 139
[The Insolvent; or, Filial Piety.] Tragedy, 5 acts. Aaron Hill.
Application Jan. 9, 1758, Theophilus Cibber, H2. Prod. Mar. 6.
MS: marked Untitled; some corrections. Comp. 1758 (K-D 450): only slight differences.
LA 140
Solimano. Opera (Italian), 3 acts.
Application undated, Francesco Vanneschi, H1. Prod. Jan. 31, 1758.
MS.
LA 141
Agis. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Home.
Application Feb. 2, 1758, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Feb. 21.
MS: a few corrections, by Garrick(?). Comp. 1758 (125156): various slight differences, especially at beginning of Act V.
LA 142
Prologue for Mrs. Hamilton's Benefit, 1758.
Application Mar. 4, 1758, John Rich, C.G. Spoken Mar. 11.
MS.
LA 143
The Frenchified Lady [Never in Paris], Epilogue To.
Application undated, David Garrick, for Mr Lacy & himself, D.L. Spoken Mar. 11, 1758.
MS: notice states, for Mrs. Pritchard's benefit.
LA 144
The Anniversary. Farce, 1 act.
Application Mar. 30, 1758, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Mar. 29.
MS: after title: Being a Sequel to Lethe; notice states, to be perform'd on Mr. Ryan's Benefit Night on Wenesday March 29th.
LA 145
The Politician; or, No Matter What. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Apr. 15, 1758, David Garrick for himself & Mr. Lacy, D.L. Prod. (as
No Matter What), Apr. 25.
MS: prologue.
LA 146
The Beau in the Toy Shop, Addition to.
No application. Prod. D.L., Apr. 22, 1758 (?).
MS.
LA 147
A Night's Adventure of a Buck. Prologue.
Application undated, David Garrick, for Mr. Lacy & Self, D. L. Spoken May 4, 1758 (?).
MS: notice states, We Intend to have this Prologue spoke at Mr. Austin's benefit.
LA 148
Madrigal and Trulletta. Mock-Tragedy, 5 acts. Joseph Reed.
Application June 2, 1758, John Rich, C.G. Prod. July 6.
MS: a few slight corrections and deletions; notice states, for Theophilus Cibber's benefit; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1758
(K-D 143): slight variations; lines in prologue canceled in MS not printed.
LA 149
The Diversions of the Morning. Farce, 2 acts. Samuel Foote.
No application. Prod. D.L., Oct. 17, 1758 (originally, H2, Apr. 22, 1747).
MS: consists of the Lady Pentweazle scene from Act I of
Taste, set in a new frame, with Puff omitted; second act contains the burlesque rehearsal. (See Tate Wilkinson,
Wandering Patentee [1795], I, 285; IV, 237.)
See LA 93 and 194.
LA 150
Cleone. Tragedy, 5 acts. Robert Dodsley.
Application Nov. 23, 1758, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Dec. 2.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1758 (K-D 267): important differences at several points; epilogue differs.
LA 151
The Busy Body, Epilogue to.
Application undated, David Garrick, for Mr. Lacy & Himself, D.L. Spoken Dec. 2, 1758 (?).
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C., When Garrick acted the part first.
LA 152
The Rout. Farce, 2 acts. John Hill.
Application Dec. 12, 1758, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Dec. 20.
MS: slightly revised. Comp. 1758 (K-D 280): last half of Act II differs greatly.
LA 153
The Guardian. Farce, 2 acts. David Garrick.
Application Jan. 17, 1759, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Feb. 3.
MS: a few deletions and corrections. Comp. 1759 (K-D 418): slight differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It does not appear from Garrick and Lacys letter for the Licence, dated Jany 17. 1759 that it was acted for [Christopher]
Smart's benefit-a circumstance usually noticed.
LA 154
Cymbeline. Tragedy, 5 acts. Williams Hawkins, from William Shakespeare.
Application Feb. 2, 1759, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Feb. 15.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1759 (K-D 279): prologue differs; various slight discrepancies in the play.
LA 155
Epilogue.
Application Mar. 7, 1759, John Rich, C.G. Spoken Mar. 22.
MS: notice states, for Shuter's benefit.
LA 156
Susannah. Oratorio, 3 pts.
No application. Prod. (altered), C.G., Mar. 9, 1759.
MS. Comp. 1759 (K-D 413): slight differences.
LA 157
The Lady's Choice. Farce, 2 acts. Paul Hiffernan.
Application Mar. 31, 1759, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Apr. 20.
MS: notice states, to be perform'd for the Author's Benefit. Comp. [1759?] (K-D 105): slight differences.
LA 158
The Orphan of China. Tragedy, 5 acts. Arthur Murphy.
Application Apr. 4, 1759, David Garrick for Mr. Lacy & Himself, D.L. Prod. Apr. 21.
MS: numerous corrections. Comp. 1759 (K-D 453): differences slight except in conclusions of Acts IV and V, which differ considerably.
LA 159
The Heiress; or, Antigallican. Farce, 2 acts. Thomas Mozeen.
Application May 8, 1759, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. May 21.
MS: a few corrections and insertions. Comp. version in Mozeen's
A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays, 1762 (K-D 230): virtually identical.
LA 160
Arden of Feversham. Tragedy, 5 acts. George Lillo and John Hoadly.
Application June 29, 1759, James Lacy, D.L. Prod. July 7.
MS. Comp. 1762 (K-D 345): virtually identical.
See LA 867.
LA 161
High Life below Stairs. Farce, 2 acts. James Townley.
Application Oct. 23, 1759, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Oct. 31.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. 1759 (K-D 122): slight differences.
LA 162
Oroonoko, Alterations in. (Tragedy, 5 acts.) John Hawkesworth, from Thomas Southerne.
Application Nov. 20, 1759, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Dec. 1.
MS: consists of alterations of certain scenes in first four acts of Southerne's
Oroonoko; endorsed X. Comp. 1759 (K-D 283): slight differences.
LA 163
Prologue for the Marine Society.
No application. Spoken D.L., Dec. 5, 1759 (?).
MS: endorsed (in error?), by J.P.C.(?), on the bringing in[?] of Dr. Hills Farce of[?] The Rout in the season of 1758-9.
LA 164
An Occasional Song.
Application Dec. 13, 1759, John Rich, C.G. Sung Dec. 13.
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), On George IIds Victories.
LA 165
Il Tutore; or, The Tutor. Comic burletta, 3 pts.
Application Dec. 14, 1759, David Garrick for Mr Lacy & Self, D.L. Prod. Dec. 14.
Printed copy (Translated from the Italian, and set to Musick By Signor Adolfo Hasse), n.d. (1759?).
LA 166
Harlequin's Invasion. Pantomime. David Garrick.
No application. Prod. D.L., Dec. 31, 1759.
MS: incomplete, containing only one scene.
Printed in full in
Three Plays by David Garrick, ed. Elizabeth P. Stein (1926), from a MS in the Boston Public Library.
LA 167
The Desert Island. Dramatic poem, 3 acts. Arthur Murphy, from Pietro Metastasio.
Application Jan. 2, 1760, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Jan. 24.
MS: contains, also, revision of last scene and two songs, one for
The Way to Keep Him (LA 168). Comp. 1760 (K-D 190): slight differences.
LA 168
The Way to Keep Him. Comedy, 3 acts. Arthur Murphy.
Application Jan. 8, 1760, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Jan. 24.
MS. Comp. 1760 (K-D 190): numerous differences, especially in Act III. (Song, Act II, bound with
The Desert Island [No. 167], differs slightly.)
LA 169
Zimri. Oratorio, 3 pts. John Hawkesworth.
Application Jan. 31, 1760, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Mar. 12.
MS. Comp. 1760 (K-D 413): one air and several lines of recitative not in MS are printed; other slight differences.
LA 170
The Siege of Aquileia. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Home.
Application Feb. 7, 1760, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Feb. 21.
MS: endorsed X; a few corrections and deletions; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1760 (145951): some differences, chiefly passages
in MS not printed.
LA 171
The Comic Extravaganza. Interlude (prose and verse monologue, with songs).
Application (with LA 172) Feb. 28, 1760, John Rich, C.G. Prod. (as
A Day of Taste; or, London Raree Show) Mar. 20.
MS: endorsed X.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The Comic Extravaganza-a piece acted for Shuters benefit at Covent Garden-Manager J. Rich in 1760-'L L. to this is added 'The
Comic Extravagance [
sic]. N.B. Seems an altered copy of the above without date or introduction'-
LA 172
The French Flogged. Farce, 2 acts. George Alexander Stevens.
Application Feb. 28, 1760, John Rich, C.G. Prod. (as Mr. Shuter's Droll that was perform'd at Bartholomew-Fair, call'd The English Sailors in America)
Mar. 20.
MS: notice includes, also,
The Comic Extravaganza (No. 171). Comp. 1767 (137406): differs at several points.
LA 173
The Spirit of Contradiction; or, Domestick Tyrant. Farce, 2 acts. John Rich (?).
Application undated, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Mar. 6, 1760.
MS: gives title also as The House Tyrant; or, Love and Discretion. Comp. 1760 (By a Gentleman of Cambridge) (K-D 8): great
differences in phraseology throughout; one scene in MS not printed.
LA 174
Every Woman in Her Humour. Farce, 2 acts. Catherine Clive.
Application undated, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Mar. 20, 1760.
MS: notice states, for Mrs. Clive's benefit.
LA 175
The Picture of a Play House; or, Bucks Have at Ye All. An Epilogue. Thomas King (?).
Application Mar. 26, 1760, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Spoken Mar. 29 (?).
MS: notice states, the above Epilogue shall be spoke (On Saturday next only) for the Benefit of Mr. King; endorsed, by J.P.C.,
Kings writing and authorship.
LA 176
Antigona. Opera (Italian), 3 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, Apr. 17, 1760.
MS: endorsed X; cast. (L.L. states, The Managers Letter signed Vaneschi in 1760.)
LA 177
The Minor. Comedy, 3 acts. Samuel Foote.
Application Nov. 20, 1760, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Nov. 22 (previously, Crow Street, Dublin, Jan. 28, and H2, June 28).
Printed copy, 3d ed., 1760: MS corrections and insertions in Garrick's hand; passages marked for omission, apparently by Examiner.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: There were at least three Editions in 1760. The
third, as altered & corrected by the Licenser is among Larpents Plays. It was licensed for Garrick & Lacy, who sent it to Chetwynd
on 20th. Nov. 1760, after the run at the Haymarket. Capell who acted for Chetwynd objected to many parts and they were omitted
in the performance, including the chief part of Shift's Epilogue. Garrick himself made two alterations on a separate piece
of paper.
It appears from a letter from the Duke of Devonshire to Garrick dated 25th. Octr. 1760 that the Archbp of Canterbury had objected
to the performance of the
Minor. (Vide Garrick Papers Vol I)
Private Correspondence, I, 120.
In a letter from Foote to Woodfall which I have seen he mentions that 'the Minor was first produced at the Crow Street Theatre.'
LA 178
The Enchanter; or, Love and Magic. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. David Garrick.
Application Nov., 1760, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Dec. 13.
MS. Comp. 1760 (K-D 122): practically identical.
LA 179
Polly Honeycombe. Farce, 1 act. George Colman.
Application undated, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Dec. 5, 1760.
MS: some alterations and one insertion; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1760 (K-D 99): slight differences.
LA 180
Arianna e Teseo. Opera (English and Italian), 3 acts. From Francis Colman,
Ariadne in Crete.
No application. Prod. H1, Dec. 20, 1760.
Printed copy, 1760.
LA 181
The Earl of Essex. Tragedy, 5 acts. Henry Brooke.
Application Dec. 31, 1760, Garrick and Lacy, D.L. Prod. Jan. 3, 1761 (previously Dublin [Smock Alley], May, 1750).
MS: much corrected; largely in hand of Garrick; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1761 (K-D 447): slight variations in Acts I-IV;
more extensive variations in Act V.
LA 182
Fetonte. Opera (Italian), 3 acts.
No application. [1760?]
MS: some erasures and corrections.
LA 183
Il Filosofo di Campagna. Opera (Italian), 3 acts. Carlo Goldoni.
No application. Prod. H1, Jan. 6, 1761.
MS: endorsed 1761 X; a few deletions; cast.
LA 184
The School for Husbands. Comedy, 5 acts. Charles Macklin.
Application Jan. 16, 1761, John Rich, C.G. Prod. (as
The Married Libertine) Jan. 28.
MS: prologue and epilogue; marginal note points out passage, in Act IV, from
The Man of the World.
LA 185
Edgar and Emmeline: A Fairy Tale. Comedy, 2 acts. John Hawkesworth.
Application Jan., 1761, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Jan. 31.
MS. Comp. 1761 (K-D 283): differs only slightly.
LA 186
Rebecca. Oratorio, 3 pts.
Application Jan., 1761, Christopher Smith, C.G. Prod. (during Lent?), 1761.
MS. Comp. 1761 (K-D 46): virtually identical.
LA 187
Judith. Oratorio, 3 acts. Isaac Bickerstaffe.
Application Feb. 16, 1761, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Feb. 27.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. [1769] (K-D 401): first two acts virtually indentical; in Act III MS contains lines not printed.
LA 188
Buck's Interlude. Interlude (verse monologue with songs).
Application Mar. 5, 1761, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Mar. 26.
MS: endorsed X; notice states, for Shuter's benefit.
LA 189
The Universal Register Office. Farce, 2 acts. Joseph Reed.
Application Mar. 7, 1761, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Not produced. (License refused.)
MS: note on title-page and under notice to Examiner, not thought fit to be acted; marginal notations and frequent underlining
of text in pencil. Comp.
The Register Office, 1761 (Dev HC 24): numerous and extensive differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: 'The Universal Register Office-A farce acted at Drury Lane. Managers letter signed Lacy & Garrick-This farce was forbidden.
The Licenser by a short note informed the Manager it was not fit to acted. 1761'-Yet it was acted as is above stated from
Larpents List-See the Register office of the same date. Afterwards in Larpents List we read this-'The Universal Register Office,
altered with a Song and an additional Scene, acted at Drury Lane. Managers letter signed Garrick & Lacy. 1761' See among Larpents
MSS. two copies-one called 'The Universal Register Office' on which is written 'not thought fit to be acted'-and the other
called 'the Register Office' which was allowed.
See LA 196.
LA 190
The Island of Slaves. Comedy (incomplete). Catherine Clive.
Application Mar. 9, 1761, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Mar. 26.
MS: contains only a few scenes from Acts I and II; a number of corrections and deletions.
LA 191
[Rule a Wife and Have a Wife], Epilogue in the Character of Estifania.
Application Mar. 14, 1761, John Rich, C.G. Spoken Mar. 25.
MS: notice states, for Mrs. Hamilton's benefit.
LA 192
The New Hippocrates; or, A Lesson for Quacks. Comedy, 2 acts. Paul Hiffernan.
Application Mar., 1761, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Apr. 1.
MS: endorsed X; prologue.
LA 193
Prologue.
Application Apr. 4, 1761, John Rich, C.G. Spoken Apr. 7, 1761 (?).
MS: notice states, for the Benefit of the Widow of the late Mr. Ryan.
LA 194
Taste. Comedy, 2 acts. Samuel Foote.
Application Mar., 1761, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. [as The first act of Taste, with a new additional act (never performed before) called
Modern Tragedy] Apr. 6.
MS: endorsed X. (Apparently an unprinted alteration of the version of 1751.)
J.P.C. in
B.D.: Foote's
Taste was sent by Lacy & Garrick to the Licenser on Decr. 28, 1751-a very incorrect and ignorantly written M.S. In 'March 1761'
(no day) Lacy & Garrick sent another 'Comedy of
Taste' to the Licenser of which no notice is taken in the biographies of Foote. It consists in the first act chiefly of the scene,
in the piece of 1751, between Carmine & Lady Pentweazle; and in the second act of a part of Foote's
Diversions of the Morning, including the mock-tragedy of
Lindamira. There is an introductory scene also between Townley and Manley:-the latter having just come to town after a long residence
in the country is first carried by the former for amusement to Carmine's, the painter, and afterwards to Project's, a manager
of a company of players. This was no doubt also by Foote and played by him at Drury Lane in 1761-2. [This seems to be an accurate
statement of the situation.]
See LA 93 and 149.
LA 195
Prologue.
Application Apr. 21, 1761, John Rich, C. G.
MS: notice states, for Mrs. Vernon's benefit.
LA 196
The Register Office. Farce, 2 acts. Joseph Reed.
Application undated, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Apr. 25, 1761.
MS: notice states, There are so many Alterations and Omissions since your Perusal of this Piece that We have ventur'd to lay
it again before You; some erasures and corrections; text marked with brackets and X; prologue. Comp. 1761 (Dev HC 24): slight
differences in phraseology; characters and order of scenes do not exactly correspond; one additional scene in MS not printed.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The Scene of the Yorkshire servant maid [inserted in this MS] was a subsequent addition probably Garrick ['s]-The scene of
Mrs. Doggrel [also inserted in this MS] was certainly Garricks and in the Licensers Copy it is corrected throughout by him-The
scene of the Yorkshire Servant Maid & of Mrs. Doggrel were both licensed at different dates-But see Reads letter to Garrick
Feb 11th. 1767 in which he mentions the new part of Mrs Doggrel, as if it were his.
See LA 189.
LA 197
Epilogue.
Application undated, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Spoken May 20, 1761.
MS: headed: Epilogue, to be spoken by Mr. Tomlinson, on his Benefit Night at Drury Lane, Wednesday the 20th May 1761. By a
Friend; four lines deleted.
LA 198
All in the Wrong. Comedy, 5 acts. Arthur Murphy.
Application June 5, 1761, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. June 15.
MS. Comp. 1761 (Dev HC 4): numerous differences.
LA 199
The Wishes; or, Harlequin's Mouth Open'd. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Bentley.
No application. Prod. D.L., July 27, 1761.
MS: numerous corrections and insertions.
LA 200
The Lyar. Comedy, 3 acts. Samuel Foote.
Application Sept. 16, 1761, John Rich, C.G. Prod. Jan. 12, 1762.
MS: prologue and epilogue, with separate application, Jan. 9, 1762, John Beard, C.G.; included, Song for Thos. & Sally, and
scene and song To be introduced in the Fair, with application, Oct. 6, 1761, John Rich, C.G. Comp. 1764 (Dev 8vo 76): a few
differences.
LA 201
Alessandro Nelle Indie. Opera (English and Italian), 3 acts. From Pietro Metastasio.
No application. Prod. H1, Oct. 13, 1761.
Printed copy, 1761.
LA 202
Hecuba. Tragedy, 3 acts. John Delap.
Application Nov. 28, 1761, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Dec. 11.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1762 (K-D 282): slight differences.
LA 203
A Briton, the Son of a Briton. An Ode for Music.
Application undated, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. [1761?].
MS. (A part of
The Coronation, 1761-62?)
LA 204
Apollo and Daphne, Song in.
Application Jan. 9, 1762, John Beard, C.G.
Presumably sung in the pantomime (
Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Tricked, by John Rich and Lewis Theobald) revived, not performed these 10 Years, Jan. 28.
MS.
LA 205
Hearts of Oak. Comic interlude. George Alexander Stevens.
Application Jan. 13, 1762, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Jan. 15.
MS: several canceled passages and some corrections.
LA 206
Song. (With Wonders each Year, we the Old Year out do.)
Application Jan. 27, 1762, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Sung, Jan. 29 (?).
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), On the Cock Lane Ghost. (L.L. lists with this song a play called the Ghost.)
LA 207
Virtue and Beauty Reconciled. Masque.
Application Feb. 23, 1762, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L.
MS: cast. Comp. (K-D 413): virtually identical.
LA 208
The Musical Lady. Farce, 2 acts. George Colman.
Application Mar. 3, 1762, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Mar. 6.
MS: endorsed X; prologue. Comp. 1762 (K-D 200): slight differences.
LA 209
The Love Match. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Mar. 8, 1762, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Prod. Mar. 13.
MS: prologue and epilogue.
LA 210
The Bourbon League. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Mar. 8, 1762, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Not produced. (License refused.)
MS: endorsed: The Bourbon League. X 1762 forbid.
LA 211
Farmer's Return [from London]. Interlude, 1 act. David Garrick.
No application. Prod. D.L., Mar. 20, 1762.
MS. Comp. 1762 (K-D 212): numerous differences; last third entirely different.
LA 212
The Comedy of Errors. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Hull, from William Shakespeare.
Application Apr. 1, 1762, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Prod. (as
The Twins; or, Comedy of Errors) Apr. 24.
MS. Comp. 1793 (K-D 251): slight differences.
LA 213
Epilogue. Mr. Tomlinson.
Application Apr. 27, 1762, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Spoken May 18 (?).
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), On his [Tomlinson's] return to the Stage.
LA 214
Occasional Prologue. Henry Woodward.
Application Oct. 2, 1762, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Spoken (on Woodward's return from Ireland) Oct. 5.
MS. Comp.
The Gentleman's Magazine, XXXII, 494: numerous slight differences.
LA 215
Elvira. Tragedy, 5 acts. David Mallet.
Application Dec. 7, 1762, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Jan. 19, 1763.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1763 (83552): slight differences.
LA 216
The Birth of Hercules. Masque, 2 acts. William Shirley.
Application Jan. 11, 1763, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Not produced.
MS: cast. Comp. ed. appended to Shirley's
Electra, 1765 (K-D 434): virtually identical. (Concerning production see
op. cit., preface.)
LA 217
Hymen. Serenata. _____ Allen.
Application Jan. 17, 1763, James Lacy, for self & partner, D.L. Prod. Jan. 20, 1764.
MS: endorsed January 1763. Comp. text in
The Gentleman's Magazine, Jan., 1764: slight differences; one song in MS not printed.
LA 218
The Spanish Lady. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Thomas Hull.
Application Jan. 22, 1763, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Prod. May 2, 1765.
MS: endorsed X; prologue. Comp. [1765] (K-D 198): slight differences.
LA 219
The Discovery. Comedy, 5 acts. Frances Sheridan.
Application Jan. 24, 1763, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Feb. 3.
MS: endorsed X; epilogue. Comp. 1763 (K-D 284): slight differences.
LA 220
The Sketch of a Fine Lady's Return from a Rout. Farce, 1 act. Catherine Clive.
Application Mar. 12, 1763, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Mar. 21.
MS.
LA 221
Prologue. ('Tis strange [excuse my Gravity] 'tis passing strange.)
Application undated, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Spoken Mar. 15, 1763.
MS: notice states, to be spoken by Mr. Woodward on his Benefit Night.
LA 222
A Comic Paraphrase on Shakespear's Seven Ages.
Application Mar. 15(?), 1763, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Spoken (as
The Humours of the Age) Mar. 17.
MS. (Spoken by Smith at his benefit.)
LA 223
The Elopement. Farce, 2 acts. William Havard.
Application Mar. 26, 1763, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Apr. 6.
MS: endorsed X.
LA 224
The Mayor of Garratt. Comedy, 2 acts. Samuel Foote.
Application June 20, 1763, Samuel Foote, H2. Prod. June 20.
MS. Comp. 1764 (30263): differs considerably; MS in Act II lacks passages found in printed text.
LA 225
The Deuce Is in Him. Farce, 2 acts. George Colman.
Application Sept. 23, 1763, James Lacy for self and Partner, D.L. Prod. Nov. 4.
MS: previous title, The Test, deleted; prologue; epilogue, with separate application, Oct. 1, 1763. Comp. 1763 (Dev HC 11):
slight differences; epilogue not printed.
LA 226
Love at First Sight. Ballad farce, 2 acts. Thomas King.
Application undated, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Oct. 17, 1763.
MS. Comp. 1763 (K-D 283): slight differences.
LA 227
Upholsterer. (Altered.) Farce, 2 acts. Arthur Murphy.
Application undated, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Prod. Oct. 26, 1763.
MS: notice states the farce is here alter'd & added to.
See LA 131 and 890.
LA 228
The Dupe. Comedy, 5 acts. Frances Sheridan.
Application Nov. 22, 1763, James Lacy for myself & Partner, D.L. Prod. Dec. 10.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1764 (K-D 284): slight differences.
LA 229
Midsummer Night's Dream, New Additions to. David Garrick.
No application. Prod. D.L., Nov. 23, 1763.
MS. Comp. 1763 (K-D 131): a few variations.
LA 230
No One's Enemy but His Own. Comedy, 3 acts. Arthur Murphy.
Application Dec. 10, 1763, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Prod. Jan. 9, 1764.
MS. Comp. 1764 (K-D 108): no great differences.
LA 231
What We Must All Come To. Comedy, 2 acts. Arthur Murphy.
Application Dec. 10, 1763, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Prod. (in part) Jan. 9, 1764.
MS. Comp. 1764 (Dev HC 28): slight differences.
LA 232
Rites of Hecate; or, Harlequin from the Moon. Pantomime.
No application. Prod. D.L., Dec. 26, 1763.
MS: contains songs and some dialogue; endorsed X.
LA 233
Nabal. Oratorio, 3 pts. Thomas Morell.
Application Feb. 15, 1764, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Prod. Mar. 21.
MS: endorsed X.
LA 234
Senocrita. [Senoscrita?] Opera (Italian), 3 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, Feb. 21, 1764.
MS: endorsed X; frequent deletions and corrections; cast.
LA 235
Midas. Burletta, 3 acts. Kane O'Hara.
Application undated, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Prod. Feb. 22, 1764 (Previously Crow Street, Dublin, Jan. 22, 1762).
MS: prologue. Comp. 1764 (K-D 98): slight differences.
See LA 1900.
LA 236
False Concord. Farce, 2 acts. James Townley.
Application undated, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Prod. Mar. 20, 1764.
MS.
LA 237
Music Alamode; or, Bays in Chromatics. Bulesque entertainment, 1 act.
Application Mar. 29, 1764, James Lacy, for himself & partner, D.L. Announced for Apr. 14, but deferred.
MS: endorsed X.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The piece reads like a ridicule of Dr. Arne under the name of Dr. Crotchet. It is stupid enough, but only in one Act.
LA 238
Hannah. Oratorio, 3 acts. Christopher Smart.
Application undated, I. Worgan. for Mr Giardini, H1. Prod. Apr. 3, 1764.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. [1764] (K-D 413): only slight differences.
LA 239
The Absent Man. Farce, 2 acts. Thomas Hull.
Application undated, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Prod. Apr. 28, 1764.
MS: endorsed X; some corrections.
LA 240
The Shepherd's Artifice. Pastoral drama, 2 acts. Charles Dibdin.
Application Apr. 28, 1764 [dated in another hand?], Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Prod. May 21.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. 1765 (K-D 188): marked differences throughout.
LA 241
Almena. Opera, 3 acts. Richard Rolt.
Application Oct. 27, 1764, James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Nov. 2.
MS. Comp. 1764 (K-D 35): slight differences.
LA 242
The Capricious Lovers. Opera, 3 acts. Robert Lloyd.
Application Nov. 16, 1764, James Lacy, for self and partner, D.L. Prod. Nov. 28.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. 1764 (K-D 138): slight differences.
LA 243
The Guardian Outwitted. Comic opera, 3 acts. Thomas Augustine Arne (?).
Application Nov. 21, 1764, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Prod. Dec. 12.
MS. Comp. 1764 (K-D 268): a number of scenes in MS not printed.
LA 244
The Platonic Wife. Comedy, 5 acts. Elizabeth Griffith.
Application Jan. 12, 1765, James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Jan. 24.
MS: numerous corrections and deletions. Comp. 1765 (Dev HC 23): a few differences; canceled passages in MS not printed.
LA 245
The Tutor. Farce, 2 acts. James Townley.
Application Jan. 26, 1765, James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Feb. 4.
MS: endorsed X.
LA 246
Pharnaces. Opera, 3 acts. Thomas Hull.
Application Jan. 26, 1765, James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Feb. 15.
MS. Comp. 1765 (K-D 198): virtually identical.
LA 247
The Faithful Irish Woman. Farce, 2 acts. Catherine Clive.
Application Mar. 9, 1765, James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Mar. 18.
MS: endorsed X; numerous minor deletions and corrections.
LA 248
The Choice. Farce, 2 acts. Arthur Murphy.
Application Mar. 9, 1765, James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Mar. 23.
MS: endorsed X; numerous deletions and extensive corrections. Comp. excerpt, apparently, from
The Works of Arthur Murphy, 1786 (K-D 108): constant differences; printed version a paraphrase of MS.
LA 249
The Summer's Tale. Comic opera, 3 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Nov. 25, 1765, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Prod. Dec. 6.
MS. Comp. 1765 (K-D 195): slight differences, especially in songs.
LA 250
The Plain Dealer, Alterations and Additions to. Isaac Bickerstaffe.
Application Nov. 25, 1765, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. (as altered) Dec. 7.
MS. Comp. 1766 (with alterations from Wycherley) (K-D 424): MS contains the major portion of Bickerstaffe's alterations; minor
differences.
LA 251
The Double Mistake. Comedy, 5 acts. Elizabeth Griffith.
Application Dec. 24, 1765, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Prod. Jan. 9, 1766.
MS: prologue and two epilogues. Comp. 1766 (K-D 159): differs at several points.
LA 252
Falstaff's Wedding. Comedy, 5 acts. William Kenrick.
Application Apr. 4, 1766, James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Apr. 12.
MS. Comp. 1766 (Dev 8vo 10): slight differences.
See LA 1382.
LA 253
The Hobby Horse. Farce, 1 act. Edward Thompson.
Application Apr. 4, 1766, James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Apr. 16.
MS: endorsed X; prologue.
LA 254
Ralph's Ramble; [or, O! Rare London]. Descriptive piece.
Application Apr. 5, 1766, James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Apr. 19.
MS.
LA 255
All in the Right. Comedy, 2 acts. Thomas Hull.
Application undated, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Prod Apr. 26, 1766.
MS: endorsed X.
LA 256
The Accomplish'd Maid. Comic opera, 3 acts. Edward Toms.
Application Oct. 16, 1766, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Prod. Dec. 3.
MS. Comp. 1767 (K-D 34): a few differences.
LA 257
The Fairy Favour. Masque, 1 act. Thomas Hull.
Application Oct. 16, 1766, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Prod. Jan. 31, 1767.
MS: prologue. Comp. 1766 (K-D 198): slight differences.
LA 258
The Country Girl. Comedy, 5 acts. David Garrick, from William Wycherley,
The Country Wife.
Application Oct. 20, 1766, David Garrick, for Mr. Lacy & himself, D.L. Prod. Oct. 25.
Printed sheets of Wycherley's play, with numerous MS revisions, bound with MS pages: numerous corrections, interpolations,
and epilogue in Garrick's hand. Comp. 1766 (K-D 122): numerous differences; alterations indicated in MS incorporated in printed
text.
LA 259
[Harlequin] Dr. Faustus, Songs in. Pantomime.
Application Oct. 24, 1766, I. Stede (?), C.G. Prod. (New Pantimime Entertainment [altered from
The Necromancer]), Nov. 18.
MS: included: letter of Stede to Edward Capell, Oct. 24, 1766, requesting license of songs substituted instead of old Ones,
in Dr. Faustus, which is now reviving, with Alterations; and three songs.
LA 260
The Narrow Escape. Farce, 2 acts. David Garrick.
Application Nov. 4, 1766, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. (as
Neck or Nothing), Nov. 18.
MS: cast. Comp.
Neck or Nothing, 1766 (145230): slight differences.
LA 261
The Cunning Man. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Charles Burney, from Jean Jacques Rousseau.
Application Nov. 13, 1766, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Nov. 21.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. 1766 (147552): slight differences.
LA 262
The School for Guardians. Comedy, 5 acts. Arthur Murphy.
Application Dec. 1, 1766, John Beard and Priscilla Rich, C.G. Prod. Jan. 10, 1767.
MS. Comp. 1767 (147054): minor differences.
LA 263
Cymon. Dramatic opera, 5 acts. David Garrick.
Application Dec., 1766, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Jan. 2, 1767.
MS. Comp. 1767 (Dev 8vo 22): a number of discrepancies.
LA 264
The Perplexities. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Hull.
Application Jan. 16, 1767, Priscilla Rich and John Beard, C.G. Prod. Jan. 31.
MS: epilogue. Comp. 1767 (Dev HC 23): slight differences.
LA 265
The English Merchant, Prologue to.
No application. Spoken D.L., Feb. 21, 1767.
MS.
LA 266
Dido. Tragedy, 5 acts. Joseph Reed.
Application Mar. 6, 1767, James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Mar. 28.
MS. Comp. 1808 (K-D 436): great differences; MS longer than printed version.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was written in 1761 being mentioned in a letter from the author to Mrs. Dancer in the Garrick Papers vol I. See also Garricks
abuse of it on April 5th. 1767.
LA 267
Le Inamorate del' Cicisbeo. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application undated, P. Crawford & Co, H1. Prod. Apr. 2, 1767.
MS: notice states, for benefit of Sigra Zamparini[?] one of our principal[?] Singers; cast.
LA 268
Linco's Travels. Interlude, 1 act. David Garrick.
Application Apr. 2, 1767, James Lacy, for self & partner, D.L. Prod. Apr. 6.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. with text in
The Poetical Works of David Garrick, 1785 (145217): practically identical.
LA 269
[The Tailors, a Tragedy for Warm Weather.] Burlesque, 3 acts.
No application. Prod. H2, July 2, 1767.
MS: a few corrections; endorsed Wet [We]athe[r?], and with a note by J.P.C., The second title of this piece is Wet Weather.
Comp. 1778 (K-D 457): differs slightly, except in Act III, which differs greatly.
See LA 2202, and
Quadrupeds (1684), both alterations of this play.
LA 270
[The Countess of Salisbury.] Tragedy, 5 acts. Hall Hartson.
No application. Prod. H2, Aug. 31 (?), 1767 (previously Crow Street, Dublin, May 2, 1765).
MS: endorsed Without Dates; pp. 37-40 lacking. Comp. 1767 (Dev HC 10): differs markedly, especially in Act IV.
LA 271
The New Rehearsal. Farce, 2 acts. David Garrick.
Application Oct. 14, 1767, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. (as
A Peep Behind the Curtain) Oct. 23.
MS: endorsed X and dated Oct., 1767; prologue and epilogue. Comp.
A Peep Behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal, 1767 (90219): a few differences.
LA 272
Lycidas. Musical entertainment. William Jackson, from John Milton.
Application Nov. 3, 1767, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Nov. 4.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. 1767 (K-D 42): virtually identical.
LA 273
The Oxonian in Town. Farce, 2 acts. George Colman.
Application undated, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Nov. 7, 1767.
MS: prologue and epilogue; The Catch in Act 2d. in hand of author. Comp. 1770 (K-D 366): slight differences-lines in MS not
printed, and vice versa.
LA 274
The True-born Irishman. Comedy, 2 acts. Charles Macklin.
Application Nov. 21, 1767, George Colman, C.G. Prod. (as
The Irish Fine Lady) Nov. 28.
MS: endorsed X; prologue; marginal marks, by Examiner(?). Comp. Dublin, 1795 (136020): prologue not printed; notable differences
in Act I; Act II substantially identical.
LA 275
The Widow'd Wife. Comedy, 5 acts. William Kenrick.
Application Nov. 28, 1767, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Dec. 5.
MS: some corrections and insertions. Comp. 1767 (Dev HC 28): striking differences, at numerous points, in brief passages.
LA 276
The Royal Merchant. Opera, 3 acts. Thomas Hull, from Beaumont and Fletcher.
Application Dec. 2, 1767, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Dec. 14.
MS: endorsed X and For William Chetwynd Esq. Comp. 1768 (K-D 198): numerous differences; songs and passages in MS not printed,
particularly in Act III; difference in act divisions.
LA 277
False Delicacy. Comedy, 5 acts. Hugh Kelly.
Application Jan. 16, 1768, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Jan. 23.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1768 (146408): slight differences throughout.
LA 278
Lionel and Clarissa. Comic opera, 3 acts. Isaac Bickerstaffe.
Application Feb. 16, 1768, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Feb. 25.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. 1768 (K-D 189): unimportant differences.
LA 279
Zenobia. Tragedy, 5 acts. Arthur Murphy.
Application Feb. 19, 1768, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Feb. 27.
MS: endorsed X; epilogue. Comp. 1768 (Dev 8vo 29): slight differences throughout, but more numerous in last act.
LA 280
The Absent Man. Farce, 2 acts. Isaac Bickerstaffe.
Application Mar. 15, 1768, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Mar. 21.
MS: endorsed X; prologue. Comp. 1768 (Dev HC 4): slight discrepancies throughout, particularly in end of Act II.
LA 281
Wit's Last Stake. Farce, 2 acts. Thomas King.
Application Apr. 5, 1768, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Apr. 14.
MS. Comp. 1769 (K-D 283): material differences; printed in one act; many portions of MS not printed.
LA 282
The Devil upon Two Sticks. Comedy, 3 acts. Samuel Foote.
No application. Prod. H2, May 30, 1768.
MS: last two pages of Act II and two pages in Act III lacking; a few corrections in hand of author. Comp. 1778 (K-D 91): slight
differences, especially near end of last act.
LA 283
The Trail of Skill; or, The Statesman Foil'd. Musical comedy, 2 acts. Robert Dossie.
Application June 11, 1768, Samuel Foote, H2. Prod. (as
The Statesman Foil'd) July 8.
MS: pp. 9-12 lacking. Comp.
The Statesman Foil'd, 1768 (K-D 18): several slight differences.
LA 284
The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty. Burletta, 2 acts. Ralph Schomberg.
No application. Prod. H1, Aug. 24, 1768.
MS: pp. 17-20 lacking. Comp. 1768 (K-D 321): songs in Act II not printed; no other differences.
LA 285
The Padlock. Comic opera, 2 acts. Isaac Bickerstaffe.
Application Sept. 19, 1768, David Garrick and James Lacy, D.L. Prod. Oct. 3.
MS: Preface and partial cast. Comp. 1768 (K-D 189): Preface of MS differs slightly from Advertisement in printed text; slight
differences throughout.
LA 286
[The Royal Garland], An Occasional Interlude. 1 act. Isaac Bickerstaffe.
Application Oct. 7, 1768, George Colman, C.G. Prod. (celebrating the arrival of the King of Denmark in England) Oct. 10.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. 1768 (K-D 94): virtually identical.
LA 287
Cyrus. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Hoole.
Application Nov. 20, 1768, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Dec. 3.
MS. Comp. 1768 (Dev HC 10): slight differences in Acts I-IV; more extensive differences in Act V.
LA 288
Prologue. (When frighten'd Poets give the Town a Play.) George Colman.
Application Nov. 21, 1768, George Colman, C.G. Spoken (to introduce Miss Morris as Juliet) Nov. 26.
MS. Comp.
The Gentleman's Magazine, XXXVIII, 583: slight differences.
LA 289
Zingis. Tragedy, 5 acts. Alexander Dow.
Application Dec. 3, 1768, David Garrick for Mr. Lacy and himself, D.L. Prod. Dec. 17.
MS: endorsed X; numerous corrections and deletions; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1769 (Dev HC 29): slight differences.
LA 290
Tom Jones. Comic opera, 3 acts. Joseph Reed, from Henry Fielding.
Application Dec. 22, 1768, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Jan. 14, 1769.
MS. Comp. 1769 (K-D 191): many small differences, particularly in the songs.
LA 291
The Sister. Comedy, 5 acts. Charlotte Lennox.
Application Jan. 31, 1769, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Feb. 18.
MS: prologue and two epilogues. Comp. 1769 (K-D 284): slight differences; one epilogue not printed.
LA 292
The Fatal Discovery. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Home.
Application Feb. 14, 1769, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Feb. 23.
MS: endorsed X; corrections, by the author(?). Comp. 1769 (K-D 231): only minor differences.
LA 293
The Rival Favourites; or, The Death of Bucephalus, the Great. Burlesque tragedy, 2 acts. From Ralph Schomberg.
Application Feb. 27, 1769, George Colman, C.G.
Printed copy of Schomberg's
The Death of Bucephalus, 1765: MS alterations; pp. 1-6 lacking; numerous excisions and insertions; notice states, for Woodward's benefit.
LA 294
Epilogue.
Application Mar. 8, 1769, George Colman, C.G. Spoken Mar. 16.
MS: notice states, for Shuter's benefit.
LA 295
Epilogue to Be Spoken by Mrs. Clive on Her Quitting the Stage. Horace Walpole.
No application. Spoken, D.L., Apr. 24, 1769.
MS.
LA 296
Man and Wife; or, Shakespeare Jubilee. Comedy, 3 acts. George Colman.
Application Oct. 3, 1769, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Oct. 7.
MS: endorsed X. (An additional scene included with LA 297,
q.v.) Comp. 2d ed., 1770 (K-D 200): slight differences; some parts printed not in MS; additional scene not printed.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was sent by Colman for License on Octr. 3. 1769, and appended to it were some additional Scenes called 'Comic Scenes in
the Jubilee of Covent Garden Theatre'.
LA 297
Jubilee of Covent Garden Theatre, Comic Scenes in the. George Colman.
Application (with LA 296) Oct. 3, 1769, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Oct. 7.
MS: contains one scene of
Man and Wife (No. 296),
q.v.
LA 298
The Jubilee. Interlude, 2 pts. David Garrick.
No application. Prod. D.L., Oct. 14, 1769.
MS: endorsed, by J.P.K., Collated & Perfect. J:P:K. 1800; prologue.
(This MS [HM 13] is bound in the Kemble-Devonshire collection of plays, Vol. 332. It was not a part of the Larpent Collection,
and is not listed in B.C. The prologue, bound separately, was not in Kemble's possession.)
Printed in
Three Plays by David Garrick, ed. Elizabeth P. Stein (1926).
LA 299
Le Contadine Bizzarre, the Humourous Country-Lasses. Comic opera (Italian), 3 acts. G. Petrosellini.
Application Oct. 28, 1769, Peter Crawford & Co., H1. Prod. Nov. 7.
MS: a number of corrections and insertions; cast.
LA 300
The Brothers. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Nov. 22, 1769, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Dec. 2.
MS: several passages deleted, apparently by Examiner. Comp. 1770 (Dev HC 6): slight differences.
See LA 306.
LA 301
Occasional Prologue for the Benefit of the London Lying-in Hospital in Aldersgate Street.
Application Dec. 15, 1769, George Colman, C.G. Spoken Dec. 20 (?).
MS. (Spoken by Mrs. Yates.)
LA 302
The Court of Alexander. Burlesque, 2 acts. George Alexander Stevens.
Application Dec. 15, 1769, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Jan. 5, 1770.
MS. Comp. 2d ed., 1770 (K-D 272): many differences throughout.
LA 303
Epilogue. (I speak an Epilogue Masters old and lame!)
Application Dec. 20, 1769, George Colman, C.G. Spoken Dec. 22.
MS: notice states, for benefit of Lying-in Hospital, Tottenham Court Road. (Spoken by Shuter.)
LA 304
Harlequin's Jubilee, Songs, Etc. Henry Woodward.
No application. Prod. C.G., Jan. 27, 1770.
MS: apparently incomplete, containing one song, The Magpies, a Ballad, and four lines, in hand of George Colman, of Last Song
and Chorus. Comp.
Songs, Choruses, &c....of Harlequin's Jubilee, 1770 (K-D 12): The Magpies identical; lines from Last Song differ slightly.
LA 305
Timanthes. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Hoole.
Application Jan. 31, 1770, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Feb. 24.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. 1770 (K-D 267): a few differences in Acts I-III; more numerous differences in Acts IV-V.
LA 306
[The Brothers], Epilogue for Mr. Woodward in the Character of Ironsides. Richard Cumberland (?).
Application Feb. 7, 1770, George Colman, C.G. Spoken Feb. 10.
MS: notice states, to be spoken after the Comedy of the Brothers.
See LA 300.
LA 307
A Word to the Wise. Comedy, 5 acts. Hugh Kelly.
Application Feb. 15, 1770, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Mar. 3.
MS. Comp. 1770 (K-D 192): virtually identical.
LA 308
Fashion Displayed. Comedy, 5 acts. Philippina Burton.
Application Mar. 29, 1770, Samuel Foote, H2. Prod. Apr. 27.
MS.
LA 309
An Epilogue to Be Spoken by Lord Chief Joker and His Attorney-General.
Application May 2, 1770, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Spoken May 14.
MS.
LA 310
The Lame Lover. Comedy, 3 acts. Samuel Foote.
Application June 1, 1770, S. Foote, H2. Prod. June 22.
MS: a few corrections in hand of author. Comp. 1770 (K-D 91): considerable differences.
LA 311
The Man of the World. Comedy, 5 acts. Charles Macklin.
Application Aug. 2, [1770,] Samuel Foote, H2. Not produced. (License refused.)
MS: endorsed Thought unfit to be licensed. Comp. 1793 (K-D 346): great differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The entry in Larpents List regarding this play is as follows 'Man of the World, from the Little Theatre Haymarket. Manager
S. Foote. This piece was refused the license in 1770.' Afterwards we have these entries-'Man of the World from Covent Garden.
Author Macklin. Manager T. Harris-The license refused -1779'-'Man of the World from Covent Garden-Author Macklin-License allowed
1781'-...
In 1779 there was a correspondence on the Subject between Macklin & Lord Hertford.
See LA 500 and 558.
LA 312
'Tis Well It's No Worse. Comedy, 5 acts. Isaac Bickerstaffe.
Application Nov. 17, 1770, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Nov. 24.
MS: Act IV lacking; prologue. Comp. 1770 (K-D 189): slight differences.
LA 313
The Portrait; or, The Painter's Easel. Burletta, 3 pts. George Colman.
Application undated, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Nov. 22, 1770.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. 1770 (K-D 200): virtually identical.
LA 314
Almida. Tragedy, 5 acts. Dorothea Celesia.
Application Jan. 1, 1771, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Jan. 12.
MS: endorsed X and Madm. Celesio; some corrections; cast. Comp. 1771 (Dev HC 5): slight differences; printed lines indicated
for omission in performance are not in MS, except in last act.
LA 315
The West Indian. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Jan. 1, 1771, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Jan. 19.
MS: endorsed X and Mr Cumberland; prologue. Comp. 1771 (Dev HC 28): slight differences.
LA 316
Semiramide Riconosciuta; or, Semiramis Discovered. Opera (Italian), 3 acts. Pietro Metastasio. Alterations by Giovanni Gualberto
Bottarelli.
Application Jan. 29, 1771, P: Crawford & Co, H1. Prod. Feb. 9.
MS: title-page endorsed X and The Music entirely new by Signor Gioacchino Cocchi...The Poetry of Metastasio, alter'd and encreased
by Giovan Gualberto Bottarelli; cast.
LA 317
Semiramide. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Giovanni Gualberto Bottarelli (?), from Pietro Metastasio.
No application. Prod. H1, 1771 (?).
MS: title-page states, Music by F. Bianchi under the Direction of Mr. Federici; cast.
LA 318
Clementina. Tragedy, 5 acts. Hugh Kelly.
Application Feb. 14, 1771, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Feb. 23.
MS: endorsed X; passages marked for omission, by Examiner(?). Comp. 1771 (Dev HC 10): numerous and important differences throughout.
LA 319
Le Pazzie d'Orlando. Comic opera (Italian), 3 acts. Charles Francis Badini.
Application Feb. 16, 1771, P: Crawford & Co, H1. Prod. Feb. 23.
MS: title-page states, written by Badini.
LA 320
La Contadina in Corte. Comic opera (Italian), 3 acts.
Application Mar. 6, 1771, Peter Crawford & Co., H1. Prod. Mar. 14.
MS: endorsed X; title-page states, for benefit of Siga. Caterina Ristorini; cast.
See LA 503.
LA 321
The Modern Wife. Comedy, 5 acts. From John Gay.
Application Apr. 15, 1771, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Apr. 27.
MS: prologue and epilogue, with separate notice to Examiner, n.d.
LA 322
[Theodosius], Prologue, (Proposed) to Be Spoken by Miss Hayward in the Character of Athenais.
Application Apr. 22, 1771, David Garrick, for Mr Lacy & himself, D.L. Spoken Apr. 23.
MS.
LA 323
The Capricious Lady. Farce, 1 act. J. Henrietta Pye.
Application Apr. 30, 1771, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. May 10.
MS: endorsed X; numerous corrections.
LA 324
The Maid of Bath. Comedy, 3 acts. Samuel Foote.
Application June 12, 1771, S. Foote, H2. Prod. June 26.
MS: minor corrections in hand of author; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1778 (K-D 91): slight differences.
LA 325
Dido. Comic opera, 3 acts. Thomas Bridges.
Application June 19, 1771, Samuel Foote, H2. Prod. July 24.
MS: prologue. Comp. 1771 (K-D 279): considerable differences.
LA 326
The Fairy Prince. Masque, 3 pts. George Colman.
Application Sept. 28, 1771, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Nov. 12.
MS. Comp. 1771 (K-D 94): a few differences in the songs.
LA 327
The Order of the Garter. Masque, 3 pts. David Garrick.
Application Oct. 3, 1771, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. (as
The Institution of the Garter) Oct. 28.
MS: endorsed X; included, with separate application, Oct. 15, 1771, unsigned, a scene to be added to the New Masque calld
The Institution of the
Order of the Garter... Comp.
The Songs, Choruses, and Serious Dialogue of the Masque Called The Institution of the Garter; or, Arthur's Round Table Restored,
1771 (K-D 131): differences few, except that MS contains comic scenes not printed.
LA 328
Timon of Athens. Tragedy, 4 acts. Richard Cumberland, from William Shakespeare.
Application Nov. 23, 1771, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Dec. 4.
MS: endorsed X; notice describes piece as Alterations in the following Tragedy of
Timon of Athens; some corrections; one scene noted as transcribed from Shakespear. Comp. 1771 (K-D 195): a few differences, particularly in
Act IV, MS containing numerous lines not printed.
LA 329
The Fashionable Lover. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Jan. 10, [1772,] James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Jan. 20.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. 1772 (Dev HC 15): a few differences.
LA 330
The Golden Pippin. Burletta, 3 acts. Kane O'Hara.
Application Feb. 5, 1772, George Colman, C.G. Not produced. (License refused.)
MS: endorsed forbid the 17th. Febry. 1772; one passage deleted by Examiner. Comp. 1773 (K-D 221): extensive differences. J.P.C.
in
B.D.: It was at first forbidden as appears by the following entries in Larpents List-'The Golden Pippin-a Burletta to be performed
at Covent Garden. Managers letter G. Colman-On Feby 17th. 1772 it was forbid'-'Pippin, the Golden-Altered and offered again-Licensed
Octr. 1772' Both copies were among Larpents MSS. It was reduced to 2 acts before it was licensed-
See LA 339 and 1141.
LA 331
The Grecian Daughter. Tragedy, 5 acts. Arthur Murphy.
Application Feb. 8, 1772, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Feb. 26.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. 1772 (Dev HC 16): notable differences at conclusions of Acts III and V.
LA 332
Patience the Best Remedy; or, A Wife in the Right. Comedy, 5 acts. Elizabeth Griffith.
Application Feb. 20, 1772, George Colman, C.G. Prod. (as
A Wife in the Right) Mar. 9.
MS: endorsed X. Comp.
A Wife in the Right, 1772 (K-D 160): many differences; discrepancies in dialogue, order of scenes, and points of division between acts.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was sent to the Licenser without any title and Capell inserted the name of 'Patience the best Remedy' in Colman's Letter
of Feb 20th. 1772-On the outer cover of the MS it is called 'Patience the best Remedy or a Wife in the Right.'
LA 333
Squire Badger. Burletta, 2 pts. Thomas Augustine Arne, from Henry Fielding.
Application Mar. 6, [1772,] T. A. Arne, H2. Prod. (as
The Sot) Mar. 16 (?).
MS: endorsed X; note, Arne to Chetwynd; another title-page gives title, Squire Badger, inserted in place of The Sot. Comp.
1772 (K-D 424): slight differences.
LA 334
The Cooper. Comic opera, 2 acts. Thomas Augustine Arne (?).
Application May 26, 1772, Samuel Foote, H2. Prod. June 10.
MS: some insertions and deletions. Comp. 1772 (K-D 48): slight differences.
LA 335
The Nabob. Comedy, 3 acts. Samuel Foote.
Application June 17, 1772, S. Foote, H2. Prod. June 29.
MS: minor corrections, throughout, by author. Comp. 1778 (K-D 365): numerous differences in first half, slight discrepancies
in latter half.
LA 336
Cupid's Revenge. Pastoral, 2 acts. Francis Gentleman.
Application undated, Samuel Foote, H2. Prod. July 27, 1772.
MS: endorsed X; two songs deleted. Comp. 1772 (K-D 366): Act I differs considerably; Act II virtually identical.
LA 337
Occasional Prelude for the Opening of the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. George Colman.
Application Sept. 10, 1772, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Sept. 21.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. 1776 (K-D 200): MS contains one scene not printed; other differences slight.
LA 338
Elfrida. Tragedy, 5 acts. William Mason.
Application Oct. 9, 1772, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Nov. 2.
MS. Comp. 1752 (K-D 434): MS version a condensation of printed text; except for omissions, it is practically identical with
printed version.
LA 339
The Golden Pippin. Burletta, 2 acts. Kane O'Hara.
Application Oct. 9, 1772, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Feb. 6, 1773.
MS. Comp. 1773 (K-D 221): considerable differences. (MS differs also from LA 330,
q.v.)
See also LA 1141.
LA 340
The Rose; or, The Female Contest. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Thomas Augustine Arne (?).
Application Nov. 23, 1772, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Dec. 2.
MS: cover, endorsed X, gives title as The Female Contest or Rose. Comp. 1773 (K-D 268): slight differences.
LA 341
The Duel. Play, 5 acts. William O'Brien.
Application Nov. 25, 1772, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Dec. 8.
MS: endorsed X; numerous deletions and corrections. Comp. 2d ed., 1773 (K-D 269): slight differences.
LA 342
Cross Purposes. Farce, 2 acts. William O'Brien.
Application Nov. 26, 1772, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Dec. 5.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. 2d ed., [1772] (K-D 269): a number of differences.
LA 343
The Wedding Ring. Comic opera, 2 acts. Charles Dibdin.
Application Jan. 14, 1773, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Feb. 1.
MS: endorsed X; numerous revisions. Comp. 1773 (K-D 91): minor differences.
LA 344
Alzuma. Tragedy, 5 acts. Arthur Murphy.
Application Jan. 27, 1773, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Feb. 23.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. 1773 (Dev HC 4): numerous differences.
LA 345
Alonzo. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Home.
Application Jan. 29, 1773, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Feb. 27.
MS: dated Jan. 29, 1773. Comp. 1773 (K-D 231): slight differences.
LA 346
Piety in Pattens. Comedy, 1 act. Samuel Foote.
No application. Prod. H2, Feb. 15, 1773.
MS.
LA 347
The Thunder Ode. Thomas Augustine Arne (?).
No application. Introduced into
Judith, C.G., Feb. 26, 1773 (?).
MS.
LA 348
The Macaroni. Comedy, 5 acts. Robert Hitchcock.
Application n.d. [Feb., 1773], Tate Wilkinson, York. Prod. 1773 (?).
MS: endorsed X and acted at York in Feb. 1773. Comp. York, 1773 (K-D 67): numerous minor differences.
LA 349
The Novel; or, Mistakes of a Night. Comedy, 5 acts. Oliver Goldsmith.
Application undated, George Colman, C.G. Prod. (as
She Stoops to Conquer) Mar. 15, 1773.
MS: prologue. Comp.
She Stoops to Conquer; or, Mistakes of a Night, 1773 (Dev 8vo 15): minor differences throughout.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: Larpents List contains the following-'The Novel or Mistakes of a Night, acted at Covent Garden. Manager George Colman in 1783
[
sic]-This Comedy was licensed under that Title but was known on the stage by that of She Stoops to Conquer. The Author Goldsmith.'-See
Boswell's Life of Johnson where the latter says something about the difficulty of finding a title for Goldsmith's Play The
MS among Larpents Plays was called 'The Novel' &c.
LA 350
Prologue. (You all have heard, no Doubt, one time or other.)
Application Mar. 18, 1773, David Garrick, for his Partner Mr Lacy & himself, D.L. Spoken Mar. 23.
MS: endorsed For Mr. King after the Double Dealer.
LA 351
An Apology for Apologies. [Prologue?]
Application Apr. 3, 1773, David Garrick, for Mr Lacy & himself, D.L. Spoken Apr. 13.
MS: headed Address'd to the Town and spoken by Mr. King; endorsed For Mr. Love's Benefit.
LA 352
Henry 2d; or, The Fall of Rosamond. Tragedy, 5 acts. Thomas Hull.
Application undated, George Colman, C.G. Prod. May 1, 1773.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1774 (Dev HC 15): numerous minor differences.
LA 353
The Maid of Kent. Comedy, 5 acts. Francis Godolphin Waldron.
Application May 6, 1773, James Lacy and David Garrick, D.L. Prod. May 17.
MS. Comp. 1778 (K-D 21): minor differences in dialogue.
LA 354
The Grumbler. Comedy, 1 act. Oliver Goldsmith.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 8, 1773.
MS: endorsed X.
(This MS [HM 23] is not now in the Larpent Collection; nor is it listed in B.C. See ed., Cambridge, Mass., 1931, with Introduction
and notes by Alice I. Perry Wood.)
LA 355
The Bankrupt. Comedy, 3 acts. Samuel Foote.
Application July 8, 1773, S. Foote, H2. Prod. July 21.
MS: a few corrections in hand of author; some passages marked, by Examiner(?), for omission; prologue. Comp. 1776 (123800):
no important differences; passages marked for omission are printed.
LA 356
A Trip to Portsmouth. Sketch, 1 act. George Alexander Stevens.
Application Aug. 3, 1773, Samuel Foote, H2. Prod. Aug. 11.
MS. Comp. n.d. (K-D 272): various slight differences.
LA 357
The Pantheonites. Comedy, 2 acts. Francis Gentleman.
No application. Prod. H2, Sept. 3, 1773.
MS: some corrections; cast. Comp. 1773 (K-D 141): MS lacks one stanza of first song; otherwise practically identical.
LA 358
The Modish Wife, Prologue for. Francis Gentleman (?).
No application. Spoken H2, Sept. 18, 1773 (?).
MS.
LA 359
Lucio Vero. Opera (Italian), 3 acts. From Apostolo Zeno.
Application Oct. 8, 1773, Richard Yates, H1. Prod. Nov. 20.
MS.
LA 360
The Deserter. Musical drama, 2 acts. Charles Dibdin.
Application Oct. 18, 1773, David Garrick for Mr Lacy & himself, D.L. Prod. Nov. 2.
MS: numerous corrections and insertions; cast. Comp. 1773 (K-D 91): notable differences, particularly in Act II.
LA 361
The Duellist. Comedy, 5 acts. William Kenrick.
Application Nov. 1, 1773, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Nov. 20.
MS. Comp. [1773] (Dev HC 11): minor differences throughout; conclusion quite different.
LA 362
The School for Wives. Comedy, 5 acts. Hugh Kelly.
Application Nov. 29, 1773, David Garrick for himself & Mr Lacy, D.L. Prod. Dec. 11.
MS: endorsed X; numerous corrections and deletions. Comp. 1774 (Dev 8vo 72): many differences; MS contains long passages not
printed; certain passages deleted in MS are printed, others are not.
LA 363
The Christmas Tale. Musical entertainment, 5 pts. David Garrick.
Application Dec. 13, 1773, David Garrick, for himself & Mr. Lacy, D.L. Prod. Dec. 27.
MS: endorsed X; numerous deletions, corrections, and additions, some by author; prologue and epilogue. Comp.
A Christmas Tale, 1774 (Dev HC 10): numerous differences, particularly in last part.
J.P.C. in
B.D..: The prompter who wrote the body of the letter to the Licenser did not know what species of production to call it and leaving
a blank Garrick filled it up with the words 'Musical Entertainment.' The letter was dated Decr. 13. 1773 The MS in Larpents
collection was corrected by Garrick.
The account of this piece in the Biogr. Dram was the authorship of Steevens.
LA 364
The Man of Business. Comedy, 5 acts. George Colman.
Application undated, G. Colman, C.G. Prod. Jan. 29, 1774.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. 1774 (Dev HC 20): a few differences.
LA 365
The Note of Hand; or, A Trip to Newmarket. Farce, 2 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Jan. 31, 1774, David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Feb. 9.
MS: partial cast; epilogue. Comp. 1774 (K-D 195): some slight differences.
LA 366
Sethona. Tragedy, 5 acts. Alexander Dow.
Application Feb. 4, 1774, David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Feb. 19.
MS: endorsed X; some deletions and corrections; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1774 (K-D 281): minor discrepancies.
LA 367
Eldred; or, The British Father. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Jackson.
No application. Prod. Edinburgh, Feb., 1774; H2, July 7, 1775 (previously, Capel Street, Dublin, Dec., 1773).
MS: pp. 17-18 lacking. Comp.
Eldred; or, The British Freeholder, Edinburgh, 1782 (K-D 392): some differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: In Larpents List without date but after 1780 is entred a tragedy as licenced under the title of
Eldred the British Father.
LA 368
The Heroine of the Cave. Tragedy, 5 acts. Paul Hiffernan, from Henry Jones,
The Cave of Indra.
Application Mar. 11, 1774, David Garrick for myself & Partner, D.L. Prod. Mar. 19.
MS: endorsed X; endorsed (by Capell?) (recd. this afternoon, Mar. 14th.); prologue and epilogue.
Comp. 1775 (K-D 105): slight differences.
LA 369
The Fall of Egypt. Oratorio, 3 pts. John Hawkesworth.
Application Mar. 19, 1774, unsigned, D.L. Prod. (during Lent?) 1774.
MS: title-page states, By Docr Hawkesworth LL D; some corrections.
LA 370
The Prince of Agra. Tragedy, 5 acts. William Addington [or Hugh Kelly?], from John Dryden,
Aureng-Zebe.
Application Mar. 21, 1774, George Colman, C.G. Prod. Apr. 7.
MS: notice states, for Mrs. Lessingham's benefit; prologue and epilogue.
LA 371
The Two English Gentlemen; or, The Sham Funeral. Comedy, 5 acts. James Stewart.
Application Mar. 21, 1774, Samuel Foote, H2. Prod. H2 (?).
Note
B.D. says acted one night; Genest (X, 190) lists the play as not acted.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1774 (K-D 30): differs in detail throughout.
LA 372
The Conjurer. Farce, 2 acts. Miles Peter Andrews.
Application Apr. 16, 1774, David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Apr. 29.
MS: endorsed X; prologue. (Bound with MS of
The Election [LA 380].)
LA 373
Nitteti. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Giovanni Gualberto Bottarelli, from Pietro Metastasio.
No application. Prod. H1, Apr. 19, 1774.
MS: cast. (L.L. states performed H1, 1785.)
LA 374
The Swindlers. Farce, 2 acts. Robert Baddeley.
Application undated, David Garrick, for himself & Partner, D.L. Prod. Apr. 25, 1774.
MS.
LA 375
The Cozeners. Comedy, 3 acts. Samuel Foote.
Application June 28, 1774, S. Foote, H2. Prod. July 15.
MS: numerous corrections and one two-page insertion in hand of author; prologue. Comp. 1778 (K-D 91): various differences;
each version contains scenes not in the other.
LA 376
The Waterman; or, The First of August. Ballad opera, 2 acts. Charles Dibdin.
Application Aug. 2, 1744 [1774], Samuel Foote, H2, Prod. Aug. 8, 1774.
MS: some cancellations; cast. Comp. 1774 (K-D 181): a number of differences.
LA 377
Prologue.
Application Sept. 13, 1774, Thomas Hull, C.G. Spoken Sept. 19 (?).
MS: notice states that prologue is to be spoken at opening of Covent Garden on Monday next the 19th. Instant; endorsed Mr.
Woodward 1774.
LA 378
The Meeting of the Company; or, Bayes's Art of Acting. Prelude, 1 act. David Garrick.
Application undated, David Garrick, for Mr. Lacy & himself, D.L. Prod. Sept. 17, 1774.
MS: notice endorsed Collated & Perfect. J:P:K[emble]: 1800. (This MS [HM 12] is bound in the Kemble-Devonshire collection
of plays, Vol. 332. It is not part of the Larpent Collection, and it is not listed in B.C.)
Printed in
Three Plays by David Garrick, ed. Elizabeth P. Stein (1926).
LA 379
The Romance of an Hour. Farce, 2 acts. Hugh Kelly.
Application Sept. 24, 1774, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 2.
MS: interleaved, with numerous excisions and some corrections; partial cast. Comp. 1774 (146407): MS contains numerous lines
not printed.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It is entered by this title [
The Romance of an Hour] in Larpents List but it is also there stated that the original title was
The innocent Incendiary.
LA 380
The Election. Musical interlude, 1 act. Miles Peter Andrews.
Application Oct. 15, 1774, David Garrick, for Mr Lacy & himself, D.L. Prod. Oct. 19.
MS: endorsed X; one chorus deleted in red ink and endorsed in margin by Edward Capell, This was not in the Copy you shew'd
me, nor should be in this. (dele.). (Bound with MS of
The Conjurer [No. 372].) Comp. 1774 (K-D 189): a final song in MS not printed; censored chorus printed in slightly different version.
Note
Bound with 372
LA 381
The Maid of the Oaks. Comedy, 5 acts. John Burgoyne.
Application Oct. 20, 1774, David Garrick, for himself & Mr Lacy, D.L. Prod. Nov. 5.
MS: endorsed X; included, Additions In the 5: Act of the Maid of the Oaks (1782?); prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1774 (K-D
281): different prologue and epilogue; Acts IV and V very different.
LA 382
The Choleric Man. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Dec. 7, 1774, David Garrick for Mr Lacy & himself, D.L. Prod. Dec. 19.
MS: Act V lacking. Comp. 3d ed., 1775 (K-D 358): numerous differences, especially at the close of Act IV.
LA 383
The Rivals. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Application Jan. 9, 1775, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Jan. 17.
MS. Comp. 1775 (Dev HC 24): differs in many important respects. (See Sheridan,
The Rivals [Oxford, 1935], ed. from the Larpent MS by Richard Little Purdy.)
LA 384
The Rival Candidates. Comic opera, 2 acts. Henry Bate [Bate Dudley].
Application Jan. 21, 1775, David Garrick, for Mr. Lacy & himself, D.L. Prod. Feb. 1.
MS: frequent revisions; excisions indicated by Edward Capell (?); note, in hand of Capell: Sir If you shall be of opinion
that the passages I have mark'd should not be allow'd, it will be proper the Prompter should be told so by you as soon as
you can. Your obedient humble servant, E. C. Tuesday night; epilogue. Comp. 1775 (113742): minor differences.
LA 385
Cleonice. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Hoole.
No application. Prod. C.G., Mar. 2, 1775.
MS: cover endorsed Mr. Hoole. Comp. 1775 (Dev HC 9): slight differences throughout.
LA 386
Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs. Comedy, 3 acts. David Garrick.
Application Mar. 7, 1775, D. Garrick, for Mr. Lacy & himself, D.L. Prod. Mar. 18.
MS: a few deletions. Comp. 1775 (K-D 366): Acts I and II in MS appear as Act I in printed text, which is in two acts; other
differences slight.
LA 387
The Wish. Musical entertainment, 2 acts.
Application Apr. 22, 1775, Willoughby Lacy For Self & Partner, D.L. Prod. May 2 (?).
Note
Genest records performance on May 2, 1775; but it is not found in D.L. playbills of that day or in the
Public Advertiser.
MS: endorsed X; prologue.
LA 388
St. Patrick's Day; or, The Scheeming Lieutenant. Farce, 2 acts. Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Application Apr. 24, 1775, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 2.
MS. Comp. [Dublin], 1788 (K-D 378): numerous slight differences.
LA 389
Didone Abbandonata. Opera (Italian) (2 acts). Pietro Metastasio.
Application May 1, 1775, Richard Yates, H1. Prod. 1775.
MS: contains first act and one additional page; notice states in postscript, This Opera has been perform'd here some few years
since; cast.
LA 390
The Contract. Farce, 2 acts. Thomas Francklin.
Application Aug. 10, 1775, Samuel Foote, H2. Prod. June 12, 1776.
MS. Comp. 1776 (K-D 357): numerous and extensive differences.
LA 391
The Dutchman. Farce, 2 acts. Thomas Bridges.
Application Aug. 15, 1775, Samuel Foote, H2. Prod. Aug. 21.
MS. Comp. 1775 (K-D 279): a number of unimportant differences.
LA 392
The Weathercock. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Theodosius Forrest.
Application Oct. 4, 1775, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Oct. 17.
MS. Comp. 1775 (K-D 39): slight differences.
LA 393
The Little Gipsy; or, May Day. Musical piece, 1 act. David Garrick.
Application Oct. 14, 1775, D. Garrick, D.L. Prod. (as
May Day; or, The Little Gipsy) Oct. 28.
MS: endorsed X. Comp.
May Day; or, The Little Gipsy, 1775 (K-D 453): a few differences.
LA 394
La Sposa Fedele. Comic opera (Italian), 3 acts. Pietro Chiari.
Application Oct. 27, 1775, Richard Yates, H1. Prod. Oct. 31.
MS: numerous deletions; cast.
LA 395
The Coquette; or, The Mistakes of the Heart. Comedy, 5 acts. Robert Hitchcock.
Application Nov. 2, 1775, Tate Wilkinson, York and Hull.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. Bath, 1777 (K-D 67): numerous minor differences; a few more extensive differences.
LA 396
Old City Manners. Comedy, 5 acts. Charlotte Lennox, from Jonson, Chapman, and Marston,
Eastward Hoe.
Application Nov. 3, 1775, David Garrick, D. L. Prod. Nov. 9.
MS: note to Examiner describes play as Alterations in the following comedy call'd
Old City Manners (taken from the Old Comedy of
Eastward Hoe); a number of corrections; included, Prologue for Eastward Hoe. Comp. 1775 (Dev HC 22): slight differences.
LA 397
The Sultan; or, A Peep into the Seraglio. Dramatic entertainment, 2 acts. Isaac Bickerstaffe.
Application Nov. 30, 1775, David Garrick for himself & Mr. Lacy, D.L. Prod. Dec. 12.
MS: endorsed X; a few deletions; title-page states songs are One by Gierdini, One by Bach. Comp. 1787 (K-D 101): extensive
differences, with some parts entirely different.
LA 398
The Mercantile Lovers. Comedy, 5 acts. George Wallis.
Application undated, Tate Wilkinson, York. Prod. 1775(?).
MS. Comp. ed. with alterations, 1775 (K-D 21): marked differences, with scenes rearranged, revised, and omitted or added.
LA 399
Il Demetrio. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Pietro Metastasio (?).
No application. [Ca. 1775? dated 1785 in L.L.]
MS: cast.
See LA 751, an alteration of this opera.
LA 400
The Black-a-moor Wash'd White. Comic opera, 2 acts. Henry Bate [Bate Dudley].
Application Jan. 22, 1776, David Garrick and Willoughby Lacy, D.L. Prod. Feb. 1.
MS: endorsed X; a number of revisions and corrections. Comp.
Airs, Ballads, &c., 1776 (K-D 429): slight differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: See extract from a letter from Garrick to Woodfall regarding The Blackamoor in my MS. Diary.
Note
See
The Private Correspondence of David Garrick, II, 135-37.
LA 401
The Reasonable Lover. [The Man of Reason (?).] Comedy, 5 acts. [Hugh Kelly?]
Application Feb. 5, 1776, Thomas Harris, C.G. [Prod. (as
The Man of Reason) Feb. 9?]
MS: prologue and epilogue.
LA 402
The Runaway. Comedy, 5 acts. Hannah Cowley.
Application Feb. 5, 1776, David Garrick, for Mr Lacy & himself, D.L. Prod. Feb. 15.
MS: endorsed X; many alterations. Comp. 1776 (K-D 228): minor differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It had originally another title viz 'The Cantabs or the College Vacation'-In Larpents MS this title is erased by Garrick and
The Runaway substituted. There are also some alterations in his handwriting-It was first performed, as appears by the bills on Saturday
April 13th. 1776. [It was performed on April 13 for the fifteenth time.]
LA 403
The Spleen; or, Islington Spa. Farce, 2 acts. George Colman.
Application Feb. 17, 1776, David Garrick, D.L. Prod. Mar. 7.
MS: some corrections and erasures; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1776 (K-D 228): many passages printed not in MS; some transposition
of scenes, and other differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was perhaps the last piece Garrick sent with a note under his hand to be licensed. [But See LA 407 and 410.]
LA 404
The Syren [s]. Masque, 2 acts. Edward Thompson.
Application Feb. 20, 1776, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 26.
MS. Comp. 1776 (K-D 318): a number of differences.
LA 405
The Ascension. Oratorio, 3 acts.
Application Feb. 20, 1776, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. 1776.
MS. Comp. 1776 (K-D 413): slight differences.
LA 406
Concerto Spirituale. Anthem (English, Latin, and Italian).
Application Feb. 20, 1776, Thomas Harris, C.G.
MS: contains four anthems; endorsed X.
LA 407
Valentine's Day. Musical drama, 2 acts. William Heard.
Application Mar. 2, 1776, David Garrick for himself & Mr Lacy, D.L. Prod. Mar. 23.
MS: author's name on title-page. Comp. 1776 (K-D 321): numerous differences, especially in the songs.
LA 408
Medea, Epilogue for.
No application. Spoken D.L., Mar. 11, 1776 (?).
MS.
LA 409
The Impostors; or, The Credulous Don. Farce, 2 acts. Joseph Reed.
Application Mar. 11, 1776, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
The Impostors; or, A Cure for Credulity) Mar. 19.
MS: notice states, for Woodward's benefit; prologue.
LA 410
An Address to the Public. (When Ancient Rome in all its Glory Shone.)
Application Mar. 14, 1776, David Garrick, for Mr Lacy & himself, D.L. Spoken Mar. 23 (?).
MS: endorsed X and, by J.P.C. (in error?), 1776 On opening the Theatre for the Season.
LA 411
Caio Mario. Opera (Italian), 3 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, Apr. 20, 1776.
MS: cast.
LA 412
St. Helena; or, The Isle of Love. Farce, 2 acts. Edward Thompson.
Application July 30, 1776, Thomas Jefferson, Richmond. Prod. 1776.
MS: endorsed X; title-page indicates Isle of Love (erased) was original title.
413: The Capuchin. Comedy, 3 acts. Samuel Foote.
Application Aug. 8, 1776, S. Foote, H2. Prod. Aug. 19.
MS: prologue. Comp. 1778 (Dev 8vo 15): slight differences.
LA 414
[New Brooms], A New Occasional Prelude. 1 act. George Colman.
Application Sept. 3, 1776, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, For self & Partners, D.L. Prod. Sept. 21.
MS. Comp. 1776 (K-D 365): a few differences.
LA 415
News from Parnassus. Prelude. Arthur Murphy.
Application Sept. 9, 1776, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Sept. 23.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. excerpt, apparently, from
The Works of Arthur Murphy, 1786 (K-D 108): many slight differences.
LA 416
The Prejudice of Fashion. Comedy, 2 acts.
Application Sept. 24, 1776, Samuel Foote, H2. Prod. Feb. 22, 1779.
MS: prologue.
LA 417
La Frascatana. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. From Filippo Livigni.
No application. Prod. H1, Nov. 5, 1776.
MS: dated by Larpent June, 1794; cast.
See LA 1535, substantially the same.
LA 418
The Seraglio. Comic opera, 2 acts. Charles Dibdin.
Application Nov. 9, 1776, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 14.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. 1776 (K-D 49): slight differences; MS contains several songs and one scene in Act II not printed.
LA 419
Prologue. (Ladies and Gentlemen-quite void of passion.)
Application Nov. 16, 1776, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, For self, & Partners, D.L. Spoken Nov. 19 (?).
MS.
LA 420
The Hotel; or, The Double Valet. Farce, 2 acts. Thomas Vaughan.
Application Nov. 16, 1776, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, for self & Partners, D.L. Prod. Nov. 21.
MS: endorsed X; epilogue, with separate application, Nov. 30. Comp. 1776 (K-D 19): virtually the same.
LA 421
Selima and Azor. Dramatic romance, 3 acts. George Collier.
Application Dec. 2, 1776, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, For self & Partners, D.L. Prod. Dec. 5.
MS: lacks Act I, Scene 1, and most of Scene 2; many alterations. Comp. 1784 (K-D 363): numerous differences.
LA 422
Semiramis. Tragedy, 5 acts. George Edward Ayscough.
Application Dec. 2, 1776, Richard Brinsley Sheridan For self & Partners, D.L. Prod. Dec. 14.
MS: endorsed X; numerous deletions and corrections. Comp. 1776 (Dev HC 25): a number of slight differences.
LA 423
Germondo. Opera (Italian), 3 acts. Carlo Goldoni.
Application Jan. 1, 1777, Richard Yates, H1. Prod. Jan. 21.
MS: endorsed X; cast.
LA 424
Sir Thomas Overbury. Tragedy, 5 acts. William Woodfall, from Richard Savage.
Application Jan. 23, 1777, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 1.
MS. Comp. 1777 (147584): many lines printed not in MS.
LA 425
Know Your Own Mind. Comedy, 5 acts. Arthur Murphy.
Application Feb. 4, 1777, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 22.
MS. Comp. 1778 (Dev HC 18): numerous marked differences.
LA 426
A Trip to Scarborough. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, from John Vanbrugh.
Application Feb. 17, 1777, R. B. Sheridan For self & Partners, D.L. Prod. Feb. 24.
MS: endorsed X; cast. Comp. Dublin, 1781 (138263): substantially the same.
LA 427
The Milesian. Comic opera, 2 acts. Isaac Jackman.
Application Mar. 14, 1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, For self & Partners, D.L. Prod. Mar. 20.
MS: endorsed X. Comp. 1777 (K-D 266): a few differences.
LA 428
All the World's A Stage. Farce, 2 acts. Isaac Jackman.
Application Mar. 31, 1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan For self & Partners, D.L. Prod. Apr. 7.
MS: additional scene; prologue; cast. Comp. 1777 (Dev HC 5): slight differences; additional scene not printed.
LA 429
The Experiment. Comedy, 2 acts. Charles Stuart (?).
Application Apr. 8, 1777, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 16. MS: epilogue.
LA 430
The Distress'd Wife. Comedy, 3 acts. George Colman (?), from John Gay.
Application Apr. 14, 1777, George Colman, H2.
MS: endorsed X; prologue. Prologue comp. Prologue On the Opening of the Theatre-Royal in the Haymarket, May 15, 1777. Written
by G. Colman, Esq; Spoken by Mr. Palmer,
The Gentleman's Magazine, XLVII (1777): almost identical. (The Haymarket opened on May 15 with
The English Merchant and
Lilliput.)
LA 431
Polly. Ballad opera, 3 acts. George Colman, from John Gay.
Application Apr. 15, 1777, George Colman, H2. Prod. June 19.
MS. Comp. 1777 (Dev 8vo 79): MS contains two scenes, several airs, and some dialogue not in printed version; act and scene
divisions differ.
LA 432
The Device; or, The Marriage Office. Farce, 2 acts. - Richards.
Application Apr. 29, 1777, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 5.
MS: notice states, for Wild's benefit. Comp.
Airs, Duet, & Finale, in the Device, [1777] (Dev 8vo 72): slight differences.
LA 433
The Clock Case; or, Female Curiosity. Interlude.
Application Apr., 1777, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 2.
MS.
LA 434
Prologue and Epilogue, for the Benefit of the Widow and Children of the Late Mr. Kelly. Samuel Johnson and A Friend.
Application May 27, 1777, Thomas Harris, C.G. Spoken May 29.
MS.
LA 435
The Matrimonial Advertisement; or, A Bold Stroke for A Husband. Comedy, 3 acts. Mrs. Gardner (Miss Cheney).
Application July 26, 1777, George Colman, H2. Prod. (as
The Advertisement; or, A Bold Stroke for a Husband) Aug. 9.
MS: a number of corrections; prologue.
LA 436
The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution. Comedy, 3 acts. George Colman.
Application Aug. 25, 1777, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 30.
MS: endorsed X; prologue and Songs.
LA 437
The Students; or, The Humours of Saint Andrew's. Farce, 2 acts. James Stewart.
Application Sept. 24, 1777, George Colman, H2. Prod. 1779 (?).
MS.
LA 438
The Beggar's Opera, New Scene for. Edward Thompson (?).
Application Oct. 15, 1777, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Oct. 17.
MS.
LA 439
Creso. Opera (Italian), 3 acts.
Application Nov. 1, 1777, Richard Yates, H1. Prod. Nov. 8 (?).
MS: cast.
LA 440
Percy. Tragedy, 5 acts. Hannah More.
Application Dec. 2, 1777, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 10.
MS. Comp. 1778 (Dev 8vo 16): a few slight differences.
LA 441
The Female Officer. Farce, 2 acts. John Philip Kemble.
Application Jan. 1, 1778, Joseph Younger, Manchester. Prod. 1778.
MS: prologue, Written for the Play of Injur'd Innocence by C: Cibber.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The MS of this piece was in Larpents Collection and the whole of it was in the hand writing of J. P Kemble. It was licensed
on Jany 1st 1778 to the Manager of the Liverpool theatre [but application is for performance at Manchester], Mr Joseph Younger.
Qy if it be not an alteration of 3 Hours after Marriage by Pope Gay & Arbuthnot-at least the incident of the Nunnery & the
Crocodile are in both-See Cibbers Letter to Pope 1742 p 17 & 18. See MS. Diary p 160 for a par: from a letter by J.P.K regarding
the opposition to it.
LA 442
Alfred. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Home.
Application Jan. 13, 1778, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Jan. 21.
MS. Comp. 1778 (K-D 231): some differences, MS containing passages not printed.
LA 443
Poor Vulcan. Burletta, 2 acts. Charles Dibdin.
Application Jan. 31, 1778, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 4.
MS: many excisions and corrections. Comp. 2d ed., 1778 (K-D 321): numerous differences.
LA 444
Erifile, Regina di Zacinto. Opera (Italian), 3 acts. Giovanni de' Gamerra.
Application Feb. 6, 1778, Richard Yates, H1. Prod. Feb. 7.
MS: endorsed X; numerous deletions and revisions; cast.
LA 445
The Cady [of Bagdad]. Comic opera, 3 acts. Abraham Portal.
Application Feb. 9, 1978, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, For self & Partners, D.L. Prod. Feb. 19.
MS: endorsed X.
LA 446
Belphegor; or, The Wishes. Comic opera, 2 acts. Miles Peter Andrews.
Application Mar. 6, 1778, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, For self & Partners, D.L. Prod. Mar. 16.
MS. Comp. [Dublin?], 1788 (Dev 12mo 67): several minor differences.
LA 447
The Lucky Escape. Musical farce, 2 acts. Mary Robinson.
Application Apr. 23, 1778, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Apr. 30.
MS: endorsed X; cast. Comp.
Songs, Chorusses, &c., in The Lucky Escape, n.d. (K-D 630): a few differences.
LA 448
The British Heroine. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Jackson.
Application Apr. 28, 1778, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 5 (previously, as
Geralda; or, The Siege of Harlech, Dublin, Jan. 13, 1777).
MS: numerous corrections; prologue and epilogue.
LA 449
Buxom Joan. Burletta, 1 act. Thomas Willet.
Application June 17, 1778, George Colman, H2. Prod. June 25.
MS. Comp. 1778 (K-D 204): virtually identical.
LA 450
The Suicide. Comedy, 4 acts. George Colman.
Application June 29, 1778, George Colman, H2. Prod. July 11.
MS: some corrections; cast.
LA 451
Belisarius; or, Injur'd Innocence. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Philip Kemble.
Application July 27, 1778, Joseph Younger, Liverpool. Prod. Liverpool and Hull, 1778; York, 1779.
MS: epilogue.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: 'Belisarius or Injured Innocence-Acted at Liverpool 1778.' LL.
J.P.K. in
B.D.: After the note on this play, Kemble has written N.P. (not printed); but he does not deny the ascription of authorship.
LA 452
The Flitch of Bacon. Comic opera, 2 acts. Henry Bate [Bate Dudley].
Application Aug. 1, 1778, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 17.
MS: names of performers. Comp. 1779 (K-D 103): slight differences.
LA 453
The Volunteers; [or, Britons Strike Home (?)]. Farce, 1 act. [William Woods?]
Note
This may be Woods's
The Volunteers; or, Britons Strike Home, which
B.D. suggests may have been performed at Edinburgh before it was performed at Hull. As it was licensed for York, it may first have
appeared there.
Application Aug. 5, 1778, Tate Wilkinson, York. [Prod. York, and Hull, 1778?]
MS.
LA 454
Rose and Colin. Musical piece, 1 act. Charles Dibdin.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Sept. 18, 1778.
MS: endorsed Rx 7th. Novr. 1778. but approved by the Lord Chamberlain in Octr. Comp. 1778 (K-D 362): slight differences.
LA 455
The Wives Reveng'd. Musical piece, 1 act. Charles Dibdin.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Sept. 18, 1778.
MS: endorsed Rx 7th Novr. 1778. but approved by the Lord Chamberlain in Octr. Comp. 1778 (K-D 366): slight differences.
LA 456
Annette and Lubin. Musical piece, 1 act. Charles Dibdin.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Oct. 2, 1778.
MS: endorsed Rx 7th. Novr. 1778. but approved by the Lord Chamberlain in October. Comp. 1778 (83370): slight differences.
LA 457
The Camp. Entertainment, 2 acts. Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Note
As
The Camp is now generally assumed to be at least in part Sheridan's, it seems most convenient here to attribute it to him without question.
Application Oct. 13, 1778, R. B. Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Oct. 15.
MS: endorsed Rx 7th Novr. 1778. but approved by the Lord Chamberlain in Octr.; prologue (incomplete). Comp. 1795 (123649):
differs in detail throughout; each version contains songs and passages not in the other. Comp. also [1833?] and
The Plays and Poems of R. B. Sheridan, 1928: MS differs correspondingly from these editions.
LA 458
The Invasion; or, A Trip to Brighthelmstone. Comedy, 2 acts. Frederick Pilon.
Application undated, For Mr Harris. I: Wild, C.G. Prod. Nov. 4, 1778.
MS: endorsed Rx 29th. October 1778; prologue. Comp. 3d ed., 1782 (3512): slight differences.
LA 459
The Lady of the Manor. Comic opera, 3 acts. William Kenrick.
Application Nov., 1778, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 23.
MS: endorsed Rx 19th. Novr. 1778. Comp. 2d ed., 1778 (Dev HC 19): slight differences.
LA 460
L'Avaro Deluso. Opera (Italian), 3 acts. Giovanni Bertati and Antonio Andrei (?).
Application Nov. 23, 1778, Thomas Harris and Richard Brinsley Sheridan, H1. Prod. Nov. 24.
MS: cast.
LA 461
The Fathers; or, The Good Natur'd Man. Comedy, 5 acts. Henry Fielding.
Application Nov. 25, 1778, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Nov. 30.
MS: numerous cancellations and corrections; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1778 (64902): slight differences.
J.P.C. in
B. D.: Various corrections & improvements in the Copy among Larpents MSS are in the hand writing of Sheridan.
LA 462
Buthred. Tragedy, 5 acts.
Application Dec. 2, 1778, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 8.
MS: prologue. Comp. 1779 (Dev HC 6): one scene and several lines printed not in MS; other, slight differences.
LA 463
The Spendthrift; or, The Christmas Gambol. Comedy, 2 acts. William Kenrick.
Application Dec., 1778, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 21.
MS: prologue.
LA 464
The Touchstone. Pantomime, 2 pts. Charles Dibdin.
Application Dec., 1778, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
The Touchstone; or, Harlequin Traveller) Jan. 4, 1779.
MS. Comp.
The Songs, Choruses, &c., in The Touchstone, 5th ed., 1779 (83368): songs printed are virtually the same as those in MS; but each version contains songs not in the other.
See LA 851, and J.P.C.'s note thereon.
LA 465
The Wonders of Derbyshire; or, Harlequin in the Peak. Songs, Chorusses, & Recitative.
Application Jan. 2, 1779, Thomas Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Jan. 8.
MS. Comp.
An Account of the Wonders of Derbyshire, 1779 (Dev 8vo 61): slight discrepancies.
LA 466
The Law of Lombardy. Tragedy, 5 acts. Robert Jephson.
Application Jan. 26, 1779, Thomas Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Feb. 8.
MS: prologue. Comp. 1779 (K-D 258): slight differences.
LA 467
Jehu. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Feb. 17, 1779, Thomas Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Feb. 19.
MS.
LA 468
The Liverpool Prize. Farce, 2 acts. Frederick Pilon.
Application Feb., 1779, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 22.
MS: three passages marked X in margin, by Examiner(?). Comp. 1779 (K-D 407): numerous differences; MS contains characters
and scenes not printed; there are also other discrepancies.
LA 469
Zemire e Azore. Opera (Italian), 3 acts. Translation by Verazzi of Marmontel's
Zémire et Azor.
Application Feb. 22, 1779, Thomas Harris and Richard Brinsley Sheridan, H1. Prod. Feb. 23.
MS.
LA 470
The School for Scandal Scandalized. Interlude, 1 act. John Philip Kemble (?).
Application Mar. 3, 1779, Tate Wilkinson, York. Prod. Mar. 27.
MS: in J.P. Kemble's hand.
LA 471
Monody. [Verses to the Memory of Garrick.] Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Application Mar. 10, 1779, Thomas Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Mar. 11.
MS: four lines at end deleted, and note states: These four last lines were erased in the prompter's copy and were not delivered.
Comp. Verses to the Memory of Garrick, in
The Plays and Poems of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, ed. Rhodes, 1928: several minor differences in phraseology; last 20 lines of printed text not in MS.
LA 472
The Critic. Prelude. Richard Cumberland (?).
Application Mar. 15, 1779, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Mar. 20.
MS: notice includes
Calypso (No. 473), and concludes with a prologue (to
Calypso?).
LA 473
Calypso. Masque, 3 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application (with LA 472) Mar. 15, 1779, Thomas Harris, C. G. Prod. Mar. 20.
MS: prologue (?[See LA 472]). Comp. 1779 (K-D 103): slight differences.
LA 474
Enea e Lavinia. Opera (Italian), 3 acts. Giovanni Gualberto Bottarelli (?).
Application Mar. 20, 1779, Thomas Harris and Richard Brinsley Sheridan, H1. Prod. Mar. 25.
MS.
LA 475
Who's the Dupe. Farce, 2 acts. Hannah Cowley.
Application Mar. 29, 1779, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Apr. 4.
MS. Comp. 1779 (K-D 228): minor differences.
LA 476
The Contract; or, Female Captain. Farce, 2 acts. James Cobb (?).
Application Mar. 29, 1779, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Apr. 5.
MS: prologue.
LA 477
Illumination; or, The Glazier's Conspiracy. Prelude, 1 act. Frederick Pilon.
Application Apr. 7, 1779, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 12.
MS: endorsed, in hand of Capell(?), to be consider'd; epilogue. Comp. 1779 (3518): slight differences.
LA 478
The Double Deception; or, Lovers Perplex'd. Comedy (5 acts). Elizabeth Richardson.
Application Apr. 23, 1779, Thomas Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Apr. 28.
MS: Act V lacking; A New Epilogue.
LA 479
The Cobler of Castlebury. Ballad farce, 2 acts. Charles Stuart.
Application Apr. 24, 1779, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 27.
MS: notice states, for Wilson's benefit; cast. Comp. [1779] (K-D 52): minor variations.
LA 480
Gallic Gratitude. Comedy, 2 acts. James Solas Dodd.
Application Apr. 24, 1779, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 30 (previously, as
The Funeral Pile, Smock Alley, Dublin, 1772).
MS: notice states, for Mrs. Jackson's benefit; prologue. Comp. 1779 (K-D 545): slight differences in Act I; more extensive
differences in Act II.
LA 481
Fatal Falsehood. Tragedy, 5 acts. Hannah More.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 6, 1779.
MS: notice includes
The Chelsea Pensioner (No. 482). Comp. 1779 (Dev HC 14): slight differences.
LA 482
The Chelsea Pensioner. Comic Opera, 2 acts. Charles Dibdin.
Application (with LA 481) undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 6, 1779.
MS: a number of corrections and deletions. Comp. 1st ed., 1779 (K-D 422): slight differences.
LA 483
La Governante; or, The Duenna. Comic opera (Italian), 3 acts. Charles Francis Badini.
Application May 7, 1779, Thomas Harris and Richard Brinsley Sheridan, H1. Prod. May 15.
MS: numerous revisions; title states, translated into Italian.
LA 484
Tour in Wales. Comedy, 3 acts.
Application June 30, 1779, George Colman, H2.
MS.
LA 485
Summer Amusement. Comic opera, 3 acts. Miles Peter Andrews and William Augustus Miles.
Application undated, George Colman, H2. Prod. July 1, 1779.
MS: a number of corrections. Comp.
Songs, Trios, Duetts, and Choruses, in the Comic Opera of Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate, 3d ed., 1781 (Dev 8vo 72): minor differences; some songs in MS not printed.
LA 486
Albina, Countess of Raimond. Tragedy, 5 acts. Hannah Cowley.
Application July 10, 1779, George Colman, H2. Prod. July 31.
MS: several pages in Act V lacking. Comp. 1779 (Dev HC 5): slight discrepancies; printed version contains scenes, in Acts
III and IV, not in MS.
LA 487
A Widow and No Widow. Comedy, 3 acts. Richard Paul Jodrell.
Application undated, George Colman, H2. Prod. July 17, 1779.
MS: prologue. Comp. 1780 (K-D 457): minor discrepancies.
LA 488
Prologue for the Opening the Theatre at Windsor. Francis Godolphin Waldron.
Application July 22, 1779, F. G. Waldron, Windsor.
MS: notice refers to license, previously granted, for LA 504.
LA 489
The Son in Law. Musical farce, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application undated, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 14, 1779.
MS. Comp. [1833?] (Dev 12mo 69): numerous differences in details.
LA 490
The Separate Maintenance. Comedy, 4 acts. George Colman.
Application Aug. 20, 1779, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 31.
MS.
LA 491
The Device; or, The Deaf Doctor. Farce, 2 acts. Frederick Pilon.
Application Sept. 23, 1779, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Sept. 27.
MS: prologue. Comp.
The Deaf Lover, 1780 (Dev 8vo 17), which is an alteration of
The Device: Act I virtually the same; Act II completely different.
See LA 510.
LA 492
The Bondman, Prologue for.
No application. Spoken, C.G., Oct. 13, 1779.
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C., As altered by Cumberland.
LA 493
Plymouth in an Uproar. Farce, 2 acts. Edward Neville.
Application Oct. 19, 1779, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Oct. 20.
MS. Comp. 1779 (K-D 362): considerable differences, MS containing scenes and speeches in Act II not printed.
LA 494
The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehears'd. Dramatic piece, 2 acts. Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Application Oct. 29, 1779, R. B. Sheridan, for self & Partners, D.L. Prod. Oct. 30.
MS: several deletions; prologue, by Richard Fitzpatrick. Comp. 1781
(K-D 139): Acts II and III in printed copy appear as Act II in MS; also several minor differences.
LA 495
Prologue (This night, we set to view a Guiltless Wife.) and Epilogue (When Senators attend St. Stephens call.) [to
The Duke of Milan?].
Application Nov. 9, 1779, Thomas Harris, C.G. Spoken Nov. 10 (?).
MS.
LA 496
William and Nancy [Nanny]. Musical farce, 2 acts. Richard Josceline Goodenough.
Application Nov. 11, 1779, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 12.
MS. Comp. 1779 (K-D 224): MS contains several songs and some speeches not printed.
LA 497
The Mirror; or, Harlequin Every Where. Pantomimic burletta, 3 pts. Charles Dibdin.
Application Nov. 26, 1779, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 30.
MS. Comp. 2d ed., 1779 (K-D 360): many differences; MS contains two scenes not printed.
LA 498
Zoraida. Tragedy, 5 acts. William Hodson.
Application Nov. 26, 1779, Thomas Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Dec. 13.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1780 (Dev 8vo 16): minor differences.
LA 499
The Times. Comedy, 5 acts. Elizabeth Griffith.
Application Nov. 29, 1779, Thomas Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Dec. 2.
MS: numerous corrections; prologue; cast. Comp. 1780 (K-D 160): several scenes in MS not printed; great discrepancies in Act
V.
LA 500
The Man of the World. Comedy, 5 acts. Charles Macklin.
Application Dec. 4, 1779, Thomas Harris, C.G. and Charles Macklin, author. Not produced. (Licensed refused.)
MS: some passages canceled (by Examiner?) and substitutions written in; included: letter to the Lord Chamberlain from Harris,
stating, I have taken the Liberty of giving this opportunity to the Author of speaking for himself; letter to the Lord Chamberlain
from Macklin, stating his purpose in writing the play, the objects of the satire, etc. Comp. 1793 (K-D 346): virtually identical,
except for canceled passages, which are printed as they originally appeared in MS.
See LA 311 and 558.
LA 501
Prologue for the Benefit of the Dispensary for the Infant Poor.
Application Dec. 5, 1779, Thomas Harris, C.G. Spoken Dec. 22.
MS.
LA 502
[Il Soldano Generoso (?).] Opera (Italian), 8 scenes.
Application Dec. 14, 1779, Thomas Harris and Richard Brinsley Sheridan, H1. Prod. Jan. 1, 1780 (?).
MS: called simply An Opera.
LA 503
La Contadina in Corte. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Dec. 14, 1779, Thomas Harris and Richard Brinsley Sheridan, H1.
MS.
See LA 320.
LA 504
The Dramatic Chronicle. An occasional address, to be spoken at the Opening of The Theatre-Royal on Richmond-Green. 1779. Francis
Godolphin Waldron (?).
No application (but See LA 488). [1779.]
MS.
LA 505
The Experiment. Farce, 2 acts. Charles Murray.
No application. Prod. Norwich, 1779.
MS: several cancellations; one passage marked To be Expunged (by Examiner?). Comp. Norwich, 1779 (Dev 8vo 49): slight differences;
corrections in MS appear in printed version.
LA 506
A Mirror for the Ladies. Musical interlude, 1 act.
No application. [1779?]
MS: endorsed March the 1st 1779 Wm. Harricks; numerous revisions.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: 'A Mirror for the Ladies-an Interlude performed at Drury Lane for the benefit of Mr Davis 1779' L.L. (Apparently neither Mr.
nor Mrs. Davis had a benefit at D.L. or C.G. in 1779.)
LA 507
The Shepherdess of the Alps. Comic Opera, 3 acts. Charles Dibdin.
Application Jan. 6, 1780, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Jan. 18.
MS. Comp. 1780 (K-D 319): MS contains one scene and some stanzas of songs not printed; otherwise practically identical.
LA 508
The Widow of Delphi; or, The Descent of the Deities. Musical drama, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Two applications, Jan. 20, 1780, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, H1, and Jan. 24, 1780, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. C.G., Feb. 1.
MS: prologue (Statesmen and Poets, oft one fortune find), with separate application, Jan. 28, Thomas Harris, C.G. Comp.
The Songs in the Widow of Delphi, 1780 (K-D 103): virtually identical.
LA 509
Quinto Fabio. Opera (Italian), 3 acts. Antonio Andrei (?), from Apostolo Zeno.
No application. Prod. H1, Jan. 22, 1780.
MS: numerous corrections and cancellations.
See LA 929 (there are many differences).
LA 510
The Deaf Lover. Farce, 2 acts. Frederick Pilon.
Application Jan., 1780, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 2.
MS. Comp. 1780 (Dev 8vo 17): slight differences.
See LA 491.
LA 511
Oh! It's Impossible. Comedy, 5 acts. John Philip Kemble, from Shakespeare,
Comedy of Errors.
Application Feb. 4, 1780, John Kemble for Tate Wilkinson, York. Prod. 1780 (?).
MS: some corrections.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It is an alteration of the Comedy of Errors with the names of the characters all changed and the scene laid in London.
LA 512
The Wager. Farce, 3 acts.
Application Feb. 7, 1780, Joseph Younger, Manchester.
MS: prologue and epilogue.
LA 513
The Belle's Stratagem. Comedy, 5 acts. Hannah Cowley.
Application Feb. 15, 1780, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 22.
MS. Comp. 1782 (K-D 228): a number of discrepancies in dialogue.
LA 514
The Artifice. Comic opera, 2 acts. William Augustus Miles.
Application Mar. 16, 1780, Richard Brinsley Sheridan For self & Partners, D.L. Prod. Apr. 14.
MS: many corrections and cancellations; cast. Comp. 1780 (K-D 354): order of scenes in Act I quite different; other differences
unimportant.
LA 515
The School of Eloquence. Interlude. Hannah Cowley.
Application Mar. 30, 1780, Thomas Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Apr. 4.
MS.
LA 516
A School for Ladies, Occasional Prologue for. W-H-.
No application. Spoken H2, Apr. 8, 1780 (?).
MS: states, Written by Mr. W. H. Spoken by Mr. Burton, for his Benefit, April 8, 1780.
LA 517
Moses and Shadrac; or, A Specimen of Jewish Education. Petit piece, 1 act.
Application Apr. 13, 1780, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Apr. 17.
MS. (Performed for Baddeley's benefit, by him and Burton; perhaps written by Baddeley.)
LA 518
The Loyal Volunteers; or, Taylors to Arms. Prelude, 1 act. George Downing.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
Volunteers; or, Taylors to Arms) Apr. 19, 1780.
MS: several deletions of text; prologue, endorsed not to be inserted; cast.
LA 519
The Elders. Comedy, 2 acts. Henry Man.
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 21, 1780.
MS: prologue. Comp.
Miscellaneous Works...of the Late Henry Man, 1802 (Dev 8vo 14): unimportant differences.
LA 520
Rinaldo. Opera (English and Italian), 3 acts. Charles Francis Badini, or Giovanni de' Gamerra (?).
No application. Prod. H1, Apr. 22, 1780.
Printed copy, 1780.
LA 521
The Female Orators; or, Ladies' Debating Society. Prelude.
Application May 7, 1780, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 12.
MS.
LA 522
Fire and Water. Comic opera, 2 acts. Miles Peter Andrews.
Application May 12, 1780, George Colman, H2. Prod. July 8.
MS. Comp. 1780 (K-D 448): a few differences in Act I; more extensive differences in Act II.
LA 523
[The Disputants (?).] Farce, 2 acts.
Application May 12, 1780, George Colman, H2.
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), 1780 and The Disputants; title does not appear elsewhere in MS.
LA 524
The Manager in Distress. Prelude, 1 act. George Colman.
Application May 21, [1780,] George Colman, H2. Prod. May 30.
MS. Comp. [1780] (K-D 316): virtually identical.
LA 525
The Miniature Picture. Comedy, 3 acts. Elizabeth, Countess of Craven (later Margravine of Anspach).
Application May 22, 1780, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D.L. Prod. May 24.
Printed copy, 1780: a few MS revisions; MS prologue, containing numerous corrections; MS epilogue states, spoken by the Honble
Mrs. Hobart at Lady Cravens (Apr. 8). Comp. 1781 (K-D 453): slight differences in prologue; otherwise virtually identical.
LA 526
The Chapter of Accidents. Comedy, 5 acts. Sophia Lee.
Application May 23, 1780, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 5.
MS: prologue. Comp. 1780 (146648): extensive differences.
LA 527
The Lecture upon Heads, New Matter for. Monologue. Frederick Pilon (?).
Application June 25, 1780, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. June 26 (?).
MS: many corrections; prologue. Comp.
A Lecture on Heads, Written by George Alexander Stevens, with Additions by Mr. Pilon; As Delivered by Mr. Charles Lee Lewis,...1788 (X66850): MS agrees substantially with printed text. Also comp. 1784: the New Matter and prologue do not appear there.
LA 528
The Belles Association; or, Female Orators. Farce, 1 act.
Application July 14, 1780, Joseph Younger, Liverpool. Prod. 1780(?).
MS.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: 'Acted at Liverpool 1780'-L.L.
LA 529
The Usurers. Farce, 2 acts.
Application July 14, 1780, Joseph Younger, Liverpool.
MS: prologue.
LA 530
The Wedding Night. Musical farce, 1 act. James Cobb.
Application July 21, 1780, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 12.
MS. Comp.
Songs, Duetts, Trios, &c., in The Wedding Night, 1780 (Dev 8vo 66): MS and printed songs differ at several points.
LA 531
[The Wedding Night (?)], Epilogue in the Character of Arabella.
No application. [Spoken H2, Aug. 12, 1780?]
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), Qy to Wedding Night or Tamer Tamed Qy 1780.
LA 532
The Genius of Nonsense. Pantomime. George Colman (?).
Application Aug. 25, [1780,] George Colman, H2. Prod. Sept. 2.
MS: inserted, new Song. Comp.
Songs, Duetts, Trios, &c., in The Genius of Nonsense, 1781 (K-D 629): corresponds closely; some parts printed not in MS.
LA 533
The Cabinet of Fancy; or, Evening Exhibition. Dramatic piece, 3 pts. [Illustrated lecture, with songs.] George Alexander Stevens.
No application. [Oct. 2, 1780.]
MS: in hand of author; dated Oct. 2d. 1780. (L.L. states, Acted at the Little T.H. 1780.)
LA 534
The Close of the Poll. Farce, 2 acts. Frederick Pilon.
Application Oct. 11, 1780, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
The Humours of an Election) Oct. 19.
MS: prologue. Comp.
The Humours of an Election, new ed., 1780 (K-D 359): printed as one act; some other discrepancies.
LA 535
[The Exciseman.] Farce, 2 acts. Henry Knapp.
Application Nov. 2, 1780, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 4.
MS: no title; called Comic Piece in Two Acts, and endorsed, by Capell(?), Call'd What?
LA 536
The Generous Imposter. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Lewis O'Beirne.
Application Nov. 6, 1780, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Nov. 22.
MS: prologue and Pastoral. Comp. 1781 (K-D 316): MS contains a few passages not printed; prologue differs slightly.
LA 537
The Islanders. Comic opera, 3 acts. Charles Dibdin.
Application Nov. 22, 1780, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 25.
MS: cast. Comp.
Songs, Duetts, Trios, &c., in The Islanders, 1780 (K-D 429): a number of discrepancies.
LA 538
L'Arcifanfano. Comic opera (Italian), 3 acts. Carlo Goldoni.
No application. Prod. H1, Nov. 25, 1780.
MS: cast.
LA 539
Deaf Indeed. Comedy, 2 acts. Edward Topham.
Application Nov. 29, 1780, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Dec. 4.
MS: previous title, As It Should Be, erased; a few deletions in text; prologue.
LA 540
The Lord of the Manor. Comic opera, 3 acts. John Burgoyne.
Application undated, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Dec. 27, 1780.
MS: cast. Comp. 1781 (K-D 281): a few differences; one scene printed not in MS.
See LA 1736.
LA 541
Harlequin Free Mason, Songs, Duetts, Trios, &c., in. Pantomime. Charles Dibdin.
Application Dec. 27, 1780, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 29.
MS.
LA 542
The Casino; or, London Trip'd down to Bath. Interlude, 1 act.
No application. Prod. Bath, 1780 (?).
MS: some alterations.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: Casino, the or London trippd down to Bath.' An Interlude acted at Bath in 1780-This appears from Larpents account book for
it does not state on the face of the MS from whence it was sent to be licensed.
LA 543
Orfeo. Opera (Italian and English), 1 act. Translated by Povoleri.
No application. Prod. H1, 1780 (?).
Printed copy, 1780.
LA 544
Mitridate. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application undated, Peter Crawford, H1, Prod. Jan. 23, 1781.
MS.
LA 545
The Siege of Sinope. Tragedy, 5 acts. Frances Brooke.
Application Jan. 24, 1781, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Jan. 31.
MS. Comp. 1781 (Dev HC 25): slight discrepancies in dialogue and in order of scenes in Act V.
LA 546
The Royal Suppliants; or, Macaria. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Delap.
Application Jan. 26, 1781, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Feb. 17.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1781 (Dev HC 24): slight discrepancies in dialogue.
LA 547
Il Barone di Torre Forte. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Feb. 13, 1781, Peter Crawford for Mr. Sheridan, H1. Prod. Feb. 22.
MS.
LA 548
The World as It Goes; or, A Party at Montpelier. Comedy, 5 acts. Hannah Cowley.
Application Feb. 17, 1781, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 24.
MS: prologue and epilogue. (L.L. states, the name afterwards altered to Second thoughts are best.)
LA 549
Thelyphthora; or, More Wives than One. Farce, 2 acts. Frederick Pilon.
Application Mar. 7, 1781, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Mar. 8.
MS: previous subtitle, Wives Provok'd, erased, and More Wives than One substituted; prologue.
LA 550
Dissipation. Comedy, 5 acts. Miles Peter Andrews.
Application undated, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Mar. 10, 1781.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1781 (Dev HC 11): numerous differences; one scene in MS not printed; Act IV and end of Act
V considerably different.
LA 551
Elmira. Tragedy, 5 acts.
Application Mar. 19, 1781, Joseph Younger, Manchester.
MS: prologue and epilogue.
LA 552
The Conquest of St. Eustacia. Interlude.
Application Mar. 27, 1781, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D. L. Prod. Mar. 31.
MS.
LA 553
Chit Chat; or, Penance for Polygamy. Interlude, 1 act. B. Walwyn.
Application Apr. 19, 1781, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 20.
MS: notice states, for the Benefit of Mr. Lee Lewis. Comp. 1781 (K-D 629): songs printed are not in MS; no other differences.
LA 554
The Captain. Musical farce, 2 acts.
Application Apr. 24 [1781?], Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D.L.
MS: cast.
LA 555
The Counterfeit Captain; or, Usurer Outwitted. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Apr. 24 [1781?], Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D.L.
MS.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The Counterfeit Captain or the Usurer Outwitted a farce in two Acts was among Larpents MSS. R B. Sheridans letter for the
license is dated April 24 (1781) It was therefore performed at Drury Lane. [I have found no record of its performance at D.L.,
1780-83.]
LA 556
Who'd Have Thought It? Farce, 2 acts. James Cobb.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 28, 1781.
MS: notice states, for Wilson's benefit.
LA 557
Seventeen Hundred & Eighty One; or, The Cartel at Philadelphia. Prelude, 4 scenes.
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 28, 1781.
MS: contains no songs, blank spaces being left for their insertion.
LA 558
The Man of the World. Comedy, 5 acts. Charles Macklin.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 10, 1781.
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), This is the later of the 2 4to copies [It?] is altered according to the Licensers remarks in the
other 4to-; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1793 (K-D 346): extensive differences.
See LA 311 and 500.
LA 559
Edward and Caroline; or, The Dead Alive. Musical farce, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application May 10, 1781, George Colman, H2. Prod. (as
The Dead Alive) June 16.
MS. Comp.
The Dead Alive, [pirated,] Dublin, 1783 (K-D 288): slight differences.
LA 560
An Occasional Prologue on Opening the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
No application. Spoken H2, May 30, 1781.
MS.
LA 561
L'Omaggio. Festa Teatrale Giardino. Opera (Italian), 3 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, June 5, 1781.
MS.
LA 562
The Baron of Kinkvervankotsdorsprakingatchdern. Musical comedy, 3 acts. Miles Peter Andrews.
Application June 6, 1781, George Colman, H2. Prod. July 9.
MS: numerous corrections; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1781 (Dev HC 6): numerous and extensive differences in order
of scenes, in dialogue, and in songs; MS contains two scenes and many lines not printed.
LA 563
The Rose-Wreath; or, Chaplet of Innocence. Pastoral drama, 1 act. John Palmer (?).
No application. Prod. Bath, June 16, 1781.
MS: numerous revisions; cast (Perform'd by Children); signature of J. Palmer at end.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: 'The Rose Wreath or Chaplet of Innocence a farce in one Act from Bath-1781.' LL-The piece in Larpents MSS. is signed 'J. Palmer'
and he was no doubt the author of it. The characters are all filled up as acted at Bath, including Mast Siddons who acted
Henry-It is all in Palmers writing.
LA 564
The Silver Tankard; or, The Point at Portsmouth. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Elizabeth, Countess of Craven (later Margravine
of Anspach).
Application June 30, 1781, George Colman, H2. Prod. July 18.
MS: 1 page lacking; prologue.
LA 565
The Beggar's Opera [alterations]. Prelude. George Colman, or George Keate (?).
Application Aug. 2, 1781, G. Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 8.
MS: headed Preludio To the Beggars Opera Haymarket 1781.
LA 566
Ripe Fruit; or, The Marriage Act. Interlude, 1 act. Charles Stuart.
Application Aug. 16, 1781, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 22.
MS: cast.
LA 567
Kensington Gardens; or, The Walking Jockey. Piece, 1 act. James Cobb.
Application Aug. 16, 1781, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 31.
MS: partial cast.
LA 568
The Agreeable Surprize. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application Aug. 23, 1781, George Colman, H2. Prod. Sept. 3.
MS. Comp. Dublin, 1786 (Dev 12mo 67): slight differences, chiefly in songs.
LA 569
The Hodge Podge; or, A Receipt for a Benefit. Interlude.
Application Aug. 25, 1781, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 28.
MS.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It is a scene between Palmer, Hitchcock the Prompter, Grubstreet, an Author, and Miss Harper. It was for Palmer's benefit.
LA 570
Damnation; or, The Playhouse Hissing Hot. Dramatic piece, 1 act. Charles Stuart.
Application Aug. 27, 1781, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 29.
MS: prologue; cast.
LA 571
Duplicity. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Holcroft.
Application Oct. 8, 1781, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Oct. 13.
MS: two prologues. Comp. 1781 (Dev HC 11): numerous differences; MS contains many lines and several scenes not printed; second
prologue in MS not printed.
See LA 1129.
LA 572
The Beggar's Opera, Prelude to.
Application Oct. 13, 1781, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as The Beggar's Opera, now first performed under the title of The Lady's Opera. With a new introduction)
Oct. 16.
MS.
LA 573
Jupiter and Alcmena. Comic opera, 3 acts. Charles Dibdin, from John Dryden,
Amphitryon.
Note
Microprint 2
Application Oct. 25, 1781, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Oct. 27.
MS.
LA 574
The Divorce. Comedy, 2 acts. Isaac Jackman.
Application Nov. 2, 1781, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Nov. 10.
MS: prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1781 (K-D 266): a number of differences, mostly lines in MS not printed.
LA 575
The Count of Narbonne. Tragedy, 5 acts. Robert Jephson.
Application Nov. 12, 1781, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 17.
MS: prologue and two epilogues, one with separate notice to Examiner, Nov. 20, Thomas Harris, C.G. Comp. 1781 (Dev HC 9):
slight differences; both epilogues, one by Edmnd Malone and one by R. J. Goodenough, are printed.
Note
01
LA 576
The Circassian. Tragedy, 5 acts. Samuel Jackson Pratt.
Application Nov. 19, 1781, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D.L. Prod. (as
The Fair Circassian) Nov. 27.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp.
The Fair Circassian, 2d ed., 1781 (K-D 15): a few differences.
LA 577
The Banditti; or, Love in a Labyrinth. Comic opera, 3 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application Nov. 23, 1781, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 28.
MS: cast. (Bound with it:
Songs, Choruses, &c., in The Choice of Harlequin [No. 580].) Comp.
Songs, Duetts, Trios, Chorusses, &c., &c., in...The Banditti, 1781 (K-D 429): slight differences.
See LA 605.
LA 578
I Viaggiatori Felici. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Filippo Livigni.
No application. Prod. H1, Dec. 11, 1781.
MS: cast.
See LA 1370.
LA 579
Ignatius. Tragedy, 5 acts.
Application Dec. 20, 1781, Tate Wilkinson, Hull.
MS: several extensive deletions.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: 'Ignatius, a Tragedy-Acted at York. Manager Tate Wilkinson. 1781.' L.L.
Ignatius, a Tragedy in five Acts was sent by Tate Wilkinson to the licencer that it might be performed at the T. R. Hull 'as
it was altered' and the MS having many erasures. The Managers letter is dated Hull Dec. 20th. 1781.
LA 580
The Choice of Harlequin, Songs, Choruses, &c., in. Pantomime.
Application Dec. 22, 1781, Thomas Harri, C.G. Prod. (as
The Choice of Harlequin; or, The Indian Chief) Dec. 26.
MS. (Bound with
The Banditti [No. 577]; not listed in B.C.) Comp. 1782 (K-D 365): slight discrepancies.
LA 581
Giunio Bruto. [Junius Brutus.] Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Jan. 3, 1781 [1782?], William Taylor, H1. Prod. Jan. 12, 1782.
MS: numerous deletions and revisions.
LA 582
Variety. Comedy (5 acts). Richard Griffith.
Application Feb. 5, 1782, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D.L. Prod. Feb. 25.
MS: Acts IV and V lacking; prologue, endorsed By Tickell to Griffiths Play 1782. Comp. 1782 (K-D 160): numerous slight differences,
particularly in Act III.
LA 583
The Dramatic Puffers. Prelude. Henry Bate [Bate Dudley].
Application (with LA 584) Feb. 7, 1782, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 9.
MS: includes prologue to
Which Is the Man? Comp. 1782 (K-D 447): substantially identical. (Not listed in B.C.)
LA 584
Which Is the Man? Comedy, 5 acts. Hannah Cowley.
Application Feb. 7, 1782, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 9.
MS: notice includes a Prelude [Bate's
The Dramatic Puffers (No. 583)] and Prologue. Comp. 2d ed., 1783 (Dev HC 28): a few differences; prelude not printed with this play.
LA 585
Vertumnus and Pomona. Dramatic pastoral, 2 acts. Matthew Pelide.
Application Feb. 11, 1782, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 21.
MS: Comp.
Songs, Duets, &c., in Vertumnus and Pomona, 1782 (Dev 8vo 66): slight differences.
LA 586
The Wishes. Dramatic satire, 5 acts.
Application Feb. 18, 1782, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (in 3 acts) Oct. 3.
MS: prologue and epilogue, with separate notice, endorsed This Piece was licens'd last Season, but it is forgot whether or
not the Prologue and Epilogue were sent with it.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It is not a revival of the former piece [i.e., Richard Bentley's
The Wishes (No. 199)].
LA 587
The Positive Man. Farce, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application Mar. 9, 1782, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Mar. 16.
MS: inserted, Song by a Sailor and three other songs. Comp.
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, 1798 (147094): marked differences.
LA 588
L'Eroe Cinese. Opera (Italian), 3 acts. Pietro Metastasio.
Application Mar. 14, 1782, William Taylor, H1. Prod. Mar. 16.
MS: numerous deletions; cast.
LA 589
Prologue by the Ghost of Whittington.
Application Apr. 4, 1782, Thomas Harris, C.G. Spoken Apr. 10.
MS: notice states, for Quick's benefit.
LA 590
The Walloons. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Apr. 8, 1782, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 20.
MS: included, an Alteration in 2d. Act and New Fifth Act; prologue and epilogue. Comp.
The Posthumous Dramatick Works of the Late Richard Cumberland, 1813 (121215): epilogue in MS not printed; New Fifth Act printed; numerous other differences.
LA 591
Retaliation. Farce, 2 acts. Leonard MacNally.
Application Apr. 29, 1782, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 7.
MS: prologue. Comp. 2d ed., 1782 (K-D 362): printed version contains many speeches not in MS.
LA 592
The Fair American. Comedy, 3 acts. Frederick Pilon.
Application May 14, 1782, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D.L. Prod. May 18.
MS: cast. Comp. 1785 (K-D 404): several songs and speeches printed not in MS.
LA 593
Ifigenia [in Aulide (?)]. Opera (Italian), 3 acts. Antonio Andrei (?), from V. A. Cigna.
Application May 23, 1782, William Taylor, H1. Prod. May 25.
MS: cast.
See LA 812.
LA 594
The Blind Man; or, The Manoeuvre. [None So Blind as Those Who Won't See (?).] Ballad farce, 2 acts. [Charles Dibdin?]
Application June 14, 1782, George Colman, H2. [Prod. (as
None So Blind as Those Who Won't See) July 2?]
MS.
LA 595
Fatal Curiosity, Prologue to.
Application June 22, [1782,] George Colman, H2. Spoken June 29 (?).
MS. (Spoken by Palmer.)
LA 596
The East Indian. Comedy, 5 acts. Frances (Burney) D'Arblay (?).
Application July 2, 1782, George Colman, H2. Prod. July 16.
MS: prologue.
LA 597
The Candidate. Farce, 2 acts. John Dent.
Application Aug. 1, 1782, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 5.
MS: previous title, The Gudgeon, erased; prologue; cast. Comp. 1782 (K-D 445): slight differences in dialogue, and a number
of differences in order of scenes, etc.
LA 598
The Female Dramatist. Farce, 2 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
Application Aug. 3, 1782, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 16.
MS.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was in fact by George Colman the Younger and at his death in 1836 he left two copies of it behind him in his own hand-writing.
They are now in the possession of the Duke of Devonshire.
LA 599
The Belles' Stratagem; or, The Female Fortune-Hunters. Comedy, 5 acts. Francis Godolphin Waldron, from
Imitation; or, The Female Fortune Hunters.
Application Aug. 12, 1782, F. G. Waldron, Richmond. Prod. 1782 (?); and (as
Imitation) D.L., May 12, 1783.
MS: many revisions; prologue. Comp.
Heigho for a Husband [also an alteration of
Imitation], 1794 (K-D 253): many differences; printed play in four acts; prologue differs.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The Prologue was written by Waldron.
See LA 1002.
LA 600
Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway. Dialogue, Songs, Duetts, &c. Pantomime. George Colman (?) and John O'Keeffe (?).
Application Aug. 15, 1782, G. Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 17.
MS. Comp.
Songs, Airs, &c., 2d ed., 1782 (K-D 627): a few discrepancies.
LA 601
Monopoly. Prelude.
Application Sept. 10, 1782, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Sept. 23.
MS.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It seems to have been played on the opening of the theatre for the Season, after it had undergone alterations.
LA 602
A Dramatic Oglio. Prelude (monologue).
Application Sept. 13, 1782, Thomas King, D.L. Spoken Sept. 19 (?).
MS.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: This is a soliloquy with parodies & Songs spoken by Tom King on his undertaking the Management of Drury Lane Theatre in 1782.
LA 603
The Fatal Interview. Tragedy, 5 acts. Thomas Hull.
Application Oct. 12, 1782, Thomas King, D.L. Prod. Nov. 16.
MS.
LA 604
Too Civil by Half. Farce, 2 acts. John Dent.
Application Oct. 17, 1782, Thomas King, D.L. Prod. Nov. 7.
MS: prologue. Comp. 1783 (K-D 257): a few differences.
LA 605
The Castle of Andalusia. Comic opera, 3 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application Oct. 28, 1782, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 2.
MS. Comp. 1794 (133039): numerous and extensive discrepancies. See LA 577.
LA 606
Il Convito. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, Nov. 2, 1782.
MS: cast.
LA 607
The Best Bidder. Farce, 2 acts. Miles Peter Andrews.
Application Nov. 22, 1782, Thomas King, D.L. Prod. Dec. 11.
MS: prologue.
LA 608
Lord Mayor's Day; or, A Flight from Lapland. Pantomime, 2 pts. John O'Keeffe.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 25, 1782.
MS: notice describes piece as Medley Entertainment of Dialogue, Song, and Pantomime; numerous corrections.
LA 609
Address to the Public. (Oft have I come Ambassadress in State.)
Application Nov. 28, 1782, Thomas Harris, C.G. Spoken Nov. 29.
MS. (Spoken by Mrs. Abington on her first appearance at C.G.)
LA 610
Philodamus. Tragedy, 5 acts. Richard Bentley.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 14, 1782.
Printed copy, 1767: cuts marked to reduce the play to four acts; MS prologue and epilogue.
LA 611
Il Trionfo della Costanza. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, Dec. 19, 1782.
MS: cast.
LA 612
Rosina. Musical piece, 2 acts. Frances Brooke.
Application Dec. 27, 1782, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 31.
MS. Comp. 1783 (Dev 8vo 72): Act II differs considerably.
LA 613
The School for Vanity. Comedy, 5 acts. Samuel Jackson Pratt.
Application Jan. 15, 1783, Thomas King, D.L. Prod. Jan. 29.
MS: prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp.
Miscellanies, by Mr. Pratt, 1785 (Harvard Library copy): slight differences.
LA 614
The Capricious Lady. Comedy, 5 acts. William Cooke, from Beaumont and Fletcher.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Jan. 17, 1783.
MS: prologue, epilogue, and Glee, intended to be Sung in the 2d. Act. Comp. 1783 (Dev HC 9): dialogue more compressed in MS
than in printed version.
LA 615
The Mysterious Husband. Play, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
No application. Prod. C.G., Jan. 28, 1783.
MS: a number of passages marked for omission, by Examiner(?); prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1783 (K-D 103): slight differences;
canceled passages in MS generally printed.
LA 616
The Servant Mistress. Musical farce, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe, from G. A. Federico,
La Serva Padrona.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
The Maid's the Mistress) Feb. 14, 1783.
MS: a number of corrections. Comp. 1770 (K-D 12): dialogue quite different, and songs only slightly similar.
J.P.C. in
B.D. [in connection with the 1770 version there listed]: It was licenced again in 1783 or a new piece under the same title, as
appears by the following from Larpents MSS-The Servant Mistress, a Musical Farce in 2 Acts acted at Covent Garden in 1783.
LA 617
A Bold Stroke for a Husband. Comedy, 5 acts. Hannah Cowley.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 25, 1783.
MS: prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 2d ed., 1784 (K-D 358): slight differences.
LA 618
The Adventures of a Night. Farce, 2 acts. William Hodson.
Application Feb. 28, 1783, Thomas King, D.L. Prod. Mar. 24.
MS: prologue; partial cast. Comp. 1783 (K-D 354): a few differences in Act I, more extensive differences in Act II.
LA 619
I Vecchi Burlati. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, Mar. 27, 1783.
MS: cast.
LA 620
The Shamrock; or, Anniversary of St. Patrick. Pastoral romance, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 7, 1783 (previously, Crow Street, Dublin, Apr. 15, 1777).
MS.
See LA 636.
LA 621
Tristram Shandy. Farce, 2 acts. Leonard MacNally.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 26, 1783.
MS: notice states, for Aickin's benefit; cast. Comp. 1783 (K-D 206): great differences in order of scenes, dialogue, and songs.
LA 622
Creusa in Delfo. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Marco Coltellini (?).
No application. Prod. H1, Apr. 29, 1783.
MS: cast.
LA 623
Coalition. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Leonard MacNally.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 19, 1783.
MS: notice states, for Wild's benefit.
LA 624
Prologue. (Of real Novelty we're told, there's none.)
Application May 28, 1783, George Colman, H2. Spoken June 6 (?).
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), On Opening the H. M. Theatre May 1783.
LA 625
L'Avaro. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, June 14, 1783.
MS: cast.
LA 626
A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed. Comedy, 3 acts. Denis O'Bryen.
Application June 27, 1783, George Colman, H2. Prod. July 5.
MS: prologue and epilogue.
LA 627
The Young Quaker. Comedy, 5 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application July 19, 1783, George Colman, H2. Prod. July 26.
MS: a few passages marked for omission, by Examiner(?); prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. [Dublin,] 1788 (K-D 288): differs
greatly in content, order of scenes, and phraseology.
LA 628
The Birth Day; or, The Prince of Arragon. Comic opera, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application July 31, 1783, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 12.
MS: prologue; cast. Comp.
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, 1798 (147094): numerous slight differences.
LA 629
The Receipt Tax. Farce, 2 acts. John Dent.
Application Aug. 5, 1783, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 13.
MS: notices states, for Wilson's benefit; prologue. Comp. 1783 (K-D 362): slight differences.
LA 630
The Lawyer; or, A Suit for the Season. Comedy, 3 acts. _____ Williamson.
Application Aug. 12, 1783, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 19.
MS: notice states, for Mrs. Bulkley's benefit; prologue and epilogue.
LA 631
Two to One. Musical comedy, 3 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
Application Aug. 14, 1783, George Colman, H2. Prod. June 19, 1784.
MS: prologue. Comp.
Songs, Duets, Trios, &c., in the New Comedy of Two to One, 1784 (K-D 627): numerous discrepancies; dialogue not printed.
LA 632
One Rake in a Thousand! Comedy, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. Bristol, Aug. 16, 1783.
MS: prologue.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It appears by Larpens Book of accounts to have been sent from Bath in 1783 & he licensed it on June 4th. 1783.
LA 633
Seeing Is Believing: A Dramatic Proverb. Farce, 1 act. Richard Paul Jodrell.
Application Aug. 16, 1783, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 22.
MS: cast. Comp. 1786 (K-D 265): practically identical.
LA 634
Gretna Green. Musical farce, 2 acts. Charles Stuart.
Application Aug. 23, 1783, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 28.
MS: cover gives title, New Gretna Green (piece is so listed in B.C.); prologue; cast.
Comp.
Songs, Airs, &c. in the Musical Farce called Gretna Green, 1783 (K-D 203): MS contains several songs not printed; a few other discrepancies; dialogue not printed.
LA 635
The Green Room. Prelude. _____ Finney.
Application Aug. 25, 1783, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 27.
MS: notice states, for Bannister's benefit.
LA 636
The Poor Soldier. Comic opera, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 4, 1783.
MS. Comp. [1828] (Cumberland's British Theatre): a few differences; songs do not correspond exactly.
See LA 620.
LA 637
The Magic Picture, Prologue.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Spoken Nov. 8, 1783 (?).
MS: headed Prologue to the Revived Play of The Magic Picture; notice states, intended to be spoken as Massinger's Ghost.
LA 638
The Metamorphosis. Comic opera, 3 acts. William Jackson.
Application Nov. 25, 1783, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Dec. 5.
MS. Comp.
Songs, Duets, &c., in The Metamorphosis, 1783 (Dev 8vo 62): a number of discrepancies; dialogue not printed.
LA 639
Lucio Silla. Opera (Italian), 3 acts.
Application Nov. 28, 1783, Peter Crawford and Giovanni Gallini, H1. Prod. Nov. 29 (?).
MS: cast.
LA 640
New Ways to Catch Hearts. Comedy, 5 acts. Hannah Cowley.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
More Ways Than One) Dec. 6, 1783.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp.
More Ways Than One, 2d ed., 1784 (K-D 361): numerous lines in printed version not in MS.
LA 641
L'Albergatrice Vivaci. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Dec. 13, 1783, Giovanni Gallini and Peter Crawford, H1. Prod. Dec. 16.
MS: cast.
LA 642
Friar Bacon; or, Harlequin Gulliver. Dialogue and songs. Pantomime, 2 pts. John O'Keeffe.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 23, 1783.
MS.
LA 643
Li Rivali Delusi. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Jan. 5, 1784, Peter Crawford, H1. Prod. Jan. 6.
MS: cast.
LA 644
Il Trionfo d'Arianna. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. C. G. Lanfranchi-Rossi.
Application undated, Giovanni Gallini and Peter Crawford, H1. Prod. Jan. 17, 1784.
MS: cast.
LA 645
The Reparation. Comedy, 5 acts. Miles Peter Andrews.
Application Jan. 31, 1784, Joseph Younger, D.L. Prod. Feb. 14.
MS: some erasures; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1784 (K-D 319): a few passages and lines in MS not printed.
LA 646
The Double Disguise. Comic opera, 2 acts. Mrs. James (Harriet Horncastle) Hook.
Application Feb. 6, 1784, Joseph Younger, D.L. Prod. Mar. 8.
MS. Comp. 1784 (K-D 32): a few slight differences.
LA 647
The Shipwreck; or, Fatal Curiosity. Tragedy, 5 acts. Henry Mackenzie, from George Lillo.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 10, 1784.
MS: prologue.
LA 648
Alina; o sia, La Regina di Golgonda. Opera (Italian), 3 acts.
Application Mar. 16, 1784, Peter Crawford, H1. Prod. Mar. 18.
MS.
LA 649
The Interview. Comic opera, 2 acts.
Application Mar. 26, 1784, Joseph Younger, D.L. Prod. 1784 (?).
MS.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: ...it was doubtless acted at Drury Lane soon afterwards [after Mar. 26, 1784]-In his account book Larpent entered the payment
for the licence on the 27th March 1784.
LA 650
The Quacks; or, The Credulous Man. Comedy, 2 acts.
Application Apr. 12, 1784, Joseph Younger, D.L. Prod. Apr. 19.
MS: prologue. (Ascribed to Jesse Foot.-Nicoll.)
LA 651
The Fair Refugee; or, The Rival Jews. Comedy, 5 acts.
No application. [Apr. 12, 1784?] Prod. H2, 1784 (?).
MS.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: In Larpents MS it is said that the Comedy was written in 1780-It was licenced by Larpents Acct. books on 12 April 1784-It
is probable therefore that it was played in the summer of that year.
LA 652
Address by Mr. Quick Riding on an Elelphant.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Spoken Apr. 13, 1784.
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), Quicks Benefit.
LA 653
Hallow Fair; or, The School for Lasses. Interlude, 1 act. [William Woods?]
No application. Prod. Edinburgh, Apr. 17, 1784.
MS: described as A Local, Comical, Farcical, Musical Interlude; endorsed, at end, Edina: W:W: 1784. March. (Performed for
the benefit of Woods.)
J.P.C. in
B.D.: 'Hallow Fair or the School for Lasses an Interlude represented at Edinburgh. Managers letter signed Jackson'-n. d in L. L.
LA 654
Robin Hood; or, Sherwood Forest. Comic opera, 3 acts. Leonard MacNally.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 17, 1784.
MS. Comp. 1784 (K-D 319): only slight resemblance between MS and printed version.
LA 655
An Address to Be Spoken by Mrs. Wells on Her Benefit Night.
Application Apr. 27, 1784, Joseph Younger, D.L. Spoken Apr. 30.
MS.
LA 656
Bribery on Both Sides. Farce, 1 act.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 4, 1784.
MS.
LA 657
Too Loving by Half. Interlude, 2 acts. Horatio Robinson.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 10, 1784.
MS: notice states, for Mrs. Martyr's benefit; cast; Airs Duetts &c included separately.
LA 658
An Address Written for Mrs. [Stephen] Kemble.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Spoken May 18, 1784.
MS.
LA 659
The Election of the Managers. Prelude, 2 acts. George Colman.
Application May 18, 1784, George Colman, H2. Prod. June 2.
MS: title-page states, For the opening of the Theatre Royal Haymarket 1784; some corrections, by author(?), and passages marked
for omission, by Examiner(?).
See LA 663, of which this is apparently a copy, with some corrections made.
LA 660
Hunt the Slipper. Farce, 2 acts. Henry Knapp.
Application May 20, 1784, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 21.
MS: title on title-page, The Equivocal Lover.
LA 661
A Mogul Tale. Farce, 2 acts. Elizabeth Inchbald.
Application May 29, 1784, George Colman; H2. Prod. July 6.
MS. Comp. 1796 (Dev 12mo 35): numerous and important differences.
LA 662
Peeping Tom of Coventry. Musical piece, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application May 29, 1784, George Colman, H2. Prod. Sept. 6.
MS. Comp. [Dublin], 1784 (K-D 288): conspicuous differences throughout.
LA 663
The Election of the Managers. Prelude, 2 pts. George Colman.
No application. Prod. H2, June 2, 1784.
MS: title-page states, for the opening of the Theatre Royal Haymarket. 1784; corrections; some marks, by Examiner(?); prologue
and songs.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: Larpents copy has the author's corrections and omissions-It was objected to on account chiefly of personal allusions to the
instrumentality of the Duchess of Devonshire in the Westr. Elect: of 1784.
See LA 659.
LA 664
The Manager an Actor in Spite of Himself. Interlude. Charles Bonnor, from Jean du Castre d'Auvigny (?).
No application. Prod. C.G., June 14, 1784.
MS: endorsed Translation of La Fête de Compagne or L'Intendant Comédien malgre lui Comedie Episodique Par M. Dauvigny. First
perform'd in Paris, in the Year 1784.
LA 665
Lord Russell. Tragedy, 3 acts. William Hayley.
Application June 24, 1784, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 18.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp.
Plays of Three Acts, Written for a Private Theatre, 1784 (K-D 327): slight differences; prologue and epilogue not printed.
LA 666
The Noble Peasant. Comic opera, 3 acts. Thomas Holcroft.
Application July 17, 1784, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 2.
MS. Comp. 1784 (K-D 408): numerous differences.
LA 667
A Peep into Elysium; or, Foote, Shuter, and Weston in the Shades. Interlude, 1 act.
Application Aug. 7, 1784, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 10.
MS: notice states, for Wilson's benefit; cast.
LA 668
The Two Connoisseurs. Comedy, 3 acts. William Hayley.
Application undated, George Colman, H2. Prod. Sept. 2, 1784.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp.
Plays of Three Acts, 1784 (K-D 327): numerous unimportant differences; prologue and epilogue not printed.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The Prologue apologises for the rhime-The Epilogue written by Captain Topham was spoken by Miss Farren.
LA 669
An Address to Be Spoken by Mr. Lacy.
Application Sept. 13, 1784, unsigned, H2 (?). Spoken Sept. 13.
MS. (Spoken by Lacy on his first appearance at H2, as Hamlet?)
LA 670
The Deception. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Vaughan.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Oct. 28, 1784.
MS: some erasures; prologue and two epilogues, one with separate application for license.
LA 671
Aerostation; or, The Templar's Stratagem. Farce, 2 acts. Frederick Pilon.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Oct. 29, 1784.
MS: prologue, with separate notice to Examiner; previous title, All the World in the Clouds, erased. Comp. 1784 (K-D 354):
slight differences.
LA 672
The Spanish Rivals. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. M. Lonsdale.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Nov. 4, 1784.
MS: prologue, with separate application, n.d. Comp. 1784 (K-D 636): a few differences.
LA 673
Fontainbleau; or, Our Way in France. Comic opera, 3 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application Nov. 11, 1784, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 16.
MS. Comp. Dublin, 1785 (K-D 288): only very slight resemblance, except that songs correspond in general.
Note
Microprint 2
LA 674
The Carmelite. Tragedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Dec. 2, 1784.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1784 (K-D 591): a few differences, especially in Act II.
LA 675
The Marriage of Figaro. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Holcroft, from Beaumarchais.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
The Follies of a Day) Dec. 14, 1784.
MS: prologue. Comp.
The Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of Figaro, 1785 (88503): slight differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: Holcroft told me that he took down the dialogue &c in the first instance in the theatre at Paris, then wrote it out & sent
the piece to England.
See LA 2077.
LA 676
The Natural Son. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application undated, Thomas Linley. Prod. Dec. 22, 1784.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1785 (K-D 103): a few differences. See LA 1026, an abridgment of this play.
LA 677
Il Curioso Indiscreto. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, 1784 (?).
MS: cast.
LA 678
Darius. Tragedy, 5 acts. Thomas Stratford (?).
No application. Prod. D.L., 1784 (?).
MS.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: 'Darius a Tragedy-Acted at Drury Lane-The Managers letter signed Thomas Linley 1784. L.L. This is no doubt Dr. Stratfords Tragedy...
but the MS, among Larpent's Plays, gives no further information. (See
B.D., II, 153.)
LA 679
An Elopement; or, The Liverpool Welcome. Farce, 2 acts.
Application undated, unsigned, for Liverpool.
MS: dated 1784; prologue.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: ...acted at Liverpool in 1784 [L.L.].
LA 680
Le Gelosie Villane. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, 1784 (?).
MS: cast.
LA 681
Le Gemèlle. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Girolamo Tonioli (?).
No application. [1784?]
MS: dated 1784; cast.
LA 682
Isipile. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application. [1784?]
MS. (Dated in L.L., H1, 1784.)
LA 683
Lingo's Wedding. Ballad farce, 2 acts.
No application. [1784?]
MS: epilogue.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: 'Lingo's Wedding-a ballad farce from Edinburgh in 1784-' L.L.
LA 684
Runnamede. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Logan.
No application. Prod. Edinburgh, 1784 (?).
MS: dated 1784; prologue. Comp. Edinburgh, 1784 (K-D 363): numerous differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: Larpent's List says that it was acted at Edinburgh in 1784.-It was among his MSS. as having been licenced.
LA 685
The Talisman. Farce, 1 act.
No application. [H2, 1784?]
MS: some corrections; prologue.
LA 686
The Blacksmith of Antwerp. Farce, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application Jan. 8, 1785, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 7.
MS: inserted, 2 songs, one with separate application, Sept. 21, 1816, J.[?] Stokes, D.L.; prologue. Comp.
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, 1798 (K-D 322): virtually identical; songs inserted in MS not printed.
See LA 1936.
LA 687
The Maid of Honor. Comedy, 5 acts. John Philip Kemble, from Philip Massinger.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Jan. 27, 1785.
MS: prologue and epilogue.
LA 688
Liberty Hall. Musical piece, 2 acts. Charles Dibdin.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Feb. 8, 1785.
MS: cast given, but erased. Comp. 1785 (K-D 451): unimportant differences.
LA 689
Philander and Rose; or, The Bridal Day. Farce, 2 acts. Elizabeth (Satchell) Kemble.
Application Feb. 8, 1785, William Powell, Manchester. Prod. Apr. 25.
MS. Comp.
The Songs, in the Pastoral, called Philander and Rose, Manchester, [1785] (K-D 237): a few differences; dialogue not printed.
LA 690
Tea's the Twaddle. Interlude.
Application Feb. 8, 1785, Elizabeth Lloyd, [H2?].
MS.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: 'Tea's the Twaddle', a prelude in one Act performed at the Haymarket in 1785 for the benefit of Elizabeth Lloyd. It is written
in imitation of Garricks 'Farmers Return', and like it is in rhime.
LA 691
The Arab. Tragedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Mar. 8, 1785.
MS: prologue. Comp. Alcanor, in
The Posthumous Dramatick Works of the Late Richard Cumberland, 1813 (121215): only slight resemblance in plot between the two plays.
LA 692
St. Giles's Scrutiny. Interlude.
Application Mar. 31 [1785?], unsigned, D.L. Prod. Apr. 11 (?), 1785.
MS. (Performed for Baddeley's benefit.)
LA 693
The Israelites; or, The Pamper'd Nabob. Farce, 2 acts. Tobias Smollett (?).
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 1, 1785.
MS: notice states, for Aickin's benefit.
LA 694
Fashionable Levities. Comedy, 5 acts. Leonard MacNally.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 2, 1785.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1785 (K-D 448): numerous detailed differences; MS contains several scenes not printed.
LA 695
The Author on the Wheel; or, A Piece Cut in the Green Room. Entertainment, 1 act.
Application n.d. [Apr. 9, 1785?], Thomas Linley, D.L.
MS: slight revisions.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The Author on the Wheel, a piece cut in the Greenroom was probably played in 1785 as Larpent licensed it on 9th April in that
year as appears by his account book-It was only one act. It was sent from the Manager of Drury Lane, Lindly.
LA 696
The Nunnery. Musical farce, 2 acts. William Pearce.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 12, 1785.
MS: several passages canceled. Comp.
The Words of the Songs... in The Nunnery, 1785 (K-D 627): slight differences; dialogue not printed.
LA 697
The Fool. Farce, 2 acts. Edward Topham.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Apr. 15, 1785.
MS: included, an Epilogue-Prologue; prologue and additional scene, with separate application (n.d., Thomas Harris, C.G.),
for performance with alterations, C.G., Dec. 14, 1785. Comp. 1786 (K-D 365): slight differences; the C.G. alterations and
additional scene of MS are in printed version, but Epilogue-Prologue is not printed.
LA 698
The Humourist; or, Who's Who. Farce, 2 acts. James Cobb.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Apr. 27, 1785.
MS: prologue; stage directions.
LA 699
A Beggar on Horseback. Farce, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application Apr. 30, 1785, George Colman, H2. Prod. June 16.
MS. Comp.
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, 1798 (147094): slight differences.
LA 700
I'll Tell You What. Comedy, 5 acts. Elizabeth Inchbald.
Application Apr. 30, 1785, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 4.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1786 (K-D 181): a few differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It is very doubtful whether Colman gave the name to it [as
B.D. reports on hearsay], because in his letter to the Licenser prefixed to Larpents MS. he inserted no name, and it was added
with a caret in the hand writing of Mrs. Inchbald.
LA 701
The Lawyer's Panic; or, Westminster Hall in an Uproar. Prelude. John Dent.
Application undated, Richard Wilson, C.G. Prod. May 7, 1785.
MS: notice states, for Wilson's benefit; cast. Comp. 1785 (K-D 359): printed version contains a short scene not in MS; other
differences slight.
LA 702
Robin Bullcalf's Readings; or, His Journey to London. Interlude.
Application [May 9, 1785], Thomas Linley, D.L.
MS.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: Robin Bullcalf's Readings, or his Journey to London, an Interlude performed at Drury Lane 1785. obviously performed for some
benefit, altho' Lindleys (the Managers) letter does not state for whose benefit.
LA 703
The Campaign; or, Love in the East Indies. Comic opera, 3 acts. Robert Jehpson.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 12, 1785 (previously, Smock Alley, Dublin, Jan., 1784).
MS: title-page endorsed a Comic Opera written by Robert Jephson Esqre the poetry by Sr Nathaniel Barry; numerous passages
marked for deletion, by Examiner(?).
LA 704
Turk and No Turk. Musical comedy, 3 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
Application June 18, 1785, George Colman, H2. Prod. July 9.
MS: some corrections and deletions; prologue and epilogue. Comp.
Songs, Duetts, Trios, &c., in Turk and No Turk, 1785 (K-D 627): some differences; songs, only, printed.
LA 705
William and Susan; or, The Sailors Sheet Anchor. Musical farce, 2 acts.
Application Aug. 20, 1785, James Wrighten, H2. Prod. Aug. 26.
MS: notice states, for Bannister's benefit; cast.
LA 706
Here and There and Every Where, Dialogue in. Pantomime.
Application Aug. 26, 1785, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 31.
MS.
LA 707
The Roman Father, Prologue to.
No application; endorsed C.G., 1785. Spoken Oct. 17.
MS. (To introduce Miss Brunton in the character of Honoria.)
LA 708
Appearance Is Against Them. Farce, 2 acts. Elizabeth Inchbald.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Oct. 22, 1785.
MS: title on first page, The Shawl; prologue. Comp. 1785 (K-D 354): a few differences.
LA 709
The Choleric Fathers. Comic opera, 3 acts. Thomas Holcroft.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 10, 1785.
MS. Comp. 1785 (K-D 357): a few differences.
LA 710
The Strangers at Home. Opera, 3 acts. James Cobb.
Application Nov. 28, 1785, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Dec. 8.
M.S. Comp. 1786 (K-D 263): a number of differences, mostly in the songs.
LA 711
Werter. Tragedy, 5 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application Nov. 29, [
sic], 1785, John Palmer, Bath. Prod. Nov. 25, 1785.
MS: numerous corrections; title-page dated July 29, 1785; prologue and epilogue. Comp. Dublin, 1786 (K-D 40): numerous differences,
especially in last act. Also comp. 1796 (K-D 457): in three acts, made by omission and recombination of material.
LA 712
Prologue.
Application Dec. 8, 1785, Thomas Harris, C.G. Spoken Dec. 10.
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), For Miss Powell.
LA 713
Omai, Songs, &c., in. Pantomime, 2 pts. John O'Keeffe.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 20, 1785.
MS: Comp. new ed., 1785 (K-D 316): some discrepancies; pantomime directions and notes printed are not in MS.
LA 714
La Finta Principessa. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Filippo Livigni.
No application. [1785?]
MS: dated, by Larpent (?), 1785.
LA 715
The Hurly Burly; or, The Fairy of the Well. Pantomime, 18 scenes. James Cobb and Thomas King.
Application n.d. [1785], Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Jan. 2, 1786 (?).
MS: one correction and one speech deleted; note, dated Dec. 24, 1785: Mr King's best respects wait on Mr Larpent-hopes the
alteration made in the enclosed Copy will do away whatever may have been thought exceptionable. Comp. copy (no date, no title-page),
apparently printed for distribution in the theater (K-D 630): only first few pages of MS, a few songs, and concluding speeches
are printed, such parts of it as have an immediate relation to the plot; no differences in part printed.
LA 716
The Inquiry; or, Cause of the Present High Price of Provisions. Prelude, 1 act.
No application. [1785?]
MS: some corrections.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The Inquiry...is in my hands-It is a ridicule of the Corporation of London during a time of Scarcity and the date of 1785
is mentioned in it. It is a MS. and perhaps never was acted, although my copy is in the hand writing of the copyist of the
theatre. It has no author's name.
LA 717
The Man Like Himself; or, Stratford Wake. Interlude, 1 act.
Application undated, William Powell, Manchester, Prod. 1785 (?).
MS.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: ...an Interlude acted at Manchester-Manager Mr Powell in 1785 [L.L.].
LA 718
Il Pittòr Parigino. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application. [1785].
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), 1785.
LA 719
The Swindler. Comedy, 2 acts.
No application.
Printed copy, 1785.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It may be doubted whether it was not acted. It was certainly sent to Larpent in order to be licensed, but it does not appear
from which Theatre. [The mere presence of an unannotated printed copy, without manager's letter, among Larpent's MSS is not
indication that the piece was acted or even sent for license.]
LA 720
Il Marchese Tulipano. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Jan. 17, 1786, I. A. Gallini, H1. Prod. Jan. 21 (?).
MS: cast.
LA 721
Didone. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Pietro Metastasio (?).
Application Feb. 10, 1786, I. A. Gallini, H1. Prod. Feb. 11 (?).
MS: cast.
LA 722
Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 17, 1786.
MS: cast. Comp.
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, 1798 (147094): numerous differences; printed text somewhat longer than MS.
LA 723
The Projects. Farce, 2 acts. John Philip Kemble (?).
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Feb. 18, 1786.
MS.
LA 724
Prologue.
No application. Spoken, C.G., Feb. 25, 1786.
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), On the Death of Henderson 1785.
LA 725
La Scuola de' Gelosi. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Mar. 4, 1786, I.A. Gallini, H1.
MS: notice states, to be performed on Tuesday next; cast.
LA 726
The Captives. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Delap.
Application undated, I Ford, for Thos. Linley, D.L. Prod. Mar. 9, 1786. MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1786 (K-D 282): only a few differences,
except that last act is longer in printed version.
LA 727
The Fair Peruvian. Comic opera, 3 acts.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
The Peruvian) Mar. 18, 1786.
MS: title, Corally or the Fair Peruvian, given at head of Act I. Comp.
The Peruvian, 3d ed., 1786 (K-D 316): a number of differences, especially in the songs; one long passage in MS not printed.
LA 728
Giulio Sabino. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. P. Giovannini (?).
Application Mar. 30, 1786, I. A. Gallini, H1. Prod. Mar. 30 (?).
MS: title-page endorsed for the benfit of Signora Ferranese Nelbere [?].
See LA 800 (there are numerous differences).
LA 729
The April Fool; or, Folies of a Night. Farce, 2 acts. Leonard MacNally.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 1, 1786.
MS: prologue.
LA 730
The Bird in a Cage, Epilogue to.
No application. Spoken C.G., Apr. 24, 1786 (?), at Quick's benefit.
MS.
LA 731
Virginia. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application May 2, 1786, I. Gallini, H1
MS: notice states, to be performed on Thursday next; cast.
LA 732
The Bristol Sailor; or, The Whimsical Ladies. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. John Bernard.
No application. Prod. Bath, May 9, 1786.
MS: numerous corrections and additions.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: 'The Bristol Sailor or the Whimsical Ladies, a Musical Entertainment in 2 Acts performed at Bath. Manager Mr Palmer. 1786.'
L.L. On the title page of the MS has been written 'By J. Bannister' but carefully erased so as to leave only the initials
very legible.
Note
The name of the author, erased by closely placed diagonal strokes in two directions, read under the compound binocular microscope
with the aid of a lamp and a dichloric filter, appears to be Bernard, and is certainly not Bannister; and Genest (VI, 420)
states that Bernard is the author of the piece. Bernard was this year a member of Palmer's Bath company, and Bannister was
playing at D.L.
LA 733
L'Inglese in Italia. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Charles Francis Badini.
Application May 17, 1786, I. A. Gallini, H1. Prod. May 18 (?).
MS: cast.
LA 734
Armida. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, May 25, 1786.
MS: cast.
See LA 1351 (these are numerous differences).
LA 735
Prologue, for the Opening of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket.
Application June 5, 1786, George Colman, H2. Spoken June 19 (?).
MS.
LA 736
The Neuter. Farce, 2 acts. Elizabeth Inchbald.
Application June 5, 1786, George Colman, H2. Prod. (as
The Widow's Vow) June 20.
MS: prologue. Comp.
The Widow's Vow, 1786 (K-D 364): numerous but slight differences.
LA 737
The Frolick. Farce, 2 acts.
Application June 7, 1786, John (?) Palmer, Bath.
MS: in notice, previous title, Oxford Scholar, deleted, and Frolick substituted.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: 'The Frolick, a farce in two acts acted at Bath. Managers Letter signed Palmer June 7th 1786.' LL The MS contains no more,
excepting that the piece was originally called the Oxford Scholar-Qy if it is anything like 'the Runaway' q.v.
LA 738
The Disbanded Officer; or, The Baroness of Bruchsal. Comedy, 5 acts. James Johnstone.
Application June 29, 1786, George Colman, H2. Prod. July 24.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1786 (K-D 95): a few differences.
LA 739
The Married Man; or, The Closet Cordial. Comedy, 4 acts.
Application July 4, 1786, John Ledger, Bath.
MS: numerous erasures and corrections; earlier subtitle, The Delicate Objection, erased; prologue and epilogue; partial cast.
LA 740
Occasional Address. (In this bright Court is merit fairly tried.)
Application July 6, 1786, George Colman, H2.
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), On some female appearing for the first time as Macheath.
LA 741
The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar. Farce, 1 act. From Aaron Hill.
No application. Prod. (as
The Devil in the Wine Cellar) H2, July 25, 1786.
Printed copy: MS insertions and corrections.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The Walking Statue is in Larpents List as licensed for the Haymarket in 1786-It was a revival with alterations as appears
by the Copy in his Collection.
LA 742
Address Spoken by Mr. Bannister, Junr.
Application Aug. 1, 1786, George Colman, H2. Spoken Aug. 3.
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), for Miss George on playing the Romp.
LA 743
The Siege of Curzola. Comic opera, 3 acts. John O'Keeffe.
No application. Prod. H2, Aug. 12, 1786.
MS.
LA 744
Tit for Tat; or, The Mutual Deception. Comedy, 3 acts. George Colman, from Joseph Atkinson,
The Mutual Deception.
No application. Prod. H2, Aug. 29, 1786.
Printed copy of Atkinson's play, 1785: extensive MS corrections and additions; MS prologue and epilogue. Comp.
Tit for Tat, 1788 (K-D 96): except for some slight differences, the revisions are incorporated.
LA 745
Coeur de Lion. Comic opera, 3 acts. Leonard MacNally.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
Richard Coeur de Lion) Oct. 16, 1786.
MS. Comp.
Richard Coeur de Lion, 1786 (K-D 455): some differences, chiefly in order of scenes.
LA 746
Coeur de Lion. Musical entertainment, 3 acts. John Burgoyne, from M. J. Sedaine.
Application Oct. 16, 1786, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. (as
Richard Coeur de Lion) Oct. 24, 1786.
MS. Comp.
Richard Coeur de Lion, 2d ed., 1786 (K-D 206): virtually identical.
LA 747
He Would Be a Soldier. Comedy, 5 acts. Frederick Pilon.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 18, 1786.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1786 (K-D 98): a few differences.
LA 748
A School for Grey Beards; or, The Mourning Bride. Comedy, 5 acts. Hannah Cowley.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Nov. 25, 1786.
MS: prologue and epilogue, Comp. 1786 (K-D 94): only a few differences, except at end of Act IV.
LA 749
The Girl in Stile. Farce, 2 acts. John Scawen.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 6, 1786.
MS: prologue.
LA 750
Eloisa. Tragedy, 5 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 20, 1786.
MS: numerous corrections; prologue and epilogue.
LA 751
Alceste. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. From Pietro Metastasio.
No application. Prod. H1, Dec. 23, 1786.
MS: cast.
See LA 399.
LA 752
The Castle of Wonders, Dialogue, Songs, and Choruses in. Pantomime, 2 acts.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
The Enchanted Castle) Dec. 26, 1786.
MS.
LA 753
Almira. Tragedy, 5 acts.
Application undated, William McCready, Manchester. [1786?]
MS: numerous erasures; prologue.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: 'Almira-Acted at Manchester-The Manager's letter signed William McReady in 1786-' [L.L.] The MS supplies no farther information,
& the Managers letter has no date.
LA 754
Love Conquers All! or, The Cheshire Knight Outwitted. Musical afterpiece, 2 acts. W. Cowdroy.
Application undated, Joseph Munden, Chester. [1786?]
MS: previous title, The Use of the Globe; or, The World Full of Love, erased.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: 'Love Conquers All or the Cheshire Knight outwitted, an Entertainment (musical) in two Acts from the Theatre Royal at Chester-1786.'
Thus it stands in Larpents account book. From the MS among his plays it appears that it was written by W. Cowdroy and the
letter requiring a license is signed Joseph Munden and is in his handwriting.
LA 755
More Ways than Means. Comedy, 4 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
No application. [1786?] Prod. (as
Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover) H2, July 10, 1788.
MS: dated, by J.P.C.(?), 1786. Comp.
Ways and Means, 2d ed., 1788 (K-D 107): printed in three acts; numerous differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: More Ways than Means, a Comedy in 4 Acts acted at the Haymarket in 1786.' LL. See 'Ways & Means' & MS note. [And, under Ways
and Means in
B.D.] It was licenced, as appears by Larpents Account books on 16: Augt. 1786 under the title of 'More Ways than Means, a Comedy
in 4 Acts' Qy whether the Printed Copy of 1788 varies from the four act play. See MS note 'More Ways than Means.' Some of
the characters were subsequently omitted.
LA 756
Giannina e Bernardone. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Jan. 5, 1787, I. A. Gallini, H1. Prod. Jan. 9.
MS: cast.
LA 757
The First Floor. Farce, 2 acts. James Cobb.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Jan. 13, 1787.
MS: prologue; cast. Comp. 2d ed., 1787 (K-D 202): slight differences.
LA 758
The Heiress. Comedy, 5 acts. John Burgoyne.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Jan. 14, 1787.
MS: some deletions; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1786 (K-D 281): Act II, Scene 2, quite different; other parts practically
identical.
LA 759
The Man Milliner. Farce, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Jan. 27, 1787.
MS: prologue. Comp.
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, 1798 (147094): substantially the same.
LA 760
The Mistakes of a Day. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. [J. H. Colls?]
Application Jan. 31, 1787, G. L. (?) Barrett, Norwich. Prod. 1787 (?).
MS: endorsed X; prologue.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was licensed by Larpent to G. L. Barrett Manager of the Norwich Theatre on 31 Jany 1787 Qy if not by J. H. Colls who wrote
Election Squibs at Norwich under the name of Pater Pendon Jun. (T. A.) [Thomas Amyot?].
LA 761
Such Things Are. Comedy, 5 acts. Elizabeth Inchbald.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 10, 1787.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1788 (Dev 8vo 18): virtually identical.
LA 762
Il Tutor Burlato. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Feb. 16, 1787, I. A. Gallini, H1. Prod. Feb. 17.
MS: cast.
LA 763
Giulio Cesare [in Egitto]. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Feb. 28, 1787, I. A. Gallini, H1. Prod. Mar. 1.
MS: cast.
LA 764
Seduction. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Holcroft.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Mar. 12, 1787.
MS. Comp. 1787 (K-D 206): no differences.
LA 765
A Specimen of Jewish Courtship. Prelude.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Mar. 23, 1787.
MS: title-page endorsed A Prelude.-To.-
The Mistake of a Minute an Entertainment in One Act [submitted with it and bound with it].
LA 766
The Mistakes of a Minute. Entertainment, 1 act.
Application (with LA 765) n.d., Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Mar. 23, 1787.
MS. (Not listed in B.C.)
LA 767
Lingo's Opinions on Men & Manners. Interlude (monologue with songs), 3 pts. [John Edwin?]
Application undated, J. Booth, C.G. Prod. Apr. 10, 1787.
MS: notice states, to be spoken by Mr. Edwin on his Benefit Night. Comp. copy (no indication of authorship) in
The Eccentricities of
John Edwin [by John Williams, 1791] (Harvard Library copy): numerous and extensive differences; finale quite different.
LA 768
Julia; or, The Italian Lover. Tragedy, 5 acts. Robert Jephson.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Apr. 14, 1787.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1787 (K-D 139): almost identical.
LA 769
Gli Schiavi per Amore. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, Apr. 24, 1787.
MS: cast.
LA 770
Nina. Comedy, 1 act. George Monck Berkeley, from the French.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 24, 1787.
MS: prologue. Comp. [1787] (K-D 361): printed in two acts; MS does not have songs; other slight variations.
LA 771
Harvest Home. Comic opera, 2 acts. Charles Dibdin.
Application Apr. 30, 1787, George Colman, H2. Prod. May 16.
MS: prologue. Comp. 1787 (K-D 355): a few differences; prologue not printed.
LA 772
Bonds without Judgment; or, The Loves of Bengal. Farce, 2 acts. Edward Topham.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 1, 1787.
MS: some deletions.
LA 773
La Vestale; o sia, L'Amore Protetto dal Cielo. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Charles Francis Badini.
No application. Prod. H1, May 1, 1787.
MS: previous title, Emilia, deleted; cast.
LA 774
The Merry Making. Opera, 3 acts.
Application May 7, 1787, George Colman, H2.
MS: prologue.
LA 775
The Midnight Hour. Comedy, 3 acts. Elizabeth Inchbald, from the French.
Application May 10, 1787, J. Booth, C.G. Prod. May 22.
MS: prologue. Comp. 1827 (Cumberland's British Theatre): prologue not printed; slight differences.
LA 776
The Distress'd Baronet. Farce, 2 acts. Charles Stuart.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. May 11, 1787.
MS: prologue. Comp. 2d ed., 1787 (K-D 357): numerous and extensive differences.
LA 777
The Lobby Lounger. Prelude, 1 act. Charles Stuart.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. (as
The Box-Lobby Loungers) May 16, 1787.
MS.
LA 778
The Cantabs. Musical farce, 2 acts.
Application May, [1787,] Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 21, 1787.
MS: cast.
LA 779
The Country Attorney. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application June 25, 1787, George Colman, H2. Prod. July 7.
MS: numerous excisions and corrections; prologue, and epilogue with separate notice to Examiner, July 6.
See LA 828.
LA 780
English Readings. Farce, 1 act. James Cobb.
Application June 25, 1787, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 7.
MS. Comp. 1787 (K-D 97): minor differences.
LA 781
Prologue for the Opening of the Theatre Royal Margate.
Application June, 1787, J. Booth, Margate.
MS.
LA 782
Inkle and Yarico. Opera, 3 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
Application July 25, 1787, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 4.
MS: prologue, dated 1789. Comp. [1787] (K-D 181): discrepancies in the songs; prologue not printed.
LA 783
The Test of Love. Farce, 2 acts. _____ Robinson.
Application Aug. 15, 1787, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 17.
MS: notice states, for Miss Farren's benefit; prologue. Comp.
Songs, &c., in The Test of Love, 1787 (Dev 8vo 68): songs, only, printed; virtually identical with those of MS.
LA 784
The Village Lawyer. Farce, 2 acts. William Macready (?).
Application Aug. 22, 1787, George Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 28.
MS. Comp. 3d ed., 1795 (K-D 295): detailed differences in dialogue and arrangement of scenes throughout. (J.P.K. has written
on the title-page of this ed.: This Piece was not written by Mr. Macready. This is a surreptitious Edition.) Comp. also 1828
(Cumberland's British Theatre): differences in details.
LA 785
Vimonda. Tragedy, 5 acts. Andrew McDonald.
Application Aug. 23, 1787, George Colman, H2. Prod. Sept. 5.
MS. Comp. 1788 (K-D 96): slight differences.
LA 786
Ups and Downs; or, The Farmer. Comic opera, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
The Farmer) Oct. 31, 1787.
MS. Comp.
The Farmer, Dublin, 1788 (K-D 288): some differences throughout.
LA 787
The New Peerage; or, Our Eyes May Deceive Us. Comedy, 5 acts. Harriet Lee.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Nov. 10, 1787.
MS: prologue and two epilogues. Comp. 1787 (K-D 97): slight differences.
LA 788
Il Re Teodora. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Dec. 7, 1787, I. A. Gallini, H1. Prod. Dec. 8(?).
MS: cast.
LA 789
All on a Summer's Day. Comedy, 5 acts. Elizabeth Inchbald.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 15, 1787.
MS: prologue and epilogue.
LA 790
Il Giramondo. Comic opera (Italian), 3 acts.
No application. [1787?]
MS.
LA 791
The Fate of Sparta; or, The Rival Kings. Tragedy, 5 acts. Hannah Cowley.
No application. Prod. D.L., Jan. 1, 1788.
MS: in title, Siege erased and Fate written in; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1788 (K-D 102): slight differences.
LA 792
The Fate of Sparta; or, The Rival Kings. Tragedy, 5 acts. Hannah Cowley.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Jan. 1, 1788.
MS. Comp. 1788 (K-D 102): slight differences. (This MS is practically identical with LA 791, except that it lacks the prologue
and epilogue and is in a different hand.)
LA 793
Such Things Were. Tragedy, 5 acts. Prince Hoare.
No application. Prod. Bath, Jan. 1, 1788; and D.L. (as
Julia; or, Such Things Were), May 2, 1796.
MS: some corrections, insertions, and excisions; apparently marked by prompter; canceled title on title-page, The Tears of
Virtue (title under which it is listed in B.C.).
LA 794
La Locandiera. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Jan. 10, 1788, I. A. Gallini, H1. Prod. Jan. 15.
MS: cast.
LA 795
King and No King, Prologue to.
No application. Spoken C.G., Jan. 14, 1788.
MS.
LA 796
Calcutta; or, Twelve Hours in India. Comic opera, 3 acts. James Cobb.
Application Feb. 18, 1788, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. (as
Love in the East) Feb. 25.
MS: some corrections. Comp.
Love in the East; or, Adventures of Twelve Hours, 1788 (K-D 97): minor discrepancies.
LA 797
Sing Tantara Rara, Rogues All. Farce, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
Tantara Rara) Mar. 1, 1788.
MS. Comp.
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, 1798 (147094): slight differences.
LA 798
La Cameriera Astuta. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Mar. 1, 1788, I. A. Gallini, H1. Prod. Mar. 4.
MS: cast.
LA 799
The Regent. Tragedy, 5 acts. Bertie Greatheed.
Application Mar. 15, 1788, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Mar. 29.
MS. Comp. 1788 (K-D 206): slight differences.
LA 800
Giulio Sabino. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. P. Giovannini.
Application Mar. 22, 1788, I. A. Gallini, H1. Prod. Apr. 5 (?).
MS: cast.
See LA 728.
LA 801
The Ton; or, Follies of Fashion. Comedy, 5 acts. Eglantine, Lady Wallace.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 8, 1788.
MS: numerous corrections and cancellations; prologue and epilogue; note, Mr. Booth to Larpent, Apr. 2, 1788, stating that
he has sent the first Full Copy of La: Wallace's Comedy that came to his hands,... He has also inserted the Prologue and Epilogue
and made the alterations as intended at the last Rehearsal. Comp. 1788 (K-D 97): slight differences.
LA 802
Animal Magnetism. Comedy, 3 acts. Elizabeth Inchbald.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 29, 1788.
MS: prologue. Comp. 1828 (Cumberland's British Theatre): numerous slight differences; prologue not printed.
LA 803
L'Olimpiade. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application May 3, 1788, Henry Johnson for I. A. Gallini, H1. Prod. May 8.
MS: inserted, a printed song by Badini, in Italian and English, to be sung by Marchesi after the performance; cast.
LA 804
The Stone Eater. Interlude, 1 act. Charles Stuart.
Application May 10, 1788, Thomas King, D.L., Prod. May 15.
MS. Comp. 1788 (K-D 101): almost identical.
LA 805
Marian of the Grange. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Frances Brooke.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
Marian) May 22, 1788.
MS. Comp. 1800 (K-D 453): marked differences in dialogue, order of scenes, names of characters, etc.
LA 806
Occasional Address. (So oft has Pegasus been doom'd to trial.)
Application Aug. 9, 1788, George Colman, H2. Spoken Aug. 26 (?).
MS. (Spoken by Mrs. Kemble at her benefit.)
LA 807
A Touch of the Times; or, A Ramble thro' London. Interlude.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. H2, Aug. 20, 1788 (?).
MS: dated 1788; notices states, to be Receited by Mr. Bannister Junr at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It is called 'an Interlude' but it is merely a satirical recitation, and it was not at the Haymarket [as is stated in
B.D.] but at Drury Lane.
LA 808
Projectors; or, Wit at a Pinch. Farce, 2 acts.
Application undated, John Ledger, Bath. [1788?]
MS: dated by J.P.C. 1788.
LA 809
La Cosa Rara. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Lorenzo da Ponte.
Application Jan. 8, 1789, I. A. Gallini, H1. Prod. Jan. 10.
MS: cast. Comp. 1805 (Larpent Plays, LA 1455): slight differences; printed play includes English translation, and has an entirely
different cast.
LA 810
Prologue. (The sanguine Father, leading to the Scene.)
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Spoken Jan. 10, 1789.
MS: endorsed 1789; notice states, to be spoken on the Appearance of Miss Wallace [Wallis], as Sigismunda.
LA 811
The Impostors. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Jan. 17, 1789, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Jan. 26.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1789 (K-D 95): virtually identical.
LA 812
Ifigenia in Aulide. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. F. Moretti.
Application Jan. 21, 1789, I. A. Gallini, H1. Prod. Jan. 24.
MS: cast.
See LA 593.
LA 813
The Toy. Comedy, 5 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 3, 1789.
MS: prologue and two epilogues, one with separate application, undated but endorsed 23d. Janry. 1789. Comp.
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keefe, 1798 (147094): notable and extensive differences, especially in Act V.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The scene is laid at the Toy at Hampton Ct. It was acted afterwards in 3 Acts as 'The Lie of the Day.' The Epilogue was
damned & another substituted on the second night.
LA 814
Hide and Seek; or, The Slippers. Ballad farce, 2 acts.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 24, 1789.
MS.
LA 815
Il Disartore. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, Feb. 28, 1789.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), 1789; cast.
LA 816
Mary Queen of Scots. Tragedy, 5 acts. John St. John.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Mar. 21, 1789.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1789 (K-D 95): virtually the same.
LA 817
La Villana Riconoscenta. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Giuseppi Palomba (?).
Application Mar. 23, 1789, I. A. Gallini, H1. Prod. Mar. 24.
MS: cast.
LA 818
Such Things Have Been. Interlude, 2 acts. Thomas Ryder.
Application Mar. 25, 1789, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Mar. 31.
MS: endorsed, by Larpent(?), Covent Garden-March 1789.
LA 819
Address.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Spoken Mar. 28, 1789.
MS: notice states, for Mrs. Pope's benefit. (Spoken by her.)
LA 820
The Pharo Table. Dialogue and songs. Comedy, 3 acts. From Susannah Centlivre,
The Gamester.
Application n.d. [Mar., 1789], Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
The Faro Table) Apr. 4, 1789.
MS: notice states, The following Dialogue & Songs are in [tended?] as the Alteration from a Comedy of Five Acts call'd The
Gamester written by Mrs. Centlivre, into a Comedy of Three Acts call'd the Pharo Table...; dated, by Larpent(?), March 1789.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: Some new songs as well as new dialogues were added and were sent for Licence in March 1789.
LA 821
Half an Hour after Supper: A New Novel. Interlude.
Application Apr. 9, 1789, George Colman, H2. Prod. May 23.
MS. Comp. 1789 (K-D 96): a few differences.
LA 822
As It Should Be. Dramatic piece, 1 act. Walley Chamberlaine Oulton.
Application Apr. 9, 1789, George Colman, H2. Prod. June 2.
MS. Comp. 1789 (K-D 97): some differences.
LA 823
The Suspicious Brother. Comedy, 2 acts.
Application Apr. 9, 1789, George Colman, H2. Prod. (as
Try Again) June 26, 1790.
MS: cast. Comp.
Try Again, 1790 (K-D 206): only slight differences.
LA 824
The Little Hunch-Back; or, A Frolic in Bagdad. Farce, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 14, 1789.
MS: some erasures and corrections. Comp.
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, 1789 (147094): several differences, with printed text longer than MS.
See LA 2158, an alteration of this play.
LA 825
The Civilian; [or, Farmer Turned Footman]. Opera, 2 acts. Samuel William, Ryley.
Application Apr. 15, 1789, William Powell, Manchester. Prod. May 13.
MS: insertions and corrections, by author(?); cast. Comp.
Roderick Random, a Comic Opera; and The Civilian, etc., Huddersfield, [1790?] (K-D 344): numerous and pronounced differences.
LA 826
The Enraged Musician. Musical interlude, 1 act. George Colman.
Application Apr. 17, 1789, George Colman, H2. Prod. (as
Ut Pictura Poesis) May 18.
MS: two slightly varying prologues, one dated Apr. 26, 1789 (and, on verso, Apr. 28, 1789); title-page adds to title, To the
Memory of Hogarth. Ut Pictura Poesis. Comp.
Ut Pictura Poesis! or, The Enraged Musician, 1789 (K-D 94): a few differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It is Hogarths Picture ['The Enraged Musician'] put into words.
LA 827
False Appearances. Comedy, 5 acts. Henry Seymour Conway.
Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. Prod. Apr. 20, 1789.
MS: prologue, dated April 4th. 1789, and epilogue. Comp. 1789 (K-D 107): numerous and extensive differences.
LA 828
The School for Widows. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Apr. 25, 1789, Thomas Harris, C.G.Prod. May 8.
MS: prologue and epilogue.
See LA 779.
LA 829
Occasional Prologue, on the First Appearance of a Young Gentleman, at Covent Garden Theatre, in the Character of Alexander.
No application. Spoken C.G., Apr. 28, 1789.
MS: dated Apr. 28, 1789.
LA 830
St. George's Day; or, Britons Rejoice! Entertainment, 1 act.
Application undated, William Thomas Lewis, C.G. Prod. Apr. 30, 1789.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Apr., 1789.
LA 831
The Dramatist; or, Stop Him Who Can. Comedy, 5 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application May 7, 1789, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 15.
MS: prologue and epilogue; notice states, for the Benefit of Mrs. Wells; cast. Comp. 1793 (K-D 357): a few differences.
LA 832
La Vendemnira. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Giovanni Bertati.
No application. Prod. H1, May 9, 1789.
MS: title-page dated 1789; cast. (Dated May 8, 1798, in B.C.)
LA 833
Laoeudaimonos; or, A People Made Happy. Masque, 1 act.
Application May 12, 1789, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. May 19.
MS: title-page states, In Commemoration of the Restoration of His Majesty's Health...
LA 834
The Swop. A dramatic piece, 2 acts.
Application May 14, 1789, George Colman, H2. Prod. June 22.
MS: title-page states, From the German of Coll. D'Ayrenhoff; prologue.
LA 835
Perseverance; or, The Third Time the Best. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Walley Chamberlaine Oulton.
Application May 18, 1789, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. June 2 (previously, Crow Street, Dublin, Mar. 12).
MS.
LA 836
La Generosita d'Alessandro. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. From Pietro Metastasio,
Alessandro nell' Indie.
No application. Prod. H1, June 2, 1789.
MS: dated May, 1789; cast.
LA 837
Il Barbiere di Civiglia. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. From Beaumarchais.
Application June 9, 1789, I. A. Gallini, H1. Prod. June 11.
MS: notice states, for Signora Storace's benefit; cast.
LA 838
The Married Man. Comedy, 3 acts. Elizabeth Inchbald, from Destouches.
Application July 2, 1789, George Colman, H2. Prod. July 15.
MS. Comp. 1789 (K-D 96): a few differences.
LA 839
The Benevolent Planters. Dramatic piece, 1 act. Thomas Bellamy.
Application July 29, 1789, George Colman, H2. Prod. (as
The Friends) Aug. 5 and (as
The Benevolent Planters) Aug. 10.
MS: title, Slavery but a Name, deleted, and The Benevolent Planters substituted; prologue, dated July 31, 1789; last page
endorsed, Decr. 11, 1788 Mr. Bellamy...; notice states, for Mrs. Kemble's benefit. Comp. 1789 (K-D 97): quite different in
all respects.
LA 840
The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old. Play with music, 3 acts. George Colman, The Younger.
Application Aug. 3, 1789, G. Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Aug. 11.
MS: Act III lacking. Comp. Dublin, 1790 (K-D 232), endorsed, by Kemble, This is a pirated Copy, and shamefully incorrect,
and comp. 1808 (K-D 422): numerous unimportant differences between MS and both eds.
LA 841
The Comet; or, How to Come at Her. Comic piece, 3 acts.
Application Aug. 5, 1789, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Aug. 10.
MS: a number of erasures and corrections; cast.
LA 842
The Learned Lady; or, Double Reform. Comedy, 2 acts. Robert Oliphant.
Application Aug. 6, 1789, John Philip Kemble, Liverpool. Prod. 1789.
MS: passage in text deleted, and marked too personal, in margin, by Larpent; copy of note, Larpent to Kemble, objecting to
a Passage in the 2d Act, which is of so personal a Nature that it ought to be omitted,...; also note, James Wrighten to Larpent,
requesting that license be sent to him for transmission to Kemble.
LA 843
Thimble's Flight from the Shopboard. Piece, 1 act.
Application Aug. 14, 1789, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Aug. 25.
MS: notice states, for Bannister's benefit on Tuesday 27th instant. Comp. Brighthelmston, [1789?] (K-D 95): slight differences.
LA 844
The First of September; or, Each Man His Bird. Afterpiece, 2 acts. Robert Oliphant.
Application Aug. 31, 1789, John Philip Kemble, Liverpool.
MS.
LA 845
The Island of St. Marguerite. Opera, 2 acts. John St. John.
Application Oct. 21, 1789, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Not produced. (License refused.)
MS: title, The Iron Mask, erased on title-page; several passages deleted. Comp. 1789 (K-D 95): a number of differences, especially
in the last act.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was forbidden in the first instance on account, apparently of the free sentiments it inculcates, considered dangerous in
1789-It was afterwards returned to the Manager [Examiner?] with a note from J. P. Kemble stating-'The Author of the
Iron Mask' (so the piece was originally called) 'flatters himself that he has expunged every objectionable word and circumstance from
this little opera'-Dated Octr. 21. 1789. All the corrections and omissions were made by J. P. Kemble and are marked by him
in his hand in the copy sent to Larpent. On the 4th. Novr. a fair copy was sent to the Licenser with all the passages to which
he objected omitted.
See LA 848.
LA 846
Goodwin. Tragedy, 5 acts. Anne Yearsley.
No application. Prod. Bath, [Oct.?] 1789.
MS: much revised; endorsed By Mrs. Yearsley the Bristol Milkwoman. Octr. 1789; prologue and epilogue, each dated October 1789.
Comp.
Earl Goodwin, 1791 (K-D 472): numerous differences.
LA 847
Marcella. Tragedy, 3 acts. William Hayley.
Application Nov. 4, 1789, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Nov. 7.
Printed copy, pp. 93-174 from
Plays of Three Acts; written for a Private Theatre, 1784: some MS notes. Comp. Dublin, 1784: another ed., but identical text.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The date of Kemble's letter, (as Manager of Drury Lane) to Larpent is Nov. 4th. 1789-The two Theatres brought it out in rivalry
of each other.
See LA 849.
LA 848
The Island of St. Marguerite. Opera, 2 acts. John St. John.
Application Nov. 4, 1789, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Nov. 13.
MS: prologue. Comp. 1789 (K-D 95): this MS follows LA 845 rather than the printed text, but contains prologue and one song
not in LA 845 but printed; the alterations called for by corrections in LA 845 are made in this MS.
LA 849
Marcella. Tragedy, 3 acts. William Hayley.
No application. Prod. C.G., Nov. 10, 1789.
MS: dated Novr. 1789; two copies of prologue, one endorsed Prologue to the Tragedy of Marcella-Covent Garden. Comp. version
from
Plays of Three Acts, 1784 (Larpent Plays, LA 847): a few discrepancies; prologue not printed.
See LA 847 and J.P.C.'s note thereon.
LA 850
The Haunted Tower. Opera, 3 acts. James Cobb.
Application Nov. 18, 1789, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Nov. 24.
MS: numerous deletions and some corrections and insertions. Comp. Dublin, [1790?] (K-D 399), and Duncombe's ed. [1832?] (Dev
12mo 55): MS differs considerably from both eds.
LA 851
Harlequin Touchstone [The Touchstone], New Airs, Songs & Chorusses in. Pantomime, 2 pts. Charles Dibdin (?).
Application Nov. 19, 1789, Thomas Harris, C.G. Not produced(?). (License refused.)
MSS (2, bound together): some of the same airs appear in both; cover to first endorsed New Airs Songs & Chorusses &c in the
revived Pantomime of Harlequin Touchstone, C.G., Nov., 1789; cover to second endorsed Songs Dialogues & Chorusses in the revived
Pantomime of Touchstone, C.G., Nov., 1789, and (by Larpent) Forbidden.
J.P.C. in
B.D. (s.v.
The Touchstone): It was revived in 1789 or rather attempted to be revived but when the songs &c were sent to the Licenser they were 'forbidden'
& that word is written on the copy in Larpent's MSS.-No reason is apparent.
See LA 464.
LA 852
The Force of Fashion. Comedy, 5 acts. Henry Mackenzie.
Application Dec. 2, 1789, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 5.
MS: numerous corrections and excisions; prologue and epilogue; partial cast.
LA 853
The Genius of Liverpool. Prelude. T. Harpley.
No application. [Dec. 21, 1789.]
MS: dated 21st. December 1789. Comp.
Dramas and Poems, Liverpool, 1790 (K-D 321): slight differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: Larpent enters Kemble as Manager of the Liverpool Theatre when this piece was sent up and licensed on the 21st. Decr. 1789.
LA 854
Ninetta; or, Chi dell'Altrui Siveste, Presto Si Spoglia. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application. [Dec. 30, 1789?] Prod. H2 (H1 Company), Jan. 16, 1790.
MS: title-page states, as performed at the Royal Theatre in the Hay Market...Decbr. 30th. 1789; cast.
LA 855
The Man of Enterprise. Farce, 2 acts. Charles Shillito.
No application. Prod. Norwich, 1789 (?).
MS: numerous erasures and some corrections; cast. Comp. Colchester, 1789 (K-D 201): numerous slight differences.
LA 856
The Merry Men of Kent. Comedy, 5 acts.
No application. [1789.]
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Manchester, 1789.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: ...licensed on 23 March 1789 for the Manchester Theatre.
LA 857
Eudora. Tragedy, 5 acts. William Hayley.
No application. Prod. C.G., Jan. 29, 1790.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp.
Three Plays, Chichester, 1811 (K-D 515): prologue and epilogue not printed; slight differences.
LA 858
I Due Castellani Burlati. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Filippo Livigni.
No application. Prod. H2, Feb. 2, 1790.
MS: dated London 1790; cast.
LA 859
The Adventures; or, Mutual Deception. Farce, 2 acts. Edward Morris.
Application Feb. 11, 1790, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Mar. 18.
MS: title changed from The Travellers; prologue. Comp. 1790 (K-D 100): slight differences.
LA 860
The Czar [Peter]. Comic opera, 3 acts. John O'Keeffe.
No application. Prod. C.G., Mar. 8, 1790.
MS: numerous corrections and deleted passages; cast. Comp.
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, 1798: many differences, especially in the songs.
See LA 881, an alteration of this play.
LA 861
Love in Many Masks. Comedy, 5 acts. John Philip Kemble, from Aphra Behn,
The Rover.
No application. Prod. D.L., Mar. 8, 1790.
Printed copy [1790]: dated, by Larpent(?), March 8th. 1790; a few passages marked in margin.
LA 862
The Spoilt Child. Farce, 2 acts. Isaac Bickerstaffe (?). [Attributed also to Dorothy Jordan and to James Ford.]
Application Mar. 13, 1790, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Mar. 22.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 15; prologue. Comp. 1805 (K-D 409): a number of slight differences. (The Dublin ed. [1799] is in
some respects closer to the MS.)
LA 863
Better Late than Never. Comedy, 5 acts. Miles Peter Andrews.
Application Mar. 25, 1790, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Nov. 17.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 30; prologue and two versions of epilogue. Comp. 1790 (K-D 204): slight differences, chiefly a few
speeches in MS not printed.
LA 864
No Song, No Supper. Opera, 2 acts. Prince Hoare.
Application Apr. 9, 1790, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Apr. 16.
MS. Comp. 3d ed., 1795 (K-D 453): MS contains two songs not printed; many differences in wording.
LA 865
Mordecai's Beard. Interlude.
Application Apr. 10, 1790, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Apr. 20.
MS: previous title, The Jew's Beard, erased.
LA 866
Roderick Random. Comedy, 3 acts. Samuel William Ryley.
Application Apr. 12, 1790, William Powell, Manchester.
MS: notice, signed by Powell, at Theatre Royal Drury Lane; dated by Larpent Drury Lane April 1790. Comp. Huddersfield, [1798?]
(K-D 344): MS lacks the songs; slight differences in dialogue.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was sent to be licensed on April 12, 1790 by W. Powell then prompter at D.L. Theatre who stated that it was to be performed
at Manchester-It was probably therefore acted before 1793.
LA 867
Arden of Feversham. Historical tragedy, 5 acts. George Lillo and John Hoadly.
No application. Prod. (Reduced to Three Acts with material Alterations) C.G., Apr. 14, 1790(?).
Printed copy, 1762: numerous deletions and some MS additions.
See LA 160.
LA 868
L'Usurpator Innocente. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application. Prod. H2, Apr. 20, 1790.
MS: cast.
LA 869
The Widow of Malabar. Tragedy, 3 acts. Mariana Starke.
Application (with LA 870) Apr. 21, 1790, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 5 (previously, privately at Camberwell, 1790).
MS: epilogue, and Address for Miss Brunton; cast. Comp. 1791 (Dev 8vo 18): some passages in MS not printed; otherwise only
a few differences.
LA 870
The Crusade. Opera, 3 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application Apr. 21, 1790, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 6.
MS: notice applies also to
The Widow of Malabar (No. 869); states
The Crusade is intended for May 1; prologue and address; inserted, a note from Larpent to Lewis, Apr. 26, demanding that a passage be
expunged (deleted in MS); an apparent reply is bound with LA 1058,
q.v. >Comp.
Songs, Duets, Chorusses, &c., in the Historical Romance of The Crusade, 1790 (35397): in Act I little correspondence; less discrepancy in later acts; songs, only, printed.
LA 871
Andromaca. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Charles Francis Badini.
No application. Prod. H2, May 28, 1790.
MS: cast.
LA 872
Nootka Sound; or, Britain Prepar'd. Pantomimic, operatic farce.
Application June [1?], 1790, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. June 4.
MS: contains chiefly songs and disconnected passages of dialogue for insertion in a pantomime; two pages canceled; cast.
LA 873
Occasional Address, on Opening the Hay Market Theatre.
Application June 10, 1790, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Spoken June 14(?).
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), June 11.
LA 874
New Spain; or, Love in Mexico. Opera, 3 acts. John Scawen.
Application July 6, 1790, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. July 16.
MS. Comp. 1790 (K-D 206): slight differences.
LA 875
The Kentish Barons. Play, 3 acts. Francis North.
Application July 30, 1790, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. June 25, 1791.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 1, 1790; Act III lacking. Comp. 1791 (K-D 106): great differences.
LA 876
The Richmond Gardener. Farce, 1 act.
No application. Prod. Richmond, Aug. 1, 1790(?).
MS: dated, by Larpent, Richmond, Aug. 1, 1790.
LA 877
Taste and Feeling. Dramatic caricature, 1 act.
Application Aug. 9, 1790, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Aug. 13.
MS: prologue.
LA 878
Modern Breakfast; or, All Asleep at Noon. Interlude. Henry Siddons.
No application. Prod. H2, Aug. 11, 1790.
MS: some corrected passages; dated by Larpent Theatre Royal, Haymarket 3d. August 1790; cast. Comp. 1790 (K-D 102): only slight
differences; prologue not in MS.
LA 879
Lindor and Clara. Play, 3 acts. James Fennell.
Application Aug. 18, 1790, J. Fennell, Richmond. Prod. provinces, ca. 1790(?).
MS. Comp. 1791 (K-D 451): printed in five acts; several scenes printed not in MS.
LA 880
The Basket Maker. Comic opera, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application Aug. 20, 1790, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Sept. 4.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 24. Comp.
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, 1798 (147094): numerous and extensive differences.
LA 881
The Fugitive. Comic opera, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application Nov. 1, 1790, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 4.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 2; notice includes
The German Hotel (No. 882).
See LA 860.
LA 882
The German Hotel. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Holcroft.
Application (with LA 881) Nov. 1, 1790, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 11.
MS: dated by Larpent Covent Garden Novr. 2d. 1790; epilogue, dated Nov. 9, and prelude; cast. Comp. 1790 (K-D 355): no important
differences.
LA 883
A Divertisement. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. James C. Cross.
No application. Prod. C.G., Nov. 23, 1790.
MS: numerous excisions and corrections; cast.
See LA 884.
LA 884
Songs in the Divertisement. Charles Dibdin (?).
No application. Prod. C.G., Nov. 23, 1790.
MS. (Apparently songs used in Cross's
A Divertisement [
No. 883].)
LA 885
Julia [de Roubigné]. Tragedy, 5 acts. Catherine Metcalf, from Henry Mackenzie.
Application Dec. 16, 1790, Keasberry and Diamond, Bath. Prod. Dec. 23.
MS: title-page reads, The Story taken with some Alteration of Incident from the Novel of Julia de Roubigne [by Henry Mackenzie];
numerous deletions; prologue and epilogue.
LA 886
The Picture of Paris Taken in the Year 1790, Dialogue, Airs, Duetts &c. in. Pantomime. Charles Bonnor and Robert Merry.
No application. Prod. C.G., Dec. 20, 1790.
MS: dated by Larpent 11th. Decr. 1790 Covent Garden; prologue.
LA 887
The Siege of Belgrade. Comic opera, 3 acts. James Cobb.
Application Dec. 26, 1790, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Jan. 1, 1791.
MS. Comp.
Songs, Duets, Trios, Choruses, &c., in The Siege of Belgrade, 1791 (K-D 206): printed text contains several songs not in MS; songs, only, printed.
LA 888
La Villanella Rapita. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Giovanni Bertati (?).
No application. Prod. H2 (?), 1790.
MS: slight deletion; cast. (Dated, in B.C., H2, Feb. 24, 1790.)
LA 889
Who's to Have Her. Opera, 2 acts.
Application Jan. 4, 1791, Stephen Kemble, Sheffield.
MS.
LA 890
The Upholsterer, Additions to. Farce. Arthur Murphy.
Application Jan. 21, 1791, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (with alterations) Feb. 2.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 25.
See LA 131 and 227.
LA 891
The School for Arrogance. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Holcroft.
No application. Prod. C.G., Feb. 4, 1791.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 2; numerous corrections, excisions, and revisions; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 2d ed., 1791
(K-D 456): a number of differences; some passages deleted in MS are printed.
LA 892
The Woodman. Comic opera, 3 acts. Henry Bate [Bate Dudley].
No application. Prod. C.G., Feb. 26, 1791.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 25. Comp. 2d ed., 1791 (K-D 106): a few differences; MS contains a few passages not printed.
LA 893
The Merry Mourners. Farce, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
No application. Prod. (as
Modern Antiques) C.G., Mar. 14, 1791.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 10. Comp. Modern Antiques; or, The Merry Mourners, in
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, 1798 (147094): slight differences in dialogue.
LA 894
The Greek Slave. Comedy, 5 acts. From Beaumont and Fletcher.
Application Mar. 14, 1791, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Mar. 22.
MS: epilogue.
LA 895
Lorenzo. Tragedy, 5 acts. Robert Merry.
Application Mar. 25, 1791, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 5.
MS: some corrections; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1791 (K-D 106): slight differences.
LA 896
Huniades; or, The Siege of Belgrade. Tragedy, 5 acts. Hannah Brand.
Application Mar. 26, 1791 (date inserted by Larpent?), John Brunton, Norwich. Prod. Norwich (?), 1791; later H1 (D.L. Company),
Jan. 18, 1792.
MS: numerous corrections and erasures. Comp.
Plays and Poems, Norwich, 1798 (K-D 397): numerous differences in phraseology and arrangement.
See LA 932, alterations for this play.
LA 897
The Earl of Essex, Epilogue to. (Tho' Rutlands pangs are o'er, shall I presume.)
No application. Spoken C.G., Apr. 11, 1791 (?).
MS: dated, by J.P.C.(?), 1791.
LA 898
Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentlemen. Comedy, 5 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application Apr. 12, 1791, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 16.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp.
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, 1798 (147094): some differences.
LA 899
The Cave of Trophonius. Opera, 2 acts. Prince Hoare.
Application Apr. 26, 1791, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. May 3.
MS. Comp.
Songs, Duets, Trio, and Finales, in The Cave of Trophonius, 1791 (K-D 103): some differences; songs, only, printed.
LA 900
The Hue and Cry. Farce, 2 acts. Elizabeth Inchbald.
Application Apr. 26, 1791, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. May 11.
MS: prologue.
See LA 1184, an alteration by J. C. Cross.
LA 901
Alexander the Little. Burlesque, 2 acts.
Application Apr. 29, 1791, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 2.
MS: dated by Larpent May 2.
LA 902
L'Idalide; o sia, La Vergine del Sole. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. F. Moretti.
No application. Prod. Pantheon, Apr. 30, 1791.
MS: cast.
LA 903
The Hop; or, Who's Afraid. Sketch.
Application May 2, 1791, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Not produced (?).
MS.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: In Larpents Copy many passages are underscored as objectionable-It was sent by J. P. Kemble for Licence on May 2d. 1791.
LA 904
Address. (Once more I'm come to shew my Vulgar Folly.)
Application May 2, 1791, Thomas Harris, C.G. Spoken May 3.
MS: endorsed For Mrs. Mattock's Benefit.
LA 905
The Dreamer Awake; or, The Pugilist Match'd. Farce, 2 acts. Edmund John Eyre.
Application May 3, 1791, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 6.
MS: prologue. Comp. Shrewsbury, 1791 (K-D 255): slight differences.
LA 906
National Prejudice. Comedy, 5 acts. _____ Simon.
Application May 7, 1791, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 10.
MS: dated by Larpent May 9; prologue.
LA 907
Honesty the Best Policy. Farce, 2 acts.
Application May 10, 1791, Thomas Harris, C.G. Billed at C. G. in 1791 but...withdrawn (Nicoll).
MS: a number of corrections; prologue.
LA 908
The Union; or, St. Andrew's Day. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Richard Wilson (?).
Application May 16, 1791, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 18.
MS: dated by Larpent May 21; cast.
LA 909
Primrose Green; or, Love in the Country. Comic opera, 2 acts.
Application May 17, 1791, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 24.
MS: dated by Larpent May 21.
LA 910
The Cottage Maid. Musical piece, 1 act.
Application May 18, 1791, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. June 3.
MS: dated by Larpent May 21. Comp.
Airs, Dutes, Choruses, &c., in The Cottage Maid, 1791 (Dev 8vo 68): some discrepancies; songs, only, printed.
LA 911
Introductory Address.
Application June 18, 1791, George Colman, the Younger, H2. [Spoken June 20?]
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), On some young Actor [Palmer, Jr.] (the Son of an Actor) in the part of Prince Henry.
LA 912
Next Door Neighbours. Comedy, 3 acts. Elizabeth Inchbald.
Application July 4, 1791, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. July 9.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1791 (K-D 106): some differences.
LA 913
The Surrender of Calais. Play, 3 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
Application July 20, 1791, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. July 30.
MS: dated by Larpent July 23; cast. Comp. 1808 (K-D 424): numerous differences.
LA 914
The Northern Lass; or, Days of Good Queen Bess. Piece, 2 acts. Stephen Kemble, from Heywood's
Fair Maid of the West.
Application July 20, 1791, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. (as
The Northern Inn; or, The Good Times of Queen Bess) Aug. 16.
MS: dated by Larpent July 23; prologue; cast. (Performed for Mrs. S. Kemble's benefit.)
J.P.C. in
B.D.: ...It was strongly cast, according to Larpent's MS, including R. Palmer, Palmer, Bannister Junr. Wewitzer, Mrs Kemble &c.
LA 915
She Would Be a Duchess. Farce, 2 acts. Charles Stuart.
Application Aug. 8, 1791, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Not produced. (License refused.)
MS: endorsed by Larpent ...taken from the Spanish. August 13th. 1791 prohibited. The Title changed
To The Irishman in Spain; titlepage twice marked X and also endorsed by Larpent suppressed, with date and new title; numerous slight passages marked
X throughout. (Bound with
The Irishman in Spain [No. 917,
q.v.], under which this MS is included in B.C.)
LA 916
Richard the Third, Occasional Prologue for.
No application. Spoken H2, Aug. 24, 1791 (?).
MS: endorsed For Mr. Bannister Jun's first appearance in King Richard the Third.
LA 917
The Irishman in Spain. Farce, 1 act. Charles Stuart.
Application Aug. 30, 1791, G. Wrighten, H2. Prod. Aug. 13.
Note
There is some confusion as to the dates of performance and application for license of the revised version. Was the performance
allowed before the revision was submitted in a clean state to the Examiner?
MS. Comp. 1791 (K-D 258): printed text contains prologue and some scenes not in MS.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: On Aug 30 1791 Wrighten the Prompter sent it 'in its altered shape' to Larpent for a licence-It seems then to have been licensed
without mark or remark-The piece
She Would be a Duchess was also among Larpents MSS and all the parts objected to by Genl Gunning marked with crosses-The title page has these words
'August 13th. 1791. Suppressed.'
See LA 915.
LA 918
Poor Old Drury. Prelude, 1 act. James Cobb.
Application Sept. 20, 1792 [1791], John Philip Kemble, H1 (D.L. Company). Prod. Sept. 22, 1791.
MS: many corrections; endorsed On removing to the Kings Theatre.
LA 919
Oscar and Miona; or, The Hall of Fingal. Airs, Duetts and Chorusses. Ballet pantomime.
Application Oct. 13, 1791, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
Oscar and Malvina; etc.) Oct. 20.
MS.
LA 920
Notoriety. Comedy, 5 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 5, 1791.
MS: prologue and epilogue; inserted, song for Act III, with separate application, Nov. 3. Comp. 1793 (K-D 361): a few differences.
LA 921
A Day in Turkey; or, The Russian Slaves. Comedy, 5 acts. Hannah Cowley.
Application Nov. 29, 1791, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 3.
MS: prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1792 (K-D 109): a few differences.
LA 922
La Pastorella Nobile. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Saverio Zini.
No application. Prod. Pantheon, Dec. 17, 1791.
MS: endorsed 1th Opera 1791 to be performed at the Kings Theatre Pantheon _____ A. Trancart [?]; cast. Comp. 1800 (Larpent
Plays, LA 1309): slight differences.
LA 923
Blue Beard; or, The Flight of Harlequin, Songs in. Pantomime.
Application Dec. 19, 1791, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 21.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 21.
LA 924
The Advertisement; or, A New Way to Get a Husband. Farce, 2 acts. James Fennell.
No application. [1791?]
MS: several pages canceled.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: 'The Advertisement or a new way to get a Husband' a farce in 2 acts was licensed on March 3d. 1791 and according to Larpents
accounts played for the benefit of Lee Lewis-Larpents Copy contains some curious erasures of passages against dramatic despotism-
LA 925
La Discordia Conjugale. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application n.d. [1791], by A. Trancart [?], Pantheon. Prod. Pantheon, 1792 (?).
MS: cast.
LA 926
The Double Amour. Farce, 2 acts.
Application undated, unsigned, H2. Prod. H2, 1791.
MS: dated, by J.P.C.(?), 1791.
LA 927
Epilogue. (This Night-by liberal Genius set apart.)
No application. [1791?]
MS: dated 1791; endorsed For the Fund.
LA 928
La Locanda. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Giovanni Bertati (?).
No application. [Pantheon, 1791?]
MS: date, 1791, inserted on title-page (by J.P.C.?).
LA 929
Quinto Fabio. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Antonio Andrei (?), from Apostolo Zeno.
Application n.d. [1791], Robert Bray O'Reilly, Pantheon. Prod. June 2, 1791 (?).
MS.
See LA 509.
LA 930
The Soldier's Opera. Comic opera, 2 acts. Peter Ewing.
No application. [1791?]
MS: title-page states, Written by Captain P Ewing Marines The Music by Dibdin; MS is signed at end, Peter Ewing Capt: of Marines
The 2d Day of April 1791. Comp. [1792] (K-D 298): printed version longer than MS.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: ...it seems doubtful whether it was not performed, although there is no Managers letter with the MS.
LA 931
The Englishmen in Germany. Farce, 2 acts.
No application. [Manchester, Jan. 13, 1792.] Prod. Manchester, 1792(?).
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Manchester. 13th. January 1792.
LA 932
Agmunda, Alterations in. [Huniades.] Tragedy. Hannah Brand.
Application Feb. 1, 1792, John Philip Kemble, H1 (D.L. Company). Prod. Feb. 2.
MS: notice states, These are the Alterations in the Tragedy of Huniades, which is now called Agmunda; alterations in the play;
epilogue.
See LA 896.
LA 933
The Majician [No Conjuror]. Comic opera, 3 acts. Robert Merry.
No application. Prod. C.G., Feb. 2, 1792.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Jan., 1792; signed Robt. Merry; long canceled passages; cast. Comp.
The Airs, Duets, Glees, Chorusses, &c., in the Comic Opera of The Magician No Conjurer, 1792 (Dev 8v0 66); only slight discrepancies.
LA 934
Le Trame Deluse. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Feb. 8, 1792, William Jewell, H1.
MS: cast.
LA 935
The Road to Ruin. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Holcroft.
No application. Prod. C.G., Feb. 18, 1792.
MS: dated by Larpent C Garden. Febry 1792; numerous erasures and corrections; prologue and epilogue; partial cast. Comp. 1792
(K-D 106): no important differences.
LA 936
Tony Lumpkin's Ramble to London. Monologue (i.e., dialogue).
Application Mar. 6, 1792, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 10.
MS: endorsed by Larpent A Piece spoken at Covent Garden April the 6th. 1792; prologue, headed Tony Lumpkin in Town.
LA 937
The Fugitive. Comedy, 5 acts. Joseph Richardson.
Application Mar. 16, 1792, John Philip Kemble, H1 (D.L. Company). Prod. Apr. 20.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1792 (K-D 259): last three acts differ in order of scenes.
LA 938
Occasional Prologue.
Application Mar. 22, 1792, John Philip Kemble, H1 (D.L. Company). Spoken Mar. 29 (?).
MS: notice states, for Bannister's benefit.
LA 939
The Mermaid. Farce, 2 acts. Andrew Franklin.
No application. Prod. C.G., Mar. 26, 1792.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Mar. 24; a few passages deleted. Comp. Dublin, 1792 (K-D 295): a few slight differences.
LA 940
The Village Coquet. Entertainment, 2 acts. _____ Simon.
Application Apr. 9, 1792, John Philip Kemble, H1 (D.L. Company). Prod. Apr. 16.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 11; notice states, for Mrs. Jordan's benefit.
LA 941
Zelma; or, The Will o' th' Wisp. Opera, 3 acts. _____ Meyers.
Application Apr. 12, 1792, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 17.
MS: several songs canceled; cast. Comp.
Airs, Duets, Choruses, &c., in Zelma, 1792 (Dev 8vo 66): a few differences; songs, only, printed.
LA 942
The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African. Farce, 2 acts. William Macready.
Application (with LA 943) Apr. 16, 1792, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 21.
MS: number of passages marked, by Examiner(?), for omission(?); cast. Comp. New Edition, 1799 (K-D 359): MS contains several
passages not printed.
LA 943
The Intrigues of a Morning; or, An Hour in Paris. Farce, 2 acts. Eliza Parsons.
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 18, 1792.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 16; notice to Examiner relates to
The Irishman in London (No. 942); cast. Comp. 1792 (K-D 359): no differences.
LA 944
Hail Fellow, Well Met. Farce, 1 act.
No application. Announced for C.G., May 8, 1792; not produced.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 24; a number of erasures and corrections; cast.
LA 945
The Point of Honour. Farce, 2 acts. John Peter Roberdeau.
No application. Announced for C.G., May 8, 1792; not produced.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 24; a number of passages marked by Examiner; prologue; partial cast.
LA 946
The Rights of Woman. Musical farce, 1 act.
No application. Announced for C.G., May 8, 1792; not produced.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 24; several songs deleted; cast.
LA 947
Just in Time. Comic opera, 3 acts. Thomas Hurlstone.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 10, 1792.
MS: dated by Larpent May 1; a few passages deleted. Comp. [1792] (K-D 258): a number of differences.
LA 948
Dido, [Queen of Carthage; with the Masque of Neptune's Prophecy]. Opera, 3 acts. Prince Hoare.
Application May 10, 1792, John Philip Kemble, H1 (D.L. Company). Prod. May 23.
MS: cover endorsed Theatre Royal Haymarket (D.L.) and dated May 7. Comp. 1792 (K-D 255): slight differences; one scene and
one song in MS not printed.
LA 949
The Dupes of Fancy; or, Every Man His Hobby. Farce, 2 acts. George Saville Carey.
Application May 10, 1792, John Philip Kemble, H1 (D.L. Company). Prod. May 29.
MS: dated by Larpent May 10. Comp. 1792 (K-D 255): slight differences.
LA 950
[A Cure for a Coxcomb; or, The Beau Bedevil'd.] Drama, 1 act. Songs by John Collins and Charles Dibdin.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 15, 1792.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., May 7; called A new Drama on cover; title not given; numerous insertions; sources of interpolated
songs given in most cases
Note
Interpolated songs are mostly from John Collins,
The Brush. See Collins,
Scripscrapologia (1804), and William Oxberry,
Theatrical Banquet (1809).
; cast.
LA 951
Poor Old Hay Market; or, Two Sides of the Gutter. Interlude, 1 act. George Colman, the Younger.
Application June 11, 1792, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. June 15.
MS.
LA 952
Lovers No Conjurors. Farce, 2 acts. Elizabeth Inchbald.
Application June 26, 1792, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. (as
Young Men and Old Women) June 30.
MS: dated by Larpent June 25.
LA 953
All in Good Humour. Dramatic piece, 1 act. Walley Chamberlaine Oulton.
Application June 26, 1792, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. July 7.
MS: dated by Larpent June 25. Comp. 1792 (K-D 262): a few differences.
LA 954
The Enchanted Wood, with Songs and Choruses. Legendary drama, 3 acts. _____ Francis.
Application July 13, 1792, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. July 25 (previously, Bath, Nov. 20, 1785?).
MS: Comp. 1792 (K-D 255): some differences.
LA 955
Cross Partners. Comedy, 5 acts. [Miss Griffiths?]
Application Aug. 19, 1792, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Aug. 23.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. ed. By a Lady [Kemble has noted in his copy, Miss Griffiths], 1792 (K-D 260): printed text
much shorter than MS.
LA 956
The Family Compact. Farce, 2 acts. John Rose.
Application Aug. 30, 1792, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Sept. 6.
MS: prologue.
LA 957
A Farewell Address.
Application Sept. 4, 1792, G.(?) Wrighten, H2. Spoken Sept. 5.
MS: notice states, for Mrs. Bannister's benefit, tomorrow evening. (Spoken by her.)
LA 958
Prelude for the Opening of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden, September 11, 1792. Richard Cumberland.
Application Sept. 11, 1792, Thomas Harris, C.G. Performed Sept. 17.
MS: some alterations and excisions.
LA 959
The Prisoner. Opera, 3 acts. John Rose.
Application Oct. 7, 1792, John Philip Kemble, H1 (D.L. Company). Prod. Oct. 18.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 10; previous title, The Dungeon of Death, erased on cover, appears at head of dramatis personae;
another former title, Clara or the Maid of Chili, erased; cast. Comp. [1792] (K-D 265): numerous and pronounced differences.
LA 960
Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp. Musical farce, 2 acts. William Pearce.
No application. Prod. C.G., Nov. 3, 1792.
MS: some corrections; cast. Comp. new edition, 1796 (K-D 355): a few differences.
LA 961
The Pirates. Opera, 3 acts. James Cobb.
Application Nov. 12, 1792, John Philip Kemble, H1 (D.L. Company). Prod. Nov. 21.
MS: title-page gives title, The Pirate. Comp.
Songs, Duets, Trios, Chorusses, &c., in The Pirates, 1792 (K-D 265): some differences; songs, only, printed.
LA 962
The Historical Play of Columbus. Play, 5 acts. Thomas Morton.
Application Nov. 23, 1792, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 1.
MS: prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1792 (K-D 260): a few differences.
LA 963
Richard the Second. Comic opera, 3 acts. Richard Cumberland (?).
Application Dec. 8, 1792, Thomas Harris, C.G. Not produced? (License refused.)
MS: endorsed by Larpent: (Written by Mr. Cumberland.) Decr. 8th. 1792.
Licence refused by The Lord Chamberlain.
LA 964
[Harlequin's Museum; or, Mother Shipton Triumphant.] Songs in a New Pantomime. Pantomime.
Application Dec. 12, 1792, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 20.
MS: Harlequin's Museum added on title-page and on a sheet, inserted in MS, containing another song; the latter endorsed by
Larpent Song in the Pantomime of Harlequin's Museum, Decr. 1792.
LA 965
The Coventry Act. Comedy, 2 acts. James Plumptre.
Application Dec. 29, 1792, John Brunton, Norwich. Prod.
ca. Jan., 1793.
MS. Comp. Norwich, 1793 (K-D 399): printed in three acts; numerous and extensive differences.
LA 966
The Bristol Tars; or, A New Way to Get a Wife. Farce, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. Bristol, 1792 (?).
MS: dated, by J.P.C.(?), June[?] 1st. 1792 Theatre Royal Bristol.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The Bristol Tars...was among Larpents MS and was licensed by him, as appears by his account book for the Bristol Theatre.
LA 967
Every One Has His Fault. Comedy, 5 acts. Elizabeth Inchbald.
No application. Prod. C.G., Jan. 29, 1793.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Jan. 12; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1793 (Dev 8vo 63): practically identical.
LA 968
I'Giuochi d'Agrigento. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Alessandro Ercole Pepoli.
No application. Prod. H1, Feb. 5, 1793.
MS: title-page states, a new Serious Opera as Performed at the King's Theatre in the Hay Market; cast.
LA 969
Anna. Comedy, 5 acts. Miss Cuthbertson.
Application Feb. 9, 1793, John Philip Kemble, H1 (D.L. Company). Prod. Feb. 25.
MS: numerous corrections; prologue and epilogue; cast.
LA 970
Ozmin and Daraxa. Musical romance, 2 acts. James Boaden.
Application Feb. 12, 1793, John Philip Kemble, H1 (D.L. Company). Prod. Mar. 7.
MS: cast. Comp.
Songs and Chorusses in Ozmyn & Daraxa, [1793] (K-D 254): slight differences.
LA 971
The Midnight Wanderers. Comic opera, 2 acts. William Pearce.
No application. Prod. C.G., Feb. 25, 1793.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Feb. 9; numerous excisions. Comp. 1793 (K-D 360): considerable difference.
LA 972
The Prize. Farce, with songs, 2 acts. Prince Hoare.
Application Mar. 3, 1793, John Philip Kemble, H1 (D.L. Company). Prod. Mar. 11.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 5; previous title, Throw Physic to the Dogs, deleted, and present title inserted by Kemble. Comp.
The Prize; or, 2, 5, 3, 8, Dublin, 1793 (Dev 8vo 73): extensive differences.
LA 973
The Rival Sisters. Tragedy, 5 acts. Arthur Murphy.
Application Mar. 14, 1793, John Philip Kemble, H1 (D.L. Company). Prod. Mar. 18.
Printed copy, 1793: MS epilogue. Comp. 2d ed., 1793 (K-D 455): text identical.
LA 974
Margaret of Anjou, Additions to. Historical interlude. Edward Jerningham (?).
No application. Spoken C.G., Mar. 18, 1793(?).
MS: dated C.G., Mar. 16, 1793.
LA 975
False Colours. Comedy, 5 acts. Edward Morris.
Application Mar. 27, 1793, John Philip Kemble, H1 (D.L. Company). Prod. Apr. 3.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1793 (K-D 250): a few differences.
LA 976
The Armorer. Comic opera, 3 acts. Richard Cumberland.
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 4, 1793.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Mar. 16. Comp.
Songs and Chorusses in the Comic Opera of The Armorer, 1793 (K-D 251): slight discrepancies.
LA 977
Who Is She Like. Comedy, 5 acts.
No application. Prod. (as
The Tale of the Castle; or, Who Is She Like) Edinburgh, Apr. 6, 1793.
MS: dated Theatre Royal Edinburgh. March 9th. 1793.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was sent up to be licensed from the T. R. Edinburgh-Larpent entered it in his accounts under date of March 9th. 1793 and
that he received it from Mr Eston [Mrs. Esten?] the Manager.
LA 978
Teodolinda. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. G. Boggio.
No application. Prod. H1, Apr. 16, 1793.
MS: cast.
LA 979
How to Grow Rich. Comedy, 5 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 18, 1793.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Mar. 27; some corrections; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1793 (K-D 359): slight differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The Prologue was by Will. Tho. Fitzgerald.
LA 980
Money at a Pinch. Comic opera, 2 acts. Horatio Robinson.
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 25, 1793.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 12; a number of corrections; cast.
LA 981
To Arms! or, The British Recruit. Musical interlude, 1 act. Thomas Hurlstone.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 3, 1793.
Printed copy: no title-page; dated 1793. Comp. 1793 (K-D 457): a few slight differences.
LA 982
Fortune's Wheel. Farce, 2 acts.
Application May 4, 1793, John Philip Kemble, H1 (D.L. Company). Prod. May 7.
MS.
LA 983
The Mariners. Farce, 2 acts. Samuel Birch.
Application May 4, 1793, John Philip Kemble, H1 (D.L. Company). Prod. May 10.
MS: prologue.
LA 984
Sprigs of Laurel; or, Royal Example. Comic opera, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 11, 1793.
MS. Comp. 1793 (88731): no important differences.
LA 985
The Female Duellist. Afterpiece, 2 acts.
Application May 12, 1793, John Philip Kemble, H1 (D.L. Company). Prod. May 22.
MS: slight corrections; cast. Comp. 1793 (K-D 259): a few differences.
LA 986
I Zingari in Fiera. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Translated by F. Panormo (?).
No application. Prod. H1, May 14, 1793.
MS: title-page states, as performed at the King's Theatre in the Hay Market; cast.
See LA 1051, another version.
LA 987
Odenato e Zenobia. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, June 11, 1793.
MS: dated by Larpent June 10; cast.
LA 988
The London Hermit; or, Rambles in Dorsetshire. Comedy, 3 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application June 26, 1793, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. June 29.
MS: dated by Larpent June 27; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp.
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, 1798 (147094): numerous differences.
LA 989
The Mountaineers. Melodrama, 3 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
Application July 30, 1793, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Aug. 3.
MS: slight corrections. Comp. 1794 (Dev 8vo 73): a number of differences.
LA 990
Caenarvon Castle; or, The Birth of the Prince of Wales. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. John Rose.
Application Aug. 6, 1793, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Aug. 12.
MS: cast. Comp. 1793 (K-D 358): slight differences.
LA 991
The Children in the Wood. Farce, 2 acts. Thomas Morton.
Application Sept. 26, 1793, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Oct. 1.
MS. Comp. 1794 (K-D 399): numerous verbal differences.
LA 992
The Ward of the Castle. Comic opera, 3 acts. Miss Burke.
No application. Prod. C.G., Oct. 24, 1793.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., 1793; numerous canceled passages; cast. Comp.
Songs, Duets, Choruses, &c., in The Ward of the Castle, 1793 (Dev 8vo 66): slight differences; songs, only, printed.
LA 993
Guy Fawkes; or, The Fifth of November. Prelude, 1 act.
Application Oct. 30, 1793, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Nov. 5.
MS.
LA 994
The Siege of Berwick. Tragedy, 4 acts. Edward Jerningham.
No application. Prod. C.G., Nov. 13, 1793.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Nov. 10; two prologues (one also used with
The World in a Village [No. 997]) and epilogue. Comp. 1794 (K-D 265): last scene quite different; otherwise practically identical.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: In Larpents MS Copy she 'stabs herself & dies.' (Concerning the two endings, see
B.D.)
LA 995
The Castle of Otranto. Play, 3 acts.
Application Nov. 13, 1793, Stephen Kemble, Newcastle. Prod. Nov. 28 (?).
MS: some deletions; prologue and epilogue.
LA 996
Wives in Plenty; or, The More the Merrier. Comedy, 3 acts. From Charles Molloy,
The Coquet.
Application Nov. 19, 1793, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Nov. 23.
MS: a few deletions. Comp.
Songs, Duets, Choruses, &c., in Wives in Plenty, 1793 (Dev 8vo 65): virtually the same; songs, only, printed.
LA 997
The World in a Village. Comedy, 5 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application Nov. 19, 1793, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 23.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 21; prologue and epilogue (another prologue bound with LA 994). Comp.
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, 1798 (147094): numerous differences.
LA 998
The Prodigal. Dramatic piece, 1 act. Francis Godolphin Waldron, from Joseph Mitchell,
The Fatal Extravagance.
Application Nov. 22, 1793, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Dec. 2.
MS: title, The Perils of Penury, deleted on cover, but stands on title-page; dated by Larpent Nov. 27. Comp. 1794 (K-D 254):
slight differences; two scenes of MS appear as two acts in printed text.
LA 999
My Grandmother! Musical farce, 2 acts. Prince Hoare.
Application Dec. 12, 1793, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Dec. 16.
MS. Comp. 1796 (K-D 399): numerous, extensive differences.
LA 1000
Harlequin Faustus; or, The Devil Will Have His Own. Pantomime (dialogue and songs).
Application Dec. 14, 1793, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
Harlequin and Faustus, etc.) Dec. 19.
MS.
LA 1001
Harlequin Peasant; or, A Pantomime Rehearsed. Entertainment, 1 act.
Application Dec. 21, 1793, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Dec. 27.
MS: a few minor deletions.
LA 1002
Heigho for a Husband! Comedy, 4 acts. Francis Godolphin Waldron, from his
Imitation; or, The Female Fortune Hunters.
Application Dec. 21, 1793, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Jan. 14, 1794.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1794 (K-D 253): a few differences.
See LA 599.
LA 1003
Le Nozze di Dorina. Opera buffa (Italian), 2 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, 1793.
MS: cast.
See LA 1088, substantially the same.
LA 1004
Phaedra. Tragedy, 5 acts. Thomas Morris, from Racine.
No application. [1793?]
MS: prologue and epilogue, Written by Capt. Thomas Morris.
J.P.C. in
B.D. quotes from Larpent's account books (?), Phaedra, a Tragedy in five Acts for the benefit of the Literary Fund Feb. 7th 1793.
(The same statement and date are repeated in B.C.)
LA 1005
Il Matrimonio Segreto. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Giovanni Bertati (?).
No application. Prod. H1, Jan. 11, 1794.
MS: cast.
See LA 1812, substantially the same.
LA 1006
The Purse; or, Benevolent Tar. Musical drama, 1 act. James C. Cross.
Application Jan. 22, 1794, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Feb. 8.
MS: dated by Larpent. Comp. 1794 (K-D 630): slight differences.
LA 1007
I Contadini Bizarri. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. T. Grandi, alterations by Lorenzo da Ponte.
No application. Prod. H1, Feb. 1, 1794.
MS: dated, by Larpent, H1, Jan. 31; cast.
LA 1008
Love's Frailties; or, Precept against Practice. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Holcroft.
No application. Prod. C.G., Feb. 5, 1794.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Jan. 4; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1794 (K-D 452): slight differences.
LA 1009
The Box Lobby Challenge. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Feb. 14, 1794, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Feb. 22.
MS: note inserted, Page 11 & 12 scratchd out & not to be performed. The whole scene is expunged. F. G. Waldron; dated by Larpent;
prologue and epilogue. Comp. 3d ed., [1794] (K-D 251): slight differences; expunged passage is printed in full.
LA 1010
The Travellers in Switzerland. Comic opera, 3 acts. Henry Bate [Bate Dudley].
No application. Prod. C.G., Feb. 25, 1794.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Feb. 14. Comp. 1794 (Dev 8vo 65): a few differences.
LA 1011
The Packet Boat. Musical farce, 2 acts. Samuel Birch.
Application Mar. 7, 1794, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 17.
MS: dated by Larpent May 8; prologue.
LA 1012
Il Capriccio Dramatico. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Lorenzo da Ponte, from G. M. Diodati.
No application. Prod. H1, Mar. 8, 1794.
MS: cast. (Bound between Acts I and II is
Il Dn. Giovanni [No. 1013].)
LA 1013
Il Dn. Giovanni. Tragicomic opera (Italian), 1 act. Lorenzo da Ponte.
No application. Prod. H1, Mar. 8, 1794.
MS: cast. (Bound with LA 1012, and not listed in B.C.)
See LA 1966.
LA 1014
Fontainville Forest. Play, 5 acts. James Boaden.
Application Mar. 17, 1794, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Mar. 25.
MS: prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1794 (112580): slight differences.
LA 1015
La Bella Pescatrice. Comic opera (Italian), 1 act. Saverio Zini; alterations by Giovanni Mazzinghi and by Lorenzo da Ponte.
No application. Prod. Pantheon, Mar. 24, 1791(?).
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 17, 1794; title-page states, to be performed at the King's Theatre in the Hay Market; cast.
LA 1016
Netley Abbey. Operatic farce, 2 acts. William Pearce.
Application Mar. 26, 1794, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 16.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 28; title-page states, by Mr. Pearce; cast. Comp. 1794 (K-D 316): many differences.
LA 1017
Now, Taylors, Is Your Time. Interlude.
Application Apr. 14, 1794, Thomas Harris, C.G. Advertised (as
Now's Your Time, Taylors) at C.G., 1794; withdrawn.
MS: dated by Larpent; epilogue.
LA 1018
The Jew. Play, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Apr. 28, 1794, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. May 8.
MS: dated by Larpent May 1. Comp. 1794 (K-D 253): substantially the same.
LA 1019
British Gratitude and Hibernian Friendship; or, An Escape from France. Musical drama, 1 act. James C. Cross.
No application. Prod. (as
British Fortitude and Hibernian Friendship) C.G., Apr. 29, 1794.
MS. (Appended,
Tully's Rambles [No. 1020].) Comp.
British Fortitude, etc., 1794 (K-D 317): a few differences.
LA 1020
Tully's Rambles. [An Irishman's Tour through London; or, Tully's Vocal and Rhetorical Description of Westminster Abbey, etc.]
Recitation.
No application. Spoken C.G., Apr. 29, 1794.
MS. (Bound with LA 1019, and not listed in B.C.)
LA 1021
At Anchor in the Bay of Naples. Interlude.
No application. Prod. (as
Naples Bay; or, The British Seamen at Anchor) C.G., May 2, 1794.
MS: dated April 28th 1794, Theatre Royal Covent Garden; cast.
LA 1022
Love and Honor; or, Britannia in Full Glory at Spithead. Musical interlude, 1 act.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 9, 1794.
MS: dated by Larpent May 1; cast.
LA 1023
Il Burbero di Buon Cuore. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Lorenzo da Ponte.
No application. Prod. H1, May 17, 1794.
MS: cast.
LA 1024
The Siege of Meaux. Tragedy, 3 acts. Henry James Pye.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 19, 1794.
MS: dated 1794; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1794 (K-D 317): slight differences.
LA 1025
Colin and Susan; or, The Speechless Wife. Musical farce, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. (as
The Speechless Wife) C.G., May 22, 1794.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., May 12; cast. Comp.
Songs, Duets, Choruses, &c., in The Speechless Wife, 1794 (Dev 8vo 66): a few slight differences.
LA 1026
The Natural Son (Revised). Comedy, 4 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application May 22, 1794, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. June 10.
MS: dated by Larpent May 24; notice states, abridged into four Acts; epilogue. Comp. 1785 (K-D 103): MS an abridgment (made
by omission of scenes) of the play as printed.
See LA 676.
LA 1027
The Sicilian Romance; or, The Apparition of the Cliffs. Play, 3 acts. Henry Siddons.
Application May 24, 1794, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 28.
MS: slight deletion of text. Comp. 1794 (K-D 265): numerous differences.
LA 1028
A [The] New Divertisment. Musical piece.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 26, 1794.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., May 21.
LA 1029
Czartoriska. Opera, 3 acts. John Philip Kemble.
Application May 30, 1794, J. P. Kemble, D.L. Prod. (as
Lodoiska) June 9.
MS: dated, by Larpent, June, 1794; cast. Comp.
Lodoiska, [1794] (K-D 418): slight differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: There seems to have been some doubt what this piece should be called-Kemble in his letter dated May 30. 1794 names it
Czartoriska and erases
Lodoiska that had been written upon the title page. Nevertheless it was produced as Lodoiska. Larpent in his account book has altered
the name from
Czartoriska to Lodoviski.
LA 1030
A Loyal Effusion [in Honor of His Majesty's Birthday]. Occasional piece, 1 act. Charles Dibdin.
No application. Prod. C.G., June 4, 1794.
MS: dated 1794; headed A Loyal Effusion, Consisting of Dialogue Music & Spectacle to conclude with a Song & Chorus in honor
of his Majesty's Birth-day written and composed by Mr. Dibdin.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The date ought to be 1794 [
B.D. gives it 1797] and Larpent enters it in his license-book on 29 May 1794-His copy was also dated 1794.
LA 1031
The French Village Surrender'd; or, The Loyal Soldier. Farce, 2 acts.
No application. [June 25, 1794.] Not produced?
MS: dated, by Larpent, Bristol, June 25, 1794; some corrections and insertions.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was 'withdrawn' before the fee was paid and he [Larpent] has marked that word in the margin of his account book. The date
he gives is 25 June 1794. The piece was among his MSS.
LA 1032
The Glorious First of June. Piece, 1 act. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, James Cobb, and others.
Application July 1, 1794, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. July 2.
MS: cast. Comp.
Songs... in... The Glorious First of June, n.d. (K-D 253): most of the songs printed are not in the MS. (MS differs also from the description given by Moore and by Michael
Kelly, quoted by R. Crompton Rhodes [ed.],
The Plays and Poems of Richard Brinsley Sheridan [1928], III, 314-16.)
LA 1033
Auld Robin Gray. Musical piece, 2 acts. Samuel James Arnold.
Application July 22, 1794, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. July 29.
MS: dated by Larpent; much revised; cast. Comp. 1794 (K-D 369): several differences in order of scenes, etc.
LA 1034
How to Be Happy. Comedy, 5 acts. George Brewer.
Application Aug. 2, 1794, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Aug. 9.
MS: numerous corrections and additions; prologue and epilogue; cast.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The alterations in Larpents copy were in the hand writing of Colman.
LA 1035
Rule Britannia. A Loyal Sketch, 2 acts. James Roberts.
Application Aug. 11, 1794, Francis Godolphin Waldron, pro G. Colman Jun. Esq., H2. Prod. Aug. 18.
MS. Comp. 1794 (K-D 362): numerous slight differences.
LA 1036
Britain's Glory; or, A Trip to Portsmouth. Interlude, 1 act. _____ Benson.
Application Aug. 16, 1794, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Aug. 20.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 18; inserted, a note, Harris to Larpent, C.G., Aug. 25, asking to see the Prelude with which the
new Theatre opened in Sepr. 1792 [i.e., LA 958?]. Comp. n.d. [1798?] (K-D 350): slight differences.
LA 1037
Jenny's Whim; or, The Roasted Emperor. Farce, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application Aug. 23, 1794, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Advertised at H2, Sept. 1, 1794, but withdrawn.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 25; many deletions and revisions; included, transcripts of several letters concerning the Examiner's
objections and withdrawal of play from production.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: There was a correspondence on the subject between Larpent, Colman & the Marq of Salisbury in consequence of the license having
been withheld. Larpents copy of the farce was altered by Colman in many places & most importantly but the objection does not
seem to have been overcome: that objection was that it 'ridiculed the Empr. of Morocco', besides having 'allusions to titles
and persons'.
LA 1038
The Flesh and the Spirit. Musical dramatic romance, 1 act. James C. Cross.
Application Aug. 30, 1794, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. (as
The Apparition) Sept. 3.
MS: numerous corrections and alterations; cast. Comp.
The Apparition, 1794 (K-D 354): slight differences.
LA 1039
The Rival Queens; or, Drury Lane & Covent Garden. Interlude (prelude). Thomas Holcroft.
Application Sept. 10, 1794, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Sept. 15.
MS: a few corrections and insertions.
LA 1040
The Roman Actor. Piece, 2 acts. John Philip Kemble, Compressed from Philip Massinger.
Application Oct. 16, 1794, J. P. Kemble, D.L. Prod. May 23, 1796.
MS: dated by Larpent.
LA 1041
Emilia Galotti. Tragedy, 5 acts. Translated from Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.
Application Oct. 20, 1794, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Oct. 28.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 21; prologue and epilogue.
LA 1042
The Rage. Comedy, 5 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
No application. Prod. C.G., Oct. 23, 1794.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Oct. 10; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1795 (Dev 8vo 61): slight differences.
LA 1043
Arrived at Portsmouth. Operatic drama, 2 acts. William Pearce.
No application. Prod. C.G., Oct. 30, 1794.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Oct. 21. Comp.
The Words of the Songs,... in... Arrived at Portsmouth, 1794 (113229): slight discrepancies in order of songs, etc.
LA 1044
The Wedding Day. Comedy, 2 acts. Elizabeth Inchbald.
Application Oct. 30, 1794, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Nov. 1.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 31; prologue. Comp. 1794 (K-D 252): a few minor differences; act division differs.
LA 1045
The Town as It Is. Comedy, 5 acts. Hannah Cowley.
Application Nov. 25, 1794, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
The Town Before You) Dec. 6.
MS: a few corrections; prologue and epilogue. Comp.
The Town Before You, 1795 (K-D 318): great differences.
LA 1046
Nobody. Comedy, 2 acts. Mary Robinson.
Application Nov. 27, 1794, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Nov. 29.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 28; prologue and epilogue.
LA 1047
L'Amore Contrastato. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Giuseppi Palomba (?).
No application. Prod. H1, Dec. 6, 1794 (?).
MS: title-page states, as represented at H1.
See LA 1048.
LA 1048
L'Amor Contrastato. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Giuseppi Palomba (?).
No application. Prod. H1, Dec. 6, 1794 (?).
MS: title states, da rappresentarsi nel Reale Teatro Pantheon; cast.
See LA 1047, which is apparently the same opera.
LA 1049
Zenobia in Palmira. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, Dec. 12, 1794 (?).
MS: cast. (Dated in B.C., May 19, 1800.)
LA 1050
The Cherokee. Comic opera, 3 acts. James Cobb.
Application Dec. 18, 1794, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Dec. 20.
MS. Comp. 1795 (K-D 295): a pirated edition, apparently a paraphrase of the material, with differences in phraseology and
in order and content of scenes.
See LA 1347.
LA 1051
I Zingari in Fiera. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application. [H1, Jan. 9, 1795.]
MS: dated 1795; cast. (Dated in B.C., H1, Jan. 9.)
See LA 986.
LA 1052
Debora e Sisara. Oratorio (Italian), 2 pts. Carlo Sernicola (?).
Application Jan. 17, 1795, Jean Baptiste Viotti, H1.
MS.
LA 1053
La Scola de Maritati. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Lorenzo da Ponte.
Application Jan. 24, 1795, by G. B. Viotti, H1. Prod. Feb. 21.
MS: cast.
LA 1054
The Mysteries of the Castle. Dramatic tale, 3 acts. Miles Peter Andrews and Frederic Reynolds.
No application. Prod. C.G., Jan. 31, 1795.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Jan. 1795; cast. Comp. 1795. (K-D 361): slight differences.
LA 1055
Crotchet Lodge. Farce, 2 acts. Thomas Hurlstone.
No application. Prod. C.G., Feb. 14, 1795.
MS: dated, C.G., Feb. 7; title-page endorsed Mr. Hurlston; numerous deletions; prologue; cast. Comp. n.d. (K-D 260): a few
differences.
LA 1056
The Wheel of Fortune. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Feb. 17, 1795, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Feb. 28.
MS: another title, The Philosopher, or The Turns of Fortune, on title-page; The Wheel of Fortune written on cover by Larpent;
prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1795 (K-D 252): slight differences; one scene in MS not printed.
LA 1057
King Henry The Third; or, England Preserv'd. Historical play, 5 acts. George Watson-Taylor.
No application. Prod. (as
England Preserved) C.G., Feb. 26, 1795.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Feb. 15; prologue; cast. Comp.
England Preserved, 1795 (Dev 8vo 65): slight differences in Acts I-III; more numerous differences in Acts IV and V.
LA 1058
Edwy and Elgiva. Tragedy, 5 acts. Frances (Burney) D'Arblay.
Application Mar. 9, 1795, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Mar. 21.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 10; prologue and epilogue; cast; a note, J[ohn?] Brandon to Larpent, C.G., May 6: Mr Lewis desires
me to acquaint You, the Passage, you mentioned-is Omitted in the representation. (This is apparently in answer to the note
bound with, and referring to,
The Crusade [No. 870].)
LA 1059
Aci e Galatea. Pastoral opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Mar. 10, 1795, G. B. Viotti, H1.
MS: cast.
LA 1060
Life's Vagaries. Comedy, 5 acts. John O'Keeffe.
No application. Prod. C.G., Mar. 19, 1795.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Mar. 12; prologue and Concluding Address; cast. Comp. 1795 (K-D 591): differs slightly.
LA 1061
The Masquerade. Farce, 2 acts.
No application. [Mar. 21, 1795.]
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Norwich, Mar. 21, 1795.
LA 1062
Windsor Castle. Opera, 2 acts. William Pearce.
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 6, 1795.
MS: endorsed C.G., and dated by Larpent Feb. 17. Comp. 1795 (K-D 265): a number of differences.
LA 1063
The Telegraphe; or, A New Way of Knowing Things. Farce, 1 act. John Dent.
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 8, 1795.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Mar. 26. Comp. 1795 (K-D 255): slight difference.
LA 1064
The Welch Heiress. Comedy, 5 acts. Edward Jerningham.
Application Apr. 9, 1795, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Apr. 17.
MS: some revision; prologue (by John Taylor) and epilogue (by Henry Seymour Conway). Comp. 1795 (Dev 8vo 65): numerous differences.
LA 1065
Jack of Newbury. Comic opera, 3 acts. James Hook.
Application Apr. 9, 1795, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. May 6.
MS: included, The Masque or Pageant To conclude the Opera of Jack of Newbury, in lieu of the Finale sent with the Original
Copy. April 1795 (endorsement in hand of Larpent). Comp.
Songs, Choruses, &c., in Jack of Newbury, 1795 (K-D 258): some songs in MS not printed.
J.P.C. in
B.D. [referring to entry in
B.D.]: It was not originally so concluded: the copy sent to the licenser had merely a finale and afterwards the intention being changed
what was called 'a Hymeneal Pageant' was substituted: both were among Larpents MS.
LA 1066
Love and Money. Farce, 3 acts.
No application. [Apr. 10, 1795.]
MS: cover, in Larpent's hand, reads: Love & Money A Farce in 2 [
sic] Acts Theatre Royal, Norwich, 10th April, 1795.
LA 1067
Il Conte Ridicolo. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application undated, G. B. Viotti, H1. Prod. Apr. 14, 1795.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 10; cast.
LA 1068
How to Get Married. Farce, 2 acts.
No application. [Norwich, Apr. 19, 1795?]
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 19, 1795.
LA 1069
A Lounge at Brighton. Farce, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
No application. Prod. (as
The Irish Mimic) C.G., Apr. 23, 1795.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb., 1795; cast. Comp.
The Irish Mimic, new ed., 1795 (K-D 258): numerous slight differences.
LA 1070
The Adopted Child. Musical drama, 2 acts. Samuel Birch.
Application Apr. 24, 1795, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. May 1.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 25. Comp. n.d. (Dev 12mo 54): a number of differences.
LA 1071
Mutual Inconstancy. Farce, 2 acts. From P. M. Destouches.
No application. [Apr. 24, 1795?]
MS: dated, by Larpent, Norwich, Apr. 24, 1795.
LA 1072
Alceste; o sia, Il Trionfo dell' Amor Conjugale. Opera (Italian), 3 acts. Ranieri de' Calsabigi.
Application Apr. 24, 1795, William Jewell, H1. Prod. Apr. 30.
MS: dated by Larpent; cast.
LA 1073
First Love. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Apr. 30, 1795, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. May 12.
MS: dated by Larpent May 2; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1795 (K-D 261): slight differences; one scene in MS not printed.
LA 1074
Love and Loyalty. Opera, 2 acts. B. Lindor (?).
No application. [April, 1795?] Not produced (?).
MS: dated Theatre Royal, Norwich. April 1795; endorsed by B. Lindor [?]; some deletions.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: 'Love and Loyalty, an Opera in 2 Acts by B. Lindor' was sent to Larpent in April 1795 but it was not licensed as he has entered
in his account book that the license was 'never taken out.'
LA 1075
The Bank Note; or, Lessons for Ladies. Comedy, 5 acts. William Macready.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 1, 1795.
MS: numerous cancellations; epilogue and prologue. Comp. 1795 (K-D 251): numerous differences.
LA 1076
The Sailor's Prize; [or, May-Day Wedding]. Interlude, 1 act.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 1, 1795.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 28, 1794 [1795?]; cast.
LA 1077
'Tis a Strange World. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Holcroft.
No application. Prod. (as
The Deserted Daughter) C.G., May 2, 1795.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 17; several canceled passages; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp.
The Deserted Daughter, 3d ed., 1795 (K-D 357): a few differences.
See LA 1290.
LA 1078
An Address to Be Spoken by Mrs. Powell on Her Benefit Night at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
No application. Spoken by Mrs. Powell, D.L., May 2, 1795.
MS.
LA 1079
Death of Captain Faulkner; or, British Heroism. Musical interlude, 1 act.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 19, 1795.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 23.
LA 1080
Saint Andrews Festival; or, The Game at Goff. Comic piece (farce), 1 act. John Peter Roberdeau.
Application May 22, 1795, William Powell, D.L. Prod. May 29.
MS: dated by Larpent May 23.
LA 1081
Casimer the Great. Play, 3 acts. Thomas Morton.
Application May 25, 1795, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. (as
Zorinski) June 20.
MS: a few corrections in another hand. Comp.
Zorinski, 1795 (K-D 364): a few differences.
LA 1082
L'Isola del Piacere. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Lorenzo da Ponte.
No application. Prod. H1, May 26, 1795.
MS: title-page states, for production at H1; dated by Larpent May 20; cast.
See LA 1328 (there are numerous differences).
LA 1083
Le Nozze de Contadini Spagnuoli. Opera (Italian), 1 act.
No application. Prod. H1, May 28, 1795.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), King's Theatre Haymarket 20th. May 1795.
LA 1084
Little Ben and Little Bob; or, Huzza for Old England. Musical farce, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. (as
The Poor Sailor) C.G., May 29, 1795.
MS: endorsed C.G., and dated by Larpent May 12; much revised.
LA 1085
The Secret Tribunal. Play, 5 acts. James Boaden.
No application. Prod. C.G., June 3, 1795.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., May 11; slight deletion; prologue and epilogue, with separate application, May 30, Thomas Harris,
C.G. Comp. 1795 (Dev 8vo 11): a few slight differences.
LA 1086
New Hay at the Old Market. Occasional dramatic piece (prelude), 1 act. George Colman, the Younger.
Application June 4, 1795, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. June 9.
MS: cast. Comp. 1795 (K-D 254): almost identical.
LA 1087
Masque [for Marriage of the Prince of Wales]. Interlude. John Gretton.
No application. Prod. C.G., June 6, 1795.
MS: title, Masque or Interlude-To be perform'd for the Benefit of Mrs. Clendining on Saty June 6th-(1795) Altered by the author
John Gretton Esqr. from his Ode performed at the Pantheon May 4th. in honor of the nuptials of his Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales with Caroline princess of Brunswick.-Sett to Musick by Mr. Spofforth-The Dances by Mr. Byrne[?]; dated, by Larpent,
C.G., May 26.
LA 1088
Le Nozze di Dorina. Comic opera (Italian) (2 acts?).
Application June 10, 1795, William Jewell, H1.
MS: only Act I; dated by Larpent; cast.
See LA 1003.
LA 1089
The Frolics of an Hour. Musical interlude, 1 act.
No application. Prod. C.G., June 16, 1795.
Printed copy, 1795: dated, by Larpent, Covent Garden June 7th. 1795-; MS corrections; occasional address deleted. Comp. 1795
(K-D 356): different edition but same press and date; the Larpent copy is apparently earlier, as some of the MS corrections
are printed in the K-D copy; it contains songs not in K-D copy, and a different cast.
LA 1090
Who Pays the Reckoning? Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Samuel James Arnold.
Application July 7, 1795, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. July 17.
MS: dated by Larpent July 11; cast. Comp.
Songs, Duets, Chorusses, &c., in Who Pays the Reckoning?, 1795 (Dev 8vo 66): several discrepancies; songs, only, printed.
LA 1091
The Three and the Deuce. Musical dramatic piece, 3 acts. Prince Hoare.
Application Aug. 22, 1795, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Sept. 2.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 25; prologue. Comp. 1806 (K-D 410): numerous differences.
LA 1092
Love and Money; or, The Fair Caledonian. Musical farce, 1 act. _____ Benson.
Application Aug. 24, 1795, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Aug. 29.
MS: endorsed by Larpent A Comedy in five acts [
sic]; corrections and insertions, in another hand (Colman's?); notice states, for Mrs Kemble's Benefit. Comp. n.d. (K-D 350):
a few differences.
LA 1093
The Whim. Comedy, 2 acts. Eglantine, Lady Wallace.
Application Sept. 7, 1795, Thomas Shaw, Margate. Not produced. (License refused.)
MS: endorsed, by Larpent, Prohibited from being acted. Comp. 2d ed., Margate, 1795 (K-D 265) and 1st ed. (Larpent Plays, LA
1104,
q.v.): minor differences; printed in three acts.
LA 1094
Love and Madness; or, The Two Noble Kinsmen. Comedy, 5 acts. Francis Godolphin Waldron.
Application Sept. 15, 1795, F. G. Waldron, H2. Prod. Sept. 21.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 16; notice, signed by Waldron, states: The two Pieces sent herewith-called
Love and Madness, M.S and '
Tis a Wise Child knows his Father. Printed, are the Old Play of the
Two Noble Kinsmen, with trifling Alterations by myself. and the Comedy of
the Maid of Kent, written by me, and performed a few years since at Drury Lane Theatre, Abridged:-They are intended for Representation at the
Theatre Royal Haymarket on Monday Next, for my Benefit...
See LA 1095.
LA 1095
'Tis a Wise Child Knows His Own Father. Comedy, 3 acts. Francis Godolphin Waldron, from
The Maid of Kent.
Application (with LA 1094) Sept. 15, 1795, F. G. Waldron, H2. Prod. Sept. 21.
Printed copy of
The Maid of Kent, 1778: dated by Larpent Sept. 16; MS alterations; acts IV and V omitted.
LA 1096
The Dependent. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Oct. 8, 1795, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Oct. 20.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 10; prologue and epilogue.
LA 1097
Speculation. Comedy, 5 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
No application. Prod. C.G., Nov. 7, 1795.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Sept. 29; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1795 (Dev 8vo 63): slight differences.
LA 1098
La Bella Arsene. Comic opera (Italian), 3 acts. Lorenzo da Ponte, from F. S. Favart.
No application. Prod. H1, Dec. 12, 1795.
MS: dated, by Larpent, H1, Dec. 10; partial cast; final page signed Le Texieo[?].
LA 1099
The Merry Forrester, Songs in. Pantomime. John O'Keeffe(?).
No application. Prod. (as
Merry Sherwood; or, Harlequin Forrester) C.G., Dec. 21, 1795.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Dec. 14.
LA 1100
The Events of a Day. Drama, 5 acts. Miss Edmead.
No application. Prod. Norwich, 1795.
MS: a few corrections.
LA 1101
Mrs. Doggrell in Her Altitudes; or, Strange Effects of a West India Ramble. Prelude, 1 act.
No application. Endorsed For Monday, April 20th. 1795. Theatre-royal, Hay-Market. Edwd. Everard. Prod. H2, 1795.
MS.
LA 1102
Ridicule; or, Life's a Jest. Comedy, 5 acts.
No application. Not produced? [1795.]
MS: endorsed (in author's hand?) at beginning, Begun February 8.-1795, and at end, Ended February 16th. 1795.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: Ridicule or Lifes a Jest a comedy in 5 Acts in MS is in my hands [he does not say among Larpent's MSS] with the date 1795.
It does not appear that it was ever acted.
LA 1103
Sunshine after Rain; or, The Mad Guardian. Farce, 2 acts. T. Merchant [i.e., Thomas John Dibdin].
No application. Prod. (as
The Mad Guardian) Manchester, 1795.
MS: title-page states, By T. Merchant. Of the Theatre Royal Manchester; prologue. Comp.
The Mad Guardian; or, Sunshine after Rain, Huddersfield, [1795] (K-D 252): virtually identical.
LA 1104
The Whim. Comedy, 3 acts. Eglantine, Lady Wallace.
No application. [Published after license had been refused.]
Printed copy, Margate, 1795: with an Address to the Public, upon the arbitrary and unjust Aspersion of the Licenser against
its political sentiments. Offered to be acted..., but refused the Royal License; passages in the Address underscored in MS.
Comp. same ed. (Dev 8vo 21): identical.
See LA 1093.
LA 1105
The Way to Get Married. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Morton.
Application Jan. 5, 1796, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Jan. 23.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 7; prologue and epilogue, with separate application, Jan. 12; cast. Comp. 1796 (K-D 364): a few
differences.
LA 1106
Harlequin Captive; or, The Magic Fire. Pantomime, 23 scenes. William Linley (?).
Application Jan. 6, 1796, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Jan. 8.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 7; two pages of additions, with separate application, Jan. 12.
LA 1107
Days of Yore. Drama, 3 acts. Richard Cumberland.
No application. Prod. C.G., Jan. 13, 1796.
MS: endorsed: Theatre Royal Covent Garden. December 17th. 1795; prologue; cast. Comp. 1796 (K-D 365): virtually the same.
LA 1108
Lock and Key; or, Bamboozell. Musical Farce, 2 acts. Prince Hoare.
Application Jan. 15, 1796, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 2.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 19; cast. Comp. 1796 (K-D 452): numerous differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: Its original title was
Bamboozell but it was altered while in the Licensers hands as Larpent registers in his account book under the date of Jany 19. 1796.
LA 1109
The Man of Ten Thousand. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Holcroft.
Application Jan. 17, 1796, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Jan. 23.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 19, 1795 [1796?]; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1796 (K-D 254): a few differences.
LA 1110
Vortigern. Tragedy, 5 acts. William Henry Ireland.
Application Feb. 2, 1796, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Apr. 2.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 4; numerous erasures and corrections; prologue and two epilogues. Comp. 1799 (K-D 347): some differences.
LA 1111
The Shepherdess of Cheapside. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. James Cobb.
Application Feb. 11, 1796, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Feb. 20.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 16; first page of text canceled. Comp.
Songs and Finale, in The Shepherdess of Cheapside, 1796 (K-D 255): quite different, only two songs in MS being printed; dialogue not printed.
LA 1112
Gli [I?] Traci Amanti. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. A. Palomba.
No application. Prod. H1, Feb. 16, 1796.
MS: title-page states, to be performed H1, Feb. 15; cast.
LA 1113
Almeyda, Queen of Granada. Tragedy, 5 acts. Sophia Lee.
Application Feb. 19, 1796, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Apr. 20.
MS: numerous and extensive cancellations; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1796 (K-D 444): numerous differences.
LA 1114
Piramo e Tisbe. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application. [Feb., 1796.] [Prod. H1, Apr. 22, 1775?]
MS: dated Feb., 1796; cast; last page signed Le Févre[?].
LA 1115
[Address], Spoken for Mr. Millar's Benefit.
No application. Dated Feb., 1796.
MS.
LA 1116
The Iron Chest, [Speeches to Be Introduced In]. George Colman, the Younger.
Application Mar. 11, 1796, William Powell, D.L. Prod. Mar. 12.
MS: notice states: The inclosed Speeches intended to be introduced in the
Iron Chest-it is hoped will not be disapproved of by the Lord Chamberlain-They are meant merely to connect, where omissions have been
made according to your directions. Comp. 2d ed., 1796 (42055): the two speeches (in Act II, Scene 1, and Act III, Scene 3)
are printed.
LA 1117
The Lad o' The Hills; or, Wicklow Gold Mine. Comic opera, 3 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application Mar. 11, 1796, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
The Wicklow Gold Mines) Apr. 9.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 13. Comp. The Wicklow Mountains, in
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, 1798 (147094): considerable difference.
LA 1118
I Due Gobbi. [La Confusione della Somiglianza; ossiano, I Due Gobbi.] [La Somiglianza; ossiano, I Gobbi.] Comic opera (Italian),
2 acts. Cosimo Mazzini.
Application Mar. 12, 1796, William Jewell, H1. Prod. Mar. 15.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 14.
LA 1119
The Way to Get Unmarried. Dramatic sketch, 1 act. James C. Cross.
No application. Prod. C.G., Mar. 30, 1796.
MS: endorsed C.G. and dated by Larpent Mar. 18. Comp. version in
Parnassian Bagatelles, 1796 (K-D 424): virtually identical.
LA 1120
The Conspiracy. Tragedy, 5 acts. Robert Jephson.
Application Mar. 30, 1796, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Nov. 15.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1796 (K-D 376): some differences.
LA 1121
Iphigenia in Tauride. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Lorenzo da Ponte.
Application Apr. 4, 1796, William Taylor, H1. Prod. Apr. 7.
MS: dated by Larpent; cast.
LA 1122
The Smugglers. Musical farce, 2 acts. Samuel Birch.
Application Apr. 8, 1796, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Apr. 13.
MS: some deletions and revisions. Comp. 1796 (K-D 363): numerous differences, slight except at end of Act II.
LA 1123
La Modista Raggiratrice. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Giambattista Lorenzi (?).
Application Apr. 14, 1796, William Jewell, H1. Prod. Apr. 16.
MS: dated by Larpent; cast.
See LA 2074 (there are slight differences).
LA 1124
Point at Herqui; [or, British Bravery Triumphant]. Prelude, 1 act.
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 15, 1796.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 7.
LA 1125
The Sleeper; or, A.D. 1803. Farce, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
No application. Prod. (as
The Doldrum) C.G., Apr. 23, 1796.
MS: endorsed C.G. and dated, by Larpent(?), Apr. 12. Comp. The Doldrum; or, 1803, in
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, 1798 (147094): numerous differences.
LA 1126
Mahmoud. Musical romance, 3 acts. Prince Hoare.
Application Apr. 27, 1796, John Grubb, D.L. Prod. Apr. 30.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 28.
LA 1127
The Barber's Petition. Recitation.
Application (with LA 1129) Apr. 29, 1796, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 6.
MS: dated 1796.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The Barbers Petition with a song was licensed by Larpent on 29 April 1796 probably for some benefit.
LA 1128
Jacob's Ramble. Recitation.
Application (with LA 1129) Apr. 29, 1796, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
A Ramble to Bath) May 6.
MS.
LA 1129
The Mask'd Friend. Comedy, 3 acts. From Thomas Holcroft,
Duplìcity.
Application Apr. 29, 1796, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 6.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr., 1796; cast; notice includes LA 1127 and 1128,
q.v.
See LA 571.
LA 1130
An Occasional Address to Be Spoken by Mr. Bensley on Friday, May 6th, 1796.
Application May 3, 1796, John Grubb, D.L. Spoken May 6.
MS.
LA 1131
The Witch of the Wood; or, The Nutting Girls. Musical farce, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 10, 1796.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., May 6. Comp.
Airs, Duettos, Trios, and Chorusses, in The Witch of the Wood, 1796 (Dev 8vo 65): virtually no difference.
LA 1132
Alive and Merry. Farce, 2 acts. _____ Brown (?), or John Grubb (?).
Application May 11, 1796, John Grubb, D.L. Prod. May 17.
MS: dated by Larpent May 12; prologue.
LA 1133
Celadon and Florimel; [or, The Happy Counterplot]. Comedy, 3 acts. John Philip Kemble, from Colley Cibber,
The Comical Lovers.
Application May 11, 1796, John Grubb, D.L. Prod. May 23.
MS: dated by Larpent May 12.
LA 1134
Antigona. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application May 21, 1796, William Jewell, H1. Prod. May 24.
MS: dated by Larpent May 23; cast.
LA 1135
Banian Day. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. George Brewer.
Application May 27 (?), 1796, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. June 11.
MS: dated by Larpent June 7. Comp.
Bannian Day, 1796 (K-D 444): numerous differences.
LA 1136
Il Tesoro. Opera buffa (Italian), 2 acts.
Application June 11, 1796, William Jewell, H1, Prod. June 14.
MS: cast.
LA 1137
The Magick Banner; or, Two Wives in a House. Play, 3 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application June 16, 1796, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. (as
Alfred; or, The Magic Banner) June 22.
MS: dated by Larpent June 17; prologue. Comp. Alfred; or, The Magic Banner, in
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, 1798 (147094): numerous slight differences.
LA 1138
Don Pedro. Play, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application June 29, 1796, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. July 23.
MS: dated by Larpent July 4; numerous revisions; prologue; cast. Comp.
The Posthumous Dramatick Works of Richard Cumberland, 1813 (121215): printed text virtually identical with MS before revision.
LA 1139
The Charity Boy. Musical drama, 2 acts. James C. Cross.
Application Aug. 2, 1796, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Apparently not performed.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 2; numerous cancellations; cast.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was first licensed for the Haymarket on Aug. 2. 1796 but whether it was played or not does not appear-It was afterwards
brought forward at Drury Lane in Nov. 1796 with some alterations.
See LA 1142.
LA 1140
Fortune's Fool. Comedy, 5 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
No application. Prod. C.G., Oct. 29, 1796.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 12; passages deleted; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1796 (K-D 448): only slight differences.
LA 1141
Olympus in an Uproar; or, The Descent of the Deities. Burletta, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe, from Kane O'Hara,
The Golden Pippin.
No application. Prod. C.G., Nov. 5, 1796.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Oct. 20.
See LA 330 and 339.
LA 1142
The Charity Boy. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. James C. Cross.
No application. Prod. D.L., Nov. 5, 1796.
MS: dated, by Larpent, D.L., Nov., 1796.
See LA 1139.
LA 1143
The King's Bench. Opera, 3 acts. Joseph George Holman.
No application. Prod. (as
Abroad and at Home) C.G., Nov. 19, 1796.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Nov. 14. Comp.
Abroad and at Home, 2d ed., 1796 (K-D 354): numerous differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: Larpent enters the title in his account book as 'The Kings Bench or abroad & at home' and says nothing of any disapprobation.
In the copy of the play sent to him it stood only
the Kings Bench.
LA 1144
The Force of Ridicule. Comedy, 4 acts. Thomas Holcroft.
Application Nov. 21, 1796, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Dec. 6.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 23; prologue and epilogue (with separate application for license, Nov. 26).
LA 1145
L'Amor fra Le Vendemmie. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Dec. 2, 1796, William Jewell, H1. Prod. Dec. 6.
MS: dated by Larpent; cast.
LA 1146
The Shipwreck. Comic opera, 2 acts. Samuel James Arnold.
Application Dec. 7, 1796, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Dec. 19.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 9. Comp. 1797 (K-D 333): a number of differences.
LA 1147
Il Consiglio Imprudente. Comic opera (Italian), 1 act.
Application Dec. 17, 1796, William Jewell, H1. Prod. Dec. 20.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 20(?); cast.
See LA 1861.
LA 1148
Harlequin and Oberon; [or, Little Fanny's Love], Songs in. [Harlequin and Oberon; or, The Chace to Gretna.] Pantomime.
No application. Prod. C.G., Dec. 19, 1796.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 10; a note, dated C.G., Dec. 10, requesting that one song be omitted, having been licensed before.
LA 1149
A Cure for the Heart Ache. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Morton.
Application Dec. 24, 1796, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Jan. 10, 1797.
MS: some deletions; notes by Larpent and by Morton regarding censorship and alterations; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp.
1808 (Inchbald's British Theatre): numerous differences.
LA 1150
The Honey Moon. Comic opera, 3 acts. William Linley.
Application Dec. 29, 1796, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Jan. 7, 1797.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 31, 1796. Comp.
Songs, Choruses, &c., &c., in The Honey Moon, 1797 (K-D 253): virtually the same; songs, only, printed.
LA 1151
The Battle of Eddington; or, British Liberty. Tragedy, 3 acts. John Penn.
No application. Prod. Richmond (?), 1796 (?); H2, May 10, 1797.
MS: numerous corrections; endorsed, by Larpent(?), Theatre Royal Richmond Mr. Wathin Manager; prologue. Comp. 2d ed., with
alterations, 1796 (K-D 297): slight differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was licensed on 10 Feby 1796 for the Richmond Theatre, Mr. Wathin Manager.
LA 1152
Evelina. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Lorenzo da Ponte.
Application Jan. 6, 1797, William Jewell, H1. Prod. Jan. 10.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 9; cast.
LA 1153
A Friend in Need. Comic opera, 3 acts. Prince Hoare.
Application Jan. 31, 1797, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Feb. 9.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 2; much revised; cast. Comp.
Songs, Trios, &c., and Finales, in A Friend in Need, 1797 (K-D 257): a few differences.
LA 1154
Bantry Bay. Musical piece, 1 act. G. N. Reynolds (?).
No application. Prod. C.G., Feb. 18, 1797.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Feb. 10; a number of corrections; cast. Comp. 1797 (K-D 444): quite different; printed in two
acts.
LA 1155
The Primitive Wife and Modern Maid. Comedy, 5 acts. Elizabeth Inchbald.
No application. Prod. (as
Wives as They Were and Maids as They Are) C.G., Mar. 4, 1797.
MS: dated Feb. 10; cast. (Bound with LA 1156.) Comp.
Wives as They Were, etc., 1797 (K-D 255): slight differences.
LA 1156
The Marriage of the Thames with Bellona. Cantata (Italian), 1 act.
Application Mar. 9, 1797, William Jewell, H1.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar., 1797; cast.
LA 1157
Don Raymond; or, The Castle of Lindenburgh, Airs, Glees, &c., in. Ballet pantomime.
No application. Prod. (as
Raymond and Agnes, etc.) C.G., Mar. 16, 1797.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Mar. II.
LA 1158
The Will and the Deed. Comedy, 5 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application Mar. 23, 1797, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. (as
The Will) Apr. 19.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 24; prologue and epilogue. Comp.
The Will, 1797 (K-D 365): slight differences.
LA 1159
The Italian Villagers. Opera, 3 acts. Prince Hoare.
Application Apr. 10, 1797, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 25.
MS: dated by Larpent; cast. Comp.
Airs, Duets, Trios, &c., &c., in Italian Villagers, 1797 (K-D 298): numerous differences; songs, only, printed.
LA 1160
The Tatlers. Comedy, 5 acts. Benjamin Hoadly.
Application Apr. 12, 1797, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 29.
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), By Dr Hoadly; epilogue and Occasional Address.
LA 1161
L'Arbore di Diana. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Apr. 14, 1797, William Jewell, H1. Prod. 1797 (?).
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Apr. 14, 1797; cast.
LA 1162
The Last of the Family. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Apr. 25, 1797, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. May 8.
MS: dated by Larpent; epilogue (with separate application, May 4, stating that it is to be used for Mr. Bannister's benefit)
and prologue. Comp.
The Posthumous Dramatick Works of Richard Cumberland, 1813 (121215): slight differences.
LA 1163
The Wandering Jew; [or, Love's Masquerade]. Farce, 2 acts. Andrew Franklin.
Application Apr. 25, 1797, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. May 15.
MS: dated by Larpent. Comp. 4th ed., 1797 (K-D 364): slight differences, more numerous in Act II.
LA 1164
Nina. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Apr. 25, 1797, William Jewell, H1. Prod. Apr. 27.
MS: dated Apr. 20; cast.
LA 1165
My Night-gown and Slippers; or, Tales in Verse. George Colman, the Younger.
No application. Prod. D.L., Apr. 28, 1797.
Printed copy, 1797: dated, by Larpent(?), D.L., Apr. 20.
Note
See Colman's preface, dated Mar. 21, 1797, where it is stated that a contemplated performance of the tales at H2 was relinquished.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: My Night-gown & Slippers by G. Colman Junr. seems to have been performed at Drury Lane as an Interlude, but in what way the
'tales in verse' were introduced is not mentioned. By Larpents account book it appears that they were divided into three parts
and the whole is entitled An Interlude called my Night-gown & Slippers' with the date of April 20. 1797.
LA 1166
The Surrender of Trinidad. Dramatic piece, 1 act.
Application May 3, 1797, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 11.
MS: dated by Larpent May 2; cast.
LA 1167
Fairy Favours; or, The Nuptial Benison. [The Fairy Festival (?).] Interlude.
Application May 6, 1797, Richard Wroughton, D.L. [Prod. as
The Fairy Festival May 13?]
MS: dated by Larpent May 8.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: Fairy Favours or the Nuptial Benison was performed at Drury Lane in May 1797, having been sent for Licence on the 8th. May-The
principal characters were Oberon, Puck & Titania, & it was only a sort of masque or shew in one act-It was no doubt the same
as is mentioned as
The Fairy Festival No. 41. (
B.D., II, 214.)
LA 1168
The Honest Thieves. Farce, 2 acts. Thomas Knight, from Robert Howard,
The Committee.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 9, 1797.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 26. Comp. 2d ed., 1797 (K-D 458): slight differences.
See LA 2277.
LA 1169
Kitty Connolly & Jack the Painter. A true tale.
Application May 13, 1797, Richard Wroughton, D.L. [Spoken May 24?]
MS: notice states, intended to be spoken by Mr. King at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on his Benefit night; endorsed, by J.P.C.,
T.R. Drury Lane May 18 1797 No Play.
LA 1170
The Hovel. Ballad opera, 2 acts.
Application May 15, 1797, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. May 23.
MS: dated by Larpent May 18; inserted, additional songs with separate notice, May 20, J. Stokes(?); note, Stokes(?) to Larpent,
May 15, states that the songs will be sent as soon as the author brings them to the theatre; original notice states, for Miss
Leak's benefit.
LA 1171
The Village Fête. Occasional interlude, 2 scenes. Richard Cumberland (?).
No application. Prod. C.G., May 18, 1797.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., May 10; partial cast.
LA 1172
A Venetian Tale. [Diamond Cut Diamond; or, Venetial Revels(?).] [Theodore Edward Hook?] Musical farce, 2 acts.
No application. [Prod. as
Diamond Cut Diamond, C.G., May 23, 1797?]
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., May 12, 1797.
LA 1173
Cambro Britons; or, Fishguard in an Uproar. Musical interlude, 1 act.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 31, 1797.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., May 17.
LA 1174
Merope. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application June 3, 1797, William Jewell, H1.
MS: dated by Larpent June 3; cast.
LA 1175
Pygmalion. Interlude (Italian).
Application June 8, 1797, Vincent Federici for Mr. Jewell, H1.
MS: dated by Larpent.
LA 1176
The Legacy. [The Irish Legacy(?).] Musical entertainment, 2 acts. [Samuel James Arnold?]
Application June 19, 1797, George Colman, the Younger, H2. [Prod. as
The Irish Legacy June 26?]
MS: dated by Larpent June 20; insertions and corrections in several hands.
LA 1177
The Heir at Law. Comedy, 5 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
Application July 6, 1797, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. July 15.
MS: dated by Larpent July 7; prologue. Comp. 1808 (K-D 423): slight differences.
LA 1178
The Irish Tar; or, Which Is the Girl. Musical piece, 1 act. Walley Chamberlaine Oulton.
Application Aug. 18, 1797, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Aug. 24.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 19.
LA 1179
No Play This Night. Prelude, 1 act.
No application. [Aug. 23, 1797.] Not produced. (License refused.)
MS: title-page endorsed not Licensed, and dated by Larpent Aug. 23.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: No Play this Night, a piece of which the hero was Sylvester Daggerwood in one act. The license was refused on 23 Augt. 1797.
LA 1180
The Chimney Corner. Musical farce, 2 acts. Walsh Porter.
Application Sept. 29, 1797, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Oct. 7.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 30, and endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), By Walsh Porter; numerous passages canceled. Comp.
Songs, Duetts, &c., &c., in The Chimney Corner, [1797] (Dev 8vo 68): slight differences; songs, only, printed.
LA 1181
Cheap Living. Comedy, 5 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application Oct. 8, 1797, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Oct. 21.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 9. Comp. 1797 (K-D 392): slight differences.
LA 1182
The Opiate. Farce, 2 acts. Samuel Birch.
Application Oct. 21, 1797, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. (as
Fast Asleep) Nov. 27.
MS: dated Oct. 24; prologue to Fast Asleep.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The Opiate, or Fast Asleep a farce in two Acts was performed at Drury Lane in Octr. 1797, the letter for the licence being
dated 21 Oct. in that year-See 'Fast Asleep'.
LA 1183
A Trip to the Nore. Musical interlude, 1 act. Andrew Franklin.
Application Nov. 5, 1797, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Nov. 9.
MS. Comp. 1797 (K-D 364): some differences.
LA 1184
The Hue and Cry. Opera, 2 acts. James C. Cross, from Elizabeth Inchbald.
No application. Prod. (as
An Escape into Prison) C.G., Nov. 13, 1797.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Oct. 11; cast.
See LA 900, which is substantially the same, except without songs.
LA 1185
Ipermestra. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Nov. 21, 1797, Vincent Federici, H1. Prod. Nov. 28.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 23; cast.
LA 1186
The Round Tower; or, Irish Fidelity, Songs in. Ballet pantomime. James C. Cross.
No application. Prod. (as
The Round Tower; or, The Chieftains of Ireland) C.G., Nov. 24, 1797.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov., 1798 [changed to 1797]; note, C.G., Nov. 17, J. Hill, notifying Examiner for Mr. Lewis that title
of the new ballet pantomime, of which I have sent you the Songs, is
The Round Tower; or, Irish Fidelity; title inserted on cover by Larpent. Comp. The Round Tower; or, The Chieftains of Ireland,
Circusiana, 1809 (K-D 428): a few differences.
LA 1187
The Castle Spectre. Drama, 5 acts. Matthew Gregory Lewis.
Application Nov. 25, 1797, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Dec. 14.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 27; several passages marked for omission, by Examiner(?). Comp. 1798 (K-D 319): slightly different.
LA 1188
Our Wooden Walls; or, All to St. Paul's. Dramatic piece with songs, 1 act. John O'Keeffe (?).
Application Dec. 7, 1797, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
Britain's Brave Tars; or, All for St. Paul's) Dec. 19.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 8.
LA 1189
[Harlequin and Quixote; or, The Magic Arm, Songs in.] Pantomime. James C. Cross.
No application. Prod. C.G., Dec. 26, 1797.
MS: endorsed New Pantomime, and dated by Larpent Dec. 15.
LA 1190
Address, to Be Spoken on the Benefit Night for the Widows and Orphans of the Sailors Who Were Kill'd in the North Sea Fight.
No application. [1797?]
MS: endorsed D.L., and dated, by J.P.C.(?), 1796.
LA 1191
Blue Beard; or, Female Curiosity. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
Application Jan. 1, 1798, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Jan. 16.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 2; title changed from Female Curiosity; or, Blue Beard's Marriage. Comp. 4th ed., 1798 (K-D 350):
a few differences.
LA 1192
Knave or Not. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Holcroft.
Application Jan. 6, 1798, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Jan. 25.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 8; a note from Wroughton, dated D.L., Jan. 11, stating that suggested alteration has been made;
another note, Salisbury to Larpent, May 17, 1798, apparently referring to LA 1212, and stating: if the Plot appears to you
to have the same Tendency as
Knave or not which you mentioned in a former Letter, you must not allow the Play to be performed; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1798 (K-D
359): slight differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: There was some difficulty in obtaining a license for it and Larpent (as appears by letters among Larpents papers) referred
the matter to Lord Salisbury-It was finally allowed with various alterations made in the MS sent to Larpent by R Wroughten
the then Manager of Drury L.
LA 1193
Secrets Worth Knowing. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Morton.
No application. Prod. C.G., Jan. 11, 1798.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Dec. 26, 1797; prologue and epilogue; cast; also prologue and epilogue to
False Impressions. Comp. 1798 (K-D 347): a few slight differences.
LA 1194
Joan of Arc; or, The Maid of Orleans, [Songs in]. Ballet pantomime. James C. Cross.
No application. Prod. C.G., Feb. 12, 1798.
MS: consists only of songs, choruses, recitative, and finale; dated, by Larpent, C.G., Jan. 30. Comp.
Airs, Duets, and Chorusses, in...Joan of Arc, 1798 (K-D 297): virtually the same.
LA 1195
He's Much to Blame. Comedy, 5 acts.. Thomas Holcroft.
Application, for prologue only, Feb. 10, 1798, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 13.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb., 1798; several passages censored and revised; previous title, The Disloyal Lover, deleted on cover;
prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 3d ed., 1798 (K-D 351): virtually the same.
LA 1196
St. Kilda in Edinburgh; or, News from Camperdown. Musical farce, 2 acts. Robert Heron.
No application. Prod. Edinburgh, Feb. 21, 1798.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Edinburgh-February 1798.
LA 1197
Voluntary Contribution. Musical piece, 1 act. Walsh Porter.
Application (with LA 1200) Feb. 26, 1798, William Diamond, Bath. Prod. Bath, 1798 (?); C.G., May 12.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Bath, Feb. 27.
LA 1198
La Cifra. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. G. Petrosellini.
Application Mar. 9 (?), 1798, Vincent Federici, H1. Prod. Mar. 10.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 8; cast.
LA 1199
A Devil of a Lover. Farce, 2 acts. _____ Maubray.
No application. Prod. C.G., Mar. 17, 1798.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Feb. 20; prologue; cast.
LA 1200
La Sposa in Equivoco. Comic opera (Italian), 1 act.
Application Mar. 20, 1798, Vincent Federici, H1. Prod. Mar. 22.
MS: dated Mar. 21; cast.
LA 1201
The Stranger, Prologue and Epilogue to. Matthew Gregory Lewis.
No application. Spoken D.L. Mar. 24, 1798 (?).
MS.
LA 1202
The Raft; or, Both Sides of the Water. Musical piece, 1 act. James C. Cross.
No application. Prod. C.G., Mar. 31, 1798.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 13; cast. Comp.
Songs, Duets, Chorusses, &c., in... The Raft; etc., 1798 (K-D 318): songs, only, printed.
LA 1203
Harlequin's Return, New Songs in. Pantomime. James C. Cross.
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 9, 1798.
MS: endorsed C.G., and dated by Larpent Apr., 1798.
LA 1204
An Exordium, [Descriptive of... The Roman Puppet Show]. Piece, 1 act.
No application. Spoken C.G., Apr. 11, 1798.
MS: dated by Larpent, C.G., Apr., 1798.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: An Exordium. A piece of a burlesque kind with this title in which Punch, Chrononhotonthologos, Rigdum Funidos & other characters
of the same sort were exhibited, in one act was brought out at Covent Garden in April 1798, or at least it was sent to be
licensed then.
LA 1205
Blue Devils. Farce, 1 act. George Colman, the Younger.
Application Apr. 16, 1798, William Thomas Lewis, C.G. Prod. Apr. 24.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 17; cast. Comp. 1808 (K-D 422): a few differences.
LA 1206
Curiosity. Play, 5 acts. Translated from Gustavus III, King of Sweden (?).
No application. Prod. C.G. Apr. 17, 1798.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr., 1798.
LA 1207
Hooly and Fairly; or, The Highland Laddie. Musical piece, 1 act.
Application Apr. 18, 1798, William Thomas Lewis, C.G. Prod. Apr. 28 (previously, Sadler's Wells, Aug. 17, 1789?).
MS.
LA 1208
Elfrida. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Ranieri de' Calsabigi (?).
Application Apr. 24, 1798, Vincent Federici, H1. Prod. May 19.
MS: cast.
See LA 1682, which is substantially the same.
LA 1209
Matrimony. Comedy, 1 act. [From De Pont de Vesle,
La Somnambule(?).]
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 27, 1798 (?).
MS: much corrected and incomplete(?); affixed title-page (relation of which to MS is questionable) states, A Comedy in one
Act. taken from the 'Somnambule' or 'Sleep-Walker'; cast.
LA 1210
Hannah Hewit; [or, The Female Crusoe]. Musical drama, 2 acts. Charles Dibdin.
Application Apr. 27, 1798, Richard Wroughton, D.L; for songs, May 2, J. G. (?) Stokes, D.L. Prod. May 7.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 30; songs and finale. (Songs printed in Dibdin's
Charms of Melody.)
LA 1211
The Eccentric Lover. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 30, 1798.
MS: endorsed C.G., and dated by Larpent Apr., 1798; two copies, each, of prologue and epilogue. Comp.
The Posthumous Dramatic Works of Richard Cumberland, 1813 (121215): virtually the same.
LA 1212
Quarter Day. Comedy, 5 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application Apr. 30, 1798, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. (as
She's Elop'd) May 19.
MS: a few passages canceled; notes: Lord Salisbury to Larpent, May 4; Wroughton to Larpent, May 14 and Saturday Night-all
concerned with refusal to license in first state, alterations, and change of title (see also note bound with LA 1192); prologue
and epilogue.
J.P.C. in
B.D. (under
She's Elop'd): It was first called Quarter Day and there was a good deal of correspondence between Wroughton Larpent & the Earl of Salisbury
before it was licensed on account of objectionable passages.
LA 1213
They've Bit the Old One; or, The Scheeming Butler. Musical piece, 1 act. James C. Cross.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 1, 1798.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 21; cast.
LA 1214
Botheration! or, A Ten Years' Blunder. Farce, 2 acts. Walley Chamberlain Oulton.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 8, 1798.
MS: numerous deletions; cast, and revisions of text, in another hand. Comp. 1798 (K-D 369): considerable differences. (Dated
Apr. 30, 1798, in B.C.)
LA 1215
Disinterested Love. Play, 5 acts. Thomas Hull, from Philip Massinger,
The Bashful Lover.
Application May 18, 1798, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 30.
MS: dated by Larpent May 19; entire MS in hand of author (?); prologue.
LA 1216
Reformed in Time. Comic opera, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 23, 1798.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., May 9; numerous corrections; cast. Comp. 1798 (K-D 318): slight differences.
LA 1217
The Ugly Club! Dramatic caricature, 1 act. Edmund Spenser, the Younger [_____ Iliffe?].
Application May 29, 1798, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. June 6.
MS: dated by Larpent June 2; on title-page: Founded on the 17th. Number of The Spectator!; numerous deletions; cast. Comp.
1798 (K-D 372): extensive differences. (On title-page of his copy Kemble has written, _____ Iliffe is the real Name of the
Authour.)
LA 1218
The Eleventh of June; or, The Daggerwoods at Dunstable. Farce, 1 act. John O'Keeffe.
Application May 30, 1798, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. June 5.
MS: notice states, a Continuation of the Dramatic Interlude called Sylvester Daggerwood; dated by Larpent June 2.
LA 1219
A Nosegay of Weeds. Musical piece, 1 act. John O'Keefe.
Application May 30, 1798, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. June 6.
MS: dated by Larpent June 2; some corrections.
LA 1220
The Inquisitor. Play, 5 acts. Thomas Holcroft.
Application June 18, 1798, Francis Godolphin Waldron for G. Colman, H2. Prod. June 23.
MS: dated by Larpent June 21; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1798 (K-D 352): slight difference.
LA 1221
Throw Physick to the Dogs; or, Jack of All Trades. Farce, 2 acts. [Henry?] Lee.
Application June 28, 1798, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. July 6.
MS: dated by Larpent June 29, and endorsed Throw Physick to the Dogs or above the original title, Jack of All Trades. Comp.
Songs, &c., in a New Musical Farce, etc., 1798 (Dev 8vo 72): songs, only, printed.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was originally called
Jack of all Trades but that was made the second title and preceded by Throw Physick to the Dogs.
LA 1222
Cambro Britons. Play, 3 acts. James Boaden.
Application July 10, 1798, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. July 21.
MS: dated by Larpent July 12. Comp. 1798 (K-D 358): slight differences.
LA 1223
False and True. Play, 3 acts. The Rev. Mr. Moultru.
Application Aug. 1, 1798, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Aug. 11.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 9. Comp. 2d ed., 1798 (K-D 356): virtually the same.
LA 1224
The Outlaws. Comic opera, 2 acts. Andrew Franklin.
Application Oct. 5, 1798, James Aickin, D.L. Prod. Oct. 16.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 6.
LA 1225
A Day at Rome. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Charles Smith.
No application. Prod. C.G., Oct. 11, 1798.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 9, 1798; a few deletions; cast. Comp. 1798 (K-D 318): extensive differences.
LA 1226
Lovers' Vows. Comedy, 5 acts. Elizabeth Inchbald, from Augustus von Kotzebue.
No application. Prod. C.G., Oct. 11, 1798.
MS: endorsed C.G., and dated by Larpent Sept. 28; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1798 (K-D 318): slight differences.
LA 1227
News from the Nile; or, Laurels from Egypt. Occasional prelude. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Oct. 13, 1798, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
The Mouth of the Nile, or; the Glorious First of August) Oct. 25.
MS: prologue; cast. Comp.
The Mouth of the Nile, 1798 (K-D 318): some discrepancies.
LA 1228
Black Beard; or, The Genoese Pirate, Songs, Duets, Glees, Chorusses, &c., in. Spectacle. James C. Cross.
No application. Prod. (as
The Genoese Pirate; or, Black Beard,) C.G., Oct. 15, 1798 (previously, as
Black Beard; or, The Captive Princess, Royal Circus, Apr. 9).
Printed copy (unpublished, sold in the theatre?): dated, by Larpent, C.G., Oct. 12; subtitle, Captive Princess, deleted, and
Genose Pirate substituted. Comp. Blackbeard; or, The Captive Princess, in Cross's
Circusiana, 1809 (K-D 428): minor differences.
LA 1229
A Word for Nature. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Oct. 27, 1798, James Aickin, D.L. Prod. Dec. 5.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov., 1798; prologue and epilogue. Comp. The Passive Husband,
The Posthumous Dramatic Works of Richard Cumberland, 1813 (121215): slight resemblances.
LA 1230
Captive of Spilsburg; or, The Souterain. Opera, 2 acts. Prince Hoare.
Application Oct. 31, 1798, James Aickin, D.L. Prod. Nov. 14.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 7; present title added above subtitle. Comp. 1799 (K-D 350): a number of differences.
LA 1231
Neither's the Man. Comedy, 5 acts. Mrs. Margaret Holford.
Application Oct. 31, 1798, by _____ Ward and _____ Banks, Chester.
MS: note: It is requested Mr. Larpent will expedite the Licencing of this Piece, as it is intended merely [?] for a Benefit,
in the course of 10 days; another note: This copy to be left at the Lord Chamberlain's Office, as the Author has another Copy
at Chester; prologue and epilogue.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was licensed on Nov. 3d. 1798 having been sent by Ward & Banks Managers of the Chester Theatre.
LA 1232
Aurelio [and Miranda]. Play, 5 acts. James Boaden.
Application Nov. 3, 1798, James Aickin, D.L. Prod. Dec. 29.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 7; title-page endorsed James Boaden; previous title, The Monk, erased; some passages canceled; prologue.
Comp. 3d ed., 1799 (K-D 350): a few slight differences.
LA 1233
Ramah Droog; or, Wind Does Wonders. Comic opera, 3 acts. James Cobb.
No application. Prod. C.G., Nov. 12, 1798.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Nov. 3. Comp.
Songs, Duets, Trios, and Finales, etc., 1798 (K-D 317): some discrepancies; songs, only, printed.
LA 1234
The Jew and the Doctor. Farce, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. Prod. C.G., Nov. 23, 1798.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Nov. 17; prologue; cast. Comp. 1800 (K-D 451): numerous slight differences.
LA 1235
Medonte. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Giovanni de' Gamerra.
Application Nov. 26, 1798, William Jewell, H1. Prod. Nov. 14, 1782(?).
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 29, 1798; cast.
See LA 1238, another version (?), with a different cast.
LA 1236
The Black Forest. Dramatic romance, 3 acts. Samuel Birch.
No application. Prod. (as
Albert and Adelaide) C.G., Dec. 11, 1798.
MS: dated Nov. 17; cast. Comp.
Airs, Chorusses, &c., &c., in Albert & Adelaide; or, The Victim of Constancy, 1798 (Dev 8vo 68): several discrepancies; songs, only, printed.
LA 1237
Cinna. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Lorenzo da Ponte.
Application [1798], J. Gallarini, For Mr Vincent Federici, H1.
MS: dated 1798; cast.
LA 1238
Medonte, Rè d'Epiro. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Giovanni de' Gamerra.
No application. [1798?]
MS: several deletions; cast.
See LA 1235.
LA 1239
Feudal Times; or, The Banquet Gallery. Drama, 2 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
Application Jan. 2, 1799, James Aickin, D.L. Prod. Jan. 19.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan., 1799. Comp. [1799] (K-D 356): slight differences.
LA 1240
The Votary of Wealth. Comedy, 5 acts. Joseph George Holman.
No application. Prod. C.G., Jan. 12, 1799.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Jan., 1799; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1799 (Dev 8vo 19): slight differences.
LA 1241
Ines de Castre. Musical drama (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Jan. 18, 1799, Vincent Federici, H1.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Jan. 19; cast.
LA 1242
The Old Clothsman. Comic opera, 2 acts. Thomas Holcroft.
Application Jan. 28, 1799, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 2.
MS: cast.
LA 1243
The Secret. Comedy, 5 acts. Edward Morris.
Application Feb. 1, 1799, James Aickin, D.L. Prod. Mar. 2.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 2; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 2d ed., 1799 (K-D 347): numerous differences.
LA 1244
Five Thousand a Year. Comedy, 3 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. Prod. C.G., Mar. 16, 1799.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Mar. 6; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. [1799] (K-D 356): slight differences.
LA 1245
The Twins; or, Is It He or His Brother. Farce, 2 acts. Mathew Gregory Lewis.
Application Mar. 28, 1799, James Aickin, D.L. Prod. Apr. 8.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Mar. 29; prologue; For the Benefit of Mr. Bannister Junr.; partial cast.
LA 1246
The Pavilion. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. William Linley.
Application Mar. 28, 1799, James Aickin, D.L. Prod. Nov. 16.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 29. Comp.
Songs, Duetss, &c., n.d. (K-D 353): slight differences.
See LA 1277.
LA 1247
The Birthday. Comedy, 3 acts. Thomas John Dibdin, from Augustus von Kotzebue.
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 8, 1799.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Feb. 16; prologue; cast. Comp. 1800 (K-D 445): virtually the same.
LA 1248
The Castle of Montval. Tragedy, 5 acts. Thomas Sedgwick Whalley.
Application Apr. 9, 1799, James Aickin, D.L. Prod. Apr. 23.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 10; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 3d. ed., 1799 (K-D 358): slight differences.
LA 1249
The Count of Burgundy. Play, 4 acts. Alexander Pope (?), from Anne Plumptre's translation of Augustus von Kotzebue.
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 12, 1799 (?).
Printed copy of Kotzebue's
The Count of Burgundy, tr. Anne Plumptre, 1798: MS alterations, consisting almost entirely of excision of passages; partial cast.
LA 1250
Trials of the Heart. Play, 3 acts.
Application Apr. 18, 1799, James Aickin, D.L. Prod. Apr. 24.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 20.
LA 1251
The Georgian Princess. Opera, 2 acts. Elizabeth, Countess of Craven (later Margravine of Anspach).
No application. Prod. (as
The Princess of Georgia) C.G., Apr. 19, 1799 (and privately at Brandenburgh House).
MS: endorsed C.G., and dated by Larpent Apr. 12; cast.
LA 1252
Tag in Tribulation; or, The Benefit Night. Interlude, 1 act. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Apr. 26, 1799, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 7.
MS.
See LA 1840.
LA 1253
What Is She? Comedy, 5 acts. Charlotte Smith.
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 27, 1799.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Mar. 27; prologue and 3 versions of epilogue; cast. Comp. 1799 (K-D 631): some differences.
LA 1254
First Faults. Comedy, 5 acts. Marie Thérèse (De Camp) Kemble.
Application Apr. 27, 1799, James Aickin, D.L. Prod. May 3.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 29; endorsed, by J.P.C., By Miss Decamp-now Mrs. C. Kemble.
LA 1255
The Widow and the Riding Horse; or, The Paradox. Interlude, 1 act. Thomas John Dibdin, from Anne Plumptre's translation of
Augustus von Kotzebue.
Application Apr. 29, 1799, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
The Horse and the Widow) May 4.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 30. Comp.
The Horse and the Widow, 1799 (K-D 352): slight differences.
LA 1256
I Due Swizzeri. Intermezzo opera (Italian), 1 act.
Application May 10, 1799, Vincent Federici, H1.
MS: dated by Larpent May 14; cast.
LA 1257
Tell Truth and Shame the Devil. Comedy, 1 act. William Dunlap.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 18, 1799 (previously New York, 1797).
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., May 6. Comp. New York, 1797 (K-D 545): numerous differences; printed in two acts.
LA 1258
Fortune's Frolic. Farce, 2 acts. John Till Allingham.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 25, 1799.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., May 9. Comp. 1799 (K-D 356): slight differences.
LA 1259
La Didone. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Pietro Metastasio (?).
Application May 25, 1799, Vincent Federici, H1.
MS: dated by Larpent May 27; cast.
LA 1260
The Man in the Moon. Dramatic sketch, 1 act. George Brewer.
Application May 29, 1799, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Not produced? (See
B.D. and Nicoll.)
MS: dated by Larpent May 30.
LA 1261
Occasional Address to Be Spoken for the Benefit of the Widow and Orphan Children of the Late Mr. Follet.
No application. Spoken C.G., June 1, 1799.
MS: dated 1799.
LA 1262
The Castle of Sorrento. [The Prisoner; or, The Resemblance.] Opera, 2 acts. Henry Heartwell and George Colman, the Younger,
from Alexander Duval,
Le Prisonnier, ou La Ressemblance.
Application June 23, 1799, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. July 17.
MS: dated by Larpent June 26; cast. Comp. 1799 (K-D 357): numerous differences.
LA 1263
Sighs! or, The Daughter, Prologue and Epilogue to the New Comedy.
No application. Spoken H2, July 30, 1799 (?).
MS: two copies, each, of prologue and epilogue.
LA 1264
Gander Hall. Farce, 2 acts. Andrew Franklin.
No application. Prod. H2, Aug. 5, 1799.
MS: dated, by Larpent, H2, Aug. 1. (For the benefit of Mrs. Gibbs.)
LA 1265
The Red Cross Knights. Play, 5 acts. Joseph George Holman.
No application. Prod. H2, Aug. 21, 1799.
MS: dated, by Larpent, H2, Aug. 7; prologue. Comp. 1799 (K-D 353): some differences.
LA 1266
The Maid of Liverpool; or, The Loyal Tar. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Sept. 11, 1799, Francis Aickin, Liverpool. Prod. Liverpool(?), 1799(?).
MS: previous subtitle, The Consequences, deleted; dated, by Larpent(?), Liverpool, Sept. 16, 1799.
LA 1267
The Naval Pillar; or, Britannia's Triumph. Occasional interlude, 1 act. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Sept. 20, 1799, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Oct. 7.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 21; cast. Comp. 1799 (K-D 353): many discrepancies.
LA 1268
The Embarkation. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Andrew Franklin.
Application Sept. 25, 1799, James Aickin, D.L. Prod. Oct. 3.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 27; cast. Comp.
Songs, Duetts, Chorusses, &c., in... The Embarkation, 1799 (K-D 352): slight difference.
LA 1269
Management. Comedy, 5 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
No application. Prod. C.G., Oct. 31, 1799.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Oct. 18; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1799 (K-D 349): a few differences.
LA 1270
The Turnpike Gate. Comic opera, 2 acts. Thomas Knight.
No application. Prod. C.G., Nov. 13, 1799.
MS: dated C.G., Oct. 17; cast. Comp. 2d ed., 1799 (K-D 349): a number of inconsequential differences.
LA 1271
The Wise Man of the East. Comedy, 5 acts. Elizabeth Inchbald, from Augustus von Kotzebue.
No application. Prod. C.G., Nov. 30, 1799.
MS: dated C.G., Nov. 14; prologue (by Charles Moore) and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1799 (K-D 354): differs considerably.
LA 1272
The Volcano; or, The Rival Harlequins, Songs in. Pantomime. Thomas John Dibdin and Charles Farley.
No application. Prod. C.G., Dec. 23, 1799.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Dec. 12. Comp.
Songs, Recitatives, &c., in The Volcano, 1799 (K-D 353): slight differences.
LA 1273
Lines on Thorpe Grove. Poem. F.S.
No application. [1799?]
MS: signed F.S. [?]. (Dated 1799 in B.C.)
LA 1274
The Secret Castle; or, Henry and Edwy. Farce, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. Manchester, 1799 (?).
MS: dated, by Larpent, Manchester, Feb. 18, 1799.
LA 1275
Adelaide. Tragedy, 5 acts. Henry James Pye.
Application Jan. 14, 1800, James Aickin, D.L. Prod. Jan. 25.
MS: prologue, by William Sotheby; epilogue, by J.(?) Taylor. Comp. 1800 (K-D 364): prologue differs slightly; otherwise virtually
the same.
LA 1276
Joanna of Montfaucon, Prologue to.
No application. Spoken C.G., Jan. 16, 1800 (?).
MS.
LA 1277
The Ring; [or, Love Me for Myself]. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. William Linley, from his
The Pavilion.
No application. Prod. D.L., Jan. 21, 1800.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 13; cover states, Altered from the
Pavilion. Comp.
Songs, Duets, &c., in The Ring; or, Love Me for Myself [1800] (K-D 353): several slight differences.
See LA 1246.
LA 1278
Of Age To-morrow. Musical farce, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Jan. 28, 1800, James Aickin, D.L. Prod. Feb. 1.
MS. Comp. 1805 (K-D 408): some differences.
LA 1279
Speed the Plough. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Morton.
No application. Prod. C.G., Feb. 8, 1800.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Jan. 29; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1800 (K-D 368): numerous minor differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: Larpents copy bears the date 29th. Jany 1800 but he does not enter the play among the Licences of that year.
LA 1280
The True Friends. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Feb. 11, 1800, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 19.
MS: cast.
LA 1281
The Egyptian Festival. Comic opera, 3 acts. Andrew Franklin.
Application Feb. 23, 1800, William Powell, D.L. Prod. Mar. 11.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Feb. 24; some corrections and insertions. Comp. 1800 (K-D 372): a number of differences.
LA 1282
The Triple Discovery. Comedy, 5 acts.
Application Mar. 8, 1800, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Not produced?
MS: numerous corrections; notice states, proposed to be acted, for a Benefit Night,... previous to the ensuing regular Summer-Season.
(Dated Mar. 13 in B.C.)
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was perhaps never preformed as Larpent objected to many passages.
LA 1283
Alessandro e Timoteo; or, Alexander's Feast. Musical drama (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Mar. 25, 1800, Vincent Federici, H1. Prod. Apr. 15.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Mar. 28; cast.
LA 1284
She Lives; or, The Generous Brother. Play, 4 acts. Mary Goldsmith.
Application Mar. 28, 1800, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Not produced?
MS: dated by Larpent Apr., 1800; prologue (endorsed Mrs Goldsmith and signed T.V.) and epilogue (endorsed By Thomas Vaughen);
notice states, to be represented on a Benefit Night (not in the regular Summer Season).
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was sent to the Licenser in April 1800 and he granted the Licence at that time-The Prologue & Epilogue were by Thomas Vaughan.
A piece with the same title was performed at Margate and Licensed in Feby 1803.
See LA 1399.
LA 1285
The Indian. Farce, 2 acts. John Fenwick.
Application Mar. 29, 1800, James Aickin, D.L. Prod. Oct. 6.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 30; prologue, by Dr. Houlton. Comp. [1800] (K-D 368): differs extensively.
LA 1286
Saint David's Day; or, The Honest Welchman. Ballad farce, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. Prod. C.G., Mar. 31, 1800.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Mar. 15. Comp. 1801 (K-D 396): some slight differences.
LA 1287
De Monfort. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Philip Kemble, from Joanna Baillie.
Application Apr. 2, 1800, James Aickin, D.L. Prod. Apr. 29.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 3; prologue (endorsed, by J.P.C., By Hon F North) and epilogue (endorsed, by J.P.C., By Duchess
of Devonshire). Comp. Baillie's De Monfort, in
A Series of Plays, 1798 (K-D 333): differs extensively.
LA 1288
The Hermione; or, Retaliation. [The Hermione; or, Valour Triumphant.] Musical interlude. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 5, 1800.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Mar. 25; cast.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: Larpents copy is entitled 'Hermione or Retaliation'. It was licensed Mar 25. 1800.
LA 1289
The Children; or, Give Them Their Way. Drama with songs, 2 acts. Prince Hoare.
Application Apr. 17, 1800, James Aickin, D.L. Prod. Apr. 28.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 21; prologue; song inserted, with separate application, Apr. 17, J. Stokes. Comp.
Songs and Chorusses in The Children, 1800 (K-D 369): MS contains only two songs, neither of which is printed; prose dialogue not printed.
LA 1290
Address. (Deserted Daughters, are but rarely found.)
Application Apr. 28, 1800, Thomas Harris, C.G. Spoken May 2.
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C., Spoken by Mrs. Mattocks in favour of some young Actress [a 'Lady,' as Joanna in
The Deserted Daughter?].
See LA 1077.
LA 1291
The School for Prejudices. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Apr. 28, 1800, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
Liberal Opinions [3 acts]) May 12; (as
The School for Prejudice) Jan. 3, 1801.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 28; title corrected from Prejudices a Comedy in three Acts; numerous revisions and insertions show
expansion of play from three to five acts; two prologues and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1801 (K-D 396): slight differences; MS
revisions generally incorporated in printed text.
LA 1292
Virginia. Musical drama, 2 acts. James Cobb.
No application. Prod. (as
Paul and Virginia) C.G., May 1, 1800.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 15; cast. Comp. Dublin [1801?] (218796): numerous differences.
LA 1293
Indiscretion. Comedy, 5 acts. Prince Hoare.
Application May 3, 1800, James Aickin, D.L. Prod. May 10.
MS: dated by Larpent May 4; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1800 (K-D 450): prologue and epilogue differ slightly; numerous slight
discrepancies in dialogue, especially in last act.
LA 1294
Zenobia. Musical drama (English and Italian), 2 acts. From Pietro Metastasio.
No application. Prod. H1, May 22, 1800.
Printed copy, 1800: title-page states, for Mme Banti's benefit.
LA 1295
'Tis All a Farce. Comedy, 2 acts. John Till Allingham.
Application June 8, 1800, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. June 17.
MS: dated by Larpent June 10. Comp. 1800 (K-D 368): only slight differences.
LA 1296
Occasional Address. (In early days, by fond ambition led.)
Application undated, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, D.L. Spoken June 18, 1800 (?).
MS: dated 1800; notice states, to be spoken by Lacy.
LA 1297
Obi; or, Three-Finger'd Jack. Pantomime, 2 acts. John Fawcett.
Application June 23, 1800, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. July 2.
MS: dated by Larpent June 26.
LA 1298
The Point of Honour. Play, 3 acts. Charles Kemble.
Application July 8, 1800, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. July 15.
MS: dated by Larpent July 9; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1800 (K-D 370): slight differences.
LA 1299
What a Blunder. Opera, 3 acts. Joseph George Holman.
Application July 31, 1800, Francis Godolphin Waldron For G. Colman, H2. Prod. Aug. 14.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 4; title changed, on cover and in notice, from All from Error (which, however, is allowed to stand
on title-page). Comp. 1800 (K-D 372): practically identical.
LA 1300
The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor. Musical piece, 2 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
Application Aug. 28, 1800, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Sept. 2.
MS: dated by Larpent. Comp. Dublin, 1801 (K-D 399): some differences.
LA 1301
The Two Farmers. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. [C.G., Oct. 10, 1800.] Not produced.
MS: cover endorsed, by Larpent, Withdrawn; several long passages deleted; cast.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was sent to Larpent on 10th. Octr. 1800 & he marked upon his copy Withdrawn-Nevertheless all the parts were cast including
Munden, Emery, Fawcett, Incledon, Johnstone, &c. Larpent found it highly objectionable on account of what is said regarding
monopolizing corn by framers & others.
LA 1302
Wilmore Castle. Comic opera, 2 acts. Robert Houlton.
Application Oct. 11, 1800, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Oct. 21.
MS. Comp. 1800 (K-D 372): a few differences.
LA 1303
Virginia. Opera, 3 acts. Mrs. Frances Plowden.
Application Oct. 24, 1800, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Oct. 30.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 25. Comp. 1800 (K-D 368): some lines and one entire scene printed but not in MS.
LA 1304
Life. Comedy, 5 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
No application. Prod. C.G., Nov. 1, 1800.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Sept. 28; prologue and epilogue (by James Cobb); cast. Comp. 4th ed., 1801 (Dev 8vo 19): numerous
differences, chiefly in Acts IV and V.
LA 1305
Il Bondocani; or, The Caliph Robber. Musical entertainment, 3 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. Prod. C.G., Nov. 15, 1800.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Oct. 22; cast. Comp. 1801 (K-D 395): numerous differences in songs and dialogue.
LA 1306
Antonio; or, The Soldier's Return. Tragedy, 5 acts. William Godwin.
Application Dec. 8, 1800, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Dec. 13.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 9; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1800 (K-D 367): numerous slight differences; conclusion varies.
LA 1307
The Dominions of Fancy; or, Harlequin's Tour. Pantomime. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. Prod. (as
Harlequin's Tour; or, The Dominion of Fancy) C.G., Dec. 22, 1800.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Dec. 16. Comp.
Songs, Chorusses, &c., in... Harlequin's Tour; or, The Dominion of Fancy, 1800 (K-D 367): slight differences.
LA 1308
Harlequin-Amulet; or, The Magic of Mona. Pantomime. William Powell (?).
Application undated, W. Powell, D.L. Prod. Dec. 22, 1800.
Printed copy [1800]: cast.
LA 1309
La Pastorella Nobile. Comic opera (Italian and English), 2 acts. Saverio Zini (?).
No application. [H1, Dec. 24, 1800.]
Printed copy, 1800: dated by Larpent; cast.
See LA 922.
LA 1310
Curiosity. Comedy, 3 acts. Francis Lathom.
No application; endorsed to be performed at Norwich by ye Norwh Comy. Mr Hindes Manager. [Prod. Norwich, 1800 or 1801?]
MS: dated, by Larpent, Norwich, Nov. 18, 1800; previous titles, The Spanish Duel and they can't-[?], erased; endorsed the
Author Mr F Lathom; cast. Comp. 1801 (K-D 630): slight differences.
LA 1311
The Dash of the Day. Comedy, 5 acts. Francis Lathom.
No application. Prod. Norwich, 1800.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Norwich, July 25, 1800; previous title, Life in a Mirror, Or, the dash of the day, deleted. Comp.
Norwich, 1800 (Dev 8vo 8o): a number of differences.
LA 1312
I Due Fratelli Rivali. [I Fratelli Rivali.] Comic opera (English and Italian), 2 acts.
No application. [1800?]
Printed copy, Lambeth, 1800: title-page states, performed at H1.
LA 1313
La Perouse. Drama, 2 acts. From Anne Plumptre's translation of Augustus von Kotzebue.
No application. [Ca. 1800.]
Printed copy of Anne Plumptre's translation, 1799(?): numerous passages deleted, and some MS insertions. (Dated in B.C. [wrongly],
1801.)
LA 1314
The Veteran Tar; or, A Chip of the Old Block. Comic opera, 2 acts. Samuel James Arnold.
Application Jan. 14, 1801, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Jan. 29.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 15. Comp. 1801 (Dev 8vo 17): numerous differences throughout.
LA 1315
Deaf and Dumb; or, The Orphan Protected. Historical drama, 5 acts. Thomas Holcroft.
Application Feb. 9, 1801, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Feb. 24.
MS: prologue. Comp. 1801 (K-D 367): virtually identical.
LA 1316
The Poor Gentleman. Comedy, 5 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
No application. Prod. C.G., Feb. 11, 1801.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Dec. 31, 1800; numerous deletions. Comp. 1802 (K-D 396): slight differences.
LA 1317
Orlando and Seraphina; or, The Funeral Pile. Play (heroic drama), 5 acts. Francis Lathom.
No application. Endorsed Theatre Royal Norwich 10th. March 1801, and For Mr [?] Hindes Manager of the Theatre Royal. Norwich.
Prod. Norwich, 1801 (?).
MS: a number of deletions. (Not listed in B.C.) Comp. [1799] (K-D 421): printed in three acts; MS a considerably expanded
version.
Bound with LA 1323
LA 1318
Julian and Agnes. Tragedy, 5 acts. William Sotheby.
Application Mar. 17, 1801, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Apr. 25.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 17. Comp. 1801 (K-D 368): numerous and extensive differences.
LA 1319
Adelmorn, the Outlaw. Romantic drama, 3 acts. Matthew Gregory Lewis.
Application Mar. 17, 1801, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. May 4.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 17. Comp. 1801 (K-D 367): numerous differences.
LA 1320
False Shame. Comedy, 3 acts. From Augustus von Kotzebue.
No application. [Norwich, Mar. 17, 1801?]
MS: no indication of theatre. Comp. 1799 (K-D 351): MS is apparently a reduction of the translation, printed in four acts,
to three acts, accomplished chiefly by cutting the dialogue and inserting a few scenes; other differences are slight.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: False Shame,..., was sent for License from Norwich Mar 17. 1801 and licensed by Larpent-It was probably founded on LA 100
[i.e.,
False Shame]. (
B.D., II, 220.)
LA 1321
The Blind Girl; or, A Receipt for Beauty. Opera, 3 acts. Thomas Morton.
Application Mar. 26, 1801, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 22.
MS: several deletions; cast. Comp.
Airs, Duets, and Chorusses, in The Blind Girl, 1801 (K-D 367): some differences; dialogue not printed.
LA 1322
Holiday Time; or, The School Boy's Frolic. Farce, 2 acts. Francis Lathom.
Application Apr. 15, 1801, John Clayton Hindes, Norwich. Prod. Norwich, April, 1801 (?).
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Apr. 10; a further notice, n.d., unsigned, requests license immediately. Comp. Norwich, 1800 (K-D
390): considerable differences.
See LA 1425.
LA 1323
La Principessa Filosofa. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Altered by B. Serafino Buonaiuti.
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. May 5, 1801.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), May 4; numerous corrections; cast.
LA 1324
Like Father Like Son. Farce, 1 act.
Application May 7, 1801, John Clayton Hindes, Norwich.
MS: dated by Larpent May 19.
LA 1325
What Wou'd the Man Be At? Drama, 1 act.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 8, 1801.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 30; almost half of text deleted; title given also as
Three to One; or, What wou'd the Man be at! (and so listed in B.C.).
LA 1326
A Sea-side Story. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. William Dimond.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 12, 1801.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 30. Comp. 1801 (K-D 368): some discrepancies.
LA 1327
Who's the Rogue? Farce, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 15, 1801.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., May 8; many deletions and revisions; cast. Comp.
Songs, Chorusses, &c., 1801 (Dev 8vo 66): slight difference; songs, only, printed.
LA 1328
L'Isola del Piacere; or, The Island of Pleasure. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Lorenzo da Ponte (?).
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. June 13, 1801.
MS: dated by Larpent June 2; cast.
See LA 1082.
LA 1329
The Gipsey Prince. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Thomas Moore.
Application July 13, 1801, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. July 24.
MS: dated by Larpent July 17; some deletion of text.
LA 1330
The Corsair; or, The Italian Nuptials. Ballet, 2 pts. Charles Farley.
Application July 27, 1801, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. July 29.
MS: dated by Larpent July 28.
LA 1331
The Garland of Truth; or, Integrity Proved. Comedy, 5 acts.
No application. Prod. (as
Intergrity) C.G., Oct. 8, 1801.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Sept. 21; prologue and epilogue; cast.
LA 1332
The Escapes; [or, The Water Carrier]. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin, or Thomas Holcroft.
No application. Prod. C.G., Oct. 14, 1801.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., May 12; some deletion, by Examiner (?).
LA 1333
Folly as It Flies. Comedy, 5 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
No application. Prod. C.G., Oct. 29, 1801.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Oct. 19; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1802 (K-D 395): many minor differences.
LA 1334
Chains for the Heart; or, The Slaves of Centa. Opera, 3 acts. Prince Hoare.
No application. Prod. (as
Chains of the Heart; or, The Slave by Choice) C.G., Dec. 9, 1801.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 27; cast. Comp.
Chains of the Heart, etc., 1802 (K-D 395): a number of differences.
LA 1335
Harlequin Almanack; or, The Four Seasons, Songs, Duetts, Glees, Choruses, &c., in. Pantomime. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. Prod. C.G., Dec. 28, 1801.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Dec. 14. Comp.
The Introduction, Songs, Glees, Trios, Chorusses, &c., in...Harlequin's Almanack; or, The Four Seasons, 1801 (K-D 392): a few differences.
LA 1336
Angelina. Comic opera (Italian and English), 2 acts. N. N., alterations by Lorenzo da Ponte.
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1.
Printed copy, 1801: dated by Larpent Dec., 1801.
LA 1337
Alfonso, King of Castile. Tragedy, 5 acts. Matthew Gregory Lewis.
No application. Prod. C.G., Jan. 15, 1802.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Nov. 19, 1801; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1801 (K-D 390): conclusion quite different;
otherwise virtually the same.
LA 1338
Urania; or, The Illuminé. Comedy, 2 acts. William Robert Spencer.
Application Jan. 16, 1802, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Jan. 22.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 18; one passage deleted, by Examiner (?); prologue and Songs &c. Comp. 1802 (K-D 395): slight differences.
LA 1339
Captain MacShane; or, The White Bear. Comic opera, 3 acts.
No application. [Norwich, Jan. 25, 1802?]
MS: dated by Larpent; numerous corrections.
LA 1340
The Cabinet. Comic opera, 3 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. Prod. C.G., Feb. 9, 1802.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Jan. 18; cast. Comp. 1805 (K-D 402): marked differences.
LA 1341
Lovers' Resolutions. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Feb. 23, 1802, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Mar. 2.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Feb. 24. Comp.
Posthumous Dramatic Works of Richard Cumberland, 1813 (121215): minor differences.
LA 1342
Perseverance; or, He Must Have Her. Musical farce, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. H2, Mar. I, 1802.
MS: dated, by Larpent, H2, Feb. 12; cast.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: ...Winston performed five different characters.
LA 1343
Merope È Polifonte. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Apostolo Zeno (?).
Application Mar. 15, 1802, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. Mar. 25(?).
MS: much revised, and reduced from three acts; notice states, for Madame Banti's[?] Benefit on Thursday the 25th Instant.
LA 1344
The Fashionable Friends. Comedy, 5 acts. Mary Berry (?).
Application Mar. 15, 1802, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Apr. 22.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 16. Comp. 1802 (K-D 395): practically the same.
LA 1345
Rinaldo D' Asti [Aste?]. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Giuseppi Caravita (?).
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. Mar. 16, 1802.
MS: dated 1802; cast.
LA 1346
The Brazen Mask, Songs and Choruses In. Ballet. Thomas John Dibdin [and John Fawcett?].
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 5, 1802.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Mar. 10. Comp.
Brazen Mask; or, Alberto and Rosabella,... with the Songs and Chorusses in, 1802 (K-D 395): slight differences.
LA 1347
Algona. Opera, 3 acts. James Cobb, from his
The Cherokee.
Application Apr. 22, 1802, John Philip Kemble, D.L. Prod. Apr. 30.
MS. Comp.
Songs, Duetts, Chorusses, &c., in Algonah, 1802 (K-D 395): virtually the same.
See LA 1050.
LA 1348
The Egyptian Boy. Drama, 3 acts.
No application. [C.G., May 3, 1802?]
MS: dated by Larpent.
LA 1349
Il Fanatico di Berlino. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. From Giovanni Bertati,
La Locanda.
Application May 6, 1802, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. May 22.
MS: cover, dated by Larpent May 7, states, founded on La Locanda; cast. (Listed as La Locanda in B.C.)
LA 1350
The Word of Honour. Comedy, 5 acts. Lumley St. George Skeffington.
Application May 20, 1802, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 26.
MS: prologue and epilogue.
LA 1351
Armida. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. June 1, 1802.
MS: dated, by Larpent, H1, May 29; cast.
See LA 734.
LA 1352
The Caffres; or, Buried Alive! Comic opera, 2 acts. Edmund John Eyre (?).
No application. Prod. C.G., June 2, 1802.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., May 20; numerous corrections; endorsed Mr. Dowton. Jany. 9th 1802 and Mr. Incledon.
LA 1353
The Joke; or, Sixty-third Letter. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Walley Chamberlaine Oulton.
Application June 23, 1802, John Fawcett, H2. Prod. (as
The Sixty-third Letter), July 28.
MS: dated by Larpent June 24. Comp.
The Sixty-third Letter, new ed., 1803 (K-D 391): numerous differences.
LA 1354
Beggar My Neighbour; or, The Rogue's a Fool. Comedy, 3 acts. Thomas Morton.
Application July 1, 1802, John Fawcett, H2. Prod. July 10.
MS: dated by Larpent July 3.
LA 1355
The Voice of Nature. Play, 3 acts. James Boaden.
Application July 16, 1802, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. July 31.
MS: dated by Larpent July 20; epilogue. Comp. 1803 (K-D 393): a few minor differences.
LA 1356
The Fairies' Revels; or, Love in the Highlands. Burletta and ballet, 6 scenes. John Fawcett.
Application Aug. 10, 1802, John Fawcett, H2. Prod. Aug. 14.
MS: dated by Larpent. Comp. 1802 (Dev 8vo 66): slight differences in description of action.
LA 1357
The Merchant of Guadeloupe. Play, 3 acts. John Wallace, from L. S. Mercier.
Application undated, Thomas Shaw, Margate. Prod. Margate, Oct. 5, 1802.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Margate, Sept. 26. Comp. 1802 (K-D 391): no important differences. (A separate application, bound
with this MS, probably applies to LA 1358,
q.v.)
LA 1358
An Address for the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
[Application Oct. 2, 1802, John Bannister, D.L. (bound with LA 1357)?] Spoken D.L., Oct. 7, 1802 (?).
MS: endorsed Oct., 1802.
LA 1359
Delays and Blunders. Comedy, 5 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
No application. Prod. C.G., Oct. 30, 1802.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Oct., 1802; prologue and epilogue (by Miles Peter Andrews); cast. Comp. 1803 (K-D 392): last
scene differs considerably; otherwise virtually the same.
LA 1360
Idela; [or, The Feuds of Switzerland]. Play, 5 acts. Yve Felix St. Ange Simeon. [T. Simeons?]
Application Nov. 2, 1802, John Hill, Liverpool. Prod. 1802.
MS: endorsed Written by Yve Felix St. Ange Simeon; prologue. Comp. 1806 (K-D 630): slight differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The title is Idela and on the MS Sent on Nov. 2d. 1802 to Larpent it is called a Play in five Acts. It was printed for the
Author 8vo. 1803. The Author calls himself St. A. Simeon.
LA 1361
A Tale of Mystery. Melodrama, 2 acts. Thomas Holcroft.
Application Nov. 4, 1802, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 13.
MS: cast. Comp. 1802 (Dev 8vo 66): a few differences.
LA 1362
A House to Be Sold. Musical piece, 2 acts. James Cobb.
Application Nov. 12, 1802, John Bannister, D.L. Prod. Nov. 17.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 13. Comp. 1802 (K-D 391): numerous differences throughout.
LA 1363
Family Quarrels. Comic opera, 3 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. Prod. C.G., Dec. 18, 1802.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Nov. 11. Comp. 1805 (K-D 404): numerous differences.
LA 1364
Love and Magic; or, Harlequin's Holiday. Pantomime.
Application Dec. 20, 1802, John Bannister, D.L. Prod. Dec. 27.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 24.
LA 1365
Harlequin's Habeas; or, The Hall of Spectres. Pantomime. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. Prod. C.G., Dec. 27, 1802.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Dec. 17. Comp.
Songs, Chorusses,... &c., in Harlequin's Habeas; etc., 1802 (K-D 392): only slight variations.
LA 1366
The Fools of Fashion. Farce, 2 acts. [Francis Lathom?]
No application. Prod. Norwich(?), 1802(?).
MS: dated, by Larpent, Norwich, Apr. 14, 1802.
J.P.C. in
B.D. suggests that this piece is perhaps by Lathom.
LA 1367
The Wife of a Million. Comedy, 5 acts. Francis Lathom.
No application. Prod. Norwich, 1802(?).
MS: corrections in another hand, and some cancellations. Comp. Norwich, [1803?] (K-D 398): no material differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D. states, licensed by Larpent for the Norwich Theatre in March 1802. [Authority presumably Larpent's account books.]
LA 1368
Li Dui Baroni. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. Jan. 1, 1803.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 30, 1802; cast.
LA 1369
Hear Both Sides. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Holcroft.
Application Jan. 17, 1803, John Bannister, D.L. Prod. Jan. 29.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 18; cast. Comp. 2d ed., 1803 (K-D 405): slight differences.
LA 1370
I Viaggiatori, Felici. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Filippo Livigni (?).
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1.
MS and three printed pages: dated, by Larpent, H1, Feb. 26, 1803; cast.
See LA 578.
LA 1371
John Bull; or, The Englishman's Fire-side. Comedy, 5 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Mar. 5, 1803.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 5; some passages marked by Examiner; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. Dublin, 1803 (K-D 420):
slight differences.
LA 1372
The Election; or, The Rival Brothers. Comedy, 5 acts.
Application Mar. 21, 1803, John Clayton Hindes, Norwich. Prod. Norwich, May (?).
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 23; notice also includes
The Mystic Cavern, and states, As they are intended for performers Benefits which will come on in May.
LA 1373
The Mystic Cavern; or, The Progress of Ambition Tragedy, 5 acts.
Application (with LA 1372) Mar. 21, 1803, John Clayton Hindes Norwich. Prod. Norwich, May (?).
MS: dated, by Larpent, Norwich, Mar. 24.
LA 1374
The Captive, Lines Intended to Be Spoken in. Matthew Gregory Lewis.
No application. Spoken C.G., Mar. 22, 1803 (?).
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C., Acted by Mrs. Litchfield.
LA 1375
The Marriage Promise. Comedy, 5 acts. John Till Alling ham.
Application Mar. 26, 1803, John Bannister, D.L. Prod. Apr. 16.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 29; some corrections. Comp. 5th ed 1803 (K-D 407): a few slight differences.
LA 1376
Fernando in Mexico. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. Mar. 31, 1803.
MS: cast.
LA 1377
The Harper's Daughter. Tragedy, 5 acts. Matthew Gregory Lewis.
Application Apr. 8, 1803, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 4.
MS: prologue and epilogue.
LA 1378
The Odd Whims; or, Two at a Time. Comedy, 5 acts. Humphry Repton.
Application Apr. 25, 1803, John Clayton Hindes, Norwich. Prod. Norwich, 1803 (?).
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 28. Comp.
Odd Whims; and Miscellanies, 1804 (K-D 419): a few differences; songs printed but not in MS.
LA 1379
All's Fair in Love; or, A Match for the Lawyer. Farce, 2 acts. John Tobin.
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 29, 1803.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 23; previous title, Look before You Leap, deleted.
LA 1380
The Lowland Lassie in London. Musical piece, 1 act. John Rannie.
Application May 4, 1803, John Bannister, D.L. Prod. (as
The Highland Lassie) May 16 (?).
MS: dated by Larpent May 6; for Mrs. Mountain's benefit. Comp. The Lowland Lassie; or, A Trip from Kinghorn, in
Musical Dramas, n.d. (K-D 419): slight differences.
LA 1381
Hints for Painters. Farce, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 10, 1803.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., May 2; some marks, by Examiner(?); numerous corrections; cast.
LA 1382
[Falstaff's Wedding.] Prologue in the Character of Sir John Falstaff.
No application. Spoken D.L., May 11, 1803 (?).
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C., On [R.?] Palmer playing Falstaff in Falstaff's Wedding.
See LA 252.
LA 1383
No Prelude! Prelude. Robert William Elliston.
Application May 11, 1803, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. May 16.
MS: dated by Larpent May 12; prologue, with separate application, May 15, J. Stokes.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: No Prelude! a piece for the commencement of the Season 1803 at the Haymarket Theatre was licensed by Larpent on May 12th.
1803. At the end of Larpents Copy is this note. 'The Prologue is now writing and will be submitted to Mr Larpent the moment
it is finished. The unusual hurry of business in arranging an entire new Company of Performers, it is hoped will plead in
excuse with Mr Larpent for sending the drama at so late a period.' Colmans letter is dated May 11th. 1803-The only persons
concerned in the Prelude were Elliston, Waldron the Prompter, & Messenger.
LA 1384
A Tale of Terror. Dramatic romance, 3 acts. Henry Siddons.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 12, 1803.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 27; prologue. Comp. 1803 (K-D 410): a few differences.
LA 1385
The Fair Fugitives. Opera, 3 acts. Anna Maria Porter.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 16, 1803.
MS: endorsed C.G., and dated by Larpent Apr. 5; cast. Comp.
Airs, Duets, Choruses, &c., 1803 (Dev 8vo 66): several differences.
LA 1386
The High Road to Marriage, Prologue and Epilogue to.
No application. Spoken D.L., May 27, 1803 (?).
MS: endorsed Mrs Glover, and, by J.P.C., N.P. [i.e. Not Printed?] Skeffington-Drury Lane May 25th. 1803 Qy No 'Play [in the
collection?]
LA 1387
Love Laughs at Locksmiths. Piece, 2 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
Application July 11, 1803, G. Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. July 25.
MS: dated by Larpent July 18. Comp. Dublin, 1803 (K-D 399): slight differences.
LA 1388
The Maid of Bristol. Play, 3 acts. James Boaden.
Application July 30, 1803, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Aug. 24.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 2; one short passage deleted by Examiner; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1803 (K-D 393): slight differences;
deleted passage printed.
LA 1389
Address to Open the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden.
No application. Spoken Sept. 12, 1803, by Mr. Fawcett.
MS.
LA 1390
A Wife with Two Husbands. Musical drama, 3 acts. James Cobb, from Guilbert Pixérécourt,
La Femme à deux Maris.
Application Oct. 24, 1803, John Bannister, D.L. Prod. Nov. 1.
MS: dated by Larpent. Comp.
The Wife of Two Husbands, 2d ed., 1803 (K-D 412): numerous differences.
LA 1391
How to Raise the Wind. Farce, 2 acts. James Kenney.
No application. Prod. (as
Raising the Wind) C.G., Nov. 5, 1803.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Oct. 24; slight corrections in another hand, and some deletions, by Examiner (?); prologue. Comp.
Raising the Wind, 1803 (K-D 393): practically identical.
LA 1392
Hearts of Oak. Comedy, 5 acts. John Till Allingham.
Application Nov. 14, 1803, John Bannister, D.L. Prod. Nov. 19.
MS: dated by Larpent; prologue (dated D.L., Nov. 18) and epilogue. Comp. 1804 (K-D 405): slight differences, chiefly in first
and last acts.
LA 1393
The English Fleet in 1342. Historical comic opera, 3 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Nov. 30, 1803, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Dec. 13.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 1. Comp. 1805 (K-D 403): numerous differences.
LA 1394
The Caravan; [or, The Driver and His Dog]. A Grand Serio-Comic Romance, 2 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
No application. Prod. D.L., Dec. 5, 1803.
MS: endorsed D.L., and dated by Larpent Nov. 30. Comp. 1803 (35398): slight differences.
LA 1395
Harlequin at His Old Tricks; or, All for the Races. Pantomime.
Application Dec. 16, 1803, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
Harlequin's Races; or, Time Beats All) Dec. 26.
MS: contains songs only.
LA 1396
Cinderella; or, The Glass Slipper. Pantomime ballet, 2 acts.
Application Dec. 17, 1803, John Bannister, D.L. Prod. Jan. 3, 1804.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 24. Comp. 1804 (Dev 8vo 49): slight differences; songs, only, printed.
See LA 1604.
LA 1397
The Magic of British Liberty; or, The Disgregation of Bonaparte. National pantomime. Andrew Cherry (?).
No application. [York, Dec. 20, 1803?]
Printed copy, Birmingham, n.d.: dated by Larpent; endorsed By A Cherry, Comedian.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: performed at York Decr. 20th. 1803.
LA 1398
La Grotta di Calipso. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Lorenzo da Ponte.
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. 1803 (?).
MS: cast.
LA 1399
She Lives; or, The Generous Brother. Comedy, 5 acts Mary Goldsmith.
No application. Prod. Margate (?), Feb., 1803, (?).
MS: numerous corrections. (Dated Margate, Feb., 1803, in B.C.)
See LA 1284 (the same play except that it is in four acts and lacks one scene contained in this MS; names of characters are
different; other differences numerous but slight).
LA 1400
A Loyal, Comic, and Masonic Olio.
No application.
MS: dated Hull, Jan. 2, 1804.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: Oglio-'A loyal comic and masonic Olio consisting of songs, recitation and dialogue' was given at the Hull Theatre in 1804
and on Jany 2d. it was sent to the Licenser for his authority-The Songs were by Mrs. Aickin, Mr Cummins, Knight Gattie & others.
LA 1401
The Fairy; or, Britannia's Triumph, The Lyric Part of. Pantomime.
Application Jan. 10, 1804, John Hill, for Hull.
MS.
LA 1402
La Vergine del Sole. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Jan. 5, 1804, Joseph Viganoni [for] Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. Jan. 14.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 6; cast.
LA 1403
The Soldier's Daughter. Comedy, 5 acts. Andrew Cherry.
Application Jan. 17, 1804, John Bannister, D.L. Prod. Feb. 7.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 19. Comp. 10th ed., 1804 (K-D 393): printed text somewhat condensed.
LA 1404
False Alarms. [Love Gives the Alarm(?).] Comedy, 5 acts. [Joseph George Holman?]
Application Feb. 14, 1804, John Philip Kemble, C.G. [Prod. as
Love Gives the Alarm, Feb. 23?]
MS: prologue and epilogue to
Love Gives the Alarm.
LA 1405
Le Astuzie Femminili. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Pietro Metastasio.
Application Feb.(?) 10, 1804, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. Feb. 21.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 14; endorsed Salem Pallmall.
LA 1406
Dine at My Villa. Musical farce, 2 acts. Prince Hoare.
Application Feb. 24, 1804, John Phillip Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
The Paragraph) Mar. 8.
MS: a number of corrections; cast. Comp.
The Paragraph, 1804 (K-D 408): a few slight differences.
LA 1407
The Counterfeit. Farce, 2 acts. Andrew Franklin.
Application Feb. 28, 1804, John Bannister, D.L. Prod. Mar. 17.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 29. Comp. 2d ed., 1804 (K-D 403): a number of minor differences.
LA 1408
Valentine and Orson. Pantomimical romantic melodrama, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Mar. 10, 1804, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Apr. 3.
MS. Comp. 1804 (K-D 411): Act II very different; only slight differences in Act I.
LA 1409
The Sailor's Daughter. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Mar. 20, 1804, John Bannister, D.L. Prod. Apr. 7.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 21; much of Act V deleted by Examiner and new scenes inserted; note on title-page, dated D.L., Mar.
26, 1804, signed by William Powell, prompter, states that the comedy has now been altered in a manner which it is hoped will
do away with all objections to its representation. Comp. 1804 (K-D 393): slight differences.
LA 1410
The Will for the Deed. Comedy, 3 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application, Prod. C.G., Mar. 24, 1804.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Mar. 16; numerous corrections; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1805 (Dev 8vo 19): a few differences.
LA 1411
The Middle Dish; or, the Irishman in Turkey. Farce, 2 acts. Walley Chamberlaine Oulton.
Application Apr. 10, 1804, John Bannister, D.L. Prod. Apr. 16.
MS: some deletion.
LA 1412
Il Rato di Proserpina. Opera (Italian), 3 acts.
Application Apr. 30, 1804, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. May 3.
MS: dated by Larpent May 2; for the Benefit of Madm. Grassini; cast.
LA 1413
The Death of the Queen of France. Play, 4 acts.
No application. Not produced. (License refused.)
MS: dated, by Larpent, Norwich, May 7, 1804, and marked Refused.
LA 1414
The Mast and the Ploughshare; or, Britain's Best Bulwarks. [The Ship and the Plough (?).] Farce, 1 act.
Application May 11, 1804, Thomas Harris, C.G. [Prod. as
The Ship and the Plough, May 31?]
MS.
LA 1415
The Ship Launch. Musical piece, 1 act.
Application May 13, 1804, William Powell for John Bannister, D.L. Prod. May 17.
MS.
LA 1416
Address to Be Spoken at Covent Garden Theatre. (Through many a scene of variegated Life.)
No application. Spoken C.G., May 18, 1804.
MS: dated May 16 and signed I:M: [Isabella Mattocks?].
LA 1417
Guilty or Not Guilty? Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application May 19, 1804, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. May 26.
MS: dated by Larpent May 20; prologue. Comp. 3d ed., 1804 (K-D 405): differences great in Act V; otherwise slight.
LA 1418
The Enchanted Island. Ballet, 2 acts. John Fawcett.
Application June 14, 1804, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. June 20.
MS.
LA 1419
The Hunter of the Alps. Musical drama, 2 acts. William Dimond.
Application June 23, 1804, Robert William Elliston, H2. Prod. July 3.
MS: dated by Larpent June 24. Comp. 3d ed., n.d. (K-D 406): numerous songs printed, not in MS; otherwise virtually the same.
LA 1420
Foul Deeds Will Rise. Serious drama, 2 acts. Samuel James Arnold.
Application July 14, 1804, Robert William Elliston, H2. Prod. July 18.
MS: dated by Larpent July 16; slight deletion and revision. Comp. 1804 (K-D 405): numerous differences throughout.
LA 1421
The Gay Deceivers; or, More Laugh than Love. Farce, 2 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
Application Aug. 19, 1804, G. Colman, the Younger, H2. Prod. Aug. 22.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 22. Comp. 1808 (K-D 423): slight differences.
LA 1422
The Miller's Maid. Drama, 2 acts. Francis Godolphin Waldron.
Application Aug., 1804, Robert William Elliston, H2. Prod. Aug. 25.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 14.
LA 1423
The Lady of the Rock. Dramatic piece, 2 acts. Thomas Holcroft.
Application Oct. 2, 1804, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Feb. 12, 1805.
MS: endorsed, by William Powell, D.L., Oct. 12, 1804; dated by Larpent Feb. 6, 1805. Comp. 1805 (Dev 8vo 17): numerous differences.
LA 1424
Hear Him Out. Comedy, 5 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application Oct. 5, 1804, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
The Blind Bargain; or, Hear Him Out) Oct. 24.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 9; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp.
The Blind Bargain; or, Hear It Out, 1805 (K-D 402): some differences.
LA 1425
The Denouement; or, Who but He? Farce, 2 acts. From Francis Lathom,
Holiday Time; or, The School Boy's Frolic.
Application Oct. 6, 1804, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. (as
The Dash; or, Who but He?), Oct. 20.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 9.
See LA 1322 (alterations extensive).
LA 1426
The Two Prisoners. Musical farce, 2 acts. James Kenney.
Application Nov. 10, 1804, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. (as
Matrimony) Nov. 20.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 12; some deletions and revisions. Comp.
Matrimony, 1804 (K-D 407): numerous minor differences.
LA 1427
Thirty Thousand; or, Who's the Richest? Comic opera, 3 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Nov. 26, 1804, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Dec. 10.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 27; numerous corrections, and some passages marked, by Examiner(?); cast. Comp. 1804 (Dev 8vo 17):
numerous differences.
LA 1428
Address. (Impatient for renoun-all hope and fear.)
Application Nov. 29, 1804, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Spoken Dec. 1.
MS: notice states, to be spoken on the first night of Master Betty's appearance in London.
LA 1429
The Land We Live In. Comedy, 5 acts. Francis Ludlow Holt.
Application Dec. 12, 1804, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Dec. 29.
MS: endorsed, by W. Powell, D.L., Oct. 30; dated by Larpent Dec. 14; numerous corrections; prologue (with separate application,
Dec. 25, J. Stokes) and epilogue. Comp. 1805 (K-D 407): a few differences.
LA 1430
Harlequin Quicksilver; or, The Devil and the Gnome. Pantomime, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Dec. 17, 1804, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 18; cast. Comp.
Songs, Trios, Chorusses, &c., in Harlequin Quicksilver, 1804 (K-D 405): a number of discrepancies.
LA 1431
Angelina. [Walcot Castle.] Musical drama, 2 acts. Mary Goldsmith (?).
No application. Prod. Margate (?), 1804 (?).
MS: previous title, Walcot Castle, erased (but so listed in B.C.).
J.P.C. in
B.D.: Larpent licensed it [Mary Goldsmith's
Angelina] to Wilmot Wells Manager of the Margate Theatre 25 August 1804.
LA 1432
St. Margaret's Cave. Play, 5 acts. George Charles Carr.
No application. [1804?]
MS: prologue and epilogue.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: Larpents Copy was in the hand writing of the author who thus inscribed it on the cover. 'Written by George Charles Carr of
the Theatres Royal York and Hull-John Wilkinson Esq manager.' It was licensed 30th. Decr. 1804. [The original cover, here
referred to, has been removed from the MS.]
LA 1433
The School of Reform; or, How to Rule a Husband. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Morton.
Application Jan. 4, 1805, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Jan. 15.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 8; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1805 (K-D 409): a few differences.
LA 1434
Zajra. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Jan. 10(?), 1805, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. Jan. 29.
MS: cast. (Dated Jan. 20 in B.C.)
See LA 1437, a printed copy of this opera, and LA 1652.
LA 1435
Too Many Cooks. Musical farce, 2 acts. James Kenney.
Application Jan. 14, 1805, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Feb. 12.
MS. Comp. 1805 (K-D 410): some differences.
LA 1436
The Honey Moon. Comedy, 5 acts. John Tobin.
Application Jan. 23, 1805, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Jan. 31.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 25; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1805 (K-D 406): a few differences.
LA 1437
Zaira. Opera (Italian and English), 2 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, Jan. 29, 1805.
Printed copy, 1805: cast.
See LA 1434 and 1652.
LA 1438
To Marry or Not to Marry? Comedy, 5 acts. Elizabeth Inchbald.
Application Feb. 6, 1805, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Feb. 16.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 9; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1805 (K-D 410): a few differences.
LA 1439
Address. (Anxious to pay my heartfelt homage here.)
No application. Spoken [by Master Betty], C.G., Feb. 11, 1805(?).
MS: dated C.G., Feb. 9, 1805.
LA 1440
Eriphile. Opera (Italian and English), 2 acts.
No application. Prod. H1, Feb. 19, 1805.
Printed copy, 1805: pp. 1-8 lacking.
LA 1441
Erifhile. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application 1805, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. Feb. 19.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Feb. 16; cast. Comp. 1805 (Larpent Plays, LA 1440): slight differences.
LA 1442
The Castle of Lausanne; or, The Tricks of Timothy. [Out of Place; or, The Lake of Lausanne (?).] Musical farce, 2 acts. [Frederic
Reynolds?]
Application Feb. 20, 1805, John Philip Kemble, C.G. [Prod. as
Out of Place; or, The Lake of Lausanne, Feb. 28?]
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 23; previous title, The Lake of Geneva, erased; some deletions and corrections; cast.
LA 1443
The British Soldier; or, Life's Campaign. Comedy, 5 acts.
No application. Prod. Norwich, Mar. 16, 1805.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Norwich, Feb. 14[?]; endorsed Mr Lawler.
LA 1444
La Clemenza di Scipione. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Mar. 20, 1805, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. Mar. 28.
MS: for the Benefit of Mrs. Billington, 28. Marke [?]. 1805; cast.
LA 1445
The Garland. Musical farce, 2 acts. Theodore Edward Hook.
Application Mar. 25, 1805, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. (as
The Soldier's Return; or, What Can Beauty Do?) Apr. 23.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 28. Comp.
The Soldier's Return; etc., 1805 (K-D 409): several differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D. [under
The Garland, not identified with
The Soldier's Return]: ....several passages were objected to by Larpent according to his MS. Copy.
LA 1446
Aggression; [or, The Heroine of Yucatan], Songs in. Ballet.
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 15, 1805.
MS: dated Apr., 1805.
LA 1447
Personation; or, Fairly Taken In. Afterpiece, 1 act. Marie Thérèse (De Camp) Kemble.
Application Apr. 16, 1805, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Apr. 29.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 21; prologue and epilogue. Comp. n.d. (Dev 12mo 69): numerous differences.
LA 1448
Who Wants a Guinea? or, The Irish Yorkshireman. Comedy, 5 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
No application. Prod. C.G., Apr. 18, 1805.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 15; title changed from Where is She; or, The Charitable Quixote; epilogue. Comp. 1805 (K-D
411): a few differences.
LA 1449
The Venetian Outlaw. Drama, 3 acts. Robert William Elliston, from Pixérécourt,
Abelino.
Application Apr. 22, 1805, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Apr. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 23; prologue. Comp. 1805 (K-D 411): slight differences.
LA 1450
Gli Orazi e Curiazi. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. May 2, 1805.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 27; notice states, for the Benefit of Mr. Grassini; cast.
LA 1451
Spanish Dollars; or, The Priest of the Parish. Musical entertainment, 1 act. Andrew Cherry.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 9, 1805.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 29; cast. Comp. 1806 (K-D 409): several differences.
LA 1452
All for Fame; or, A Peep at the Times. Recitation.
Application May 11, 1805, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Spoken May 15.
MS: states, to be Spoken and Sung by Mrs. Mountain.
LA 1453
Love, Youth, and Folly. Comic opera, 2 acts. William Dimond.
Application May 21, 1805, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. (as
Youth, Love, and Folly) May 24.
MS: dated by Larpent May 22; cast. Comp.
Youth, Love, & Folly, 1805 (K-D 412): slight differences; songs for the most part omitted from MS but printed in full.
LA 1454
Farewell Address.
Application May 29, 1805, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Spoken June 3.
MS: notice states, intended to be spoken by Mrs. H. Johnston on her Benefit Night...on Monday next June 3d.
LA 1455
La Cosa Rara. Opera (Italian and English), 2 acts. Lorenzo da Ponte.
No application. Prod. H1, June 13, 1805.
Printed copy, 1805: title-page states, for Braham's benefit; cast.
See LA 809, a MS of this play.
LA 1456
The Partners. Comedy, 5 acts. Prince Hoare.
No application. Prod. H2, June 28, 1805.
MS: endorsed H2, and dated by Larpent June, 1805; prologue and two different epilogues.
LA 1457
The Village; or, The World's Epitome. Comedy, 3 acts. Andrew Cherry.
Application July 9, 1805, James Winston, H2. Prod. July 18.
MS: dated by Larpent July 10; prologue and epilogue.
LA 1458
Who's Afraid! Ha! Ha! Ha! Piece, 1 act. John Carr.
Application Sept. 6, 1805, James Winston, H2. Prod. Sept. 12.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 9; notice states, for Elliston's benefit; one member of cast given.
LA 1459
Rugantino; or, The Bravo of Venice. Melodrama, 2 acts. Matthew Gregory Lewis.
Application Oct. 9, 1805, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Oct. 18.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 11; cast. Comp. 1805 (K-D 408): virtually identical.
LA 1460
The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood. Melodrama, 2 acts. Lumley St. George Skeffington.
Application Oct. 10, 1805, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Dec. 6.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 22. Comp.
Songs, Duets, Chorusses, &c., in The Sleeping Beauty, 1805 (Dev 8vo 68): slight differences.
LA 1461
A Prior Claim. Comedy, 5 acts. Henry James Pye and Samuel James Arnold.
Application Oct. 17, 1805, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Oct. 29.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 22; prologue and epilogue; songs dated Oct. 27. Comp. 1805 (K-D 408): great differences in Act III;
otherwise practically the same.
LA 1462
Henry of Transtamare. Tragedy, 5 acts.
Application Oct. 20, 1805, John Jackson, Edinburgh. Prod. Nov. 1.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Oct. 24; numerous corrections.
LA 1463
Sees Company. Comedy, 5 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application Nov. 6, 1805, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
The Delinquent; or, Seeing Company) Nov. 14.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 7; prologue and epilogue to the Delinquent, or Seeing Company; cast. Comp.
The Delinquent, 1805 (K-D 403): slight differences.
LA 1464
The Weathercock. Farce, 2 acts. John Till Allingham.
Application Nov. 6, 1805, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Nov. 18.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 8. Comp. [1806] (K-D 411): a few differences.
LA 1465
An Occasional Attempt to Commemorate the Death and Victory of Lord Viscount Nelson. Melodramatic piece. Richard Cumberland
(?).
Application Nov. 8, 1805, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Nov. 11.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 8.
LA 1466
The Recovery, Prologue and Epilogue to. Prologue by James Kenney; epilogue by Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. Prod. D.L., Dec. 10, 1805.
MS: dated, by J.P.C.(?), D.L., Dec. 5. Comp. prologue and epilogue to
The School for Friends, 1805 (K-D 408): virtually the same.
LA 1467
The Towers of Urbandine. Play, 5 acts. George Charles Carr.
Application Dec. 13, 1805, Edward Stoner (?), York and Hull (?).
MS: endorsed This Play is
written by
George, Charles, Carr; prologue and epilogue (by the Author's two children) and an additional song.
LA 1468
Harlequin's Magnet; or, Scandinavian Sorcerer. Pantomime, 17 scenes. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Dec. 21, 1805, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Dec. 30.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 22.
LA 1469
The Sailor and Soldier; or, Fashionable Amusement. Musical farce, 2 acts.-Knight.
Application undated, John Wilkinson, Hull. Prod. Hull, 1805.
MS: dated, by Larpent, York and Hull, Dec. 30, 1804.
LA 1470
The Legacy; or, A Thousand Pounds' Reward. [The Romantic Lover; or, Lost and Found (?).] Comedy (5 acts). John Till Allingham
[or John Philip Kemble?].
Application Jan. 4, 1806, J. P. Kemble, C.G. [Prod. as
The Romantic Lover, Jan. 11?]
MS: only Act I; dated by Larpent Jan. 6; numerous corrections; prologue and epilogue to The Romantic Lover; cast.
J.P.C. in
B.D. [under
The Romantic Lover]: This comedy was not by Allingham, but by J. P. Kemble-All the corrections (of which there are many) on the copy sent to Larpent
were in the hand writing of J. P. Kemble, his initials were placed at the end of the
dramatis personae and his name was inserted by Larpent in his account books as the real author. If the comedy had succeeded Kemble would doubtless
have claimed the authorship of it: it was given in the newspapers to Allingham.
LA 1471
The Travellers. Operatic drama, 5 acts. Andrew Cherry.
Application Jan. 14, 1806, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Jan. 22.
MS. Comp. 1806 (K-D 410): numerous and extensive differences.
LA 1472
We Fly by Night; [or, Long Stories]. Farce, 2 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
Application Jan. 20, 1806, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Jan. 28.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 23; prologue; cast. Comp.
Songs Choruses, &c., in We Fly by Night...[1806] (K-D 628): slight differences.
LA 1473
Il Ritorno di Serse; o sia, Argenide. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. Jan.(?), 1806.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 23; cast.
See LA 1511, a different version of the same opera.
LA 1474
Thalia's Tears. Sketch. Andrew Cherry.
Application Feb. 1, 1806, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Feb. 12.
MS: headed A Tributary Sketch inscribed to the Memory of the late Thomas King, Comedian; dated by Larpent Feb. 4.
LA 1475
The Broken Gold. Ballad opera, 2 acts. Charles Dibdin.
Application Feb. 3, 1806, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Feb. 8.
MS: some deletion of text.
LA 1476
A Hint for Husbands. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Feb. 28, 1806, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
A Hint to Husbands) Mar. 8.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 1; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp. 1806 (K-D 406): a number of immaterial differences.
LA 1477
La Morte di Cleopatra. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. Mar. 4, 1806.
MS: dated Feb.(?) 28; cast. (Dated Jan. 28 in B.C.)
LA 1478
The White Plume; or, The Chieftains of the Border. Comic opera, 3 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Mar. 22, 1806, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Apr. 10.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 25; cast. Comp.
Songs, Duets, Chorusses, &c., in The White Plume; or, The Border Chieftains, 1806 (K-D 411): minor differences.
LA 1479
La Clemenza di Tito. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Pietro Metastasio (?).
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. Mar. 25, 1806 (?).
MS: endorsed by Larpent King's Theatre; title-page states, for Mrs. Billington's benefit; cast.
See LA 1710 (substantially the same).
LA 1480
The Forty Thieves. Operatical romance, 2 acts. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Charles Ward, and George Colman, the Younger.
Application Mar. 27, 1806, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Apr. 8.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 4. (Listed in B.C. as Ali Baba; or, The Forty Thieves.) Comp. n.d. [1825?] (Dev 12mo 30): a number
of marked differences.
LA 1481
Augustus and Gulielmus; or, The Villagers. Melodramatic spectacle, 1 scene. W. A. Holland.
No application. Prod. H2, Mar., 1806.
MS: dated, by Larpent, H2, Mar. 4; some corrections.
LA 1482
Due Nozze e un Sol Marito. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. Apr. 15, 1806.
MS: title-page states, to be performed H1, Apr. 12; cast.
LA 1483
Loquacity; or, The Invisible Girl. Piece, 1 act. Theodore Edward Hook [or John Bannister?].
Application Apr. 23, 1806, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. (as
The Invisible Girl) Apr. 28.
MS: prologue and part of epilogue(?). Comp.
The Invisible Girl, 1806 (K-D 407): some differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: ...it has the initials I. B. (John Bannister) on the title page, as if he were the author of it.
LA 1484
Edgar; or, Northern Feuds. Play, 5 acts. George Manners.
Application Apr. 28, 1806, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
Edgar; or, Caledonian Feuds) May 9.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 29; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1806 (K-D 403): only slight difference.
LA 1485
Camilla; o sia, Il Sotterraneo. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. May 1, 1806.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 29; title-page states, for the Benefit of Madm. Grassini; cast.
See LA 1717 (substantially the same).
LA 1486
National Gratitude; or, Nelson's Funeral. Grand burletta spectacle.
No application. Prod. C.G., May 15, 1806.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., May 8; cast.
LA 1487
A Trip to Marseillers; or, The Labyrinth of Love. Play, 3 acts. Francis Godolphin Waldron.
Application May 15, 1806, F. G. Waldron, Academic Theatre [Sans Souci], Leicester Place. Prod. May 22 (?).
MS: title-page states, Written by F. G. Waldron; prologue and epilogue [to be spoken by children?]. (Not listed in B.C.)
LA 1488
The Wanderer; or, The Rights of Hospitality. Drama, 3 acts. Charles Kemble, from Augustus von Kotzebue.
Application June 5, 1806, George Colman, the Younger, H2. Not produced?
MS: dated by Larpent June 5; some deletion and revision; prologue (by John Taylor) and epilogue.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was Licensed to G. Colman of the Haymarket on June 5th. 1806 for representation at that theatre. Another piece called
the wanderer on the Cover, and
The Fugitive in Kembles letter to the Licenser was allowed to Covent Garden Dec. 10. 1807.
See LA 1531.
LA 1489
Maid and Batchelors; or, My Heart for Yours. Comedy, 5 acts. Lumley St. George Skeffington.
No application. Prod. C.G., June 6, 1806.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., May 31.
LA 1490
Catch Him Who Can. Musical afterpiece, 2 acts. Theodore Edward Hook.
Application June 6, 1806, James Winston, H2. Prod. June 12.
MS. Comp. 1806 (K-D 402): a number of pronounced differences.
LA 1491
La Serva Astuta. Cantata a tre Voci (Italian), 1 act.
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. June 10, 1806.
MS: cast.
LA 1492
Il Fanatico per La Musica. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. June 19, 1806.
MS: for Naldi's benefit; cast.
LA 1493
Five Miles Off; or, The Finger Post. Comedy, 3 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application June 28, 1806, James Winston, H2. Prod. July 9.
MS. Comp. 1806 (K-D 405): slight differences.
LA 1494
Wooden Walls; or, Peter the Great. Operatic drama, 3 acts. Andrew Cherry.
Application Oct. 10, 1806, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
Peter the Great) May 8.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 11. Comp.
Peter the Great; or, The Wooden Walls, 1807 (K-D 417): numerous differences.
LA 1495
The Faro Table. Comedy, 5 acts. John Tobin.
Application Oct. 13, 1806, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. (as
The Guardians) Nov. 5, 1816.
MS: two prologues and two epilogues. Comp.
The Faro Table; or, The Guardians, 1816 (K-D 500): some differences.
LA 1496
The Deserts of Arabia. Romance, 2 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application Oct. 17, 1806, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Nov. 20.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 18; cast. Comp.
Airs, Duets, Chorusses, &c., in...The Deserts of Arabia, 1806 (K-D 403): slight differences.
LA 1497
Tekeli; or, The Siege of Montgatz. Melodrama, 3 acts. Theodore Edward Hook.
Application Oct. 28, 1806, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Nov. 24.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 29. Comp. 1806 (K-D 410): numerous minor differences.
LA 1498
The Mountains of Saxony; or, Adrian and Orrila. Play, 5 acts. William Dimond.
Application Nov. 1, 1806, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
Adrian and Orrila) Nov. 15.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 2; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp.
Adrian and Orrila; or, A Mother's Vengeance, 1806 (K-D 402): several differences.
LA 1499
The Vindictive Man. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Holcroft.
Application Nov. 14, 1806, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Nov. 20.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 16. Comp. 1806 (K-D 411): minor differences.
LA 1500
Arbitration; or, Free and Easy. Farce, 2 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application Dec. 1, 1806, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Dec. 11.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 2; prologue; cast.
LA 1501
Mr. H. Farce, 2 acts. Charles Lamb.
Application Dec. 6, 1806, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Dec. 10.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 8; prologue. Comp.
The Works of Charles Lamb, 1818 (129014): a few slight differences.
LA 1502
La Semiramide. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Dec. 13, 1806, Michael Kelly, H1.
MS: cast.
See LA 1661 (substantially the same).
LA 1503
Alberto and Lauretta; or, The Orphan of the Alps. Melodrama, 2 acts. Thomas John Lynch.
No application. [H2, Dec. 15, 1806.]
MS: dated by Larpent; title-page gives author's name and is dated Oct. 15, 1805 [1806?]; prologue (by T J Lynch).
LA 1504
Harlequin and Mother Goose; or, The Golden Egg, Airs, Chorusses, &c., in. [Mother Goose; or, The Golden Egg.] Pantomime, 17
scenes. Thomas John Dibdin and Charles Farley (?).
Application Dec. 18, 1806, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 23.
LA 1505
Il Principe di Tarranto. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. Dec. 23, 1806.
MS: cast. Comp. 1810 (Larpent Plays, LA 1653): substantially the same.
See also LA 1605.
LA 1506
False Appearances; or, My Cousin. Comic opera, 3 acts. James Kenney.
Application Jan. 2, 1807, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. (as
False Alarms; or, My Cousin) Jan. 12.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 5. Comp.
False Alarms, 1807 (K-D 416): numerous differences.
LA 1507
London and the Country. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Morton.
Application Jan. 8, 1807, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
Town and Country) Mar 10.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 9; prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp.
Town and Country, 1807 (K-D 417): some differences.
LA 1508
The Assignation. Comedy, 5 acts. Sophia Lee.
Application Jan. 15, 1807, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Jan. 28.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 21; prologue and epilogue.
LA 1509
The Curfew. Play, 5 acts. John Tobin.
Application Feb. 2, 1807, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Feb. 19.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 3; some deletion and revision of text; prologue and two variant epilogues. Comp. 1807 (K-D 417):
virtually the same.
LA 1510
Roberto L'Assassino. Comic opera (Italian), 1 act.
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1.Prod. Feb. 3, 1807.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 1; cast.
LA 1511
Il Ritorno di Serse. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 20, 1807; cast.
See LA 1473.
LA 1512
The Young Hussar. Farce, 2 acts. William Dimond.
Application Mar. 2, 1807, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Mar. 12.
MS. Comp. 1807 (K-D 416): virtually identical.
LA 1513
Whistle for It. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. George Lambe.
Application Mar. 4, 1807, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Apr. 10.
MS: endorsed, by J.P.C., By Hon. G. Lambe; dated by Larpent Mar. 5; cast. Comp. 1807 (K-D 417): practically the same.
LA 1514
The Wood Daemon; or, The Clock Has Struck. Melodrama, 2 acts. Matthew Gregory Lewis.
Application Mar. 20, 1807, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Apr. 1.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 24.
See LA 1686, a later revision, and LA 1534.
LA 1515
Little Thumb and the Ogre; or, The Fairy Boots, Songs, &C., in. [The Ogre and Little Thumb; or, The Seven League Boots, Songs,
Choruses, &C. in.] Pantomimical ballet.
Application Apr. 1, 1807, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Apr. 16.
MS. Comp.
Songs, Choruses, &c., &c., in... The Ogre and Little Thumb; or, The Seven League Boots, 1807 (K-D 416): virtually the same; description of action not in MS.
LA 1516
A Day in London. Comedy, 5 acts. Andrew Cherry.
Application Apr. 2, 1807, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Apr. 9.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 3; endorsed, by J.P.C., By A. Cherry; some deletion and revision of text; prologue and epilogue.
LA 1517
La Virtuosa in Margellina. Comic opera, 2 acts.
Application Apr. 3, 1807, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. Apr. 14.
MS: cast.
LA 1518
Adelgitha; or, The Fruits of a Single Error. Tragedy, 5 acts. Matthew Gregory Lewis.
Application Apr. 22, 1807, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Apr. 30.
Printed copy, 2d ed., 1806: some MS corrections; MS prologue and epilogue dated Apr. 27.
LA 1519
Sure Aim; or, The Norfolk Sharp Shooter. Interlude, 1 act.
Application Apr. 24, 1807, John Clayton Hindes, Norwich. Prod. May 2 (?).
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 25; for Smith's benefit.
LA 1520
Mark the End On't. Comedy, 5 acts. Henry Siddons.
Application May 7, 1807, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. (as
Time's a Tell-tale) Oct. 27.
MS: dated by Larpent May 9; prologue and epilogue to
Time's a Tell-tale, endorsed Licensed by Title of 'Mark the end on't' ; also another epilogue. Comp.
Time's a Tell-tale, 1807 (K-D 424): slight differences.
LA 1521
The Miseries of Human Life; or, Let Us All Be Unhappy Together. Farce, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application May 12, 1807, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 19.
MS: dated by Larpent May 13; cast. (Performed for Fawcett's benefit.)
LA 1522
The Fortress. Melodrama, 3 acts. Theodore Edward Hook.
Application July 9, 1807, James Winston, H2. Prod. July 16.
MS: endorsed By T. E. Hooke. Comp. 1807 (K-D 476): a few differences.
LA 1523
Errors Excepted. Comedy, 3 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Aug. 8, 1807, James Winston, H2. Prod. Aug. 13.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 11.
LA 1524
Music-Mad. Comic sketch, 1 act. Theodore Edward Hook.
Application Aug. 22, 1807, James Winston, H2. Prod. Aug. 27.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 23.
LA 1525
The Fortune Teller. Musical piece, 2 acts.
Application Oct. 6, 1807, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Sept. 29.
MS.
LA 1526
A Plaguy Good-natured Friend. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Oct. 13, 1807, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
Too Friendly by Half) Oct. 29.
MS: cast.
LA 1527
How Happy Could I Be with Either. Comic opera, 3 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Nov. 4, 1807, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
Two Faces under a Hood) Nov. 17.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 5; cast. Comp.
Two Faces under a Hood, [1807] (K-D 521): some differences.
LA 1528
Ella Rosenberg. Melodrama, 2 acts. James Kenney.
Application Nov. 12, 1807, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Nov. 19.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 16. Comp. 1807 (K-D 422): minor differences.
LA 1529
The Blind Boy. Melodrama, 2 acts. James Kenney.
Application Nov. 21, 1807, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 1.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 23; some deletion and revision; cast. Comp. 1808 (K-D 422): a few minor differences, mostly in Act
II.
LA 1530
Faulkner. Tragedy, 5 acts. William Godwin.
Application Dec. 3, 1807, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Dec. 16.
MS. Comp. 1807 (K-D 423): slight differences.
LA 1531
The Wanderer. Play, 3 acts. Charles Kemble, from Augustus von Kotzebue.
Application Dec. 8, 1807, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Jan. 12, 1808.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 10, 1807; original title, The Fugitive, deleted; cast. Comp.
The Wanderer; or, The Rights of Hospitality, 1808 (K-D 426): a few minor differences.
See LA 1488, of which this is an alteration.
LA 1532
Harlequin in His Element; or, Fire, Water, Earth, and Air, Songs, &c., in. Pantomime. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Dec. 17, 1807, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 19. Comp. [1808] (K-D 423): some slight differences.
LA 1533
[Furibond; or, Harlequin Negro.] Pantomime, 1 act.
Application Dec. 19, 1807, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Dec. 28.
MS: no title; called The New Comic Pantomime (and so entered in B.C.).
LA 1534
The Demon of the Woods; or, The Clock Has Struck. Melodrama, 3 acts. Matthew Gregory Lewis (?).
No application. [1807?]
MS.
J.P.C. in
B.D., concerning M. G. Lewis,
The Wood Daemon (1807): On 13. Novr. 1807 Larpent Licensed
the Daemon of the Woods in 3 Acts for the Norwich Theatre in which the pantomime of the Wood Daemon was put into words.
See LA 1514 and 1686.
LA 1535
La Frascatana. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. From Filippo Livigni (?).
Application Jan. 9, 1808, H. D'Egville, H1.
MS: cast.
See LA 417.
LA 1536
Something to Do. Comedy, 5 acts. Prince Hoare.
Application Jan. 16, 1808, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Jan. 22.
MS: prologue and epilogue, dated Jan. 15.
LA 1537
La Didone. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Pietro Metastasio.
Application Jan. 25, 1808, H. D'Egville, H1. Prod. Jan. 26.
MS. cast.
LA 1538
Fair Play. Comedy, 5 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application Jan. 28, 1808, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
Begone, Dull Care) Feb. 9.
MS: two copies, each, of prologue and epilogue; cast. Comp.
Begone, Dull Care, 1808 (K-D 422): slight differences.
LA 1539
Kais; or, Love in the Desarts. Opera, 5 acts. Isaac Brandon.
Application Feb. 6, 1808, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Feb. 11.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 8. Comp. 1808 (K-D 423): numerous differences; printed play in four acts.
LA 1540
The Widow's Choice. Musical farce, 2 acts. John Till Allingham.
Application Feb. 14, 1808, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. (
as Who Wins; or, The Widow's Choice) Feb. 25.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 15; cast. Comp.
The Widow; or, Who Wins? n.d. (Dev 12mo 69): a few differences.
LA 1541
In and Out of Tune. Musical farce, 2 acts. Andrew Cherry, from Dennis Lawler.
Application Feb. 22, 1808, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Mar. 1.
MS.
LA 1542
Il Furbo contra il Furbo. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Feb. 27, 1808, H. D'Egville, H1. Prod. Mar. 1.
MS: cast.
See LA 1755.
LA 1543
Harvest Home. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. George Bennett.
No application. [Norwich, Mar. 18, 1808?]
MS: dated by Larpents; cover states, Written and Compos'd by George Bennett.
LA 1544
Boniface and Bridgetina. Melodrama [burlesque], 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Mar. 19, 1808, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
Bonifacio and Bridgetina; or, The Knight of the Hermitage) Mar. 31.
MS: cast. Comp.
Bonifacio and Bridgetina, 1808 (K-D 422): a few slight differences.
LA 1545
The World. Comedy, 5 acts. James Kenney.
Application Mar. 23, 1808, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Mar. 31.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 25; epilogue, dated by William Powell Mar. 25. Comp. 1808 (K-D 426): slight differences in dialogue.
LA 1546
Le Feste d'Iside. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Apr. 18, 1808, H. D'Egville, H1. Prod. Apr. 21.
MS: For the Benefit of Madm. Catalani.
LA 1547
The Jew of Mogodore. Comic opera, 3 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application Apr. 26, 1808, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. May 3.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 28. Comp.
The Jew of Mogadore, 1808 (K-D 423): numerous differences.
LA 1548
The Portrait of Cervantes. Farce, 2 acts. _____ Greffulhe.
Application Apr. 28, 1808, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. June 21.
MS: cast.
LA 1549
The Day after the Wedding; or, A Wife's First Lesson. Interlude, 1 act. Marie Thérèse (De Camp) Kemble.
Application May 12, 1808, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 18.
MS: dated May 8 and signed MTK. Comp. 1808 (K-D 422): virtually identical.
LA 1550
The Mysterious Bride. Play, 3 acts. Lumley St. George Skeffington.
Application May 27, 1808, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. June 1.
MS: dated by Larpent May 29; prologue and epilogue.
LA 1551
Gli Amanti Consolati. Comic opera (Italian), 1 act.
Application undated, H. D'Egville, H1. Prod. June 23, 1808.
MS: For the Benefit of Madm. Catalani; cast.
LA 1552
Plot and Counterplot; or, The Spanish Valets. Farce, 2 acts. Charles Kemble.
Application June 23, 1808, James Winston, H2. Prod. (as
Plot and Counterplot; or The Portrait of Michael Cervantes) June 30.
MS: dated by Larpent June 25; numerous corrections; cast. Comp. n.d. (Dev 12mo 118): numerous differences, especially in Act
I.
LA 1553
The Africans; or, War, Love, and Duty. Play, 3 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
Application July 23, 1808, James Winston, H2. Prod. July 29.
MS: several deletions, by Examiner(?). Comp. n.d. (Dev 12mo 119): numerous slight differences.
LA 1554
First Come, First Served; [or, The Biter Bit]. Farce, 2 acts. John Carr (?).
Application Aug. 18, 1808, James Winston, H2. Prod. Aug. 22.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 18.
LA 1555
Yes or No! Farce, 2 acts. Isaac Pocock.
Application Aug. 24, 1808, James Winston, H2. Prod. Aug. 31.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 24. Comp. 1809 (K-D 438): numerous slight differences; songs not in MS.
LA 1556
Princess and No Princess; or, The Forest of Hermanstadt. Melodrama, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. Prod. (as
The Forest of Hermanstadt; or, A Princess and No Princess) H1 (C.G. Company), Oct. 7, 1808.
MS: cast.
LA 1557
Constantine Paleologus. Tragedy, 5 acts. Joanna Baillie.
Application Oct. 8, 1808, Henry Siddons, Liverpool. Prod. Oct. 1808(?).
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 10. Comp. Joanna Baillie,
Miscellaneous Plays, 1804 (K-D 414): MS a greatly reduced version of printed play, made by severe cutting of text.
LA 1558
The Exile. Opera, 3 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application Nov. 1, 1808, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Nov. 10.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 2; cast. Comp. n.d. (Dev. 12mo 54): a few differences.
LA 1559
The Siege of St. Quintin; or, Spanish Heroism. Drama, 3 acts. Theodore Edward Hook.
Application Nov. 4, 1808, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Nov. 10.
MS: dated by Larpent.
LA 1560
The School for Authors. Comedy, 3 acts. John Tobin.
Application Nov. 14, 1808, Thomas Harris, H2 (C.G. Company). Prod. Dec. 5.
MS: author's name given; dated by Larpent Nov. 17; numerous excisions; cast. Comp. 1808 (K-D 424): a few differences.
LA 1561
Venoni; or, The Novice of St. Mark's. Melodrama, 3 acts. Matthew Gregory Lewis.
Application Nov. 26, 1808, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Dec. 1.
MS: two versions of Act III, one dated Dec. 10; epilogue; note, Wroughton to Larpent(?), Dec. 1. Comp. 1809 (K-D 438): numerous
differences; original third act added to printed copy.
LA 1562
Man and Wife; or, More Secrets than One. Comedy, 5 acts. Samuel James Arnold.
Application Dec. 23, 1808, Richard Wroughton, D.L., Prod. Jan. 5, 1809.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 24, 1808; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1809 (KD 424): difference in name of one character and many
other minor differences.
LA 1563
Le Cappriciosa Penita. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Dec. 31, 1808, William Taylor, H1. Prod. Jan. 6, 1809.
MS: cast.
LA 1564
The Unconscious Counterfeit. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Jan. 16, 1809, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Feb. 9.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 20.
LA 1565
A German Blunder; or, Prince and No Prince. Farce, 2 acts. - Greffulhe.
Application Jan. 26, 1809, Thomas Harris, H2 (C.G. Company). Prod. (as
Is He a Prince?) Feb. 7.
MS: cast.
LA 1566
I Villeggiattori Bizzari. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Jan. 27, 1809, William Taylor, H1. Prod. Jan. 31.
MS: cast.
LA 1567
The Circassian Bride. Opera, 3 acts. C. Ward.
Application Jan. 30, 1809, Richard Wroughton, D.L. Prod. Feb. 23.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 20. Comp.
Songs, Choruses, &c., in The Circassian Bride, n.d. (Dev 8vo 68): a few minor differences.
Note
Lewis Matthew G.
LA 1568
Monody on the Death of Sir John Moore.
Application Feb. 11, 1809, William Powell, D.L. Spoken Feb. 16.
MS.
LA 1569
The Trustee. Comedy, 5 acts. John Till Allingham.
Application Feb. 23, 1809, Thomas Harris, H2 (C.G. Company). Prod. (as
Independence; or, The Trustee) Mar. 9.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 24; prologue and epilogue (for Independence, etc.); cast.
LA 1570
How Will It End? Comedy, 3 acts.
No application; endorsed, To be Performed at the Theatre-Royal Manchester Messrs. Ward, Lewis, Knight and Banks, Managers.
Prod. Manchester, Feb., 1809(?).
MS: prologue and epilogue, latter signed G:M:N: and dated Manchester, Feb. 28, 1809.
LA 1571
La Caccia di Enrico Quarto. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Mar. 3, 1809, William Taylor, H1. Prod. Mar. 7.
MS: cast.
See LA 1707 (there are numerous differences).
LA 1572
Occasional Address Intended to Be Spoken Thursday, March 16th, 1809at The King's Theatre.
Application Mar. 14, 1809, Richard Wroughton, H1 (D.L. Company). Spoken Mar. 16.
MS.
LA 1573
Teresa e Claudio. Opera (Italian), 1 act.
Application Apr. 8, 1809, William Taylor, H1.
MS: for the Benefit of Mad. Collini; cast.
LA 1574
Grieving Is a Folly. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Leigh.
Application Apr. 17, 1809, Richard Wroughton, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. Apr. 21.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 20; prologue (by Edmund John Eyre) and epilogue (by Thomas John Dibdin). Comp.
Grieving's a Folly, 1809 (K-D 436): numerous minor differences.
LA 1575
The Domestic Tyrant. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Apr. 26, 1809, Richard Wroughton, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. (as
Temper; or, The Domestic Tyrant) May 1.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 27.
LA 1576
Tears and Smiles. Musical romance, 2 acts. Edmund John Eyre.
Application May 6, 1809, Richard Wroughton, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. (as
The Vintagers) H2, Aug. 1.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Lyceum Theatre (D.L.) Strand May 8th. 1809; inserted, new scene, with separate application, July 26,
James Winston, H2, stating, New Farce called 'Tears and Smiles' which received the Lord Chamberlain's License to be performed
by the Drury Lane Company-and which Farce is now intended to be Represented at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, under the Title
of the Vintagers. Comp.
The Vintagers, 1809 (K-D 438): slight discrepancies.
LA 1577
The Village Hotel. Interlude, 1 act.
Application May 9, 1809, Richard Wroughton, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. (as
Sharp Set; or, The Village Hotel) May 15.
MS: dated by Larpent May 10; songs inserted.
LA 1578
La Serva Raggiratrice. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application May 12, 1809, William Taylor, H1. Prod. May 16.
MS: cast.
LA 1579
Pirro. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application June 7, 1809, William Taylor, H1. Prod. June 10.
MS: for Siboni's benefit; cast.
LA 1580
The Smuggler's Cave; or, Up All Night. Comic opera, 3 acts. Samuel James Arnold.
Application June 10, 1809, S. J. Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. (as
Up All Night; or, The Smuggler's Cave) June 26.
MS: dated by Larpent June 14. Comp.
Songs, Duetts, &c.,...of Up
All Night! or, The Smuggler's Cave, n.d. (Dev 8vo 70): several differences in songs.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The Songs &c. were printed 8vo. 1809. It is there said to have been first acted on June 22d. 1809.
LA 1581
Sidagero; or, Cadononia Conquistata. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application June 14, 1809, William Taylor, H1. Prod. June 20.
MS: cast.
See LA 1675.
LA 1582
Killing No Murder. Comic ballad opera, 2 acts. Theodore Edward Hook.
Application June 20, 1809, James Winston, H2. Prod. Aug. 21.
MS: dated by Larpent June 22; various excisions and corrections; some passages (inserted to replace those cut out) marked,
Alerations for the Approbation of the Licencer; songs, submitted separately (?), inserted. Comp. 1809, with a Preface, and
the Scene Suppressed by order of the Lord Chamberlain (Larpent Plays LA 1589,
q.v.).
LA 1583
The Foundling of the Forest; or, Twice the Dagger Struck. Play, 3 acts. William Dimond.
Application June 29, 1809, James Winston, H2. Prod. July 10.
MS: dated June 30. Comp. n.d. (Dev 12mo 103): a few differences.
LA 1584
Le Quattro Nazioni; or, The Four Nations. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application July 11, 1809, William Taylor, H1. Prod. July 11.
MS: cast.
LA 1585
The Russian Imposter; or, The Siege of Smolensko. Opera, 3 acts. Henry Siddons; alterations by Samuel James Arnold.
Application July 13, 1809, S. J. Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. July 22.
MS: dated by Larpent July 17; three additions, one dated July 15.
LA 1586
Number Nip. [Kapschou, the Forest Fiend.] A German Legend Told in Action, 2 acts.
Application July 26, 1809, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 4.
MS: endorsed Lyceum, and dated, by Larpent(?), July 29; a song, endorsed Song Introduced in the
Ballet of Kapschou; The
Forest Fiend which was Sent... under the Title of
Number Nip.
LA 1587
Jack the Giant Killer. Pantomime, 1 act.
No application. Prod. Lyceum (?), Aug. 13, 1809 (?).
MS: contains songs and some dialogue.
LA 1588
Consequences; or, Safe and Sound. Comic opera, 3 acts. Theodore Edward Hook.
Application Aug. 14, 1809, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. (as
Safe and Sound) Aug. 28.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Aug. 14; additions, dated Aug. 25. Comp.
Safe and Sound, 1809 (K-D 437): numerous slight differences.
LA 1589
Killing No Murder. Farce, 2 acts. Theodore Edward Hook.
No application. Prod. H2, Aug. 21, 1809.
Printed copy, 1809, together with a Preface, and the scene suppressed by order of the Lord Chamberlain: MS notes and corrections;
marginal comments on Preface, by Larpent(?); notes compare this copy with MS copy (No. 1582,
q.v.); this text incorporates most of the corrections made in MS LA 1582, and has the suppressed scene printed at the end.
LA 1590
Occasional Address. On Opening the New Theatre Royal, in Covent Garden on the 18th of September, 1809. George Colman, the
Younger.
Application Sept. 13, 1809, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Spoken Sept. 18.
MS.
LA 1591
Britain's Jubilee. Burletta, 1 act. C.F. Barrett.
Application Oct. 18, 1809, John Astley, Pavilion. Prod. Oct. 26.
MS: author's name on title-page.
LA 1592
The Jubilee. Occasional spectacle, 1 act. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Oct. 20, 1809, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Oct. 25.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 21; previous title, The Twenty-Fifth of October, erased; cast.
LA 1593
Britain's Jubilee. Musical afterpiece, 2 acts. Samuel James Arnold.
Application Oct. 21, 1809, J. G. Raymond and William Powell, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. Oct. 25.
MS.
LA 1594
The Haunted Village. Comic burletta.
Application Oct. 24, 1809, John Astley, Pavilion. Prod. Nov. 20.
MS.
LA 1595
Not at Home. Farce, 2 acts. Robert Charles Dallas.
Application Nov. 8, 1809, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. Nov. 20.
MS: prologue (by Waller Wright). Comp. 1809 (K-D 437): a number of differences.
LA 1596
Clara, Songs, Duets, Glees, & Choruses in. Burletta spectacle, 1 act.
Application Nov. 18, 1809, John Astley, Pavilion. Prod. Nov. 27.
MS: subtitle, Love and Jealousy, deleted.
LA 1597
Raymond and Agnes; or, The Bleeding Nun. Melodrama, 2 acts. Matthew Gregory Lewis(?).
Application Nov. 20, 1809, John Clayton Hindes, Norwich.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 22; previous subtitle, The Castle of Lindenburg, erased. Comp. M. G. Lewis,
Raymond and Agnes; The Travellers Benighted; or, The Bleeding Nun of Lindenberg, n.d. (Dev 12mo 102): a great number of differences.
LA 1598
La Scomessa; or, The Wager. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. B. Serafino Buonaiuti.
Application Dec. 4, 1809, William Taylor, H1. Prod. Dec. 12.
MS: cast. Comp. 1809 (Larpent Plays, LA 1600): slight differences, mostly in final scene.
LA 1599
The Man of Business. Comedy, 5 acts. James Cobb.
Application Dec. 6, 1809, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. (as
Sudden Arrivals; or, Too Busy by Half) Dec. 19.
MS: dated, by Larpent (?), Dec. 8; prologue and epilogue to Sudden Arrivals, etc., endorsed Sent in for Approbation under
the Title of 'The Man of Business'. The name of the Play being the only alteration, and signed by William Powell.
LA 1600
La Scommessa; or, The Wager. Comic opera (Italian and English), 2 acts. B. Serafino Buonaiuti.
No application. Prod. H1, Dec. 12, 1809.
Printed copy, 1809 (with alterations and many additions, by S. Buonaiuti): no MS notes; cast.
See LA 1598, a MS of this opera.
LA 1601
The Gleaners; or, Harvest Frolic. Pastoral burletta, 1 act.
Application Dec. 12, 1809, John Astley, Pavilion. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS.
LA 1602
He Would Be a Player; or, The Stage-struck Butler. Burletta, 1 act.
Application Dec. 12, 1809, John Astley, Pavilion. Prod. Jan. 15, 1810.
MS.
LA 1603
Mary, the Maid of the Inn. Burletta, 2 acts.
Application Nov., 1811 [1809?], John Scott, Sans Pareil. Prod. Dec. 27, 1809(?).
MS.
LA 1604
Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper. Melo-Dramatic, Allegorical Pantomimic Spectacle, 2 acts.
No application; endorsed Theatre Royal Norwich. [1809?]
MS: dated, by J.P.C. (?), 1818.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: ...licensed on Mar 21. 1809 for the Norwich Theatre.
See LA 1396 (this is apparently an alteration of that play; the songs almost identical).
LA 1605
Il Principe di Taranto. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Jan. 10, 1810, William Taylor, H1.
MS: cast. Comp. 1810 (Larpent Plays, LA 1653): substantially the same.
See also LA 1505.
LA 1606
The Edict of Charlemagne; or, The Free Knights. Opera, 3 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application Jan. 10, 1810, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
The Free Knights; or, The Edict of Charlemagne) Feb. 8.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 12; cast. Comp.
The Free Knights, 1812 (K-D 436): a few differences.
LA 1607
The Old Soldier; or, Which Is Mine. Comedy, 5 acts.
No application; endorsed, by Larpent(?), Mr. [Robert W.] Elliston, T.R. Manchester. January 10th. 1810. Prod. 1810(?).
MS.
LA 1608
Love in a Bag; or, The Flemish Tooth Drawer. Comic burletta, 1 act.
Application Jan. 16, 1810, John Astley, Pavilion. Prod. Feb. 5.
MS.
LA 1609
The Mind's Magnet; [or,] The School for Arrogance. Play, 5 acts. James Bland Burges, from Philip Massinger,
The City Madam.
Application Jan. 19, 1810, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. (as
Riches; or, The Wife and Brother) Feb. 3.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 25; title changed to Riches; prologue and epilogue to Riches. Comp.
Riches; etc., 1810 (K-D 437): printed text somewhat longer than MS; otherwise few differences.
LA 1610
Cormac and Swaran; [or, The Chiefs of Erin], Songs, Duets, Glees, and Choruses in. Spectacle, 16 scenes.
Application Feb. 2, 1810, John Astley, Pavilion. Prod. Feb. 12.
MS.
LA 1611
Who Pays the Piper. Comic burletta interlude, 1 act.
Application Feb. 2, 1810, John Astley, Pavilion. Prod. (as
Bad Customers; or, Who Pays the Piper) Mar. 26.
MS.
LA 1612
Madness Rules the Hour; or, A Budget of Blunders. Farce, 2 acts. _____ Greffulhe.
Application Feb. 10, 1810, Thomas Harris, C.G.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 12; a few passages marked in pencil, by Examiner(?); cast.
J.P.C. in
B.D. (s.v. A Budget of Blunders): It seems first to have been called 'Madness Rules the Hour' but the title and some parts being objected to by the licenser
on account of allusion to the Kings insanity, they were altered-One copy was sent to the licenser on 10th. Febry by Harris
and the amended Copy on the 14 Feby by Kemble. (See following item.)
LA 1613
A Budget of Blunders. Farce, 2 acts. _____ Greffulhe.
Application Feb. 14, 1810, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Feb. 16.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 14; some passages deleted and some corrections made by Kemble; cast.
See LA 1612.
LA 1614
Romeo e Giulietta. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. B. Serafino Buonaiuti.
Application Feb. 14, 1810, William Taylor, H1. Prod. Feb. 20.
MS: title-page states, Written By Sigr. Bonajutti; cast.
See LA 1616, printed copy of this opera.
LA 1615
Hit or Miss. Musical farce, 2 acts. Isaac Pocock.
Application Feb. 17, 1810, J. G. Raymond, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. Feb. 26.
MS: signed by W. Powell; dated by Larpent Feb. 20; numerous and extensive corrections and some deletions; two songs, dated
Feb. 24, endorsed by Powell not written when the Copy was sent. Comp. 1810 (K-D 438): numerous and varied differences throughout.
See LA 2366.
LA 1616
Romeo e Giulietta. Opera (Italian and English), 2 acts. B. Serafino Buonaiuti.
No application. Prod. H1, Feb. 20, 1810.
Printed copy, 1810, by S. Buonaiuti; no MS notes.
See LA 1614, a MS of this opera.
LA 1617
Lost and Found; or, The Black Forest. Opera, 3 acts. Samuel James Arnold.
Application Feb. 22, 1810, S. J. Arnold, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. (as
The Maniac) Mar. 13.
MS. Comp.
Songs, Duetts, Chorusses, Finales, &c., of The Maniac! or, The Swiss Banditti, [1810] (K-D 583): some discrepancies; dialogue not printed.
LA 1618
Maid of the Glen; or, Edwin and Rosalie, Recitatives, Songs, Duets, Choruses, &c., in. Melodrama, 1 act. G. Male (?).
Application Mar. 7, 1810, John Astley, Pavilion. Not produced (?).
MS: signed at end, G. Male (copyist and author?).
LA 1619
How to Teaze, and How to Please. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Morton (?).
Application Mar. 15, 1810, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Mar. 29.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 16; prologue and epilogue.
LA 1620
Werter and Charlotte; or, Love's Victim, Recitative, Songs, Duets, & Choruses in. Melodramatic spectacle, 1 act.
Application Mar. 16, 1810, John Astley, Pavilion. Prod. (as
Charlotte and Werther; or, Love and Madness) Mar. 26.
MS.
LA 1621
Atalida. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application undated, William Taylor, H1. Prod. Mar. 20, 1810.
MS: cast.
LA 1622
L'Ingiusta Gelosia. Opera (Italian), 1 act.
Application Apr. 4, 1810, William Taylor, H1. Prod. Apr. 5 (?).
MS: notice states, for Trammezzani's benefit; cast.
LA 1623
Alladin; or, The Wonderful Lamp. Romantic drama, 2 acts.
No application. [Norwich, Apr. 4, 1810?]
MS: second act marked Act 3rd. (Dated Apr. 6, 1810, in B.C.)
J.P.C. in
B.D.: Alladin, or the Wonderful Lamp, a Romantic Drama was licensed by Larpent for the Norwich Theatre on 4th. April 1810.
LA 1624
The Indians. Afterpiece, 2 acts.
Application Apr. 24, 1810, John Philip Kemble, C.G.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 25.
LA 1625
La Vestale. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Apr. 28, 1810, William Taylor, H1. Prod. May 3.
MS: title-page states, for Mme Catalani's benefit; cast.
LA 1626
The Widow's Only Son. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Cumberland.
Application May 18, 1810, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. June 7.
MS: dated by Larpent May 24; prologue and epilogue.
LA 1627
Il Matrimonio per Sussuro. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application May 22, 1810, William Taylor, H1. Prod. May 24 (?).
MS: title-page states, for Signor Naldi's benefit; cast.
LA 1628
Love's Mysteries. Comic opera, 3 acts. James Kenney.
Application May 31, 1810, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. (as
Oh! this Love; or, The Masqueraders) June 12.
MS: slight alterations.
LA 1629
The Doubtful Son; or, Secrets of a Palace. Play, 5 acts. William Dimond.
Application June 8, 1810, James Winston, H2. Prod. July 3.
MS. Comp. 1810 (K-D 440): slight differences.
LA 1630
La Buona Figliuola. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application June 19, 1810, William Taylor, H1. Prod. June 21 (?).
MS: cast.
LA 1631
Twenty Years Ago. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Isaac Pocock.
Application June 22, 1810, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. July 21.
MS. Comp. 1810 (K-D 443): some differences in songs; slight differences in dialogue.
LA 1632
Tricks upon Travellers. Opera, 3 acts. James Bland Burges.
Application June 30, 1810, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. July 7.
MS: previous title, Pedro Lobo, erased.
LA 1633
High Life in the City: A Picture of London. Comedy, 5 acts. Edmund John Eyre.
Application July 16, 1810, James Winston, H2. Prod. July 25.
MS: prologue (by Thomas Hill), dated July 23, and epilogue (by George Colman, the Younger). Comp. 1810 (K-D 440): extensive
differences.
LA 1634
Bombastes Furioso. Burlesque tragic opera, 1 act. William Barnes Rhodes.
Application Aug. 1, 1810, James Winston, H2. Prod. Aug. 7.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 2. Comp. 1822 (K-D 507): minor differences.
LA 1635
Bad Neighbours; or, The Earl and the Baron. Melodramatic opera, 3 acts. Samuel James Arnold.
Application Aug. 22, 1810, S. J. Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. (as
Plots; or, The North Tower) Sept. 3.
MS: dated Aug. 30; a note regarding changes in certain lines, requested by Examiner (no such passage remains in MS).
LA 1636
The Bridal Ring. Dramatic romance, 2 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application Oct. 1, 1810, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Oct. 16.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 3.
LA 1637
Abou Hassan; or, The Sleeper Awake. Burletta, 12 scenes. W.(?) Upton.
Application Oct. 10, 1810, John Astley, Pavilion. Prod. Nov. 20.
MS: title-page states, Taken from the Arabian Nights. and Written by W. [or Mr.?] Upton.
LA 1638
The Italian Gamester; or, The Wife and Mistress. Recitations, Songs, &c. Melodramatic spectacle, 9 scenes. C. F. Barrett.
Application Oct. 10, 1810, John Astley, Pavilion.
MS: title-page states, written by C F Barrett.
LA 1639
The King and the Cobler. Burletta, 1 act.
Application Oct. 10, 1810, John Astley, Pavilion.
MS.
LA 1640
The Turret Daemon; or, Harlequin and Flora. Recitatives, Songs, Duetts, &c. Comic pantomime, 14 scenes. C. F. Barrett.
Application Oct. 10, 1810, John Astley, Pavilion.
MS: title-page states, written by C F Barrett.
LA 1641
Love and Law. Musical farce, 2 acts. John Till Allingham.
Application Nov. 17, 1810, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. (as
Transformation; or, Love and Law) Nov. 30.
MS: dated Nov. 23; previous title, Love's Metamorphosis; or, Who Is Who?, deleted.
LA 1642
Gustavus Vasa. Play, 3 acts. William Dimond, from
The Hero of the North.
Application Nov. 20, 1810, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Nov. 29.
Printed copy of Dimond's
Hero of the North [6th ed., 1806?]: dated by Larpent Nov. 26; notice gives title as Gustavus of Sweden, changed to present title; many MS additions
and corrections; cast; inserted, A Prefatory Dedication to the Subscribers [this is the dedication of Brooke's
Gustavus Vasa (1739), incomplete]. Comp.
The Hero of the North, 4th ed., 1803 (K-D 406): alterations, consisting chiefly of condensation and omission of songs; corrections in Kemble's hand,
to make the text meet such objections of the Examiner as are suggested by Genest (VIII, 225-26).
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was in fact an alteration of Dimonds
Hero of the North-The additions were most likely by J. P. Kemble as he has corrected them in his own hand throughout.
LA 1643
The Charioteers; or, The Bacchanalian Festival. Melodramatic spectacle, 1 act.
Application Nov. 21, 1810, John Astley, Pavilion.
MS: prologue, entitled Appropriate Address to the Charioteers.
LA 1644
Kongo Kolo; or, The Mandingo Chief. Melodramatic spectacle, 2 acts.
Application Nov. 21, 1810, John Astley, Pavilion (Astley's Amphitheatre). Prod. (as
Kongo Kolo; or, Mandingo Warriors) Feb. 28, 1811.
MS.
LA 1645
Disappointment; or, Love in Castile. Spanish burletta, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. (as
The Disappointments, etc.) Sans Pareil, Dec. 3, 1810.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Sans Pareil, Nov. 28.
LA 1646
X Y Z. Farce, 2 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
Application Dec. 3, 1810, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 11.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 4; numerous passages marked for omission (?), and some alterations; cast. Comp. n.d. (Dev 12mo 34):
minor differences.
LA 1647
Harlequin's Salutation, Recitations, Songs, Choruses, &c., in. Comic pantomime, 3 scenes.
Application Dec. 8, 1810, John Astley, Pavilion. Prod. Dec. 17 (?).
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 12.
LA 1648
The Lowland Romp; or, Madcap. Scotch burletta, 2 acts.
Application undated, John Scott, Sans Pareil. Prod. Dec. 27, 1810.
MS: dated Dec. 11.
LA 1649
The Harper's Son and the Duke's Daughter. Melodramatic romance, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. Prod. Surrey, Dec. 12, 1810.
Printed copy, 1810.
LA 1650
The Magic Bride. Drama, 2 acts. Lumley St. George Skeffington.
Application Dec. 12, 1810, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 15.
LA 1651
Harlequin Zambullo; or, The Devil upon Two Sticks. Airs, Choruses, &c. Pantomime, 20 scenes.
Application Dec. 13, 1810, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
Harlequin and Asmodeus; or, Cupid on Crutches) Dec. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 14. Comp.
Songs, Chorusses,... in... Harlequin and Asmodeus, etc., 1810 (K-D 440): slight discrepancies; MS contains songs only; description of action is printed.
LA 1652
Zaira. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Dec. 19, 1810, William Taylor, H1. Prod. Dec. 26. MS: cast.
See LA 1434 and 1437.
LA 1653
Il Principe di Taranto. Heroicomic opera (Italian and English), 2 acts. Additions and alterations by B. Serafino Buonaiuti.
No application. [1810?]
Printed copy, 1810.
See LA 1505 and 1605.
LA 1654
The Bee Hive. Musical farce, 2 acts. John Gideon Millingen.
Application Jan. 12, 1811, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. Jan. 19.
MS: Comp. 1811 (K-D 439): some differences.
LA 1655
The Peasant Boy; or, Innocence Protected. Operatic drama, 3 acts. William Dimond.
Application Jan. 12, 1812 [1811?], Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. Jan. 31, 1811.
MS: included, Songs Duets &c Not inserted in the Copy of the Opera of The Peasant Boy, dated Jan. 24, and signed by William
Powell. Comp.
The Peasant Boy, 1811 (K-D 442): slight differences.
LA 1656
The Knight of Snowdoun. Dramatic opera, 3 acts. Thomas Morton.
Application Jan. 12, 1811, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Feb. 5.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 12; additional songs inserted. Comp. 1811 (K-D 441): minor differences.
LA 1657
The Lady of the Lake. Melodrama, 3 acts. Edmund John Eyre.
No application. Prod. Edinburgh, Jan. 15, 1811.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Edinburgh, Jan. 2. Comp. 1811 (K-D 441): a few differences.
LA 1658
Le Tre Sultane; or, The Three Sultans. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Giuseppi Caravita.
Application Jan. 17, 1811, William Taylor, H1. Prod. Jan. 22.
MS: cast.
LA 1659
Hamlet Travestie. Burlesque, 3 acts. John Poole.
No application. Prod. New Theatre, Jan. 24, 1811.
Printed copy, 3d ed., 1811. (Dated Lyceum, Sept. 15, 1812, in B.C.)
LA 1660
The Animated Effigy. Burletta, 2 acts. Jane M. Scott.
Application Jan. 28, 1811, John Scott, Sans Pareil.
MS: endorsed Written by J M Scott.
LA 1661
La Semiramide. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Feb. 4, 1811, William Taylor, H1. Prod. Feb. 5 (?).
MS: cast.
See LA 1502.
LA 1662
The Last Hour; or, Harlequin Victim. Comic pantomime, 1 act.
Application Feb. 4, 1811, John Astley, Pavilion.
MS.
LA 1663
Ourselves. Comedy, 5 acts. Marianne Chambers.
Application Feb. 15, 1811, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. Mar. 2.
MS: prologue (by Edmund John Eyre) and epilogue (by Thomas John Dibdin), dated Feb. 25. Comp. 1811 (K-D 442): numerous but
generally slight differences.
LA 1664
The Green-eyed Monster; or, How to Get Your Money. Musical farce, 2 acts. Isaac Pocock.
Application Feb. 15, 1811, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Oct. 14.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 8.
LA 1665
Alfred the Great. Play, 3 acts. Mrs. John Saville Faucit.
Application Feb. 16, 1811, John Clayton Hindes, Norwich. Prod. May, 1811.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 19; numerous and extensive deletions; notice states, for the Benefit of the Author.
LA 1666
La Fedra; o sia, Il Ritorno di Teseo. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Feb. 22, 1811, William Taylor, H1. Prod. Feb. 26 (?).
MS: cast.
LA 1667
Marmion! or, The Battle of Flodden Field. Romantic opera, 2 acts.
No application. [Norwich, Mar. 24, 1811?]
MS: dated by Larpent; cast.
LA 1668
The Gazette Extraordinary. Comedy, 5 acts. Joseph George Holman.
Application Apr. 4, 1811, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Apr. 23.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 4; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1811 (K-D 440): slight differences.
LA 1669
The War-whoop. Opera, 3 acts. Samuel James Arnold.
Application Apr. 6, 1811, S. J. Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. (as
The Americans) Apr. 27.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 12; included, songs, with separate application for license, Apr. 22, signed by William Powell, requesting
that title be changed to The Americans.
LA 1670
Timour the Tartar. Melodrama, 2 acts. Matthew Gregory Lewis.
Application Apr. 6, 1811, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Apr. 29.
MS: dated by Larpent; notice describes piece as a Musical Afterpiece. Comp. [1811] (K-D 474): virtually identical.
LA 1671
Climene. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Apr. 20, 1811, William Taylor, H1. Prod. Apr. 25.
MS: title-page states, for Mme Catalani's benefit; cast.
LA 1672
Cosi fan' Tutte; o sia, La Scuola Degli Amanti. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Lorenzo da Ponte.
Application May 4, 1811, William Taylor, H1. Prod. May 9.
MS: title-page states, for Mme Bertinotti's benefit, and gives author's name; cast.
LA 1673
Occasional Address to Be Spoken by Mr. Elliston.
Application May 9, 1811, J. Stokes, H2. Spoken May 15.
MS: notice states, to be spoken at the opening of the theatre on May 15.
LA 1674
Where to Find a Friend. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Leigh.
Application May 11, 1811, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. May 20.
MS: prologue (dated May 19) and epilogue (by William Dowton; dated May 18; signed by William Powell). Comp. 1816 (K-D 526):
minor differences; different prologue and epilogue printed.
See LA 1888, which differs slightly, throughout, from this MS.
LA 1675
Sidagero. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application May 18, 1811, William Taylor, H1. Prod. May 23 (?).
MS: title-page states, for Tramezzani's benefit; cast.
See LA 1581.
LA 1676
The Trial by Jury. Farce, 2 acts. Theodore Edward Hook.
Application May 18, 1811, James Winston, H2. Prod. May 25.
MS: dated by Larpent May 20. Comp. 1811 (K-D 443): slight differences in dialogue; songs printed are not in MS.
LA 1677
The Round Robin. Comic opera, 2 acts. Charles Isaac Mungo Dibdin.
Application May 23, 1811, James Winston, H2. Prod. June 21.
MS: dated by Larpent May 27.
LA 1678
The Morning Post and Morning Herald. Comic interlude, 1 act. Isaac Pocock.
Application May 25, 1811, J. G. Raymond, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. May 31.
MS: notice signed by Raymond and endorsed by William Powell; previous title, Doctor Bos, deleted.
LA 1679
Die Zauber Flote; o sia, Il Flauto Magico. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application June 3, 1811, William Taylor, H1. Prod. June 6.
MS: title-page states, for Naldi's benefit; cast.
LA 1680
Any Thing New. Musical farce, 2 acts. Isaac Pocock.
Application June 8, 1811, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. July 1.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), June 15. Comp. 1811 (K-D 439): slight differences throughout.
LA 1681
The Royal Oak. Historical play, 3 acts. William Dimond.
No application. Prod. H2, June 10, 1811.
MS: endorsed, by Larpent(?), H2, Apr. 24, 1812 [1811?]. Comp. 1811 (K-D 443): a number of differences, especially in the songs.
LA 1682
Elfrida. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Ranieri de' Calsabigi (?).
Application June 15, 1811, William Taylor, H1. Prod. June 20 (?).
MS: title-page states, for Mme Catalani's benefit; cast.
See LA 1208.
LA 1683
The Outside Passenger. Farce, 2 acts. George Brewer (?).
Application June 23, 1811, James Winston, H2. Prod. July 4.
MS: dated by Larpent June 26; title-page and notice give title as Eleven Knots an Hour; or, Pay and Prize Money; new title
added by Larpent, on cover; cast.
LA 1684
Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick. Burlesque, 2 acts. From
The Tailors.
Application July 12, 1811, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. July 18.
Printed copy of Acts I and II of
The Tailors, A Tragedy for Warm Weather, [n.d., but prints cast of 1805 performance at the Haymarket]: MS title-page describes the piece as a Grand Tragic Opera-founded
on Ancient Dramas & Applied to Modern Events; MS alterations; MS prelude, songs, and concluding scene. Comp.
The Tailors (Or Quadrupeds,) A Tragedy for Warm Weather, 1836 (122095): printed portions virtually identical (though a different ed.); alterations not printed.
See LA 269 and 2202.
LA 1685
The Quadrupeds of Quedlinburgh; or, The Rovers of Weimar. Romance (burlesque), 2 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
Application July 15, 1811, James Winston, H2. Prod. July 26.
MS: title-page describes piece as A Grand Dress'd Rehearsal of a Tragico-Comico-Anglo-Germanico-Hippodramatico Romance,...;
dated by Larpent July 18; prologue, with separate application, July 24, J.(?) Stokes, H2. Comp. The Rovers; or, The Double
Arrangement in
Anti-Jacobin, (1798), XXI, XXXI (L. Rice-Oxley,
Poetry of the Anti-Jacobin, 1924, pp. 127-58): Act I virtually identical, except for interpolated speeches of Author and Manager in MS version; Act II
in MS longer and contains scenes not printed; prologue quite different.
LA 1686
One o'Clock; [or, The Knight and the Wood Daemon]. Grand musical romance, 3 acts. Matthew Gregory Lewis.
Application July 16, 1811, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 1.
MS: title-page states, Founded on the
Wood Daemon. Comp. [1811] (K-D 442): slight differences in songs; otherwise virtually the same.
See LA 1514 and 1534.
LA 1687
The Boarding House. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Samuel Beazley, Jr.
Application Aug. 12, 1811, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 26.
MS: dated Aug. 12. Comp. 1811 (K-D 439): several differences.
LA 1688
M. P.; [or,] The Blue Stocking. Opera, 3 acts. Thomas Moore.
Application Aug. 22, 1811, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Sept. 9.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 30; numerous corrections and insertions; several passages deleted, by Examiner(?). Comp. 1811 (K-D
441): slight differences.
LA 1689
Four in Hand. Farce, 2 acts. Theodore Edward Hook.
Application Sept. 6, 1811, James Winston, H2. Prod. (as
Darkness Visible) Sept. 23.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 10. Comp. 1811 (K-D 439): notable differences at several points.
LA 1690
The Travellers Benighted. Melodrama, 2 acts.
Application Sept. 24, 1811, James Winston, H2. Prod. Sept. 30.
MS: dated Sept. 26.
LA 1691
The Day of Tribute. Musical drama, 3 acts. Charles Kemble, from Augustus von Kotzebue.
Application Oct. 3, 1811, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
Kamtchatka; or, The Slave's Tribute) Oct. 16.
MS.
LA 1692
The Reasonable Fool. Recitative, Songs, Duetts, Chorusses, &c. Comic burletta, 1 act.
Application Oct. 19, 1811, John Astley, Pavilion. Prod. Dec. 17.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 19.
LA 1693
The Perplexed Husband. Comedy, 5 acts. Stephen Clarke.
Application Oct. 21, 1811, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. (as
The Kiss; or, The Lawyer Outwitted) Oct. 31.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1811 (K-D 473): notable variations in Acts IV and V; first three acts virtually identical.
LA 1694
Up to London. Comic opera, 3 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Oct. 28, 1811, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
Up to Town) Nov. 6.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 28. Comp.
Songs, Duetts, &c., in Up to Town, [1811] (K-D 473): numerous differences.
LA 1695
One Foot by Land and One Foot by Sea; or, The Tartar's Tartar'd! Melodrama, 3 acts. G. Male.
Application Nov. 4, 1811, John Astley, Pavilion.
MS: title-page states, The Address, Songs,... of the Piece written by Mr. Male; included, an Occasional Address For the Opening
of the New Olympic Pavilion, 1811; signed at end, G. Male.
LA 1696
The Refusal; or, Everybody's Business. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Nov. 9, 1811, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. (as
Rejection; or, Everybody's Business) Nov. 20.
MS.
LA 1697
The Vizier's Son and the Merchant's Daughter. Comic burletta, 2 acts. Jane M. Scott.
Application Nov. 27, 1811, John Scott, Sans Pareil.
MS: included, note dated Sans Pareil, Nov. 28: Mr. Scots Respects to Mr. Larpent Shall be oblig'd to him to Add to the Title
of the Vizier Son and Merchants Daughter-or the Ugly Wooman or Maid of Bagdad.
LA 1698
My Uncle. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Dec. 2, 1811, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Not produced(?).
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 30.
LA 1699
The White Cat; or, Harlequin in Fairy Wood. Comic pantomime, 1 act.
Application Dec. 17, 1811, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. Dec. 23.
MS: contains songs only.
LA 1700
A Receipt for Mirth. Comedy, 5 acts. _____ Burton.
Application Dec. 18, 1811, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. (as
Right and Wrong) Jan. 2, 1812.
MS: prologue and epilogue to Right and Wrong. Comp.
Right and Wrong, 1812 (K-D 474): slight differences.
LA 1701
Harlequin and Padmanaba; or, The Golden Fish. Songs. Pantomime, 18 (?) scenes. Charley Farley (?).
No application. Prod. C.G., Dec. 26, 1811.
MS: songs only; dated, by Larpent, C.G., Dec. 19.
LA 1702
The Three Fives; or, The Generous Quaker. Comic burletta, 1 act.
Application Dec. 31, 1811, John Astley, Pavilion. Prod. (as
The Three Fives; or, Penny Wise and Pound Foolish) Feb. 13, 1812.
MS: dated Jan. 4.
LA 1703
The Virgin of the Sun. Musical drama, 3 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application Jan. 1, 1812, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. Jan. 31.
MS: dated Jan., 1812. Comp. 1812 (K-D 474): minor differences.
LA 1704
A Melologue.
Application Jan. 10, 1812, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Recited Jan. 11 (?).
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 11; endorsed, by J.P.C., On Spanish Victories.
LA 1705
Il Giorno Felice; or, The Happy Day. Seriocomic opera, 2 acts. Jane M. Scott.
Application Jan. 11, 1812, John Scott, Sans Pareil. Prod. Feb. 27.
MS: title-page states, Written by J M Scott.
LA 1706
The Tyrant and Parrasite. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. James Kenney.
Application Jan. 25, 1812, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. (as
Turn Him Out) Mar. 7.
MS. Comp.
Turn Out! 1812 (K-D 474): a number of discrepancies.
LA 1707
La Caccia di Enrico IV. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. B. Serafino Buonaiuti.
Application Jan. 28, 1812, William Taylor, H1. Prod. Feb. 1 (?).
MS: endorsed By Signor buonajuti. Con Nuove Alterazioni; cast. See LA 1571.
LA 1708
The House of Morville. Play, 5 acts. John Lake.
Application Feb. 8, 1812, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. Feb. 27.
MS: prologue, epilogue, and a song, dated Feb. 19. Comp. 1812 (K-D 473): a number of differences.
LA 1709
Adolphus, Count Zelmar. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Joseph George Holman (?).
Application Feb. 13, 1812, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
Frost and Thaw) Feb. 25.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 15. Comp.
Airs, Duets, &c., &c., in... Frost and Thaw, [1812] (K-D 473): minor differences.
LA 1710
La Clemenza di Tito. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Pietro Metastasio.
Application Feb. 18, 1812, William Taylor, H1. Prod. Mar. 3.
MS: author's name given on title; cast.
See LA 1479.
LA 1711
Le Donne Cambiate. Burletta (Italian), 1 act. Giuseppi Foppa (?).
Application Apr. 27, [1812,] J P. di Haldan [?], Pantheon (?).
MS: endorsed Two Burlettas, Entitled Le Donne Cambiate & Il Venditore D'Aceto.
Note
Il Venditore D'Aceto is not now in the collection.
Pantheon Theatre 26th February 1812; cast.
LA 1712
Ginevra di Scozia. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Apr. 1, [1812,] William Taylor, H1. Prod. Apr. 16, 1812.
MS: produced for Mme Catalani's benefit; cast.
LA 1713
The Secret Mine. Melodrama, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin and John Fawcett.
Application Apr. 2, 1812, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 24.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 2.
LA 1714
Prejudice; or, Modern Sentiment. Comedy, 5 acts. Alicia (Sheridan) Lefanu.
Application Apr. 4, 1812, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. Apr. 11.
MS: a few passages deleted; prologue (dated Apr. 10) and epilogue. Comp.
The Sons of Erin; or, Modern Sentiments, 1812 (K-D 474): various minor differences throughout; lines deleted in MS not printed.
LA 1715
William Tell; or, The Hero of Switzerland. Musical farce, 2 acts. Henry William Grosett.
No application. [Norwich, Apr. 4, 1812?]
MS: title-page gives name of author, place, and date.
LA 1716
The Devil's Bridge; [or, The Piedmontese Alps]. Operatic romance, 3 acts. Samuel James Arnold.
Application Apr. 27, 1812, S. J. Arnold, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. May 6.
MS. Comp. n.d. (Dev 12mo 116): considerable differences.
LA 1717
Camilla; o sia, Il Sotterraneo. Seriocomic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Apr. 27, 1812, William Taylor, H1.
MS: title-page states, produced May 12; cast.
See LA 1485.
LA 1718
The Twin Sisters; or, A Forgery in Love. Musical drama, 2 acts.
Application May 3, 1812, James Winston, H2.
MS: endorsed, by Larpent, H2, May 13.
LA 1719
The Blank Cartridge. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. From Augustus von Kotzebue
Blind Geladen.
Application May 9, 1812, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum (D.L. Company). Prod. (as
How to Die for Love!) May 21.
MS: dated by Larpent May 13. Comp.
How to Die for Love! 1812 (K-D 450): a few slight differences.
LA 1720
The Town. Comedy, 5 acts. Robert Francis Jameson.
Application May 14, 1812, John Philip Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
A Touch at the Times) July 6.
MS: dated by Larpent May 15; prologue. Comp.
A Touch at the Times, 1812 (K-D 479): a few differences.
LA 1721
Maids; or, The Nuns of Glossenbury. Afterpiece, 1 act. James Wild.
Application May 26, [1812,] J. G. Raymond, Lyceum. Not produced. (License refused.)
Printed copy, 1804: MS title-page, dated by Larpent May 28, 1812, and endorsed Licence refused; numerous MS revisions.
LA 1722
Le Nozze di Figaro. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Lorenzo da Ponte.
Application June 1, 1812, William Taylor, H1. Prod. June 18.
MS: dated by Larpent June 10; for the benefit of the Scottish Hospital; cast.
LA 1723
Love's Errors; or, The Child of Chance. Comedy, 2 acts. Charles Kemble.
Application June 17, 1812, James Winston, H2. Prod. (as
The Child of Chance) July 8.
MS: dated by Larpent June 18; cast.
LA 1724
The Highgate Tunnell; [or, The Secret Arch]. Burlesque operatic tragedy, prelude and 2 acts. Lascelles(?) Smith.
Application June 24, 1812, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. July 2.
MS: by Momus Medlar; dated, by Larpent(?), June 24; numerous corrections and insertions. Comp. 1812 (K-D 476): marked differences.
LA 1725
Trick for Trick; [or, The Admiral's Daughter]. Musical farce, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. H2, July 2, 1812.
MS: dated, by Larpent, H2, June 6. Comp. 1812 (K-D 479): virtually identical.
LA 1726
The East Indian. Opera, 3 acts.
Application July 11, 1812, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum.
MS.
LA 1727
Love and Impudence; or, The Fortune Hunters. Comedy, 3 acts. _____ Hewlett.
Application July 15, 1812, James Winston, H2. Prod. (as
The Fortune Hunters) July 23.
MS: two passages deleted, by Examiner(?).
LA 1728
Jack and Jill; [or, The Clown's Disasters], Songs in. Pantomine. _____ Kirby (?).
Application July 26, 1812, R. E. Chatterly, Lyceum. Prod. July 30.
MS. (Three songs added in separate cover, dated Lyceum, July 18.)
LA 1729
The Italian Husband. Play, 3 acts. Edmund John Eyre.
Application Aug. 8, 1812, James Winston, H2. Prod. (as
Look at Home) Aug. 15.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 10; numerous corrections, and many passages deleted, by Examiner (?); prologue to Look at Home.
Comp.
Look at Home, 2d ed., 1814 (K-D 477): numerous and extensive differences.
LA 1730
The Privateer. Comic opera, 3 acts. From Richard Cumberland,
The Brothers.
Application Aug. 13, 1812, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 22.
Printed copy of Cumberland's
The Brothers [1770?]: rearranged and interleaved with MS additions and corrections, many of the insertions being songs; dated by Larpent
Aug. 16.
LA 1731
The British Admiral and the Seaman's Son. Comedy, 5 acts.
Application Aug. 26, 1812, John Clayton Hindes, Norwich.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 28; many alterations throughout.
LA 1732
Retaliation. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. William Wastell.
Application Sept. 1, 1812, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. (as
A West Wind; or, Off for London) Sept. 29.
MS: title inserted, by Larpent (?). Comp.
A West Wind; or, Off for London, 1812 (K-D 479): some differences.
LA 1733
The Spanish Patriots 1000 Years Ago. Opera, 3 acts. H. B. Code.
Application Sept. 11, 1812, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Sept. 22.
MS: title inserted, by Larpent (?); long passages in last act deleted, by Examiner (?). Comp.
Spanish Patriots a Thousand Years Ago, 1812 (K-D 479): slight differences.
LA 1734
The Aethiop; or, The Child of the Desart. Drama, 3 acts. William Dimond or Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Sept. 21, 1812, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Oct. 6.
MS: dated by Larpent. Comp. 2d ed., 1813 (K-D 476): chief differences in the songs.
LA 1735
Schniederkins. Farce, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Oct. 10, 1812, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Oct. 16.
MS.
LA 1736
The Lord of the Manor, New Songs in. Comic opera.
Application Oct. 19, 1812, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Oct. 24.
MS: dated Oct. 20.
See LA 540.
LA 1737
Address, [on the Opening of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]. George Gordon, Lord Byron.
Application Oct. 23, 1812, Thomas John Dibdin, D.L. Spoken Oct. 10.
MS: notice (sent after address had been delivered) states, as spoken by Mr. Elliston.
LA 1738
Address to Be Spoken by Mr. Betty.
No application. Spoken, C.G., Nov. 3, 1812 (?).
MS.
LA 1739
Love, Law, and Physick. Farce, 2 acts. James Kenney.
Application Nov. 12, 1812, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Nov. 20.
MS: dated by Larpent.
LA 1740
Caledonia; or, The Thistle and the Rose. Drama, 3 acts.
Application, n.d., unsigned [Nov. 12, 1812, Henry Siddons, Edinburgh]. Prod. Dec. 23, 1812.
MS: dated and endorsed, by Larpent, Mr. Henry Siddons, Manager; prologue.
LA 1741
Asgard the Demon Hunter; or, Le Démon à la Chasse. Burletta spectacle, 1 act. Jane M. Scott.
No application. Prod. Sans Pareil, Nov. 17, 1812.
MS: endorsed, by Larpent, Sans Pareil, Nov. 5.
LA 1742
The Renegade. Drama, 3 acts. Frederic Reynolds, from John Dryden,
Don Sebastian.
Application Nov. 18, 1812, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Dec. 2.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 20. Comp. 2d ed., 1812 (K-D 478): minor differences, except end of Act III, which is quite different.
LA 1743
The Arab, Songs, Recitations, etc., in. Melodramatic spectacle, 1 act.
Application Nov. 18, 1812, John Astley, Pavilion.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 24.
LA 1744
The Miser Reformed. Musical prelude, 1 act.
Application Nov. 18, 1812, John Astley, Pavilion.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 24.
LA 1745
The Nursery Maid, Mistress; or, The Butler in the Suds. Musical piece, 2 acts.
Application Nov. 20, 1812, John Astley, Pavilion.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 24; previous title, Nursery in an Uproar, erased.
LA 1746
Intrigue, Love, Honor, and Obey; or, The Widow. Burletta, 2 acts.
Application Nov. 23, 1812, John Scott, Sans Pareil. Prod. Dec. 1.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 27.
LA 1747
Zoa, Songs in. Pantomime (?). Charles Isaac Mungo Dibdin (?).
No application. [Pavilion, Nov. 24, 1812?]
MS: dated by Larpent.
LA 1748
The Assignation. Musical farce, 2 acts.
Application Dec. 4, 1812, J. G. Raymond, D.L. Prod. Dec. 12.
MS: dated Dec. 7.
LA 1749
Harlequin and the Red Dwarf; or, The Adamant Rock, Songs, etc., in. Pantomime, 18 scenes.
Application Dec. 11, 1812, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: includes songs and some dialogue.
LA 1750
Harlequin and Humpo; or, Columbine by Candlelight. Pantomime, 15 (?) scenes. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Dec. 20, 1812, J. G. Raymond, D.L. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 23.
LA 1751
Helga; or, The Rival Minstrels. Tragedy, 5 acts.
No application. [Prod. Edinburgh, 1812?]
MS: endorsed, by Larpent(?), Theatre Royal Edinburgh January 1812; title states, Founded on an Icelandic Saga, or History.
LA 1752
The Labyrinth Farm; or, The Fashionable Recluse. Comedy, 5 acts.
No application. [Glasgow, 1812?]
MS: four pages apparently lacking; some corrections; endorsed Agreeable to the Prompters Book, of the Theatre Royal Glasgow,
and, by J.P.C.(?), March 4th. 1812.
LA 1753
Remorse. Tragedy, 5 acts. Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Application Jan. 4, 1813, J. G. Raymond, D.L. Prod. Jan. 23.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 5. Comp. 2d ed., 1813 (K-D 478): numerous differences.
LA 1754
The Students of Salamanca. Comedy, 5 acts. Robert Francis Jameson.
Application Jan. 11, 1813, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Jan. 23.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 12; prologue. Comp. 1813 (K-D 479): slight differences.
LA 1755
Il Furbo contro il Furbo. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Jan. 16, 1813, William Jewell, H1.
MS: cast.
See LA 1542.
LA 1756
The Siege of Sarragossa; or, Spanish Patriots in 1808. [The Siege of Burgos(?).] Opera, 2 acts. [George Bennett?]
Application Jan. 18, 1813, John Clayton Hindes, Norwich.
MS: inserted, note, Feb. 1, John Clayton Hindes to Examiner: I communicated yours, to the Author of the 'Siege of Burgos'-he
immediately Expung'd the Objectionable passage, & begs leave to Substitute the following....it is intended for his Benefit;
last page of MS signed G Bennett.
LA 1757
The Forest Knight. Burletta, 2 acts.
Application Jan. 26, 1813, John Scott, Sans Pareil. Prod. (as
The Forest Knight; or, The King Bewildered) Feb. 4.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 30.
LA 1758
The Absent Apothecary. Farce, 2 acts. James and Horace Smith.
Application Feb. 4, 1813, Samuel James Arnold, D.L. Prod. Feb. 10.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 5; numerous corrections.
LA 1759
Fair Rosamond. Drama, 2 acts. John Saville Faucit (?).
No application; endorsed J. Faucit Theatre Royal Norwich - 1813.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Norwich, Feb. 12, 1813.
LA 1760
At Home. Farce, 2 acts. Henry Bate [Bate Dudley] (?).
Application Feb. 18, 1813, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Feb. 25.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 20.
LA 1761
Boadicea. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Mar. 1, 1813, William Jewell, H1. Prod. Mar. 23.
MS: cast.
LA 1762
Education. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Morton.
Application Mar. 19, 1813, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Apr. 27.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 20. Comp. 1813 (K-D 524): slight differences.
LA 1763
L'Eroina di Rab [Raab]. Opera, 2 acts.
Application Mar. 22, 1813, William Jewell, H1. Prod. Apr. 8.
MS: for Mme Catalani's benefit; cast.
LA 1764
Love's Perils; or, The Hermit of St. Kilda. Melodrama, 3 acts.
Application Mar. 30, 1813, D. Grove, Pavilion.
MS.
LA 1765
Woman and Philosophy. Comedy, 5 acts.
Application, n.d., unsigned, Edinburgh. Prod. Apr. 3, 1813.
MS: dated Jan. 20; previous title, Philosophy, changed to Woman and Philosophy.
LA 1766
Aladdin; or, The Wonderful Lamp. Melodramatic romance, 2 acts. [Charles Farley?]
Application Apr. 3, 1813, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Apr. 19.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 5. Comp. [1836] (Dev 12mo 76): many differences.
LA 1767
The Curtain Lecture. Comedy, 5 acts. C. Clarke.
Application Apr. 7, 1813, Samuel James Arnold, D.L. Prod. (as
Recrimination; or, A Curtain Lecture) Apr. 22.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Apr. 9; numerous corrections.
LA 1768
The Russian. Melodrama, 2 acts. T. Sheridan.
Application Apr. 7, 1813, Samuel James Arnold, D.L. Prod. May 13.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 9.
LA 1769
Blood Will Have Blood! Melodramtic spectacle burletta, 3 acts.
Application Apr. 17, 1813, D. Grove, Pavilion.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 18.
LA 1770
La Dama Soldato. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application Apr. 22, 1813, William Jewell, H1. Prod. May 13.
MS: cast.
See LA 1817.
LA 1771
The Brazen Bust. Melodrama, 2 acts. Charles Kemble.
Application May 21, 1813, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. May 29.
MS: dated by Larpent May 22.
LA 1772
Hyde Park in an Uproar; or, The Don Cossack in London. Dramatic sketch, 1 act. Edmund John Eyre.
Application June 3, 1813, Samuel James Arnold, D.L. Prod. June 17.
MS: title-page states, by Mum-Dump, Esq.
LA 1773
Lose No Time. Comedy, 3 acts. Lumley St. George Skeffington.
Application June 7, 1813, J. G. Raymond, D.L. Prod. June 11.
MS: dated by Larpent June 5.
LA 1774
The Hole in the Wall. Farce, 2 acts. John Poole.
Application June 10, 1813, J. G. Raymond, D.L. Prod. June 23.
MS: dated by Larpent June 11. Comp. 1813 (K-D 476): minor differences.
LA 1775
Harry Le Roy. Burletta, 1 act. Isaac Pocock.
Application June 22, 1813, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. July 2.
MS: cover states, founded on Dodsley, King, and the Miller of Mansfield; dated by Larpent June 22; some revision of text;
cast.
LA 1776
Fingal; or, Erin Delivered. Dramatic poem (Italian), 2 pts.
Application July 3, 1813, William Jewell, H1.
MS: cast.
LA 1777
Flat and Sharp. Farce, 2 acts. Dennis Lawler.
Application July 23, 1813, J. G. Raymond, Lyceum. Prod. (as
Sharp and Flat) Aug. 4.
MS. Comp.
Sharp and Flat, 1813 (K-D 478): several differences; some scenes in MS not printed.
LA 1778
The Waltz. Opera, 3 acts. Samuel James Arnold (?), from William Wycherley,
The Gentleman Dancing Master.
Application Aug. 7, 1813, S. J. Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 19.
MS.
LA 1779
The Non-Descript. Farce, 2 acts. _____ Hewlings.
Application Sept. 20, 1813, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Oct. 5.
Note
Not entirely performed. See Preface to printed text, ed. cit.
MS: dated Sept. 22. Comp. 1813 (K-D 477): a few differences.
LA 1780
Godolphin, the Lion of the North. Operatic drama, 3 acts. Benjamin Thompson.
Application Sept. 28, 1813, Samuel James Arnold, D.L. Prod. Oct. 12.
MS: much revised; cast.
LA 1781
The Bohemian Miller. Melodrama, 2 acts. Isaac Pocock.
Application Oct. 12, 1813, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
The Miller and His Men) Oct. 21.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 14. Comp. 2d ed., 1813 (K-D 477): slight differences.
LA 1782
First Impressions; [or, Trade in the West]. Comedy, 5 acts. Horace Smith.
Application Oct. 23, 1813, J. G. Raymond, D.L. Prod. Oct. 30.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 25; numerous corrections and additions. Comp. 1813 (Dev 8vo 65): many differences.
LA 1783
The Invisible Bridegroom. Farce, 2 acts. Robert Francis Jameson (?).
Application Oct. 29, 1813, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Nov. 10.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 30.
LA 1784
The Outcast; or, The Hollow Tree. Burletta, 3 acts.
No application. Prod. (as
Raykisnah the Outcast) Sans Pareil, Nov. 22, 1813.
MS: dated Sans Pareil, Nov. 6.
LA 1785
Who's to Have Her? Musical farce, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Nov. 13, 1813, J. G. Raymond, D.L. Prod. Nov. 22.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 15. Comp. 1813 (K-D 479): numerous slight differences.
LA 1786
Illusion; or, The Trances of Nourjahad. Oriental romance, 3 acts.
Application Nov. 13, 1813, J. G. Raymond, D.L. Prod. Nov. 25.
MS: title states, Founded on a Persian Tale...by Mrs. Sheridan; dated by Larpent Nov. 15; numerous deletions, and some marginal
notations. Comp. 1813 (K-D 476): differs considerably in Act III; some slight differences throughout.
LA 1787
Fair Game; or, The First of October. Farce, 2 acts. Henry Bate [Bate Dudley].
Application Dec. 3, 1813, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Dec. 21.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 5.
LA 1788
Orange Boven; or, More Good News. Comic divertisement, 1 act. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Dec. 4, 1813, J. G. Raymond, D.L. Prod. Dec. 10.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 6.
LA 1789
For England Ho! Dramatic opera, 2 acts. Isaac Pocock.
Application Dec. 8, 1813, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Dec. 15.
MS: dated by Larpent. Comp. 1814 (K-D 476): great differences in songs; slight differences otherwise.
LA 1790
Harlequin Harmonist; or, A Trip to Japan. Pantomime, 17 scenes. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Dec. 13, 1813, Samuel James Arnold, D.L. Prod. (as
Harlequin Harper; or, A Jump from Japan) Dec. 27.
MS.
LA 1791
Harlequin and the Swans; or, The Bath of Beauty. Pantomime, 17 scenes. [Charles Farley?]
Application Dec. 15, 1813, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Dec. 27.
MS: dated by Larpent.
LA 1792
The Holidays; or, Just Broke Up. Interlude, 1 act. [Edmond John Eyre?]
No application; endorsed, Olympic or Pavilion Theatre, Dec. 16, 1813.
MS: title-page states, by E.J.E.; cast.
LA 1793
The Russian Village. Comic opera, 3 acts. Charles Armitage Brown.
Application Dec. 20, 1813, Samuel James Arnold, D.L. Prod. (as
Narensky; or, The Road to Yaroslaf) Jan. 11, 1814.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 21, 1813. Comp.
Narensky; or, The Road to Yaroslaf, 1814 (K-D 477): numerous differences.
LA 1794
The Farmer's Wife. Comic opera, 3 acts. Charles Isaac Mungo Dibdin.
Application Dec. 30, 1813, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Feb. 1, 1814.
MS: dated by Larpent. Comp.
Airs, Duets,...in...The Farmer's Wife, 1814 (K-D 628): slight differences.
LA 1795
Friendship, Love, and Duty; or, The Prussian Soldiers. Comedy, 5 acts.
Application, n.d. [1813?], unsigned, Edinburgh.
MS: prologue (dated Nov. 18, 1813, and signed W. A. Downs) and epilogue. (Latter dated Nov. 29, 1813, in B.C.)
LA 1796
The Rash Marriage. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Pinkerton.
Application, n.d. [1813?], unsigned, Edinburgh.
MS: endorsed, by Larpent, Edinburgh, Mar., 1813; application states, written by Mr Pinkerton; prologue(?).
LA 1797
The False Friend; or, Assassin of the Rocks. Melodramatic ballet, 9 scenes. James C. Cross.
Application Jan. 10, 1814, Mr. [S. T.] Russell, Olympic. Prod. Jan. 17 (?).
Printed copy, excerpt from Cross,
Circusiana, 1809: dated, by Larpent, Olympic, Jan. 11.
LA 1798
Broad Grins; or, Whackham and Windham, the Wrangling Lawyers. Burletta, 2 acts. Jane M. Scott.
Application Jan. 14, 1813 [1814?], John Scott, Sans Pareil. Prod. (as
Whackham and Windham; or, The Wrangling Lawyers) Jan. 25, 1814.
MS: dated Jan. 14, 1814.
LA 1799
The Earls of Hammersmith; or, Infant Maturity. Burlesque, 1 act. John Poole and Dennis Lawler.
No application. Prod. Olympic, Jan. 17, 1814 (previously, Surrey, Oct. 1, 1811).
MS: many corrections; prologue. Comp.
The Earls of Hammersmith; or, The Cellar Spectre, n.d. (Dev 12mo 71): a few differences.
LA 1800
Rogues All! or, Three Generations. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Jan. 22, 1814, Samuel James Arnold, D.L. Prod. Feb. 5.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 24.
LA 1801
The Wandering Boys; or, The Castle of Olival. Drama, 2 acts. John Kerr (?), from Pixérécourt,
Le pélerin blanc.
Application Feb. 11, 1814, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 24.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 11. Comp. John Kerr,
The Wandering Boys (3-act version) (Dev 12mo 41): numerous slight differences; last scene of MS and Act III of printed text differ considerably
in detail.
LA 1802
The Woodman's Hut. Melodrama, 3 acts. Samuel James Arnold.
Application Feb. 16 (?), 1814, S. J. Arnold, D.L. Prod. Apr. 12.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 17. Comp. 1814 (K-D 551): numerous small differences; songs printed not in MS.
LA 1803
Ina of Sigiswold. Tragedy, 5 acts. Mrs. Barbarina (Ogle) Wilmot (afterward Brand, Baroness Dacre).
Application Feb. 18, 1814, Samuel James Arnold, D.L. Prod. (as
Ina) Apr. 22, 1815.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 23, 1814; two variant copies of prologue (by William Lamb; one with separate application, Mar. 1)
and epilogue (by Thomas Moore). Comp.
Ina, 1815 (K-D 523): slight differences.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: It was acted and damned at Drury Lane-Hon W Lamb wrote the Prol: & Moore the Epilogue.
LA 1804
The Inscription. Burletta, 2 acts. Jane M. Scott.
Application Mar. 21, 1814, John Scott, Sans Pareil. Prod. Feb. 28.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Feb. 26; endorsed Written by Miss Jane Scott Feby 21. 1814.
LA 1805
The City Rivals. Comedy, 5 acts. James Kenney.
Application Mar. 4, 1814, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
Debtor and Creditor) Apr. 20.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 4; prologue and epilogue to Debtor and Creditor. Comp.
Debtor and Creditor, 1814 (K-D 476): slight differences.
LA 1806
Zulieman; or, Wives Incog. Opera, 3 acts.
No application. Prod. Bath, Mar. 12, 1814.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Bath, Mar. 4.
LA 1807
Sadak and Kalasrade; or, The Waters of Oblivion. Drama, 2 acts.
Application Mar. 23, 1814, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Apr. 1.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 25.
LA 1808
Gulliver among the Lilliputians. Burletta, 1 act.
No application. [Olympic, Mar. 26, 1814.]
MS: dated by Larpent, and endorsed From S. T. Russell. Olympic Theatre.
LA 1809
Intrigue. Interlude, 1 act. John Poole.
Application Apr. 1, 1814, Samuel James Arnold, D.L. Prod. Apr. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 2. Comp. 1814 (K-D 476): a few slight differences.
LA 1810
A Hymn...In Commemoration of the Late Glorious Events. _____ Buonavoglia.
No application. Sung H1, Apr. 19, 1814.
Printed copy (one page): states, sung at the King's Theatre, April 19, 1814.
LA 1811
The Opening Night; or, The Manager Hoax'd. Farce (prelude), 1 act.
No application. [Liverpool, May 3, 1814?]
MS: dated by Larpent; a number of passages marked, for omission(?); included, An Address.
LA 1812
Il Matrimonio Segreto. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Giovanni Bertati (?).
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. May 10, 1814 (?).
MS: cast.
See LA 1005.
LA 1813
Tricking Fair in Love. Farce, 2 acts. Baron Langsdorff (?).
No application. Prod. C.G., May 26, 1814.
MS: endorsed, by Larpent, May 19.
LA 1814
Adolfo e Clara; or, The Two Prisoner[s]. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1.
MS: title-page states, for representation on May 26, 1814, for Naldi's benefit; cast.
LA 1815
Broad, but Not Long; or, The First Night of a New Piece. Interlude, 1 act.
Application June 1, 1814, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. June 15.
MS: dated by Larpent June 1.
LA 1816
The Elopement Extraordinary. Musical farce, 2 acts.
Application June 3, 1814, J. G. Raymond, D.L. Prod. (as
Fair Cheating; or, The Wise Ones Outwitted) June 15.
MS: one name in cast given.
LA 1817
La Dama Soldato; or, The Lady Soldier. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1.
MS: title-page states, for production June 4 [May 21 deleted], 1814; cast [for previous performance? (same as for LA 1770,
q.v.)].
LA 1818
Aristodemo. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1.
MS: title-page states, for Trammezzani's benefit, June 9, 1814; dated by Larpent June 9; cast.
LA 1819
Didone Abbandonata. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Pietro Metastasio (?).
Application undated, Michael Kelly, H1. Prod. July 7, 1814.
MS: title-page states, for Mme Grassini's benefit, July 7; cast.
LA 1820
Come and See. Afterpiece, 2 acts. Baron Langsdorff.
Application July 11, 1814, James Winston, H2. Prod. July 18.
MS: dated by Larpent July 12.
LA 1821
Frederick the Great; [or, The Heart of a Soldier]. Opera, 3 acts. Samuel James Arnold.
Application July 18, 1814, S. J. Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 4.
MS.
LA 1822
Doctor Hocus Pocus; or, Harlequin Wash'd White. Pantomime, 2 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
Application Aug. 1, 1814, James Winston, H2. Prod. Aug. 12.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 2.
LA 1823
Turns and Returns. Comedy, 3 acts. Robert Francis Jameson.
Application Aug. 8, 1814, James Winston, H2. Prod. (as
Love and Gout; or, Arrivals and Marriages) Aug. 23.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 9.
LA 1824
Harlequin Hoax; or, A Pantomime Proposed. Comic extravaganza, 8 scenes. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application undated, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 16, 1814 (?).
MS: incomplete(?); dated by Larpent Aug. 9, 1814; included, dated by Larpent Aug. 12, are Alterations to the Pantomime of
Harlequin Hoax, with separate application, for representation on Aug. 16, signed by R. E. Chatterley. Comp. 1814 (K-D 476):
notable differences.
LA 1825
The Saracen's Head; [or, Not at Home]. Comic sketch (interlude), 1 act.
Application Sept. 1, 1814, James Winston, H2. Prod. Sept. 10.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 2.
LA 1826
Murder Will Out; or, The Dog of Montargis. Melodrama, 3 acts. William Barrymore, from Pixérécourt.
Application Sept. 17, 1814, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
The Dog of Montargis; or, The Forest of Bondy) Sept. 30.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 19. Comp.
The Forest of Bondy; or, The Dog of Montargis, n.d. (Dev. 12mo 29): slight differences; Act II, Scenes 1-4, in printed play, not in MS.
LA 1827
Occasional Address for the Opening of Drury Lane Theatre.
Application undated, Samuel James Arnold, D.L. Spoken Sept. 20, 1814.
MS.
LA 1828
Thus Runs the World Away. Comedy, 5 acts. Henry Siddons.
Application Oct. 3, 1814, J. G. Raymond, D.L. Prod. (as
Policy; or, Thus Runs the World Away) Oct. 15.
MS: partial cast.
LA 1829
Jean de Paris. Farce, 2 acts. Samuel James Arnold, from St. Just.
Application Oct. 22, 1814, S. J. Arnold, D.L. Prod. Nov. 1.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 24; title-page states, ...taken from the French.
LA 1830
John of Paris. Comic opera, 2 acts. Isaac Pocock, from St. Just.
Application Oct. 29, 1814, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Nov. 12.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 29. Comp. 1814 (K-D 477): slight differences.
LA 1831
The Hoaxer; or, Vive la Bagatelle. Opera, 1 act.
No application. [Norwich, Nov. 5, 1814?]
MS: dated by Larpent.
LA 1832
Lawyers and Clients; or, Love Suits. Comedy, 3 acts.
Application Nov. 8, 1814, unsigned, Edinburgh. Prod. (as
Lawyers and Their Clients) Jan. 4, 1815.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 19, 1814; two previous titles erased; corrections and additions; prologue.
LA 1833
The Ninth Statue; [or, The Irishman in Bagdad]. Melodramatic romance, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Nov. 14, 1814, Samuel James Arnold, D.L. Prod. Nov. 29.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 17. Comp. 1814 (K-D 504): considerable discrepancies.
LA 1834
The King and the Duke; or, Which Is Which. Petite drama, 2 acts. Robert Francis Jameson (?).
Application Nov. 28, 1814, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Dec. 6.
MS.
LA 1835
Harlequin Whittington; or, Lord Mayor of London. Songs and Recitative. Pantomime, 17(?) scenes.
Application Dec. 9, 1814, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 10; songs and recitative only.
LA 1836
Eccentricities; or, The Mistakes of Madrid; or, The Witch of the Village. Burletta, 2 acts.
Application Dec. 16, 1814, John Scott, Sans Pareil. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 19.
LA 1837
The Valley of Diamonds; or, Harlequin Sinbad. Pantomime, 18 scenes. Thomas John Dibdin and _____ Kirby.
Application Dec. 16, 1814, J. G. Raymond, D.L. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 19. Comp. 1814 (K-D 509): differs considerably.
LA 1838
Brother and Sister. Opera, 2 acts. William Dimond.
Application Dec. 21, 1814, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Feb. 1, 1815.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 19; a number of corrections. Comp. 1829 (Dev 8vo 2): virtually identical, except for songs, which
differ considerably.
LA 1839
The Step Mother; or, Fraternal Friendship. Tragedy, 5 acts.
No application. Prod. Edinburgh, 1814 (?).
MS: endorsed, by Larpent(?), Edinburgh, Feb. 11, 1814; notice to Mr. Murray, directing him to secure from Lord Chamberlain's
office permission to perform, and stating that the source of the story is the History of the Ottoman Empire; prologue.
LA 1840
Tag in Tribulation. [Altered.] Interlude, 1 act. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. Prod. Surrey, 1814.
MS: title-page states, by T. Dibdin...Alter'd in Verse for the Surry Theatre; much corrected; cast.
See LA 1252.
LA 1841
My Uncle's House; or, The Bull and the Magpie. Burletta, 3 acts.
No application; title-page signed, D Grove Acting Manager, Olympic. Prod. Jan. 2, 1815.
MS: dated, Olympic, Dec. 19, 1814.
LA 1842
Adelasia è Aleramo. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application; title-page dated Jan. 7, 1815, and signed D: Waters: Manager, H1. Prod. Jan. 10.
MS: cast.
LA 1843
L'Orgoglio Avvilito. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application; title-page dated Jan. 27, 1815, and signed D. Waters, H1. Prod. Feb. 7.
MS: cast.
LA 1844
Broad Grins; or, Harlequin Mag and Harlequin Tag [Fag]. Pantomime, 11 scenes.
No application. Prod. Olympic, Feb. 7, 1815.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Olympic, Feb. 1; partial cast.
LA 1845
Poor Relations. Musical farce, 2 acts.
Application Feb. 9, 1815, W.(?) Raymond, D.L. Prod. Feb. 25.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Feb. 11.
LA 1846
The Beacon. Musical drama, 2 acts. Joanna Baillie.
Application undated, unsigned, Edinburgh.
Printed copy, from
A Series of Plays, 1812: dated, by Larpent, Edinburgh, Feb. 9, 1815.
LA 1847
The Summer House. Burletta, 1 act.
No application.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Sans Pereil, Feb. 13, 1815.
LA 1848
I Riti d'Efeso. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application; title-page signed D: Waters:, H1. Prod. Mar. 7, 1815.
MS: dated Feb. 18; cast.
LA 1849
The Cat of Kilkenny; or, The Forest of Blarney. Burlesque, 1 act.
No application; endorsed D. Grove, Acting Manager, Olympic. [Feb., 1815.]
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 18.
LA 1850
The Lord of the Isles. Melodrama, 2 pts. From Walter Scott's Poems.
No application; cover endorsed D. Grove, Acting Manager, Olympic. Prod. Feb. 27, 1815.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 18; cast.
LA 1851
The Wild Indian Girl. Comedy, 3 acts.
Application, n.d., unsigned, Edinburgh. Prod. Mar. 1, 1815.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 9.
LA 1852
Past Ten o'Clock and a Rainy Night. Farce, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Mar. 3, 1815, J. G. Raymond, D.L. Prod. Mar. 11.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 4; much corrected. Comp. 1815 (K-D 503): numerous slight differences.
LA 1853
The State Tower; or, The Unknown Guest. Opera, 3 acts. Samuel James Arnold.
Application Mar. 7, 1815, Samuel James Arnold, D.L. Prod. (as
The Unknown Guest) Mar. 29.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 8.
LA 1854
Zembuca; or, The Net-Maker and His Wife. Melodramatic romance, 2 acts. Isaac Pocock.
Application Mar. 11, 1815, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Mar. 27.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 13. Comp. 1815 (K-D 502): slight differences.
LA 1855
The Island of Darkness; or, The Black Enchanter. Melodramatic burletta, 2 acts.
Application Mar. 13, 1815, D. Grove, Olympic. Prod. Mar. 18 (?).
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 13; notice dated Mar. 14.
LA 1856
Love in Limbo. Farce, 2 acts. John Gideon Millingen (?).
Application Mar. 17, 1815, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. Mar. 31.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 18; many slight corrections; cast.
LA 1857
John Gilpin. Farce, 2 acts.
No application; title-page dated Norwich, Mar. 18, 1815.
MS.
See LA 1968 (there are minor differences).
LA 1858
The Pilgrim. Opera, 3 acts. From Beaumont and Fletcher.
Application Mar. 25, 1815, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
The Noble Outlaw) Apr. 7.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 26.
LA 1859
The Rebellion; or, Norwich in 1549. Drama, 2 acts. George Percival Bromley.
No application. Prod. Norwich, Apr. 17, 1815.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Norwich, Apr. 10; author's name on title-page. Comp. Norwich, [1815] (Dev 8vo 61): numerous differences;
printed in three acts.
LA 1860
The Fortune of War. Farce, 2 acts. James Kenney.
Application May 1, 1815, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. May 17.
MS: dated by Larpent.
LA 1861
Il Consiglio Imprudente. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application; title-page dated May 1, 1815, and signed D: Waters: Manager, H1. Prod. May 9.
MS: cast.
See LA 1147, a reduced version of this opera.
LA 1862
The Cady. Farce, 2 acts.
Application May 19, 1815, Samuel James Arnold, D.L. Prod. (as
Honesty Is the Best Policy) May 31.
MS: dated by Larpent May 21; inserted, a note, May 29, from J. Stokes, indicating change in title.
LA 1863
Telemachus. Opera, 2 acts.
Application May 24, 1815, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. June 7.
MS: dated by Larpent May 25.
LA 1864
Charles the Bold. Melodrama, 3 acts. Samuel James Arnold (?).
Application June 1, 1815, S. J. Arnold, D.L. Prod. June 15.
MS: dated by Larpent June 3.
LA 1865
Barsene, Regina di Lidia. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application; signed D: Waters:, H1. Prod. June 3, 1815.
MS: performed for Mme Sessi's benefit; cast.
LA 1866
Reformation. Interlude, 1 act. _____ Pulham (?).
Application June 16, 1815, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. June 28.
MS: dated by Larpent July [June?] 19. Comp. 1815 (K-D 521): virtually identical.
LA 1867
Day and Night. Farce, 2 acts.
No application.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Edinburgh, June 7, 1815.
LA 1868
The Virgin of the Sun. Drama, 5 acts. From Augustus von Kotzebue.
Application June 13, 1815, John Clayton Hindes, Norwich.
MS: title-page endorsed Approved AML [Anna Margaretta Larpent?] and dated by Larpent June 12. Comp. translation by Anne Plumptre,
1799 (K-D 348): MS a very much condensed version, probably of this translation.
LA 1869
I Selvaggi. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
Title-page dated June 16, 1815, and signed D: Waters: Manager, H1. Prod. June 27.
MS: cast.
LA 1870
Love's Resurrection; or, The Two Doctor Hobbs's. Farce, 2 acts.
Application June 16, 1815, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
The Two Dr. Hobbs's) July 1.
MS: dated by Larpent June 19.
LA 1871
Il Trionfo di Cesare sopra i Galli. Cantata (Italian).
No application; title-page dated July 6, 1815, signed D: Waters: Manager, H1.
MS: title-page states: as Represented at the Kings Theatre in Honor of the signal Victory, gain'd over the French, at Waterloo,
on the 18th. June, 1815, by the Duke of Wellington.
LA 1872
My Wife! What Wife? Comedy, 3 acts. Eaton Stannard Barrett.
Application July 13, 1815, James Winston, H2. Prod. July 25.
MS: dated by Larpent July 17. Comp. 1815 (K-D 500): numerous slight differences.
LA 1873
Living in London. Comedy, 3 acts. Robert Francis Jameson.
Application July 26, 1815, James Winston, H2. Prod. Aug. 5.
MS: dated by Larpent July 29. Comp. 1815 (K-D 500): great difference in order of scenes of Act I; slight differences otherwise.
LA 1874
My Aunt. Musical farce, 2 acts.
Application undated, J. G. Raymond, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 1, 1815.
MS: dated July 25.
LA 1875
A Chip o' th' Old Block; [or, The Village Festival]. Musical piece, 2 acts. Edward P. Knight.
Application Aug. 12, 1815, James Winston, H2. Prod. Aug. 22.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 15; previous title, The Illuminated Village (?), erased. Comp. 1815 (K-D 503): numerous and extensive
differences.
LA 1876
The Maid and the Magpie; or, Which Is the Thief. Historical melodrama, 2 acts. Samuel James Arnold, from L. C. Caigniez,
La pie voleuse.
Application Aug. 21, 1815, S. J. Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 28.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 24, and endorsed Translated from the French.
LA 1877
The Daughter; or, The Triumph of Innocence. Melodrama, 3 acts. Isaac Pocock, from L. C. Caigniez,
La pie voleuse.
Application Sept. 6, 1815, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
The Magpie or the Maid?) Sept. 15.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 7. Comp.
The Magpie or the Maid?, 1815 (K-D 507): slight differences.
LA 1878
The Magpiè. Melodramatic entertainment, 3 acts. Thomas John Dibdin, from L. C. Caigniez,
La pie voleuse.
No application; title-page endorsed Sept. 3, 1815, by Alexander Rae and T. J. Dibdin, D.L. Prod. Sept. 12, 1815.
MS: various titles, all erased except The Magpie. Comp. 1820 (K-D 507): first two acts differ slightly; last act in MS contains
a number of scenes not printed.
LA 1879
True Satisfaction; or, The Borders of the Ukraine. [The Signal; or, True Satisfaction (?).] Afterpiece, 2 acts.
Application Sept. 27, 1815, Thomas John Dibdin, D.L. Announced Oct., but withdrawn.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 29.
LA 1880
Writing a Farce. Farce, 2 acts. Isaac Pocock.
Application Sept. 29, 1815, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
The Farce Writer) Oct. 5.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 3.
LA 1881
John du Bart; or, The Voyage to Poland. Melodrama, 3 acts. Isaac Pocock.
Application Oct. 17, 1815, Thomas harris, C.G. Prod. Oct. 25.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 19.
LA 1882
The Conjurer; or, Blaise in Amaze. Burletta, 2 acts.
Application Oct. 18, 1815, John Scott, Sans Pareil. Prod. Oct. 30.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Oct. 20.
LA 1883
Another Maid and Another Magpie. Burletta, 2 acts.
Application Oct. 18, 1815, James Winston, Olympic. Prod. Nov. 3.
MS.
LA 1884
Twenty Per Cent; or, My Father. Farce, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Oct. 19, 1815, T. J. Dibdin, D.L. Prod. Nov. 2.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 26; much revised.
LA 1885
Who Is Who; or, The Double Imposture. Farce, 2 acts. John Poole.
Application Nov. 7, 1815, Thomas John Dibdin, D.L. Prod. (as
Who's Who, etc.) Nov. 15.
MS. Comp. 1816 (K-D 526): only slight differences.
LA 1886
What's a Man of Fashion? or, A Match against Time. Farce, 2 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application Nov. 8, 1815, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Nov. 27.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 9. Comp. 1815 (K-D 501): only slight differences.
LA 1887
The Man and the Monkey; or, Who Stole the Partridge. Burletta, 1 act. _____ Marsh (?).
Application Nov. 10 and 15, 1815, James Winston, Olympic. Prod. Nov. 24.
MS: application mentions Mr. Marsh (the author?).
LA 1888
Where to Find a Friend. Comedy, 5 acts. Richard Leigh.
Application Nov. 15, 1815, Alexander Rae, D.L. Prod. Nov. 23.
MS. Comp. 1816 (K-D 526): minor differences throughout.
See LA 1674.
LA 1889
The Law-sutt. Comedy, 5 acts. Marie Thérèse (De Camp) Kemble.
Application Nov. 27, 1815, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
Smiles and Tears; or, The Widow's Stratagem) Dec. 12.
MS: dated by Larpent. Comp.
Smiles and Tears, 1815 (K-D 500): a few differences.
LA 1890
My Spouse and I. Musical farce, 2 acts. Charles Isaac Mungo Dibdin.
Application Nov. 28, 1815, Thomas John Dibdin, D.L. Prod. Dec. 7.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov., 1815. Comp. 1815 (K-D 504): numerous brief passages of dialogue in MS not printed; some discrepancies
in songs.
LA 1891
Bobinet the Bandit; or, The Forest of Montescarpini. Melodrama, 2 acts.
Application Nov. 29, 1815, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 4.
MS: dated by Larpent.
LA 1892
The Middle Dish; or, Too Curious by Half. Burletta, 2 acts.
Application Dec. 5, 1815, James Winston, Olympic.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 7; title on cover altered from Too Curious! or The Strangers in Turkey; many alterations indicated.
LA 1893
Harlequin and Fortunio; or, The Treasures of China. Pantomime, 17 scenes.
Application Dec. 11, 1815, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
Harlequin and Fortunio; or, Shing-Moo and Thun-Ton) Dec. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent. Comp. 1815 (K-D 509): a few differences; printed version contains directions for pantomime.
LA 1894
The Diamond Arrow; or, The Postmaster's Wife and Mayor's Daughter. Dramatic anecdote, 1 act. William Thomas Moncrieff.
Application Dec. 12, 1815, James Winston, Olympic. Prod. Dec. 18.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 14. Comp. 1816 (K-D 506): slight differences.
LA 1895
The Merchant of Bruges; or, Beggar's Bush, Address and Epilogue to. Address by J. C. Hobhouse; epilogue by Douglas James William
Kinnaird.
No application. Prod. D.L., Dec. 14, 1815.
MS: address headed Address to Beaumonts' & Fletcher's Play of The Beggar's Bush, and dated D.L., Dec., 1815. Comp. Kinnaird's
Merchant of Bruges, 1815 (69817): both address and epilogue printed in this edition.
LA 1896
Harlequin and Fancy; or, The Poet's Last Shilling. Pantomime, 21 scenes. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Dec. 17, 1815, T. J. Dibdin, D.L. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: title changed from Harlequin's Last Shilling.
LA 1897
Harlequin's Hour Glass; or, Time Works Wonders, Songs and Recitative in. Pantomime, 11 scenes.
Application Dec. 19, 1815, James Winston, Olympic. Prod. Jan. 8, 1816.
MS: dated Dec. 20, 1815.
LA 1898
Richard the Third: Travesty. Burlesque comic opera, 2 acts.
No application. [H2, Dec 23, 1815.]
MS: dated by Larpent and endorsed For a Benefit; prologue.
LA 1899
The Duke's Coat. Musical entertainment, 1 act.
Application n.d. [1815?], Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Not produced. (License refused.)
MS: endorsed by Larpent August 29th. 1815 Licence refused. Comp.
The Duke's Coat; or, The Night after Waterloo:
A Dramatick Anecdote; prepared for representation on the 6th September, at the Theatre-Royal, Lyceum, and Interdicted by the
Licenser of Plays,
1815 (K-D 503): numerous slight differences.
LA 1900
Midas. Burletta, 2 acts. Kane O'Hara.
No application. [Ca. 1815?]
Printed copy [ca. 1815]: endorsed Acted at Cov. Gard. 1764; includes casts of 1764, 1804, and 1814 performances. Comp. Edinburgh,
1771 (K-D 290): virtually the same. (Dated, wrongly, 1764 in B.C.)
See LA 235, of which this is a reduced version.
LA 1901
All at Coventry; or, Love and Laugh. Farcical burletta, 2 acts. William Thomas Moncrieff.
Application Jan. 1, 1816, James Winston, Olympic. Prod. Jan. 8.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 2; title change from A Day at Coventry. Comp. 1816 (K-D 506): numerous and extensive differences.
LA 1902
La Griselda; or, Virtue in Distress. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Apostolo Zeno (?).
No application; title-page dated Jan. 10, 1816, and signed by D. Waters, H1. Prod. Jan. 13.
MS: cast.
LA 1903
Joconde; or, Le Prince Troubadour. Burletta, 3 acts. [William Thomas Moncrieff?]
Application Jan. 20, 1816, James Winston, Olympic. Prod. Jan. 29(?).
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 23. Comp.
Joconde; or, The Festival of the Rosière, 1829 (130496): two versions differ utterly.
See LA 2034.
LA 1904
Medicus Borealis; or, A Day in Algiers. Play, 5 acts.
No application. [Glasgow, Jan. 25, 1816.]
MS: dated by Larpent.
LA 1905
Accusation; or, The Family of D'Anglade. Melodrama, 3 acts. John Howard Payne, revisions by Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Jan. 27, 1816, T. J. Dibdin, D.L. Prod. Feb. 1.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 28. Comp. Payne's
Accusation; etc., from the French, with alterations, 1817 (K-D 520): a fairly close paraphrase.
LA 1906
The Inquisition of 1650; or, Eugene and Maria. Tragedy, 5 acts.
Application Jan., 1816, George Dunie, Glasgow.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan., 1816; several passages marked X; prologue.
LA 1907
The Port-folio; or, The Anglade Family. Melodrama, 2 acts. James Kenney.
No application. Prod. C.G., Feb. 1, 1816.
MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Jan. 29. Comp. 1816 (K-D 500): only slight differences.
LA 1908
The Old Oak Chest; or, The Smuggler's Sons and the Robber's Daughter. Melodramatic romance, 2 acts. Jane M. Scott.
No application. Prod. Sans Pareil, Feb. 5, 1816.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Sans Pareil, Jan. 20. Comp. n.d. (Dev 12mo 30): differs markedly.
LA 1909
The Mail Coach Passengers. Farce, 2 acts. Robert Francis Jameson.
Application Feb. 7, 1816, Thomas John Dibdin, D.L. Prod. Feb. 13.
MS: numerous corrections and erasures.
LA 1910
Bampfyde [Bamfylde?] Moore Carew; or, Harlequin King of the Beggars. Pantomime, 13 scenes.
Application Feb. 12, 1816, James Winston, Olympic.
MS: one scene canceled.
LA 1911
What Next? Farce, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Feb. 17, 1816, T. J. Dibdin, D.L. Prod. Feb. 29.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 19; numerous deletions; cast. Comp. What Next?, in
The London Stage, n.d.: numerous differences.
LA 1912
Right and Might; or, The Castle of Ellangowan. Play with music, 3 acts. Daniel Terry and Walter Scott.
Application Feb. 24, 1816, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
Guy Mannering; or, The Gipsey's Prophecy) Mar. 12.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 26. Comp.
Guy Mannering; etc., 1816 (K-D 525): numerous slight differences, more pronounced in latter half; Act III especially different.
LA 1913
Stratagems; or, The Lost Treasure. Burletta, 2 acts.
Application Feb. 27, 1816, John Scott, Sans Pareil. Prod. Mar. 4.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 5.
LA 1914
The Duke of Milan, Address to the Revived Play of.
No application. Spoken D.L., Mar. 9, 1816.
MS: dated, by J.P.C., D.L., Feb. 10.
LA 1915
The Child of Concealment; or, The Forest of Picardy. Operatic drama, 2 acts. George Percival Bromley.
No application. [Norwich, Mar. 22, 1816.]
MS: dated by Larpent; title states, founded on a French play, and gives author's name; prologue.
LA 1916
Who Wants a Wife; or, The Law of the Stranger. An Arabian tale, 3 acts. Henry Rowley Bishop.
Application Mar. 29, 1816, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
Who Wants a Wife; or, The Law of the Land) Apr. 16.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 30.
LA 1917
Le Astuzie Fallaci. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application; title-page dated April 8, 1816, and signed by D. Waters, H1. Prod. Apr. 23.
MS: cast.
LA 1918
Pitcairn's Island. Melodramatic ballet, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Apr. 10, 1816, T. J. Dibdin, D.L. Prod. Apr. 17.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 12; cast.
LA 1919
The Prodigal. Melodramatic play, 3 acts.
Application Apr. 22, 1816, Alexander Rae, D.L. Prod. Apr. 29.
MS.
LA 1920
The Count of Anjou; or, More Weddings than One. Piece (musical romance), 1 act.
Application Apr. 27, 1816, Thomas John Dibdin, D.L. Prod. May 2.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 28.
LA 1921
The Masque of Hymen; or, Royal Nuptials. Masque, 1 act.
Application Apr. 27, 1816, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
Royal Nuptials; or, The Masque of Hymen) May 6.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 28.
LA 1922
The Castle of St. Aldobrand. Tragedy, 5 acts. Charles Robert Maturin.
Application Apr. 27, 1816, Thomas John Dibdin, D.L. Prod. (as
Bertram; or, The Castle of St. Aldobrand) May 9.
MS. Comp.
Bertram; etc., 1816 (K-D 495): only slight differences.
LA 1923
Terrors of Conscience. Melodrama, 2 acts.
Application Apr. 29, 1816, Thomas Harris, C.G. Not produced(?).
MS: dated by Larpent May 2.
LA 1924
The Oath. Drama, 5 acts.
No application. [May 7, 1816.]
MS: prologue and epilogue. (Dated, in B.C., T. R. Newcastle upon Tyne, May 7th. 1816.)
LA 1925
Oberon's Oath; or, The Paladin and Princess. Melodramatic fairy spectacle, 3 acts. Benjamin Thompson.
Application May 8, 1816, Thomas John Dibdin, D.L. Prod. May 21.
MS: dated by Larpent May 9; one page deleted.
LA 1926
The Man His Own Master. Piece, 1 act.
Application June 4, 1816, Alexander Rae, D.L. Prod. June 12.
MS: part of Scene 1 only; some deletions and revisions.
LA 1927
Is He Jealous? Musical farce, 1 act. Samuel Beazley, Jr.
Application undated, Samuel James Arnold, English Opera House. Prod. July 2, 1816.
MS: dated by Larpent June 26. Comp. 1816 (K-D 526): slight differences.
LA 1928
The Man in Mourning for Himself. Piece (operatic), 2 acts.
Application July 12, 1816, Samuel James Arnold, English Opera House. Prod. July 20.
MS: cast.
LA 1929
Keeping Up Appearances. Comedy, 3 acts. Robert Francis Jameson.
Application July 16, 1816, James Winston, H2. Prod. (as
Exit by Mistake) July 22.
MS.
LA 1930
New Year's Gift; or, Christmas Boxes. Opera, 1 act. Samuel Beazley, Jr.
Application July 17, 1816, Samuel James Arnold, English Opera House. Prod. (as
Old Customs; or, New Year's Gifts) Aug. 5.
MS: title changed from New Years Day.
LA 1931
One for Another; or, My Landlady's Gown. Farce, 2 acts. Walley Chamberlaine Oulton.
Application Aug. 2, 1816, James Winston, H2. Prod. (as
My Landlady's Gown) Aug. 10.
MS. Comp.
My Landlady's Gown, 1816 (K-D 501): a few slight differences in Act I; extensive differences in Act II.
LA 1932
The Silent Not Dumb. Melodramatic musical entertainment, 2 acts. Samuel James Arnold.
Application Aug. 10, 1816, S. J. Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. (as
Two Words; or, The Silent Not Dumb) Sept. 2.
MS: included, 2 songs with separate notice, Aug. 26, signed by D. Grove.
LA 1933
The Fair Deserter. Comic sketch, 1 act.
Application Aug. 20, 1816, James Winston, H2. Prod. Aug. 24.
MS.
LA 1934
Free and Easy. Comic opera, 2 acts. Samuel James Arnold.
Application Sept. 5, 1816, S. J. Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Sept. 16.
MS. Comp. n.d. (Dev 12mo 118): minor differences throughout.
LA 1935
Hue and Cry; or, Yours and Mine. [Yours or Mine (?).] Musical entertainment, 2 acts. [John Tobin?]
Application Sept. 12, 1816, John Fawcett, C.G. [Prod. as
Yours or Mine, Sept. 23?]
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 12.
LA 1936
The Blacksmith of Antwerp, New Songs, &c., Introduced in. Farce, 2 acts. John O'Keeffe.
Application Sept. 17, 1816, Alexander Rae, D.L. Prod. 1816.
MS.
See LA 686.
LA 1937
The Broken Sword. Melodrama, 2 acts. William Dimond.
Application Sept. 30, 1816, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. Oct. 7.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 31[
sic]. Comp. n.d. (Dev 12mo 115): slight differences.
LA 1938
Doctor Poker. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Sept. 30, 1816, Alexander Rae, D.L. Prod. (as
Each for Himself) Oct. 24.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 31[
sic]. Comp.
Each for Himself, 1816 (K-D 503): some differences, particularly in Act II.
LA 1939
The Assassin. Melodrama, 2 acts. Robert Bell (?).
Application Oct. 8, 1816, Alexander Rae, D.L. Prod. (as
The Watch Word; or, The Quito Gate) Oct. 19.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 9; previous title, The Beam of Fate, erased.
LA 1940
The Careful Servant and the Careless Master. Comic interlude, 1 act.
Application Oct. 22, 1816, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Oct. 29.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 23.
LA 1941
The Dinner of Madelon; or, The Sportsman and Shepherd. Burletta, 1 act.
No application; title-page dated Oct. 25, 1816, and endorsed Mr. Scott, Manager, Sans Pareil. Prod. Dec. 17.
MS.
LA 1942
Freedom and Slavery. Opera, 3 acts. Thomas Morton.
Application Nov. 1, 1816, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
The Slave) Nov. 12.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 2; some deletions. Comp.
The Slave (Cumberland's British Theatre), n.d.: numerous differences.
LA 1943
Sunshine after Rain. Seriocomic afterpiece, 2 acts. Edward P. Knight.
Application Nov. 16, 1816, Alexander Rae, D.L. Prod. (as
Cry To-day and Laugh To-morrow) Nov. 29.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 17.
LA 1944
Nota Bene. Farce, 2 acts. _____ Hookham (?).
Application Dec. 3, 1816, Alexander Rae, D.L. Prod. Dec. 12.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 4.
LA 1945
Love and the Tooth Ache. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Dec. 7, 1816, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Dec. 13.
MS: dated by Larpent.
LA 1946
Harlequin and the Sylph of the Oak; or, The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green. Pantomime, 18 scenes.
Application Dec. 13, 1816, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS. Comp. 1816 (K-D 509): several songs in MS not in printed copy, and vice versa.
LA 1947
Harlequin Horner; or, Christmas Pie. Pantomime, 21 scenes.
Application Dec. 19, 1816, Alexander Rae, D.L. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS.
LA 1948
Magdalena and Her Faithful Dog. Melodrama, 3 acts. William Roberts.
No application; title-page dated, York and Hull, Dec. 21, 1816.
MS: title-page states, by William Roberts of the Theatres Royal York and Hull.
LA 1949
Humourous Lieutenant; or, Alexander's Successors. Play, 3 acts. Frederic Reynolds, from Beaumont and Fletcher.
Application Dec. 28, 1816, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. Jan. 18, 1817.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 29, 1816.
LA 1950
Penelope. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application; title-page dated Jan. 8, 1817, signed by D. Waters, H1. Prod. Jan. 11.
MS: cast.
LA 1951
The Ravens; or, The Force of Conscience. Romantic drama, 3 acts. Isaac Pocock (?).
Application Jan. 14, 1817, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Jan. 28.
MS.
J.P.C. in
B.D.: The Ravens, an interlude played at Covent Garden 28 Jany 1817 was by Geo. Colman Jun. and at his death in 1836 the M.S came
into the hands of the Duke of Devonshire.
LA 1952
A Day in the Country; or, A Meeting of Friends. Comedy, 5 acts. From Augustus von Kotzebue,
False Delicacy.
No application. [Edinburgh, Jan. 20, 1817.]
MS: dated by Larpent.
LA 1953
The Cameleon. Farce, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. Edinburgh, Jan., 1817 (?).
MS: prologue; at beginning of prologue, it is stated, Acted at Edin burgh, Jany. 1817.
LA 1954
Camilla the Amazon; or, The Mountain Robber. Melodramatic burletta, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. Sans Pareil, Feb. 6, 1817.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Sans Pareil, Jan. 23.
LA 1955
The Heir of Vironi; [or, Honesty the Best Policy] Opera, 2 acts. Isaac Pocock.
Application Feb. 10, 1817, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. Feb. 27.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. [Feb.?] 11.
LA 1956
Frighten'd to Death! Musical farce, 2 acts. Walley Chamberlaine Oulton.
Application Feb. 13, 1817, Alexander Rae, D.L. Prod. Feb. 27.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 15; much corrected. Comp. 1817 (K-D 504): names of some characters differ; revisions of MS generally
incorporated in printed text.
LA 1957
Manuel. Tragedy, 5 acts. Charles Robert Maturin.
Application Feb. 13, 1817, Alexander Rae, D.L. Prod. Mar. 8.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 15. Comp. 1817 (K-D 495): minor differences.
LA 1958
Eurypilus, King of Sicily. Tragedy, 5 acts. David William Paynter.
No application; endorsed, by Larpent(?), Theatre Royal Manchester February 1817.
Printed copy, Manchester, 1817.
LA 1959
Love and Poverty; or, When Poverty Comes in at the Door Loves Flies Out at the Window. Musical burletta 2 acts.
No application. Prod. Olympic, Mar. 6, 1817.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Olympic, Feb. 13.
LA 1960
The Knight of the Boots; or, What Will My Lady Say? Musical burletta, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. Olympic, Mar. 10, 1817.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Olympic, Feb., 1817.
LA 1961
The Innkeeper's Daughter. Melodrama, 2 acts. George Soane.
Application Mar. 17, 1817, Alexander Rae, D.L. Prod. Apr. 7.
MS. Comp. 1817 (K-D 505): names of two characters differ; other slight differences.
LA 1962
Robinson Crusoe; [or, The Bold Bucaniers]. Melodrama, 2 acts. Isaac Pocock.
Application Mar. 20, 1817, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 7.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 22. Comp. 1817 (K-D 509): minor differences.
LA 1963
The [A] House Out at Windows. Piece (musical farce), 1 act. James Kenney.
Application Mar. 22, 1817, Alexander Rae, D.L. Prod. May 10.
MS. (Not listed in B.C.) Comp. 1817 (K-D 501): virtually identical.
LA 1964
The Fate of Taranto; or, St. Clara's Eve. Play, 3 acts. William Dimond.
Application Apr. 2, 1817, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
The Conquest of Taranto; etc.) Apr. 15.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 10.
LA 1965
Alphi Bey; or, The Arab's Faith. Historical opera, 3 acts. Ralph Hamilton.
Application Apr. 2, 1817, Alexander Rae, D.L. Prod. (as
Elphi Bey; etc.) Apr. 17.
MS. Comp.
Elphi Bey; etc., 1817 (K-D 502): numerous minor differences.
LA 1966
Il Don Giovanni. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Lorenzo da Ponte.
No application; title-page signed D. Waters, H1. Prod. Apr. 12, 1817.
MS: title-page states, as Represented for the first time in this Country April 1817 at the Kings Theatre in the Haymarket
London; cast.
See LA 1013.
LA 1967
The Apostate. Tragedy, 5 acts. Richard Lalor Sheil.
Application Apr. 26, 1817, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. May 3.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 27. Comp. 1817 (42787): slight differences.
LA 1968
John Gilpin. Farce with songs, 2 acts.
Application Apr. 21, 1817, Alexander Rae, D.L. Prod. Apr. 28.
MS.
See LA 1857 (there are minor differences).
LA 1969
The Touchstone; or, The World as It Goes. Comedy, 4 acts. James Kenney.
Application Apr. 22, 1817, Alexander Rae, D.L.
MS. Comp. 1817 (K-D 521): only slight differences.
LA 1970
Edwin, Heir of Cressingham. Tragedy, 5 acts. Edward Fitzball.
No application. Prod. Norwich, Apr., 1817.
Printed pages (8) and MS, apparently unpublished: dated, by Larpent(?), Theatre Royal, Norwich, February, 1817-; numerous
and extensive passages canceled, some by Examiner(?).
LA 1971
The Election. Comic opera, 3 acts. Altered from Joanna Baillie.
Application May 3, 1817, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. June 7.
MS: endorsed, at end of Act I, 1817 J Ebsworth. Comp.
A Series of Plays, 1802 (K-D 415): MS an adaptation of play as printed, made by cutting original, inserting songs, and rearranging material.
LA 1972
Lo Sbaglio Fortunato. Comic opera (Italian), 1 act.
No application; signed by D. Waters, H1. Prod. May 8, 1817.
MS: title-page states, for the Benefit of Madame Fodor; cast.
LA 1973
The Libertine. Operatic drama, 2 acts. Isaac Pocock, from Thomas Shadwell.
Application May 10, 1817, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 20.
MS: title states, Founded on the popular Story of Don Juan. Comp. (anon.) 1817 (K-D 509): numerous differences.
LA 1974
L'Agense. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application; signed by D. Waters, H1. Prod. May 15, 1817.
MS: title-page states, Represented for the first time for the Benefit of Madame Camporesi,...; cast.
LA 1975
My Uncle. Piece (operetta), 1 act. Samuel Beazley, Jr.
Application May 22, 1817, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. June 23.
MS. Comp. 1817 (K-D 504): some slight differences.
LA 1976
Incog; or, Three Days at Hatchett's. Afterpiece, 2 acts. W. A. Keep or W. Lennox (?).
Application June 2, 1817, Alexander Rae, D.L. Prod. (as
Incog; or, Three Days in a Well-known Hotel) June 11.
MS. Comp.
Incog; or, Three Days at a Well-known Hotel, 1817 (K-D 501): slight differences.
See LA 2266.
LA 1977
The Bridge That Carries Us Safe Over! Dramatic sketch, 1 act. Richard Brinsley Peake.
Application June 16, 1817, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. June 18.
MS.
LA 1978
Tit for Tat; or, The British in Brussels. Operetta, 1 act. Samuel Beazley, Jr.
Application June 19, 1817, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. (as
Bachelor's Wives; etc.) July 16.
MS.
LA 1979
Zodaiya; or, The Rose of Gurgistan. Opera, 3 acts. Thomas Noble.
Application July 11, 1817, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. (as
The Persian Hunters; etc.) Aug. 13.
MS: endorsed, by Larpent, Received July 18th; numerous deletions. Comp.
The Persian Hunters; etc., 1817 (K-D 502): numerous differences.
LA 1980
The Wizard; or, The Brown Man of the Moor. Melodramatic romance, 2 acts. Samuel James Arnold.
Application July 21, 1817, S. J. Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. July 26.
MS. (From Walter Scott,
The Black Dwarf.)
LA 1981
Teazing Made Easy. Comedy, 3 acts. Robert Francis Jameson.
Application July 24, 1817, James Winston, H2. Prod. July 30.
MS.
LA 1982
Fire and Water; or, A Critical Hour. Operetta, 1 act. Samuel Beazley, Jr.
Application Aug. 4, 1817, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 19.
MS.
Bound with LA 1963.
LA 1983
The Actor of All Work. Comic piece, 1 act. George Colman, the Younger.
Application Aug. 6, 1817, James Winston, H2. Prod. Aug. 13.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 7; one speech inserted, with separate notice, Aug. 12, J. Stokes.
LA 1984
Disguises. Operetta, 1 act. [Samuel Beazley, Jr.?]
Application Aug. 20, 1817, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Sept. 8.
MS.
LA 1985
The Vicar of Wakefield. Melodramatic burletta, 3 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. Prod. Royal Circus, Aug. 25, 1817.
Printed copy (First performed at the Royal Circus and Surrey Theatre), 1817.
See LA 2368.
LA 1986
Wanted, a Governess. Comic sketch, 1 act. Richard Brinsley Peake.
Application Sept. 3, 1817, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Sept. 15.
MS.
LA 1987
The Duke of Savoy; or, Wife and Mistress. Grand musical play, 3 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application Sept. 12, 1817, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Sept. 29.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 14.
LA 1988
Prussian Discipline. Melodrama, 2 acts. William Abbott.
Application Sept. 24, 1817, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
The Youthful Days of Frederick the Great) Oct. 2.
MS. Comp.
The Youthful Days of Frederick the Great, 1817 (K-D 505): a number of unimportant differences.
LA 1989
The Lord of the Castle. Melodramatic romance, 2 acts.
No application; dated Sans Pareil, Oct. 7, 1817. Prod. Oct. 13.
MS.
LA 1990
The Falls of Clyde. Melodrama, 2 acts. George Soane.
Application Oct. 16, 1817, J. G. Raymond, D.L. Prod. Oct. 29.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Oct. 17; canceled passages, especially in Act II, and a few deletions, by Examiner(?). Comp. 1818
(K-D 527): a few slight differences.
LA 1991
The Father and His Children. Melodrama, 2 acts. Frederic Reynolds (?).
Application Oct. 20, 1817, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Oct. 25.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 22.
LA 1992
A Friend in Need. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. Charles Isaac Mungo Dibdin.
Application Oct. 23, 1817, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
A Friend Indeed) Nov. 5.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 29.
LA 1993
Richard, Duke of York; or, The Contention of York and Lancaster. Play, 5 acts. Edmund Kean (?) or John Herman Merivale (?).
Application Nov. 11, 1817, Henry Erskine Johnston, D.L. Prod. Dec. 22.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 13; title-page states, Alter'd from Shakspeare's Henry the 6th.
LA 1994
Ballynavogue; or, The Lilly of Lismore. Burletta, 2 acts. Jane M. Scott.
Application Nov. 14, 1817, John Scott, Sans Pareil. Prod. (as
The Row of Ballynavogue) Nov. 27.
MS: endorsed by Jane Scott; some deletion of text.
LA 1995
Retribution; or, The Chieftain's Daughter. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Dillon.
Application Nov. 25, 1817, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Jan. 1, 1818.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 27; numerous erasures; cast. Comp. 1818 (122666): extensive, complicated differences.
LA 1996
Husbands and Wives; or, The Debt and the Duel. Farce, 2 acts. Isaac Pocock.
Application Nov. 26, 1817, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Dec. 3.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 27.
LA 1997
The Man in the Moon; or, The Striking Feature. Farce, 2 acts. R. Phillips.
Application Nov. 28, 1817, Henry Erskine Johnston, D.L. Prod. Dec. 8.
MS. Comp. 1818 (K-D 521): considerable differences in Act II.
LA 1998
The Italian Wife. Melodramatic romance, 2 acts. From Henry Hart Milman,
Fazio.
Application Nov. 28, 1817, D. Grove, Olympic. Prod. (as The melodramatic Romance founded on The Italian Wife) Nov. 29.
MS: title-page states, Three Acts. Comp. Milman's
Fazio, a Tragedy (in five acts), 4th ed., 1818 (Larpent Plays, LA 2012,
q.v.): extensive differences. (Milman disclaims other versions.)
LA 1999
Outwitted at Last; or, The Ward and Brother. Comic opera, 3 acts. _____ Earle.
Application Dec. 1, 1817, Henry Erskine Johnston, D.L. Prod. Dec. 13.
MS.
LA 2000
The Lady of the Lake. Melodramatic romance, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Dec. 1, 1817, D. Grove, Olympic. Prod. Dec. 11 (previously Surrey, Sept. 24, 1810).
MS: title-page states, ... (taken from Walter Scott) By T. Dibdin. and performed with great applause at the Surrey Theatre.
Comp. n.d. (Dev 12mo 34): virtually identical.
LA 2001
Lilliput. Dramatic romance, 2 acts. From David Garrick.
Application Dec. 2, 1817, Henry Erskine Johnston, D.L. Prod. (as altered) Dec. 10.
MS: prologue and epilogue.
LA 2002
The Actress of All Work; or, My Country Cousin. Comic sketch, 1 act. William Henry Oxberry.
Application Dec. 3, 1817, Henry Erskine Johnston, D.L. Not produced(?).
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 4(?).
See LA 2070, which differs only slightly.
LA 2003
Harlequin Gulliver, [Dialogue and Songs in]. Pantomime, 18 scenes.
Application Dec. 10, 1817, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 11. Comp. 1817 (K-D 509): virtually identical, except that MS does not contain directions for action.
LA 2004
Harlequin Libertine. Pantomime, 18 scenes.
Application Dec. 16, 1817, Henry Erskine Johnston, D.L.
MS: title-page states, Founded on the Interesting Story of Don Juan.
LA 2005
The Three Crumps; [or, The Crooked Brothers of Damascus], with a prelude, The Fortunate Youth. Burletta, 2 acts.
Application Dec., 1817, John Scott, Sans Pareil. Prod. Feb. 5, 1818.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 5.
LA 2006
Three Miles from Paris. Interlude. Charles Isaac Mungo Dibdin.
Application Jan. 6, 1818, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. Jan. 15.
MS.
LA 2007
The Turret Clock; or, Lovers' Signal. Melodrama, 2 acts.
Application Jan. 14, 1818, Henry Erskine Johnston, D.L. Prod. Jan. 28.
MS.
LA 2008
The Fortunate Youth; or, The Force of Credulity! Historical anecdote, 2 pts. William Thomas Moncrieff (?).
Application Jan. 14, 1818, D. Grove, Olympic. Prod. Jan. 29.
MS: some deletion; partial cast.
LA 2009
The Illustrious Traveller; or, The Forges of Kanzell. Melodrama, 2 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application Jan. 22, 1818, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Feb. 3.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 26.
LA 2010
The Bride of Abydos. Tragic play, 3 acts. William Dimond.
Application Jan. 22, 1818, Henry Erskine Johnston, D.L. Prod. Feb. 5.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 23.
LA 2011
Zuma; or, The Tree of Health. Opera, 3 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Jan. 27, 1818, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Feb. 21.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 30. Comp. 1818 (K-D 502): numerous differences, chiefly in Act III.
LA 2012
Fazio. Tragedy, 5 acts. Henry Hart Milman.
No application. Prod. C.G., Feb. 5, 1818.
Printed copy, 4th ed., 1818: dated by Larpent Mar. 7; numerous MS deletions and some revisions.
See LA 1998.
LA 2013
Rob Roy; or, The Traveller's Portmanteau. Seriocomic melodramatic romance, 2 acts.
Application Feb. 12, 1818, D. Grove, Olympic. Prod. Feb. 16.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 14.
LA 2014
The Mountain Chief. Musical romance, 3 acts.
Application Feb. 13, 1818, Henry Erskine Johnston, D.L. Prod. Apr. 30.
MS.
LA 2015
The Appeal. Tragedy (3 acts). John Galt (?).
No application. Prod. Edinburgh, Feb. 16, 1818.
MS: Act I only; dated, by Larpent, Edinburgh, Feb. 4; prologue and epilogue, to
The Appeal(?).
LA 2016
Castles in the Air. Comedy, 5 acts.
Application Feb. 20, 1818, Henry Erskine Johnston, D.L. Prod. (as
The Castle of Glyndower) Mar. 2.
MS: some deleted passages; prologue and epilogue to Castle of Glendower.
LA 2017
Rob Roy [Macgregor; or, Auld Lang Syne!]. Play, 3 acts. Isaac Pocock.
Application Feb. 28, 1818, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Mar. 12.
MS. Comp. 1818 (K-D 525): slight differences.
LA 2018
Rob Roy, [The Gregarach]. Play, 3 acts. George Soane.
Application Mar. 2, 1818, Henry Erskine Johnston, D.L. Prod. Mar. 25.
MS. Comp. 1818 (K-D 525): numerous differences, particularly in Act I.
LA 2019
The Sleeping Draught. Farce, 2 acts. Samson Penley.
Application Mar. 5, 1818, Henry Erskine Johnston, D.L. Prod. Apr. 1.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 6. Comp. n.d. (Dev 12mo 54): some long passages near end of MS not printed; otherwise virtually
the same.
LA 2020
The Marquis de Carabas; or, Puss in Boots. Comic romance, 2 acts.
Application Mar. 16, 1818, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Mar. 30.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 18.
LA 2021
My Father! Methinks I See My Father! Farce, 2 acts. Thomas Morton.
Application Apr. 4, 1818, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
Who's My Father?) Apr. 13.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 5.
LA 2022
Bellamira; or, The Fall of Tunis. Tragedy, 5 acts. Richard Lalor Sheil.
Application Apr. 15, 1818, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Apr. 22.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 16; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1818 (K-D 519): slight differences.
LA 2023
Amoroso, King of Little Britain. Interlude, 1 act. James Robinson Planché.
Application Apr. 17, 1818, Henry Erskine Johnston, D.L. Prod. Apr. 21.
MS. Comp. n.d. (Dev 12mo 125): a number of discrepancies.
LA 2024
The Jew of Malta. Play, 5 acts. Samson Penley, from Christopher Marlowe.
Application undated, Henry Erskine Johnston, D.L. Prod. Apr. 24, 1818.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 29; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1818 (K-D 523): several long passages in MS not in printed copy;
other, minor differences.
LA 2025
The Sorrows of Werther. Operatical entertainment, 1 act. John Poole (?).
Application Apr. 27, 1818, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. May 6.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 28; prologue.
LA 2026
Elisabetta, Regina d' Inghilterra. Musical drama (Italian), 2 acts. _____ Schmidt.
No application; signed D. Waters, H1. Prod. Apr. 30, 1818.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 23.
LA 2027
December and May. Musical entertainment, 2 acts. William Dimond.
Application May 2, 1818, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. May 16.
MS: dated by Larpent May 4.
LA 2028
The Blackamoor's Head. Farce, 2 acts. James Thomson (?).
Application May 7, 1818, Henry Erskine Johnston, D.L. Prod. May 16.
MS.
LA 2029
The Extorted Oath. Drama, 2 acts. Richard John Raymond.
Application May 18, 1818, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
The Castle of Paluzzi; or, The Extorted Oath), May 27.
MS: dated by Larpent May 20. Comp.
The Castle of Paluzzi; etc., 1818 (K-D 502): some differences.
LA 2030
Is He Alive? [or, All Puzzled]. Comic farce, 2 acts.
Application June 10, 1818, R. E. Chatterley, D.L. Prod. June 15.
MS: dated by Larpent June 12. Comp. 1818 (K-D 503): numerous lines in MS not printed; other, minor differences.
LA 2031
The Hustings. Operatic impromptu, 1 act.
Application June 24, 1818, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Not produced. (License refused.)
MS: endorsed, by Larpent, Licence refused; some deletion and underscoring.
LA 2032
Who Can I Be? Farce, 2 acts.
Application June 30, 1818, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. July 6.
MS.
LA 2033
The Saracen's Head Removed from Snow Hill. [The Bull's Head.] Operetta, 1 act. Samuel Beazley, Jr. (?).
Application June 30, 1818, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. July 14.
MS: a few slight revisions of text.
LA 2034
Joconde; or, The Adventurers. Comic opera, 3 acts.
Application July 6, 1818, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum.
MS: dated by Larpent July 7.
See LA 1903, a different version of the story.
LA 2035
Poor Relations. Comedy, 3 acts. Robert Francis Jameson.
Application July 9, 1818, James Winston, H2. Prod. (as
Nine Points of the Law; or, Possession) July 18.
MS: dated by Larpent July 10.
LA 2036
Doctor Bolus. Interlude, 1 act. George Daniel.
Application July 9, 1818, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. July 21.
MS. Comp. 1818 (K-D 504): slight discrepancies.
LA 2037
Jealous on All Sides; or, The Landlord in Jeopardy. Comic opera, 2 acts. Samuel Beazley, Jr.
Application Aug. 7, 1818, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 19.
MS: some deletion and correction of text. Comp. 1818 (K-D 499): great discrepancies.
LA 2038
The Green Man. Comedy, 3 acts. Richard Jones, from the French of D'Aubigny and Poujol.
Application Aug. 8, 1818, James Winston, H2. Prod. Aug. 15.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 10. Comp. 1818 (K-D 501): detailed differences throughout.
LA 2039
The Rendezvous. Operetta, 1 act. Richard Ayton.
Application Aug. 11, 1818, Samuel James Arnold, English Opera House, Prod. Sept. 21.
MS: partial cast. Comp. 1818 (K-D 504): only slight differences.
LA 2040
The Quadrille; or, A Quarrel for What? Operetta, 1 act. Samuel Beazley, Jr. (?).
Application Aug. 13, 1818, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. June 14, 1819.
MS. Comp. 1819 (K-D 504): notable differences in latter part; slight differences otherwise.
LA 2041
My Own Rival. Musical comedy, 2 acts. Samuel Beazley, Jr. (?).
Application Aug. 13, 1818, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. June 28, 1819.
MS.
LA 2042
Amateurs and Actors; or, The Elopement. Musical farce, 2 acts. Richard Brinsley Peake.
Application Aug. 15, 1818, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 29.
MS: inserted, three pages of additional lines, with a note signed D Grove Prompter and dated Aug. 21. Comp. 1818 (K-D 503):
minor differences.
LA 2043
Ah, What a Prry! or, The Dark Knight and the Fair Lady. Melotravestic opera, 2 acts. George Macfarren.
Application Sept. 14, 1818, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Sept. 28.
MS.
LA 2044
The Burgomaster of Sardam [Sardaam]; or, The Two Peters. Comic melodrama, 2 acts. Frederic Reynolds.
Application Sept. 15, 1818, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Sept. 23.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 10 (?); cast.
LA 2045
Sigesmar [the Switzer]. Melodrama, 2 acts. C. E. Walker.
Application Sept. 19, 1818, Stephen Kemble, D.L. Prod. Sept. 26.
MS: stage and music cues inserted; cast. Comp. 1818 (K-D 524): extensive differences.
LA 2046
The Barber of Seville. Comic opera, 2 acts. John Fawcett and Daniel Terry, from Beaumarchais.
Application Oct. 3, 1818, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Oct. 13.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 5. Comp. n.d. (Cumberland's British Theatre): slight differences.
LA 2047
Bachelors' Miseries; or, The Double Disappointment. Burletta, 2 acts.
Application Oct. 7, 1818, John Scott, Sans Pareil. Prod. Oct. 19.
MS.
LA 2048
Astonishment! Farce, 2 acts.
Application, n.d. [1818], Stephen Kemble, D.L.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 9, 1818.
LA 2049
Proof Presumptive; or, The Secret Marriage. Drama, 3 acts. Translated from the French by Charles Kemble (?).
Application Oct. 12, 1818, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
Proof Presumptive; or, The Abbey of San Marco) Oct. 20.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 13.
LA 2050
The Murderer's Dream; or, The Abbey of Glenthorn. Melodramatic burletta, 3 acts.
Application Oct. 17, 1818, G. W. Reeve, Olympic.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 20.
LA 2051
Lie upon Lie; or, Two Spanish Valets. Burletta, 2 acts. Jane M. Scott.
Application Oct. 24, 1818, John Scott, Sans Pareil. Prod. (as
The Two Spanish Valets; or, Lie upon Lie) Nov. 2.
MS: title-page, dated by Larpent Oct. 26, states, written by Miss Scott.
LA 2052
Bermecides. Dramatic romance, 3 acts. Henry M. Milner.
Application Oct. 27, 1818, Stephen Kemble, D.L. Prod. (as
Barmecide; or, The Fatal Offspring) Nov. 3.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 28; earlier title, Ruins of Babylon, deleted. Comp.
Bermecide; or, The Fatal Offspring, 1818 (K-D 513): differs extensively.
LA 2053
The Consultation. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Nov. 6, 1818, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
Six Physicians; or, The Patient Carried Off) Nov. 13.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 5 [
sic].
LA 2054
High Notions; or, A Trip to Exmouth. Musical farce, 2 acts. John Parry.
Application Nov. 11, 1818, Stephen Kemble, D.L. Prod. Feb. 11, 1819.
MS: title-page states, The Music by I. Parry.
LA 2055
Rose D'Amour; or, Little Red Riding Hat. Opera, 2 acts. James Kenney (?), altered from the French of Theaulon.
Application Nov. 12, 1818, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Dec. 3.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 13.
LA 2056
Rochester; or, King Charles the Second's Merry Days. Burletta, 3 acts. William Thomas Moncrieff.
Application Nov. 14, 1818, Robert William Elliston, Olympic. Prod. Nov. 16.
MS. Comp. 1818 (K-D 521): extensive differences.
LA 2057
Fairy Records; or, Days of Yore. [Fairy Legends; or, The Moonlight Night (?).] Burletta, 2 acts.
Application Nov. 17, 1818, John Scott, Sans Pareil. [Prod. as
Fairy Legends; etc., Dec. 7?]
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 18.
LA 2058
Rumfuskin, King of Bythnyphorbia. Burlesque, 3 scenes. John Poole (?).
Application Nov. 25, 1818, W. Lee Treasurer for R W Elliston, Olympic. Prod. Dec. 3.
MS.
LA 2059
Brutus; or, The Fall of Tarquin. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Howard Payne.
Application n.d. [1818], Stephen Kemble, D.L. Prod. Dec. 3.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 31, 1818. Comp. 1818 (15830): extensive differences.
LA 2060
Flodden Field. Piece, 3 acts. Stephen and Henry Kemble.
Application Dec. 5, 1818, S. Kemble, D.L. Prod. Dec. 31. MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 8. Comp. 1819 (K-D 498): some differences.
LA 2061
A Word to the Ladies. Comedy, 5 acts. James Kenney.
Application Dec. 9, 1818, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
A Word for the Ladies) C.G., Dec. 17.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Dec. 10.
LA 2062
The Navigators. Melodramatic sketch, 2 acts.
No application; dated by W. H. Murray (?), Dec. 11, 1818, Edinburgh.
MS: a note on title-page indicates performance was intended for Dec. 21.
LA 2063
Harlequin Munchausen; or, The Fountain of Love. Pantomime, 18 scenes.
Application Dec. 14, 1818, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 17. Comp. 1818 (K-D 509): slight differences.
LA 2064
[Harlequin and the Dandy Club; or, 1818.] Pantomime, 15 scenes.
Application Dec. 15, 1818, Stephen Kemble, D.L. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: title lacking. (Listed as A Pantomime in B.C.) Comp. 1818 (K-D 526): pantomime directions much more detailed in printed
copy; speeches and songs identical.
LA 2065
Rodolph the Wolf; or, Columbine Red Riding Hood. Melodramatic pantomime. James Robinson Planché.
Application Dec. 19, [1818,] Robert William Elliston, Olympic. Prod. Dec. 21.
MS: dated by Larpent. Comp. 1819 (K-D 509): several songs printed not in MS; otherwise virtually the same.
LA 2066
The Silver Arrow. Pantomime, 14(?) scenes. William Barrymore (?).
Application Jan. 2, 1819, Stephen Kemble, D.L. Prod. Jan. 6.
MS. Comp.
Airs, Chorusses,... of The Silver Arrow; or, Harlequin and The Fairy Pari Banon, 1819 (42742): a number of detailed differences.
LA 2067
The Half Pay Officer; or, Love and Honor. Burletta 2 acts.
No application. Prod. Sans Pareil, Jan. 18, 1819.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Sans Pareil, Jan. 14; some revision of text partial cast.
LA 2068
The Heroine; or, A Daughter's Courage. Melodramatic play, 3 acts. R. Phillips.
Application Jan. 24, 1819, Stephen Kemble, D.L. Prod. Feb. 22.
MS. Comp. 1819 (K-D 507): printed in two acts; MS version contains long passages not printed; other, complicated differences.
LA 2069
L'Italiana in Algeri. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Angelo Anelli.
No application; signed by D. Waters, H1. Prod. Jan. 26, 1819.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 23; cast.
LA 2070
The Actress of All Work; or, My Country Cousin Comic sketch, 1 act. William Henry Oxberry.
Application Jan. 26, 1819, Robert William Elliston, Olympic. Prod Jan. 28.
MS: cast. Comp. n.d. (K-D 508): decided differences at severa points.
See LA 2002.
LA 2071
Ins and Outs; or, A Little Too Late. Farce, 2 acts. Richard Jones.
Application Jan. 27, 1819 [1820?], John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (a
Too Late for Dinner) Feb. 22, 1820.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 29. Comp.
Too Late for Dinner, 1820 (K-D 501): minor differences at several points.
LA 2072
The Statue. Tragedy, 5 acts. Richard Lalor Sheil.
Application Jan. 30, 1819, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
Evadne; or The Statue) Feb. 10.
MS. Comp.
Evadne; or, The Statue, 1819 (K-D 519): only slight variations.
LA 2073
Place-Hunters. [How to Get a Place.] Farce, 2 acts.
Application Feb. 16 [
sic], 1819, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Feb. 12.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 8; reduced to one act, and title changed to How to Get a Place, on Feb. 16.
Note
See
Theatrical Inquisitor, XIV (1819), 153-54, 159-60.
LA 2074
La Scuffiara; or, La Modista Raggiratrice. [La Modista; ossia La Scuffiaja (?).] Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Giambattista
Lorenzi (?).
No application; signed by D. Waters, H1, [Feb. 12, 1819].
MS: dated by Larpent; cast.
See LA 1123 (there are slight differences).
LA 2075
Switzerland, Prologue to the Tragedy of.
No application. Spoken D.L., Feb. 15, 1819 (?).
MS.
LA 2076
Where Shall I Dine? Dramatic sketch, 1 act. George Herbert Rodwell.
No application. Prod. Olympic, Feb. 17, 1819.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 18 [
sic]. Comp. n.d. (K-D 526): only slight differences.
LA 2077
The Marriage of Figaro. Comic opera, 3 acts. From Thomas Holcroft's translation of Beaumarchais (?).
Application Feb. 25, 1819, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Mar. 6.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 28. Comp. Henry R. Bishop's version, 1819 (K-D 499): a few notable discrepancies.
See LA 675.
LA 2078
The Castle of Wonders. Piece, 2 acts.-Johnson.
Application Feb., 1819, Stephen Kemble, D.L. Prod. Mar. 8.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 9.
LA 2079
The Bravo's Son. Melodrama, 2 acts.
No application. [Bath, Mar. 4, 1819?]
MS: dated by Larpent; numerous revisions; partial cast.
LA 2080
Bertha; or, The Assassins of Istria. Tragedy, 5 acts. Edward Fitzball.
No application. Prod. Norwich, Mar. 8, 1819.
MS: some revisions. (Dated Norwich, Feb. 12, in B.C.)
LA 2081
The Dwarf of Naples. Piece, 5 acts. George Soane.
Application Mar., 1819, Stephen Kemble, D.L. Prod. Mar. 13.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 4; much corrected. Comp. 1819 (K-D 506): a few slight differences.
LA 2082
The Jew of Lubeck; or, The Heart of a Father. Drama, 2 acts. Henry M. Milner.
Application Mar. 25, 1819, Stephen Kemble, D.L. Prod. May 11.
MS: numerous deletions. Comp. 2d ed., 1819 (K-D 505): one scene and long passage in MS not printed; numerous minor differences.
LA 2083
The Italians; or, The Fatal Accusation. Tragedy, 5 acts. Charles Bucke.
Application (with LA 2081) Mar. 30, 1819, Stephen Kemble, D.L. Prod. Apr. 3.
Printed copy, 3d ed., 1819.
LA 2084
Honour; [or, The Arrivals from College]. Comedy, 5 acts. Thomas Cromwell.
Application Mar. 30, 1819, Stephen Kemble, D.L. Prod. Apr. 17.
MS: prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1820 (K-D 524): printed in three acts; MS contains extensive portions not printed.
LA 2085
Fortunatus and His Sons; or, The Magic Purse and Wishing-Cap. Grand dramatic spectacle, 2 acts. From Thomas Dekker.
Application Mar. 31, 1819, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 12.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 1.
LA 2086
The Heart of Mid-lothian. Opera, 3 acts. Daniel Terry.
Application Mar. 31, 1819, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 17.
MS. Comp.
Airs, Choruses, &c., &c., in... The Heart of Mid-Lothian, 1819 (42918): a few differences.
LA 2087
Abudah; or, The Talisman of Oromanes. Piece, 2 acts. James Robinson Planché.
Application Mar., 1819, Stephen Kemble, D.L. Prod. Apr. 13.
MS.
LA 2088
Fredolfo. Tragedy, 5 acts. Charles Robert Maturin.
Application Apr. 14, 1819, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. May 12.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 19; prologue and epilogue, with separate application, dated May 10. Comp. 1819 (K-D 495): slight
differences.
LA 2089
The Carib Chief. Tragedy, 5 acts. Horace Twiss.
Application Apr. 21, 1819, Stephen Kemble, D.L. Prod. May 13.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 22. Comp. 1819 (K-D 523): numerous minor differences.
LA 2090
The Ultra Exquisite; or, Which Is the Dandy. Farce, 2 acts.
No application. [Edinburgh, Apr. 22, 1819.]
MS: dated by Larpent; prologue.
LA 2091
A Roland for an Oliver. Farce, 2 acts. Thomas Morton.
Application Apr. 23, 1819, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Apr. 29.
MS. Comp. 1819 (K-D 501): minor differences in Act I; extensive differences in Act II.
LA 2092
Wanted, a Wife; or, A Cheque on My Banker. Comedy, 5 acts. William Thomas Moncrieff.
Application undated, Stephen Kemble, D.L. Prod. May 3, 1819.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 27; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1819 (K-D 501): extensive differences.
LA 2093
Swedish Patriots; or, The Signal Fired. Melodrama, 2 acts. William Abbott.
Application May 13, 1819, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
Swedish Patriotism; or, The Signal Fire) May 19.
MS: dated by Larpent May 14. Comp.
Swedish Patriotism; etc., 1819 (K-D 525): minor differences; last scene differs entirely.
LA 2094
Cozening; or, Half an Hour in France. Interlude, 1 act. Samuel Beazley, Jr.
Application May 19, 1819, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. May 22.
MS: dated by Larpent May 20.
LA 2095
Xerxes. Tragedy, 5 acts. Richard Paul Jodrell.
Application May 21, 1819, Stephen Kemble, D.L. Prod. (as
The Persian Heroine) June 2.
MS. Comp.
The Persian Heroine, 1786 (K-D 224): virtually the same.
LA 2096
Don Giovanni; or, A Spectre on Horseback! Extravaganza, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. Prod. C.G., June 15, 1819 (previously, Royal Circus, May 26, 1817).
Printed copy, 4th ed., 1818: dated, by Larpent, C.G., June 4, 1819.
LA 2097
Ida of the Cottage. Melodrama, 2 acts. George Soane.
Application June 23, 1819, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. (as
Self-Sacrifice; or, The Maid of the Cottage) July 19.
MS. Comp.
Self-Sacrifice; etc., 1819 (K-D 505): numerous extensive differences.
LA 2098
The Steward; [or, Fashion and Feeling]. Comedy, 5 acts. Samuel Beazley, Jr., from Thomas Holcroft,
The Deserted Daughter.
Application June 23, 1819, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Sept. 15.
MS. Comp. 1819 (K-D 524): considerable differences.
LA 2099
Woman's Will [- a Riddle]! Opera, 3 acts. Edmund L. Swift.
Application June 30, 1819, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. July 20, 1820.
MS. Comp. 1820 (K-D 526): numerous differences.
LA 2100
L'Inganno Felice. Comic opera (Italian), 1 act.
No application; signed by D. Waters, H1. Prod. July 1, 1819.
MS: cast.
LA 2101
Montrose; or, Second Sight. Melodramatic romance, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. Prod. Surrey, July 5, 1819.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 27 [?].
LA 2102
Wet Weather. Farce, 2 acts.
Application July 7, 1819, Daniel Terry, H2. Prod. July 20.
MS: dated by Larpent July 9.
LA 2103
The Hypocrite. Operatic comedy, 5 acts. From Isaac Bickerstaffe's alteration of Colley Cibber,
The Non-Juror.
Application July 10, 1819, D. Grove, Lyceum. Prod. July 27.
MS: dated by Larpent July 11.
LA 2104
By Advertisement; or, The Imitator. Operatic interlude, 1 act.
Application July 12, 1819, D. Grove, Prompter, For Mr. Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. (as
One, Two, Three, Four, Five, by Advertisement) July 17.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Theatre Royal English Opera House. July 13th. 1819.
LA 2105
Walk for a Wager. Musical farce, 2 acts. Richard Brinsley Peake.
Application July 14, 1819, D. Grove, Lyceum. Prod. (as
Walk for a Wager; or, A Bailiff's Bet) Aug. 2.
MS: some cancellations. Comp. 1819 (K-D 503, a defective copy):
MS contains passages of dialogue not printed; minor differences.
LA 2106
The Promissory Note. Operetta, 1 act. Translated from the French by Samuel James Arnold and Samuel Beazley, Jr. (?).
Application July 24, 1819, S. J. Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. June 29, 1820.
MS. Comp. 1820 (K-D 504): numerous differences.
LA 2107
The Singles in London. [The Three Singles in London(?).] Comic drama, 2 acts. [William Thomas Moncrieff?]
No application. [Prod. as
The Three Singles in London, Lyceum, July 27, 1819?]
MS: title-page dated 1819.
LA 2108
The Brown Man, Songs, &c., in. Samuel James Arnold (?).
No application; dated July 27, 1819. Prod. Lyceum, Aug. 19.
MS: endorsed The following Songs &c that were omitted in the Copy sent (see following entry).
See LA 2183, which includes these songs.
LA 2109
The Brown Man. Operatic drama, 2 acts. Translated from the French by Samuel James Arnold (?).
Application July 29, 1819, S. J. Arnold. Prod. Lyceum, Aug. 19.
MS: several songs omitted.
See LA 2183 (there are some minor differences).
LA 2110
The Ladies at Home; or, Gentlemen, We Can Do without You. A Female Interlude, 1 act. John Gideon Millingen.
Application July 30, 1819, Daniel Terry, H2. Prod. Aug. 7.
MS. Comp. 1819 (K-D 526): slight differences throughout.
LA 2111
The Young Prude. Operetta, 1 act.
Application July 31, 1819, D. Grove, Lyceum. Prod. (as
Belles without Beaux; or, The Ladies among Themselves) Aug. 6.
MS.
LA 2112
The Chase; or, There and Back Again. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Aug. 9, 1819, Daniel Terry, H2. Prod. (as
Belford and Minton; etc.) Aug. 13.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Aug. 10; numerous and extensive deletions; cast.
LA 2113
Pigeons and Crows. Play, 3 acts. William Thomas Moncrieff [or Theodore Edward Hook?].
Application Aug. 16, 1819, Daniel Terry, H2. Prod. Aug. 28.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 17.
LA 2114
Love's Labyrinth. Operetta, 1 act. James Thomson.
Application Aug. 17, 1819, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. (as
A Cure for Romance) Aug. 30.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 18. Comp.
A Cure for Romance, 1819 (K-D 525): slight differences, chiefly in phraseology.
LA 2115
A Short Reign but a Merry One. Farce, 2 acts. John Poole.
Application Sept. 10, 1819, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
A Short Reign and a Merry One) Nov. 19.
MS. Comp. 1819 (K-D 503): virtually the same.
LA 2116
The Gnome King; or, The Giant Mountains. Dramatic legend, 2 acts.
Application Sept. 27, 1819, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. Oct. 4.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 29. Comp. 1819 (K-D 509): one scene in printed copy, not in MS; otherwise virtually the same.
LA 2117
Address on the Opening of Drury Lane Theatre, 1819.
No application. Spoken D.L., Oct. 4, 1819.
MS: dated, by Larpent, D.L., Sept. 27. Comp. version in
The Theatrical Inquisitor (1819): virtually identical.
LA 2118
The Fisherman. Opera (musical drama), 3 acts. John Tobin (?).
Application Oct. 16, 1819, James Winston, D.L. Prod. (as
The Fisherman's Hut) Oct. 20.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Oct. 17, 1817 [
sic]; prologue and epilogue.
LA 2119
The Green Dragon; or, I've Quite Forgot. Burletta comedy (2 acts). William Thomas Moncrieff.
No application. Prod. Sans Pareil, Oct. 23, 1819.
MS: Act I only; dated by Larpent Oct. 8
LA 2120
The Heart of Mid-lothian; or, The Lily of St. Leonard's. Melodramatic romance, 3 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Oct. 26, 1819, J. Hill for W. H. Murray, Edinburgh. Prod. Feb. 23, 1820.
Printed copy, 3d ed., 1819: dated by Larpent Nov. 26.
LA 2121
The Bride of Lammermuir. Caledonian romance, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. [Prod. Surrey, July 5, 1819?]
MS: dated, by Larpent, Edinburgh, Oct. 27, 1819; also dated December 1819; author's name on title-page.
LA 2122
Fancy's Sketch; or, Look Before You Leap. Musical burletta, 2 acts. James Robinson Planché.
No application. Prod. Adelphi, Oct. 29, 1819.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Adelphi, Oct. 27.
LA 2123
Fun and Fright; or, How to Gain Consent. Burletta, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. Adelphi, Nov. 10, 1819.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Adelphi, Nov. 14; some deletions.
LA 2124
Helpless Animals; or, Bachelors' Fare. Musical interlude, 1 act. John Parry.
Application Nov. 12, 1819, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Nov. 17.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 13. Comp. 1819 (K-D 504): some slight differences.
LA 2125
Odds and Ends; or, Which Is the Manager? Burletta interlude, 1 act. James Robinson Planché.
No application. Prod. Adelphi, Nov. 19, 1819.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Adelphi, Nov. 26 [16?].
LA 2126
The Disagreeable Surprize; or, Taken Up and Taken In. Farce, 2 acts. George Daniel.
Application Nov. 26, 1819, James Winston, D.L. Prod. Dec. 1.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 5. Comp. 1819 (K-D 504): numerous and extensive differences.
LA 2127
More Ways than One; or, 'Tis Well if It Takes. Musical burletta, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. Adelphi, Nov. 29, 1819.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Adelphi, Dec. 4.
LA 2128
Mary, Queen of Scotland. Tragedy, 5 acts. Frederic Reynolds (?), from Friedrich Schiller.
Application Dec. 2, 1819, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland) Dec. 14.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 10.
LA 2129
Apollo Daggerwood. Burletta, 1 act.
No application. Prod. Adelphi, Dec. 6, 1819.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Adelphi, Dec. 10.
LA 2130
Love and the Chace. Burletta, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. Adelphi, Dec. 6, 1819.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Adelphi, Dec. 10.
LA 2131
The Victim. Tragic play, 5 acts.
Application Dec. 16, 1819, John Hill, for the Proprietors, Edinburgh.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 17.
LA 2132
Harlequin and Don Quixotte; or, Sancho Panza in His Glory! Songs, Duetts, Chorusses, &c., &c., in. Pantomime, 17 scenes.
Application Dec. 16, 1819, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Dec. 27.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 17.
LA 2133
Jack and the Bean Stalk; [or, Harlequin and the Ogre]. Pantomime, 1 act. Charles Isaac Mungo Dibdin.
No application. Prod. D.L., Dec. 27, 1819.
MS: dated, by Larpent, D.L., Dec., 1819.
LA 2134
The Irish Girl; or, The Blacksmith of Barnet. Comedy, 5 acts.
No application. [Nov. 24, 1819, Thomas John Dibdin, D.L?]
MS: numerous deleted passages; endorsed, Mr Dibdin given to the Committee friday 24[?] Novr[?]. (Dated June 23, 1819, in B.C.)
LA 2135
Run for Your Life. Musical burletta, 1 act.
Application Jan. 1, 1820, William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Jan. 17.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 2; application mentions Two Burlettas (one being, perhaps,
Ivanhoe [No. 2141]).
LA 2136
Lovers of All Sorts; or, He's Not Such a Fool as He Looks. Musical burletta, 3 acts.
No application. Prod. (as
Lovers on All Sides) Adelphi, Jan. 7, 1820.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Adelphi, Jan. 2; one passage deleted; included, a note, dated Jan. 4, regarding a passage in the play
not approved by Licenser.
LA 2137
La Cenerentola; ossia, La Bonta in Trionfo. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application; signed D. Waters, H1. Prod. Jan. 8, 1820.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 8.
LA 2138
The Antiquary. Musical drama, 3 acts. Isaac Pocock and Daniel Terry.
Application Jan. 11, 1820, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Jan. 25.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 13. Comp. 1820 (K-D 497): numerous differences; once scene in MS differs entirely from printed version.
LA 2139
Spanish Gallants; or, A Trip to Madrid. Comedy, 5 acts. Walley Chamberlaine Oulton (?).
No application. Prod. (as
Gallantry; or, Adventures in Madrid) D.L., Jan. 15, 1820.
MS: dated, by Larpent, D.L., Dec. 30, 1819.
LA 2140
Ivanhoe; [or, The Knight Templar]. Musical drama, 3 acts. Samuel Beazley, Jr.
Application Feb. 10, 1820, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. Mar. 2.
MS: two short deletions. Comp. 1820 (K-D 497): extensive differences, chiefly long passages in MS not in printed text; minor
differences throughout.
LA 2141
Ivanhoe; or, The Saxon Chief. Melodramatic burletta, 3 acts.
No application (but See LA 2135). Prod. Adelphi, Feb. 14, 1820.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Adephi, Jan. 21; some deletions.
LA 2142
Gastone e Bajardo. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application; signed D. Waters, H1. Prod. Feb. 26, 1820.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 23.
LA 2143
The Pilgrim from Palestine. Tragicomedy, 5 acts. George Soane.
No application. Prod. (as
The Hebrew) D.L., Mar. 2, 1820.
MS: dated, by Larpent, D.L., Feb. 9; some corrections and excisions, by Examiner (?). Comp.
The Hebrew, 1820 (K-D 497): differs extensively.
LA 2144
Harlequin and Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper, Dialogue and Chorusses in. Pantomime, 14 scenes.
Application Mar. 20, 1820, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Apr. 3.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 22.
LA 2145
The Lady and the Devil. Musical farce, 2 acts. William Dimond.
Application Apr. 5, 1820, James Winston, D.L. Prod. May 3.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 10. Comp. 1820 (K-D 526): numerous minor and some extensive differences; name of one character differs.
LA 2146
Henri Quatre; [or, Paris in the Olden Time]. Musical romance, 3 acts. Thomas Morton.
Application Apr. 7, 1820, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 22.
MS. Comp. n.d. (K-D 499): numerous differences.
LA 2147
The Phantom. Tragedy, 3 acts. Richard Lalor Sheil.
Application Apr. 25, 1820, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
Montoni; or, The Phantom) May 3.
MS.
LA 2148
The Murder'd Maid; or, The Clock Struck Four. Drama, 3 acts.
No application. [Norwich, Apr. 25, 1820.]
MS: dated by Larpent.
LA 2149
Giraldi; or, The Ruffian of Prague. [The Ruffian Boy.] A Melo Drama; Founded on The 'Ruffian Boy' a Popular Tale by Mrs. Opie,
3 acts. Edward Fitzball.
No application. Prod. Norwich, Apr., 1820.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Norwich, Feb. 22; several corrections and deletions.
LA 2150
Tancredi. Melodrama (opera, Italian), 2 acts. Gaetano Rossi.
No application; signed D. Waters, H1. Prod. May 4, 1820.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 30.
LA 2151
Virginius; [or, The Liberation of Rome]. Tragedy, 5 acts. James Sheridan Knowles.
Application May 8, 1820, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. May 17 (previously, Glasgow, Apr.[?], 1820).
MS: dated by Larpent May 9. Comp. 6th ed., Glasgow, 1824 (K-D 550): numerous differences; Act III, Scene 4, differs entirely.
LA 2152
Virginius; or, The Fall of the Decemviri. Tragedy, 5 acts. _____ Barlow (?), from John Bidlake.
Application May 8, 1820, James Winston, D.L. Prod. May 29.
MS: dated by Larpent May 9.
LA 2153
The Battle of Bothwell Brigg. Melodrama, 2 acts. Charles Farley.
Application May 10, 1820, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. May 22.
MS: dated by Larpent May 11. Comp. 1820 (K-D 498): minor differences; beginning of Act I, Scene 4, differs extensively.
LA 2154
David Rizzio. Opera, 3 acts. Ralph Hamilton. Songs by Charles Isaac Mungo Dibdin.
Application May 29, 1820, James Winston, D.L. Prod. June 17.
MS: dated by Larpent June I. Comp. 1820 (K-D 502): differences, particularly in Act II.
LA 2155
The Admirable Crichton. Farce, 2 acts. Charles Isaac Mungo Dibdin.
Application June 6, 1820, James Winston, D.L. Prod. June 12.
MS: title-page, dated by Larpent June 7, reads, A Hasty Sketch in 2 Acts Written for the purpose of introducing Mr. Kean in
a variety of Exhibitions; produced for Kean's benefit.
LA 2156
If It Takes Place, I Shall Keep My Seat, and Get a Peep. Interlude, 1 act.
Application June 17, 1820, Thomas Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
When It Takes Place, etc.) July 7.
MS: dated by Larpent June 21.
LA 2157
Oil and Vinegar. Farce, 2 acts. Theodore Edward Hook.
Application June 21, 1820, Daniel Terry, H2. Prod. July 10.
MS: dated by Larpent June 22; notice states, for the opening of the Theatre Royal Haymarket in the present year on the 3d
July.
LA 2158
The Little Hunchback; or, A Frolic in Bagdad. Farce, 2 acts. From John O'Keeffe.
Application July 2, 1820, Samuel James Arnold, English Opera House. Prod. July 8.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), English Opera House, July 8.
See LA 824.
LA 2159
The Miller's Maid. Melodrama, 2 acts. John Saville Faucit.
Application July 18, 1820, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 16, 1821.
MS: title-page, dated by Larpent, July 20, 1820, states, founded on Bloomfields Poems of that name. And the Songs selected
from his Works. Comp. 1821 (K-D 506): Act II, Scene 4, differs extensively; minor differences throughout.
LA 2160
Voyage to Margate; or, Sea Bathing a Cure for Roguery. Farce, 2 acts.
No application. [July 20, 1820.]
MS: dated, by Larpent, English Opera House, and Margate, July 20, 1820.
LA 2161
The Vampire; [or, The Bride of the Isles]. Romantic melodrama, 2 acts. James Robinson Planché.
Application July 25, 1820, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. (as
The Vampyre; etc.) Aug. 9.
MS. Comp. 1820 (K-D 506): slight differences throughout.
LA 2162
Love's Dream. Petite opera, 2 acts. Samuel Beazley, Jr.
Application July 25, 1820, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. July 5, 1821.
MS: title given on title-page as Lovers' Dream. Comp. n.d. (Dev 12mo 56): numerous slight differences.
LA 2163
The Baron de Trenck. Musical romance, 3 acts. Samuel James Arnold (?).
Application July 29, 1820, S. J. Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Sept. 4.
MS.
LA 2164
Whang Fong; or, How Remarkable. Operatic drama, 2 acts.
Application Aug. 5, 1820, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 21.
MS.
LA 2165
Exchange No Robbery; or, The Diamond Ring. Comedy, 3 acts. Theodore Edward Hook.
Application undated, Daniel Terry, H2. Prod. Aug. 12, 1820.
MS: dated by Larpent July 8. Comp. 1820 (K-D 521): slight differences.
LA 2166
Patent Seasons. Sketch, 2 scenes. Richard Brinsley Peake (?).
Application Aug. 16, 1820, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 21.
MS: included: note to Larpent, dated Aug. 16, signed D. Grove; and an Address.
LA 2167
Dog Days in Bond Street. Comedy, 3 acts. William Dimond (?).
Application Aug. 26, 1820, Daniel Terry, H2. Prod. Aug. 31.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 28.
LA 2168
Over the Water. Farce, 2 acts. Theodore Edward Hook.
Application Sept. 19, 1820, Daniel Terry, H2. Prod. Sept. 23.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 20.
LA 2169
A Race for a Wife. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Oct. 7, 1820, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Oct. 20.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 9.
See LA 2385, which closely resembles this play.
LA 2170
St. Cuthbert's Eve; or, The Tomb of Monteith. Burletta, 3 acts. George Herbert Rodwell (?).
No application. Prod. Adelphi, Oct. 9, 1820.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Adelphi, Sept. 29.
LA 2171
Knobs and Noses; or, Gaul versus Lavater. Burletta, 2 acts.
Application Oct. 18, 1820, William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Oct. 23.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 20.
LA 2172
To Be Let by Auction. Prelude, 1 act.
No application. Prod. Olympic, Oct. 23, 1820.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 20.
LA 2173
Grey the Collier. Dramatic romance, 2 acts.
Application Oct. 27, 1820, R. Barlow, Olympic. Prod. Nov. 3.
MS: notice to Examiner resubmits the play, which had been refused license, with the Author's alterations; dated by Larpent
Oct. 28; several extensive delections, by Examiner (?), and corrections; Address.
LA 2174
A Burletta of Errors; or, Jupiter and Alcmena. Mythological extravaganza, 3 acts. James Robinson Planché, from John Dryden,
Amphitryon, or the Two Sosias.
Application Nov. 2, [1820,] William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Nov. 6, 1820.
MS: Act III incomplete (?); dated by Larpent Nov. 4. Comp
Songs, Duets, Glees, Chorusses, &c., in...The Burletta of Errors, etc., n.d. (K-D 509): slight differences.
LA 2175
Wallace. Historical tragedy, 5 acts. C. E. Walker.
Application Nov. 4, 1820, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Nov. 14.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 6; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1820 (K-D 519): a few minor differences, mostly at end of Act V;
epilogue in MS not printed.
LA 2176
What's Bred in the Bone Won't Come Out of the Flesh. Burletta, 2 acts. James Robinson Planché.
Application Nov. 7, [1820], William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. (as
Who's to Father Her; or, What's Bred in the Bone, etc.) Nov. 13, 1820.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 7 and 8; included, application for an unnamed MS (perhaps LA 2181), dated Nov. 6 and signed by W.
Lee.
LA 2177
High Road to Marriage; or, Love in Full Gallop. Musical drama, 3 acts.
No application. Prod. Olympic, Nov. 9, 1820.
MS: endorsed by Larpent, Olympic, Nov. 7, 1820, R. Barlow, Manager; cast.
LA 2178
The Iroquois; or, The Canadian Basket Maker. Melodrama, 2 acts. From John O'Keeffe,
The Basket Maker.
Application Nov. 13, 1820, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Nov. 20.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 14.
LA 2179
Justice; or, The Caliph and the Cobler. Drama, 2 acts. John Saville Faucit.
Application Nov. 20, 1820, James Winston, D.L. Prod. Nov. 28.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 21; passage marked, by Larpent(?), perhaps objectionable in the present times but not in common
times; prologue and epilogue(?).
LA 2180
How to Pay Your Taxes. Burletta, 2 acts.
Application Nov. 22, 1820, G. W. Reeve, Olympic.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 23.
LA 2181
Who Is She? or, Two Nights at Madrid. Burletta, 2 acts. James Robinson Planché.
No application (but See LA 2176). Prod. (as
The Deuce Is in Her! or, Two Nights in Madrid) Adelphi, Nov. 27, 1820.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Adelphi, Nov. 7.
LA 2182
The Warlock of the Glen. Melodrama, 2 acts. C. E. Walker.
Application Nov. 27, 1820, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Dec. 2.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 28. Comp. 1820 (K-D 504): slight differences.
LA 2183
The Brown Man. Musical burletta, 2 acts. Translated from the French by Samuel James Arnold (?).
Application Nov. 28, 1820, G. W. Reeve, Olympic. Prod. Dec. 4.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 29; cast.
See LA 2108 and 2109.
LA 2184
Acting Mad. Burletta, 1 act.
Application Dec. 4, [1820,] William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Dec. 6.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 5.
LA 2185
Zamoski; or, The Fortress and the Mine. Melodrama, 3 acts. James Robinson Planché.
Application Dec. 6, [1820,] William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Dec. 11.
MS.
LA 2186
Why Did I Marry; or, City Intrigue. Farce, 2 acts. Altered from
Barnaby Brittle; or, A Wife at Her Wit's End (1788)
Application Dec. 8, 1820, R. Barlow, Olympic. Prod. Dec. 11.
Printed copy,
Barnaby Brittle; or, A Wife at Her Wit's End: dated by Larpent Dec. 7; title-page lacking; some MS insertions and revisions; a note, Dec. 9, G. W. Reeve to Larpent, alters
title from City Intrigue; or, The Greymare's the Better Horse.
LA 2187
A Woman's Word; [or, Imaginary Evils]. Burletta, 3 acts.
Application (with LA 2186) Dec. 8, 1820, R. Barlow, Olympic. Prod. Dec. 15.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 7.
LA 2188
Harlequin and Friar Bacon; or, The Brazen Head. Pantomime, 18 scenes. Charles Farley.
Application Dec. 11, 1820, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 15; songs and some dialogue only.
LA 2189
Pocahontas; or, The Indian Princess. Melodrama, 3 acts. From James N. Barker,
The Indian Princess; or, La Belle Sauvage.
No application. Prod. D.L., Dec. 15, 1820.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Adelphi, Nov. 17. Comp.
The Indian Princess; or, La Belle Sauvage, 1808 (25722): differs entirely.
LA 2190
The North West Passage; or, Harlequin Esquimaux. Pantomime, 13 scenes.
Application Dec. 19, 1820, James Winston, D.L. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Dec. 20.
LA 2191
Dr. Syntax; [or, Harlequin in London]. Pantomime, 15 scenes. James Robinson Planché (?).
Application Dec. 21, [1820,] William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS. (Not listed in B.C.) Comp. 1820 (K-D 509): substantially the same; pantomime directions printed but not in MS.
LA 2192
Half an Hour's Courtship; [or, Le Chambre à Coucher]. Burletta, 1 act. James Robinson Planché.
Application (with LA 2191) Dec. 21, [1820,] William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Feb. 28, 1821.
MS. (Dated Dec. 22, 1820, in B.C.)
LA 2193
Twelve Precisely; or, A Night at Dover. Interlude, 1 act. Henry M. Milner.
Application Dec. 23, 1820, G. W. Reeve, Olympic. Prod. Jan. 1, 1821.
MS: endorsed, by Larpent(?), Olympic Theatre; cast. Comp. 1821 (K-D 507): no important differences.
LA 2194
Mirandola. Tragedy, 5 acts. Barry Cornwall.
Application Dec. 23, 1820, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. Jan. 9, 1821.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 25. Comp. 1821 (K-D 496): slight discrepancies throughout.
LA 2195
Harlequin Tom, the Piper's Son Stole a Pig and Away He Ran [Run]. Comic pantomime, 13 scenes.
No application. Prod. Olympic, Dec. 26, 1820.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 20; previous title, Harlequin & Harmony, deleted. Comp.
Harlequin, Tom, The Piper's Son, 1820 (K-D 509): first three scenes virtually identical; last scene differs entirely.
LA 2196
Montalto. Tragedy, 5 acts.
Application Dec. 31, 1820, James Winston, D.L. Prod. Jan. 8, 1821.
MS: some deletions; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1821 (K-D 496): Act V differs extensively; minor differences throughout.
LA 2197
Vampire Giovanni. Burletta, 2 acts. James Robinson Planché.
Application Jan. 8, [1821,] William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. (as
Giovanni, the Vampire; or, How Shall We Get Rid of Him) Jan. 15.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 10; included, Introductory Vision, with its cast given. Comp.
Songs, Duets, Glees, Chorusses, &c., in...Giovanni the Vampire; etc., 1821 (K-D 508): virtually the same.
LA 2198
Try Again; or, Counterfeits and Countermines. Burletta, 2 acts.
No application; title-page endorsed Olympic Theatre Jan. 2. 1821, and signed G W Reeve. Prod. (as
Try Again; or, Counterplots and Countermines) Jan. 12, 1821.
MS: most of Act I lacking; cast.
LA 2199
Tost in a Blanket; or, Law without Study. Comic burletta, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Jan. 16, 1821, G. W. Reeve, Olympic. Prod. Jan. 22.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 20; cast.
LA 2200
The Child of Mystery; or, The Ruby Cross. Musical burletta, 2 acts.
Application Jan. 24, 1821, G. W. Reeve, Olympic. Prod. Feb. 1.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 25; cast.
LA 2201
Theresa [Thérèse], the Orphan of Geneva. Melodramà, 3 acts. Translated from the French and altered by John Howard Payne.
Application Jan. 29, 1821, James Winston, D.L. Prod. Feb. 2.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 30, 1822 [1821?]. Comp. n.d. (Dev 12mo 107): numerous minor differences.
LA 2202
The Tailors, A Tragedy for Warm Weather. Burlesque, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. (as altered?) Olympic, Feb. 1, 1821.
Printed copy, Roach's Edition, n.d.: much MS alteration, deletions, interpolated songs, and new prologue; cast of a performance
at Lyceum printed, and new cast inserted in MS. (Dated Olympic, Jan. 26, 1821, in B.C., and described as A Tragical Burletta.)
Comp.
The Tailors (Or Quadrupeds) a Tragedy for Warm Weather, 1836 (122095): printed portions identical (though a different ed.); alterations not printed.
See LA 269 and 1684, the latter another alteration of the same play, using some of the same songs as this MS.
LA 2203
The Two Violettas. Opera, 3 acts. Frederic Reynolds, from Buckingham's alteration of Beaumont and Fletcher,
The Chances.
Application Feb. 2, 1821, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
Don John; or, The Two Violettas) Feb. 20.
MS: Dated by Larpent Feb. 1. Comp.
Don John; etc., 1821 (K-D 499): some differences.
LA 2204
Lorenzo. Tragedy, 5 acts. James Haynes.
Application Feb. 8, 1821, James Winston, D.L. Prod. (as
Conscience; or, The Bridal Night) Feb. 21.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 10; partial cast; prologue and epilogue to Conscience, etc. Comp.
Conscience, etc., 1821 (K-D 493): virtually the same.
LA 2205
Kenilworth Castle; or, The Days of Queen Bess. Melodrama, interspersed with music, 3 acts. James Robinson Planché.
No application. Prod. Adelphi, Feb. 9, 1821.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Adelphi, Feb. 5.
LA 2206
Antigone; or, The Theban Sister. Tragedy, 5 acts. Edward Fitzball.
No application. Prod. Norwich, [Feb.?] 1821.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Norwich, Feb. 8.
LA 2207
Lodgings to [Be] Let. Burletta, 2 acts. James Robinson Planché.
Application Feb. 13, [1821,] William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Feb. 19.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 14.
LA 2208
The Green Room. Interlude.
Application Feb. 15, 1821, G. W. Reeve, Olympic. Prod. Feb. 21.
MS. (Not listed in B.C.)
Bound with LA 2260.
LA 2209
A Figure of Fun; or, An Evening at Richmond. Farce, 2 acts. Edward Sterling.
Application Feb., 1821, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Feb. 16.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 1.
LA 2210
Henrietta; or, The Farm of Senange. Melodrama, 3 acts.
Application Feb. 16, 1821, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Feb. 23.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 17.
LA 2211
Thérèse; or, The Orphan of Geneva. Burletta, 3 acts.
No application. Prod. Olympic, Feb. 21, 1821.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Olympic, Feb. 17. Comp. 10th ed., n.d. (K-D 507): minor differences throughout.
LA 2212
In and Out; or, My Landlady's Side Door. Comic interlude, 1 act. From Augustus von Kotzebue.
No application; endorsed G W Reeve Olympic Theater Feb 26, 1821. Prod. Mar. 24.
MS: title-page states, altered from the German of Kotzebue; cast.
LA 2213
Kenilworth [Castle]. Historical romance, 3 acts.
No application; endorsed Olympic Theatre G W Reeve Feb 21 1821. Prod. Feb. 27.
MS.
LA 2214
Kenilworth. Melodrama, 2 acts. Alfred Bunn, from Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Mar. 3, 1821, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Mar. 8.
MS: some deletions. Comp. n.d. [1821] (K-D 498): some slight differences, chiefly lines printed not in MS; one scene in MS
not printed.
LA 2215
Mr. Tibbs. Farcetta, 1 act. James Thomson.
Application Mar. 3, 1821, James Winston, D.L. Prod. Mar. 8.
MS. Comp. 1821 (K-D 505): slight differences throughout.
LA 2216
La Gazza Ladra. Opera (Italian and English), 2 acts. _____ Gherardini; translation by William Joseph Walter.
No application; signed by John Ebers, H1. Prod. Mar. 10, 1821.
Printed copy, n.d.: endorsed from the Opera op[e]ned[?] by the New Manager Jno Ebers to John Larpent, and dated by Larpent
March 1821.
LA 2217
Sherwood Forest; or, The Merry Archers. Burletta, 3 acts. James Robinson Planché.
No application. Prod. Adelphi, Mar. 12, 1821.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 7; included, a note, William Lee to Larpent, Mar. 10, regarding alterations.
LA 2218
The Reprobate; or, Four by Honours. Seriocomic melodramatic burletta, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application (with LA 2217) Mar. 10, [1821,] William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Mar. 19 (previously, Royal Circus, or Surrey, Dec.
26, 1818).
MS: title-page, endorsed, by Larpent, Adelphi, Mar. 11, 1821, states, For Christmas 1818-19 by T. Dibdin.
LA 2219
Tereza Tomkins; or, The Fruits of Geneva! Burlesque melodrama, 3 acts. William Thomas Moncrieff.
No application; cover dated Mar. 13, 1821, by G. W. Reeve, Olympic. Prod. Mar. 24
MS: endorsed W. T. Moncrieff; earlier title, Thérèse Travestie, on title-page; cast. Comp. 1821 (K-D 507): some discrepancies
in songs; otherwise substantially the same.
LA 2220
London Stars; or, 'Twas Time to Counterfeit. Interlude, 1 act.
Application Apr. 2, 1821, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. Apr. 7.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 3.
LA 2221
King and No King; or, The Chancellor of the Exchequer. Burletta, 2 acts.
Application Apr. 4, 1821, G. W. Reeve, Olympic.
MS: cast.
LA 2222
Mistification [Mistification]. Farce, 2 acts.
Application undated, James Winston, D.L. Prod. Apr. 7, 1821.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 6; previous title, The Hoax, deleted.
LA 2223
Undine; or, The Spirit of the Waters. Romance, 2 acts.
Application Apr. 11, 1821, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Apr. 23.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 12.
LA 2224
Marino Faliero, [Doge of Venice]. Tragedy, 5 acts. George Gordon, Lord Byron.
Application Apr. 22, 1821, Robert William Elliston, D.L. Prod. Apr. 25.
Printed copy, [1821?]: title-page lacking; dated by Larpent Apr., 1821; numerous and extensive deletions; notice states, we
have so curtailed [it] that I believe not a single objectionable line can be said to exist.
LA 2225
[A] Mother and Son. Drama, 3 acts. William Thomas Moncrieff.
No application. Prod. D.L., Apr. 24, 1821.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr., 1821.
LA 2226
The Grand Tour; [or, Stopped at Rochester]. Farce, 2 acts.
Application May 10, 1821, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. May 22.
MS: dated by Larpent May 11.
LA 2227
Il Turco in Italia; or, The Turk in Italy. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application; signed by John Ebers, H1. Prod. May 19, 1821.
MS: cast.
LA 2228
The Force of Friendship. Tragedy, 5 acts. Robert Lalor Sheil, from John Banim.
Application May 21, 1821, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
Damon and Pythias) May 28.
MS: dated by Larpent May 22; prologue and epilogue. Comp. Banim's
Damon and Pythias, 1821 (K-D 492): some minor differences.
LA 2229
Dirce; [or, The Fatal Urn]. Opera, 3 acts. From Pietro Metastasio,
Demofoonte.
Application May 26, 1820 [1821?], James Winston, D.L. Prod. June 2, 1821.
MS: dated by Larpent May 29.
LA 2230
State Secrets; or, Public Men in Private Life. Historical drama, 1 act. Alfred Snodgrass.
Application June 2, 1821, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. June 12.
MS: dated by Larpent June 4. Comp. 1821 (K-D 507): virtually the same.
LA 2231
Two Pence; or, Ladies Ridicules. Musical farce, 2 acts.
Application June 25, 1821, Samuel James Arnold, English Opera House. Prod. July 14.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), June 25.
LA 2232
The Spectre Bridegroom; or, A Ghost in Spite of Himself. Farce, 2 acts. William Thomas Moncrieff.
Application June 27, 1821, James Winston, D.L. Prod. July 2.
MS: Act I only; dated by Larpent June 28. Comp. 1821 (K-D 535): minor differences.
LA 2233
Peter and Paul; or, Love in the Vineyards. Comedy, 2 acts. James Robinson Planché.
Application July [June?] 28, 1821, Daniel Terry, H2. Prod. July 4.
MS: dated by Larpent June, 1821.
LA 2234
Occasional Address for the Opening of the Hay Market Theatre.
No application. Spoken H2, July 4, 1821 (?).
MS.
LA 2235
The Witch of Derncleugh. Drama, 3 acts. James Robinson Planché.
Application July 5, 1821, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. July 30.
MS: states, a new Dramatic version of Guy Mannering.
LA 2236
Two Wives!! or, A Hint to a Cross Husband. Dramatic sketch, 1 act. John Parry.
Application July 6, 1821, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. (as
Two Wives; or, A Hint to Husbands) Aug. 7.
MS. Comp.
Two Wives; or, A Hint to Husbands, n.d. (K-D 504): minor differences.
LA 2237
A Squeeze to the Coronation. Operatic sketch, 1 act. James Thomson.
Application July 16, 1821, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. July 19.
MS: earlier title, Country Curiosity, deleted. Comp. 1821 (K-D 499): extensive differences at beginning of Scene III; other,
minor differences.
LA 2238
Rise and Fall. Comedy, 3 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application July 30, 1821, Daniel Terry, H2. Prod. Aug. 4.
MS: prologue and epilogue.
LA 2239
The Master Key. Operetta, 1 act.
Application Aug. 3, 1821, George Bartley, Lyceum.
MS.
LA 2240
A Cure for Coxcombs. Operetta, 1 act.
Application Aug. 3, 1821, George Bartley, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 30.
MS. Comp. 1821 (K-D 505): some slight differences.
LA 2241
Marriage Projects. Dramatic piece, 1 act. John Poole.
Application Aug. 16, 1821, Daniel Terry, H2. Prod. (as
Matchmaking) Aug. 25.
MS.
LA 2242
Five Hundred Pounds. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Aug. 22, 1821, James Winston, D.L. Prod. Aug. 28.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 23.
LA 2243
The Bandit of Bohemia. Romantic drama, 3 acts. C. E. Walker.
No application. Prod. (as
Geraldi Duval; or, The Bandit of Bohemia) D.L., Sept. 8, 1821.
MS: dated, by Larpent, D.L., Sept. 3.
LA 2244
Guy Fawkes: A Gingerbread Tragedy. Burlesque, 1 act. J. Street (?).
Application Sept. 8, 1821, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum.
MS: signed at end, J. Street (?), copyist and author (?).
LA 2245
Ups and Downs; or, The Heart of a Woman. Operatic drama, 3 acts. Joseph Ebsworth.
Application Sept. 8, 1821, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum.
MS.
LA 2246
Monsieur Tonson. Farce, 2 acts. William Thomas Moncrieff.
Application Sept. 15, 1821, James Winston, D.L. Prod. Sept. 20.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 17. Comp. n.d. (Cumberland's British Theatre): numerous minor differences.
LA 2247
Match Breaking; or, The Prince's Present. Comedy, 3 acts. James Kenney.
Application Sept. 18, 1821, Daniel Terry, H2. Prod. Sept. 20.
MS. Comp. 1821 (K-D 500): slight discrepancies in dialogue.
LA 2248
Capers at Canterbury. Piece, 3 acts. James Robinson Planché.
No application. Prod. Adelphi, Oct. 1, 1821.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Adelphi, Sept. 27.
LA 2249
Bruno; or, The Sultan's Favorite. Burletta, 1 act.
Application Oct. 2, 1821, T. J. (James Thomas G.?) Rodwell, Adelphi. Prod. Oct. 8.
MS: included, a letter, Rodwell to Larpent, Oct. 5, giving title of burletta, which was omitted from application.
LA 2250
The Pirate's Bride. [The Corsair's Bride; or, The Valley of Mount Etna (?).] Burletta, 3 acts. [James Robinson Planché?]
Application Oct. 8, [1821,] William Lee, Adelphi. [Prod. as
The Corsair's Bride; etc., Oct. 22, 1821?]
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 7, 1821.
LA 2251
Irish Widow. Burletta, 2 acts. From David Garrick.
No application; endorsed, G W Reeve Olympic Theatre 1821. Prod. Nov. 3.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 25; cast.
LA 2252
Maid or Wife; or, The Deceiver Deceived. Farce, 2 acts. Barham Levius.
Application Oct. 27, 1821, James Winston, D.L. Prod. Nov. 5.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 28.
LA 2253
Married or Not? or, The Married Bachelor. Burletta, 1 act. P. P. O'Callaghan.
Application Oct. 31, [1821,] William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. (as
The Married Bachelor; or, Master and Man) Nov. 5.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 31. Comp.
The Married Bachelor; etc., 3d ed., 1827 (130496): a few minor differences.
LA 2254
Pedro Lobo; or, Here He Is Again. Farce with songs, 3 acts.
No application; signed G W Reeve Olympic Theatre 1821. Prod. Nov. 3.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 25; some corrections, and excisions (by Examiner?).
LA 2255
The Venison Pasty. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Nov. 5, 1821, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Nov. 10.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 6.
LA 2256
Marplot in Spain. Burletta, 3 acts. [From Susannah Centlivre,
Mar-Plot (?).]
No application. [Adelphi, Nov. 7, 1821.]
MS: dated by Larpent.
See LA 2362, another version of this play.
LA 2257
Life in London; [or, The Day and Night Adventures of Logic, Tom, and Jerry]. Burletta, 3 acts. Charles Isaac Mungo Dibdin
(?).
Application Nov. 8, 1821, G. W. Reeve, Olympic. Prod. Nov. 12.
MS: a few deletions. (A letter, Reeve to Larpent, regarding alterations, is included with LA 2269.) Comp.
Life in London; or, The Larks of Logic, Tom, and Jerry, 1822 (K-D 508): differs extensively.
See LA 2328.
LA 2258
The Lost Life. Comedy, 3 acts. William Thomas Moncrieff.
No application. Prod. D.L., Nov. 13, 1821.
MS: dated, by Larpent, D.L., Oct. 12; previous title, The Posthumous Man, deleted.
LA 2259
Zorayda; or, Scenes in Fashionable Life. Musical burletta, 3 acts. From Matthew Gregory Lewis,
Rich and Poor.
Application Nov. 14, 1821, G. W. Reeve, Olympic. Prod. Nov. 19.
Printed copy of Lewis,
Rich and Poor: title-page lacking; MS title states, altered from a favorite comedy; numerous passages deleted; new cast.
LA 2260
Le Solitaire; [or, The Recluse of the Alps]. Melodrama, 3 acts. James Robinson Planché.
Application Nov. 17, 1821, G. W. Reeve, Olympic. Prod. Nov. 24.
MS: previous title, The Solitary of the Desert Mountain, deleted.
LA 2261
The Pages of Frederick the Great. Comic piece, 2 acts. John Poole.
Application Nov. 19, 1821, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
The Two Pages of Frederick the Great) Dec. 1.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 20. Comp.
The Two Pages, etc., 1821 (K-D 505): several minor differences.
LA 2262
Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London. Burletta, 3 acts. William Thomas Moncrieff.
Application Nov. 23, 1821, William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Nov. 26.
MS: inserted, playbill for Adelphi, Dec. 26, 1821, for the 25th performance of
Tom and Jerry; also included, a note to Larpent and several papers regarding license of play. Comp. 2d ed., 1828 (130496): minor differences
throughout. Comp. also
Songs, Parodies, Duets, Choruses, &c., &c., in... Tom and Jerry, n.d. (K-D 508): a few slight differences.
See LA 2331, a version of this play.
LA 2263
Morilda's Wand; or, The Palace of the Statues. Interlude, 1 act.
Application Nov. 27, 1821, G. W. Reeve, Olympic. Prod. Dec. 13.
MS.
LA 2264
Hong Puf. Burletta, 1 act.
Application Dec. 4, 1821, William Lee, Adelphi.
MS.
LA 2265
The Man Milliner. Comic burletta, 2 acts.
Application Dec. 8, 1821, G. W. Reeve, Olympic.
MS.
LA 2266
Arrivals; or, Three Days at Long's. Comic burletta, 2 acts. W. A. Keep.
Application Dec., 1821, G. W. Reeve, Olympic. Prod. Dec. 10.
Printed copy,
Incog; or, Three Days at a Well-Known Hotel [1817]: title-page lacking; MS title supplied; last page of text revised slightly; no other alterations.
See LA 1976.
LA 2267
Giovanni in Ireland. Piece, 3 acts.
Application Dec. 10, 1821, James Winston, D.L. Prod. Dec. 22.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 11; some passages deleted, by Examiner(?).
LA 2268
Harlequin and Mother Bunch; or, The Yellow Dwarf. Pantomime, 13 scenes.
Application Dec. 13, 1821, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 14.
LA 2269
The House That Jack Built; or, Harlequin Tattered and Torn. Comic pantomime. G. Fox.
Application Dec. 20, 1821, G. W. Reeve, Olympic. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: text revised and portions deleted; included, a letter, Reeve to Larpent, regarding alterations in this play and in
Life in London (No. 2257).
LA 2270
Beauty and the Beast; or, Harlequin and the Magic Rose. Comic pantomime, 15 scenes.
No application. Prod. Adelphi, Dec. 26, 1821.
MS: title-page states, Adelphi Theatre Strand.
LA 2271
Henry the First; or, The British and Norman Feuds. Tragedy, 5 acts.
Application Dec. 26, 1821, James Winston, D.L. Prod. (as
Owen, Prince of Powys; or, Welsh Feuds) Jan. 28, 1822.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 27.
LA 2272
The Brisket Family; or, The Running of the Rat. Extravaganza, 2 acts. Douglas William Jerrold.
Application Jan. 3, 1822, G. W. Reeve, Olympic. Prod. (as
Dolly and the Rat; or, The Brisket Family) Jan. 9.
MS. Comp.
Dolly and the Rat, etc., 1823 (K-D 507): numerous differences in dialogue; some discrepancies in songs.
LA 2273
The Pirate. Play, 3 acts. William Dimond.
Application Jan. 3, 1821 [1822?], James Winston, D.L. Prod. Jan. 15, 1822.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 4.
LA 2274
Adeline; or, The Victim of Seduction. Melodrama, 3 acts. John Howard Payne.
Application Jan. 10, 1822, James Winston, D.L. Prod. Feb. 9.
MS. Comp. New York, 1822 (107039): except for passages near beginning of Act I, virtually the same.
LA 2275
The Pirate. Musical drama, 3 acts. James Robinson Planché.
Application Jan., 1822, G. W. Reeve, Olympic. Prod. Jan. 14.
MS: title states, founded on the Incident and dialogue of the popular Novel so called by the Author of Waverley. Comp. n.d.
(K-D 506): two extensive passages in MS not printed; other, minor differences throughout.
LA 2276
The Convict. Tragedy, 5 acts. Richard Lalor Sheil.
Application Jan. 16, 1822, Henry Harris, C.G. Prod. (as
The Huguenot) Dec. 11.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 18; cast; prologue and epilogue to The Huguenot.
LA 2277
The Committee; or, Irishman in Distress. Farce, 2 acts. Thomas Knight, from Robert Howard,
The Committee.
No application. Prod. Olympic, Jan. 18, 1822.
Printed copy, Knight,
Honest Thieves: MS title (as above) pasted over printed title; cast inserted in MS. Comp.
The Honest Thieves, 2d ed., 1797 (K-D 458): occasional slight differences.
See LA 1168.
LA 2278
Love in Humble Life. Comic melodramatic sketch, 1 act. John Howard Payne.
Application Jan. 26, 1822, James Winston, D.L. Prod. Feb. 14.
MS: dated by Larpent. Comp. n.d. (Cumberland's British Theatre): numerous, pronounced differences.
LA 2279
Montrose; or, The Children of the Mist. Opera, 3 acts. Isaac Pocock.
Application Feb. 4, 1822, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Feb. 14.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 6. Comp. 1822 (K-D 498): numerous lines in MS not in printed text.
LA 2280
The Veteran Soldier; or, The Farmer's Sons. Opera, 3 acts. Edward P. Knight.
Application Feb. 12, 1822, James Winston, D.L. Prod. (as
The Veterans; or, The Farmer's Sons) Feb. 23.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 13. Comp.
The Veteran, etc., 1822 (K-D 521): numerous, pronounced differences.
LA 2281
Giovanni in Botany! or, The Libertine Transported! Extravaganza, 1 act.
No application; cover dated Feb. 16, 1822. Prod. Olympic, Mar. 12.
MS: text somewhat revised.
LA 2282
The Innkeeper of Ab[b]eville; [or, The Hostler and the Robber]. Melodrama, 2 acts. Edward Fitzball.
Application undated, Edward Fitzball, Norwich. Prod. Mar.(?), 1822.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 6. Comp. 1822 (K-D 508): differs extensively.
LA 2283
Cherry and Fair Star; [or, The Children of Cyprus]. Melodramatic romance, 2 acts.
Application Mar. 27, 1822, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Apr. 8.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 29. Comp.
Songs, Chorusses, &c., in... Cherry and Fair Star, etc., 1822 (K-D 509): a few slight differences; songs, only, printed.
LA 2284
I Pretendenti Delusi. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application; title-page signed by John Ebers, H1. Prod. Apr. 9, 1822.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 28; cast.
LA 2285
Almoran and Hamet. Drama, 2 acts. J. H. Amherst.
Application Mar. 30, 1822, James Winston, D.L. Prod. Apr. 8.
MS: title-page gives title as An Eastern Tale of Enchantment.
LA 2286
My Lord! Farce, 2 acts.
Application Mar. 30, 1822, James Winston, D.L.
MS: dated by Larpent.
LA 2287
Peter Fin's Trip to Brighton. Farce, 2 acts. Richard Jones.
Application Mar. 31, 1822, John Hill, for Edinburgh.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 2. Comp. 1822 (K-D 500): numerous differences.
See LA 2302.
LA 2288
Ugolino. Melodrama, 2 acts.
No application. [Mar., 1822.]
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Norwich, Mar., 1822; much erased and corrected; cast.
LA 2289
The Bride of Lammermoor. Drama, 5 acts. John William Calcraft.
Application Apr. 13, 1822, John Hill, Edinburgh. Prod. May 1.
MS: dated, by Larpent(?), Apr. 16. Comp. Edinburgh, 1823 (K-D 499): marked differences.
LA 2290
The Law of Java. Musical play, 3 acts. George Colman, the Younger.
Application Apr. 20, 1822, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. May 11.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 22. Comp. 1822 (K-D 502): two songs differ; four songs printed not in MS; otherwise virtually the
same.
LA 2291
Pietro l'Eremita. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application; title-page signed John Ebers, H1. Prod. Apr. 23, 1822.
MS. (Dated Mar. 28 in B.C.)
LA 2292
Edwin. Play, 3 acts.
No application. [Edinburgh, Apr. 25, 1822.]
MS: dated by Larpent.
LA 2293
Morning, Noon, and Night; or, The Romance of a Day. Opera, 3 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Apr. 29, 1822, David Edward Morris, H2. Prod. Sept. 9.
MS: dated by Larpent Aug. 31. Comp. 1822 (K-D 499): wide differences between certain scenes in last act; numerous minor differences
in dialogue throughout; songs in MS not printed in some cases.
LA 2294
Otello; or, The Moor of Venice. Opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application; signed by John Ebers, H1. Prod. May 16, 1822.
MS: cast.
LA 2295
Clemenza; or, The Tuscan Orphan. Tragedy, 5 acts. Whitelaw Ainslie.
No application. Prod. Bath, June 1, 1822.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Bath, May 22; some revision of text; author's name given; prologue and epilogue.
LA 2296
Enquire Within. Farcical sketch, 1 act. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. Prod. (as
The Bill of Fare; or, For Further Particulars Enquire Within) H2, June 15, 1822.
MS: dated, by Larpent, H2, June 7.
LA 2297
Henri Quatre and the Fair Gabrielle. Operatic anecdote, 1 act. James Robinson Planché.
Application June 19, 1822, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. (as
The Fair Gabrielle) Sept. 6.
MS: Comp.
The Fair Gabrielle, 1822 (K-D 505): three songs printed not in MS; otherwise virtually identical.
LA 2298
An April Fool. Musical farce, 1 act.
Application June 19, 1922, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum.
MS.
LA 2299
The Banks of the Elbe. Comic opera, 2 acts. James Robinson Planché.
Application June 20, 1822, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. (as
All in the Dark; or, The Banks of the Elbe) July 10.
MS. Comp.
All in the Dark, etc., 1822 (K-D 505): slight differences.
LA 2300
Love Letters. Musical farce, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
No application. Prod. H2, June 24, 1822.
MS: dated, by Larpent, H2, June 7; seven pages of songs inserted before Act I.
LA 2301
Gil Blas, [AT 17, 25, 52]. Comic opera, 5 acts. George Macfarren.
Application June 28, 1822, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 15.
MS: some deletion of text.
LA 2302
The Retired Fishmonger; or, A New Road to Brighton. Farce, 2 acts. Richard Jones.
Application June 29, 1822, David Edward Morris, H2. Prod. (as
Peter Finn; or, A New Road to Brighton) July 11.
MS: dated by Larpent June 30; previous title, Peter Finn's Trip to Brighton, erased. Comp.
Peter Finn's Trip to Brighton, 1822 (K-D 500): a few slight differences.
See LA 2287.
LA 2303
John Buzzby; or, A Day's Pleasure. Comedy, 3 acts. James Kenney.
No application. Prod. H2, July 3, 1822.
MS: dated, by Larpent, H2, June 23. Comp. 1822 (K-D 500): a few lines in MS not printed; otherwise virtually the same.
LA 2304
Gordon the Gypsey. Melodrama, 2 acts.
Application Aug. 2, 1822, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 5.
MS: letter to Larpent from Arnold, dated Aug. 2, requests haste.
LA 2305
Gretna Green. Operetta, 1 act. Samuel Beazley, Jr.
Application Aug. 17, 1822, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 31.
MS.
LA 2306
Family Jars; or, The Double Mistake and the Triple Discovery. Musical farce, 2 acts. Joseph Lunn.
No application. Prod. H2, Aug. 26, 1822.
MS: dated, by Larpent, H2, Aug. 15. Comp. New York, n.d. (45969): one scene printed not in MS; one scene in MS not printed;
numerous minor differences, chiefly in Act II.
LA 2307
The New Marriage Act; or, A Lesson for Lovers! Musical burletta, 1 act.
Application Sept. 28, [1822,] William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Oct. 7.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 30.
LA 2308
The Pacha. Melodrama, 2 acts. James Robinson Planché (?) or John Howard Payne (?).
Application Oct. 13, 1822, Charles Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
Ali Pacha; or, The Signet-Ring) Oct. 19.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 18. Comp. Payne,
Ali Pacha, etc. (Cumberland's British Theatre): a few slight differences, chiefly lines in MS not printed.
LA 2309
Address for Opening the New Theatre, Drury Lane, on the 16th of October, 1822. George Colman, the Younger.
No application. Spoken Oct. 16, 1822.
MS. (Spoken by Mr. Terry [as Sir Peter Teazle].) Comp. printing in R. B. Peake,
Memoirs of the Colman Family [1841]: substantially the same.
LA 2310
New Lights. Interlude, 1 act. Richard Butler, Earl of Glengall.
Application Oct. 19, 1822, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
The Irish Tutor; or, New Lights), Oct. 28.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 20. Comp.
The Irish Tutor, etc., n.d. (K-D 505): a few slight differences, chiefly lines in MS not printed.
LA 2311
The Huntress of Arlingford. Opera, 3 acts. James Robinson Planché.
Application Oct. 23, 1822, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
Maid Marian; or, The Huntress of Arlingford) Dec. 3.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 24. Comp.
Maid Marian, etc. [1822] (K-D 498): numerous minor differences.
LA 2312
Joan of Arc; or, The Maid of Orleans. Melodrama, 3 acts. Edward Fitzball.
No application. Prod. Olympic, Oct. 28, 1822 (previously, Sadler's Wells, Aug. 12).
Printed copy, n.d. [1822]: dated, by Larpent, Olympic, Oct. 17.
LA 2313
Life in London. Extravaganza, 3 acts.
Application undated, Daniel Egerton, Olympic. Prod. Oct. 28, 1822 (?).
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 17, 1822; some deletion of text; another application, Nov. 21, by Egerton, for This Melo Drama,
may apply to
The Mountain Hut (No. 2319).
LA 2314
The Galley Slaves. Melodrama, 3 acts. John Howard Payne.
Application Oct. 30, 1822, Charles Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
The Two Galley Slaves; or, The Mill of St. Aldervon) Nov. 6.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 31. Comp.
The Two Galley Slaves (Cumberland's British Theatre), n.d. (83907): numerous differences throughout.
See LA 2316, a different version of this story.
LA 2315
Trumps in the Dumps; or, Diamonds in Durance. Prelude, 6 scenes.
Application undated, Daniel Egerton, Olympic.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 1, 1822.
LA 2316
The Two Gallery Slaves. Melodrama, 3 acts.
Application undated, William H. Tyson, for R. W. Elliston, D.L. Prod. Nov. 6, 1822.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 7. (Not listed in B.C.)
See LA 2314.
LA 2317
My Husband's Secret; or, Natural Magic. Comic burletta, 1 act. Thomas Meadows.
Application Nov. 18, [1822,] William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Nov. 21.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 19; title-page states, Freely adapted from the French.
LA 2318
The Minstrel Maid. Opera, 3 acts. William Dimond (?) or Thomas John Dibdin (?).
Application Nov. 21, 1822, James Winston, D.L. Prod. (as
A Tale of Other Times; or, Which Is the Bride?) Dec. 19.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 22.
LA 2319
The Mountain Hut; or, The Tinker and His Son. Melodrama, 3 acts. James Robinson Planché.
Application (with LA 2313?) Nov. 21, 1822, Daniel Egerton, Olympic. Prod. (as
The Mountain Hut; or, The Tinker's Son) Nov. 25.
MS.
LA 2320
Mr. Simpson & Co. Farce, 2 acts. John Poole.
Application Nov. 25, 1822, James Winston, D.L. Prod. (as
Simpson [UNK] Co.) Jan. 4, 1823.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 27. Comp.
Simpson and Co., 1822 (K-D 535): detailed differences in dialogue.
LA 2321
Old and Young. Farce, 1 act. John Poole.
Application Nov. 26, 1822, James Winston, D.L. Prod. Dec. 5.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 29. Comp. 1822 (K-D 535): differs extensively.
LA 2322
Two More Slaves; or, The Escape from Brixton. Burlesque parody, 1 act.
Application Nov. 30, 1822, Daniel Egerton, Olympic. Prod. (as
The Two Gallows Slaves; or, Escaped from Brixton) Dec. 9.
MS: title-page, dated by Larpent Nov. 30 and Dec. 2, states, Parody on the Two Galley Slaves; earlier title, The Two Gallow's
Slaves or the Mill of Brixton, partially deleted.
LA 2323
Cooking and Copying; or, The Cupboard and the Cabinet. Comic piece, 1 act.
Application Dec. 2, 1822, William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. (as
The Cupboard and the Cabinet) Dec. 12.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 3.
LA 2324
Harlequin and the Ogress; [or, The Sleeping Beauty of the Wood]. Dialogue, Chorusses, &c. Pantomime, 21 scenes. Charles Farley.
Application Dec. 16, 1822, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 17. Comp. 1822 (K-D 509): extensive differences.
LA 2325
Who Kill'd the Dog; or, Harlequin's Triumph. Comic pantomime, 15 scenes.
Application Dec. 17, [1822,] William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. (as
Harlequin's Holyday; or, Who Killed the Dog) Dec. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 18.
LA 2326
Gog and Magog; or, Harlequin Antiquary. Pantomime. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Dec. 21, 1822, James Winston, D.L. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 24.
LA 2327
Nigel; or, The Crown Jewels. Play, 5 acts. Isaac Pocock.
Application Dec. 30, 1822, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Jan. 28, 1823.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 31; prologue and epilogue. Comp. 1822 (K-D 498): one scene in MS not printed; other, slight discrepancies.
LA 2328
Life in London; or, The Larks of Logic, Tom, and Jerry. Extravaganza, 3 acts. Charles Isaac Mungo Dibdin.
No application. [1822.]
Printed copy, 1822. Comp. 1822 (K-D 508): a different ed., but virtually identical text.
See LA 2257.
LA 2329
Augusta; or, The Blind Girl. Drama, 3 acts. John Poole (?) or Robert William Elliston (?).
Application Jan. 5, 1823, R. W. Elliston, D.L. Prod. Jan. 14.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 6; title-page, in Elliston's hand, signed R W E.
LA 2330
Green in France; or, Tom and Jerry's Tour. Grand national burletta, 3 acts.
No application. Prod. Adelphi, Jan. 6, 1823.
MS: several passages deleted by Examiner. (Dated 1822 in B.C.)
LA 2331
Tom and Jerry. Burletta, 2 acts. Compressed from William Thomas Moncrieff,
Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London.
Application Jan. 8, 1823, W. H. Murray, Edinburgh. Prod. Jan. 27 (?).
MS: date by Larpent Jan. 27.
See LA 2262.
LA 2332
The Fortunes of Nigel; or, King James I and His Times. [George Heriot (?)]. Melodramatic romance, 3 acts. Edward Fitzball.
Application Jan. 24, 1823, John Hill, Edinburgh. [Prod. as
George Heriot, Feb. 6?]
Printed copy, 1822: dated, by Larpent, Edinburgh, Jan. 27.
See LA 2393.
LA 2333
The Fancy's Opera. Opera, 2 acts.
No application; signed by William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Jan. 27, 1823.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 19.
See LA 2334.
LA 2334
Prelude, [on The Taste of the Town, to The Fancy's Opera].
No application. Prod. Adelphi, Jan. 27, 1823.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Adelphi, Jan. 19.
See LA 2333.
LA 2335
The Beacon of Liberty. Melodrama, 2 acts.
Application Jan. 31, 1823, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. Oct. 8.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 1.
LA 2336
Not Dined Yet; or, Sponge in the Country. Burletta, 1 act.
Application (with LA 2337) Feb. 1, 1823, William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. (as
No Dinner Yet; or, Sponge Out of Town) Feb. 10.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb. 3.
LA 2337
My Two Nephews. Farce, 2 acts. Richard Brinsley Peake.
Application Feb. 8, 1823, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
The Duel; or, My Two Nephews) Feb. 18.
MS: inserted, a note, from Charles Kemble to Larpent, requesting haste. Comp.
The Duel, etc., 1823 (K-D 503): slight differences.
LA 2338
La Donna del Lago; or, The Lady of the Lake. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. Andrea Leone Tottola.
No application; signed by John Ebers, H1. Prod. Feb. 18, 1823.
MS: dated by Larpent Feb., 1823; cast.
LA 2339
Charles Edward Stuart, The Pretender, in Scotland; or, The Misfortunes of an Exile. Historical drama, 3 acts. Joseph Kemp
(?), from Alexander Duval.
Application Feb. 20, 1823, Dr. [Joseph?] Kemp, Exeter.
MS: title-page states, Altered, and amended, in a great measure, from the French of M. Alexander Duval... Acted for the first
time, at Paris, on the 18th. Feby. 1802...
LA 2340
Agnes; or, The Midnight Marriage, Application for License for.
MS: notice dated T.R., Bath, Feb. 26 [1823?], and signed C. Charlton Manager T.R. Bath.
LA 2341
The Melfi. Tragedy, 5 acts. Mary Russell Mitford.
Application Mar. 5, 1823, Charles Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
Julian) Mar. 15.
MS: prologue and epilogue to Julian. Comp.
Julian, n.d. (Dev 12mo 71): numerous minor differences.
LA 2342
Eugenio; or, The Secrets of the Abbey. Melodrama, 3 acts.
Application Mar. 7, 1823, for James Smith, Norwich.
MS. (B.C. gives theatre as T.R., Newcastle.)
LA 2343
The Vision of the Sun; or, The Orphan of Peru. Melodrama, 2 acts.
Application Mar. 13, 1823, Charles Kemble, C.G. Prod. Mar. 31.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 14. Comp.
Songs, Chorusses, &c., &c., in...The Vision of the Sun, 1823 (K-D 509): slight discrepancies, each version containing some songs not in the other.
LA 2344
Whang Fong. Piece, 2 acts. Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Mar. 17, 1823, James Winston, D.L. Prod. (as
The Chinese Sorcerer; or, The Emperor and His Three Sons) Mar. 31.
MS.
LA 2345
Scotch Marriage Laws; or, The Deacon and Her Deputy. Farce, 2 acts.
Application Mar. 17, 1823, John Liston, Edinburgh.
MS: dated by Larpent Mar. 18.
LA 2346
Peveril of the Peak; or, The Days of King Charles II. Melodramatic romance, 3 acts. Edward Fitzball.
Application Mar. 31, 1823, John Hill, for Edinburgh. Prod. Apr. 12 (previously, Surrey, Feb. 6).
Printed copy [1823]: half-title endorsed by Larpent and dated Apr. 1.
LA 2347
Roses and Thornes; or, Two Houses under One Roof. Comedy, 5 acts. Joseph Lunn.
Application Mar. 31, 1823, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (three-act version) H2, Aug. 24, 1825.
MS: dated C.G., Apr. 1, 1823. Comp. n.d. (Cumberland's British Theatre), 1826: numerous and extensive differences, incidental
to reduction of play as printed, to three acts.
LA 2348
Elisa E Claudio. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts.
No application; signed by John Ebers, H1. Prod. Apr. 12, 1823.
MS: cast.
LA 2349
The Recluse; or, The Banks of the Delaware. Musical drama, 2 acts. Charles Feist.
No application. [Norwich, Apr. 16, 1823.]
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 16; title-page, dated Mar., 1823, states by Charles Feist-Swaffham-Norfolk.
LA 2350
Clari; or, The Milanese Peasant Girl. Opera, 3 acts. James Robinson Planché or John Howard Payne (?).
Application Apr. 22, 1823, Charles Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
Clari; or, The Maid of Milan) May 8.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 24. Comp. Payne's
Clari; or, The Maid of Milan, 1823 (K-D 499): only slight discrepancies.
LA 2351
The Battle of Bothwell Brig. Historical drama, 5 acts. John William Calcraft.
No application. Prod. Edinburgh, May 3, 1823.
MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 30; author's name on title.
LA 2352
Bears Not Beasts; or, Four Legs Better than Two. Farce, 1 act. Henry M. Milner (?).
No application. [Norwich, May 5, 1823.]
MS: dated by Larpent.
LA 2353
Cent per Cent; or, The Masquerade. Farce, 2 acts. Isaac Pocock.
Application May 8, 1823, Charles Kemble, C.G. Prod. May 29.
MS: dated by Larpent May 10. Comp. n.d. (K-D 521): minor differences.
LA 2354
If Quite Convenient. Comic farce, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. (as
₤8. 10. 1, if Quite Convenient) D.L., May 14, 1823.
MS: dated, by Larpent, D.L., May 5.
LA 2355
Ricciardo E Zoraide. Opera (Italian), 2 acts. _____ Berio.
No application; signed by John Ebers, H1. Prod. June 5, 1823.
MS: cast.
LA 2356
Mrs. Smith; or, The Wife and the Widow. Piece, 1 act. John Howard Payne.
No application. Prod. H2, June 18, 1823.
MS: dated by Larpent June 10; one speech and several phrases deleted by Examiner.
LA 2357
Matilde Shabran E Corradino; ossia, La [B]eltà in Trionfo. Melodrama (Italian), 2 acts. _____ Ferretti (?).
No application; signed by John Ebers, H1. Prod. (as
Matilda e Corradino; ossia, Il Trionfo della Beltà) July 3, 1823.
MS: title-page states, del. Sigr. Poeta. Ferretti [?]; some deletion of text; cast.
LA 2358
Sweethearts and Wives. Operatic comedy, 3 acts. James Kenney.
No application. Prod. H2, July 7, 1823.
MS: dated, by Larpent, H2, June 21. Comp.
Songs, Duets, Chorusses, &c., &c., in...Sweethearts and Wives, 1823 (K-D 536): six songs printed not in MS, three in MS not printed; slight differences between some of those that appear
in both versions.
LA 2359
Frankenstein. Melodramatic opera, 3 acts. Richard Brinsley Peake.
Application July 12, 1823, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. (as
Presumption; or, The Fate of Frankenstein) July 28.
MS.
LA 2360
I Will Have A Wife. Musical farce, 2 acts. James Robinson Planché.
Application July 21, 1823, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 7.
MS.
LA 2361
Spanish Bonds; or, Wars in Wedlock. Farce, 2 acts.
Application July 23, 1823, David Edward Morris, H2. Prod. Aug. 2.
MS: dated by Larpent; numerous passages in play and entire epilogue deleted (by Examiner?); epilogue.
LA 2362
Too Curious by Half; or, Marplot in Spain. Musical drama, 2 acts. James Robinson Planché, from Susannah Centlivre,
Mar-Plot.
Application Aug. 5, 1823, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Aug. 27.
MS: title-page states, Altered from Mrs. Centlivre by J. R. P. London. 1823; year, on title-page and at beginning of Act II,
has been altered from 1822 to 1823; several passages deleted.
See LA 2256, another version of this play, without the songs.
LA 2363
A Dun A-Day. Operetta, 1 act.
Application Aug. 19, 1823, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Sept. 10.
MS.
LA 2364
Assumptions! Musical entertainment, 2 acts. From Susannah Centlivre.
Application Aug. 23, 1823, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. (as
The Guardians Outwitted; or, A Bold Stroke for a Wife) Sept. 1.
MS: title-page states, founded on Mrs. Centlivre's Comedy of
A Bold Stroke for a Wife.
LA 2365
Fish Out of Water; or, Clerkship and Cookery. Farce, 2 acts. Joseph Lunn.
No application. Prod. H2, Aug. 26, 1823.
MS: dated, by Larpent, H2, Aug. 17.
LA 2366
Hit or Miss, New Scenes in. Musical farce, 2 acts. Isaac Pocock.
Application Sept. 1, 1823, Samuel James Arnold, Lyceum. Prod. Sept. 9.
MS: letter, Arnold to Larpent, Sept. 1, requests haste. Comp.
Hit or Miss, n.d. (Dev 12mo 80): a few lines in MS are printed; otherwise, the New Scenes not printed.
See LA 1615 (only a few lines the same).
LA 2367
The Great Unknown. Farce, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. H2, Sept. 9, 1823.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 1.
LA 2368
The Vicar of Wakefield. Pastoral opera, 3 acts. From Thomas John Dibdin.
Application Sept. 20, 1823, David Edward Morris, H2. Prod. Sept. 27.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 21; extensive revision and deletion; cast. Comp. Dibdin's
The Vicar of Wakefield, 1817 (K-D 507): extensive differences in scenes and characters; MS in part a prose paraphrase of the printed versification.
See LA 1985.
LA 2369
A Matter of Doubt; [or, Seven Years' Since]. Burletta, 1 act.
Application Sept. 26, [1823,] William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Oct. 6.
MS: dated Sept. 28; earlier title, Hopes & Fears; or, A Matter of Doubt; application for
The Prince and the Player (No. 2371) requests that title of Hopes and Fears be changed to A Matter of Doubt.
LA 2370
Stella and Leatherlungs; or, A Star and a Stroller. Dramatic sketch, 1 act. George Colman, the Younger (?).
Application Sept. 27, 1823, James Winston, D.L. Prod. Oct. 1.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 29; cast.
LA 2371
The Prince and the Player; or, Trifling Mistake. Burletta, 2 acts.
Application Sept. 27, [1823,] William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Oct. 6.
MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 29; previous title, The Prince is Come!, deleted.
LA 2372
Rosalie; or, The Deserted Child. Drama, 2 acts. Joseph Ebsworth.
No application. Prod. (as
Rosalie; or, Father and Daughter) H2, Oct. 7, 1823.
MS: dated, by Larpent, H2, Oct. 6; extensive deletions and revisions of text; cast.
LA 2373
Hernando Cortez; or, The Conquest of Mexico. Opera, 3 acts. James Robinson Planché.
Application Oct. 11, 1823, Charles Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
Cortez; or, The Conquest of Mexico) Nov. 5.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 13. Comp.
Cortez, etc., n.d. (K-D 534): minor differences.
LA 2374
Another Piece of Presumption! Burletta, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. Adelphi, Oct. 20, 1823.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 18.
LA 2375
Procida; or, Sicilian Vespers. Tragedy, 5 acts. Felicia Dorothea Hemans.
Application Oct. 20, 1823, Charles Kemble, C.G. Prod. (as
The Vespers of Palermo) Dec. 12.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 23; prologue and epilogue give title as Procida; or, Vespers of Palermo. Comp.
The Vespers of Palermo, 1823 (K-D 534): MS prologue and epilogue not printed; numerous lines and two complete scenes printed not in MS; other, slighter
discrepancies.
LA 2376
The Ferry of the Guiers. Dramatic romance, 2 acts.
Application Oct. 22, 1823, Charles Kemble, C.G. Prod. Nov. 13.
MS: dated by Larpent Oct. 23.
LA 2377
The Cataract of the Ganges; or, The Rajah's Daughter. Grand romantic melodrama, 2 acts. William Thomas Moncrieff.
No application. Prod. D.L., Oct. 27, 1823.
MS: dated, by Larpent, D.L., Oct. 9. Comp. 1823 (K-D 536): with one exception, songs are different; numerous differences in
dialogue; one scene in MS not printed.
LA 2378
The Irish Poleander; or, Love and Loyalty. Burletta, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. (as
The Irish Poleander; or, The Lady and the Lawyer) Olympic, Oct. 27, 1823.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Olympic, Oct. 12.
LA 2379
Recommendation[s]; or, Another Fish Out of Water. Comic burletta, 1 act.
No application. Prod. Olympic, Oct. 27, 1823.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Olympic, Oct. 18; last page dated Oct. 9.
LA 2380
The Murderer. [The Father and the Son(?).] Melodrama, 3 acts.
No application. [Prod. as
The Father and the Son, Edinburgh, Nov. 1, 1823?]
MS: dated, by Larpent, Edinburgh, Oct. 16, 1823.
LA 2381
Down the Area! or, Mistress and Maid! Comic farce, 2 acts.
No application; title-page signed by William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Nov. 10, 1823.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Adelphi, Nov. 12, 1822 [1823?].
LA 2382
Life in a Hotel; or, Dead Buried and Up Again. Burletta, 2 acts.
No application. [Olympic, Nov. 11, 1823.]
MS: dated by Larpent.
LA 2383
The Roebuck. Comedy, 2 acts. Richard Brinsley Peake, from Augustus von Kotzebue.
Application Nov. 15, 1823, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
The Poachers) Feb. 6, 1824.
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 17; states, Adapted from the German.
LA 2384
Caius Gracchus. Tragedy, 5 acts. James Sheridan Knowles.
No application. Prod. D.L., Nov. 18, 1823 (previously, Belfast, Feb. 13, 1815).
MS: dated by Larpent Nov. 6, 1823; prologue (written by John Taylor Esqr.) and epilogue. Comp. Glasgow, 1823 (K-D 531): prologue
and epilogue not printed; MS a much shortened version.
LA 2385
Win and Wear Her; or, Race for a Wife! Comic burletta, 3 acts. H. C. Williams or Henry W. Challis (?).
No application. Prod. (as
A Race for a Wife; or, Win Her and Wear Her) Olympic, Nov. 21, 1823.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Olympic, Nov. 4; previous title, A Race for a Wife! or The Man of Two Masters!, deleted; title-page
gives author as H. C. Williams. Comp. H. W. Challis'
A Race for a Wife, etc., n.d. (K-D 535): a few slight differences; printed in two acts.
See LA 2169.
LA 2386
The Schemer. Farce, 2 acts.
No application. [Olympic, Nov. 25, 1823.]
MS: dated by Larpent; cast.
LA 2387
Love's Vagaries; [or, How to Draw a Long Bow]. Farce, 3 acts.
No application. Prod. Olympic, Dec. 1, 1823.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Olympic, Nov. 28.
LA 2388
Harlequin and Poor Robin; or, The House That Jack Built. Pantomime, 22 scenes. Charles Farley (?).
Application Dec. 4, 1823, Charles Kemble, C.G. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 5; songs and some dialogue only. Comp.
Songs, Chorusses, &c....in Harlequin and Poor Robin, 1823 (K-D 536): a few discrepancies.
LA 2389
The Death of Don Giovanni. Burlesque, 1 act.
No application. Prod. (as
The Death of Giovanni; or, The Shades of Logic, Tom and Jerry) Olympic, Dec. 8, 1823.
MS: dated, by Larpent, Olympic, Dec. 3; subtitle, or, The Funeral of the Hero, deleted.
LA 2390
I'll Stay Where I Am. Farce, 1 act.
No application. Prod. (as
I Won't Go! or, A New Way to Keep a Place) Olympic, Dec. 15, 1823 (?).
MS: previous title, I Won't Go, deleted.
LA 2391
My Lord's Warming Pan. Comic burletta, 2 acts.
No application. Prod. (as
My Lord; or, The Warming Pan) Olympic, Dec. 15, 1823.
MS: dated by Larpent Dec. 8; previous title, My Lord! or a Peers Warming Pan, changed on cover and title-page.
LA 2392
Dr. Faustus and the Black Demon; or, The Seven Fairies of the Grotto. Pantomime, 19 scenes.
Application Dec. 20, 1823, William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Dec. 26.
MS: dated Season 1823-4.
LA 2393
The Fortunes of Nigel; or, King James I and His Times. Melodramatic romance, 3 acts. Edward Fitzball.
No application. [1823?]
Printed copy, 1822: inscribed on title-page, The Author's Compts. (Not listed in B.C. Not submitted for license?) Comp. LA
2332 (
q.v.): identical.
LA 2394
The Italian Wife. Tragedy, 5 acts.
No application. [1823?]
Printed copy, 1823.
LA 2395
Philandering; or, The Rose Queen. Comic opera, 3 acts. Samuel Beazley, Jr.
Application Jan. 6, 1824, James Winston, D.L. Prod. Jan. 13.
MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 7. Comp. 1824 (K-D 535): extensive differences throughout.
LA 2396
Manumission; or, The Soldier's Welcome Home. Comic opera, 3 acts. William Dimond.
Application Jan. 7, 1824, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (as
The Native Land; or, The Return from Slavery) Feb. 10.
MS. Comp.
Native Land, etc., 1824 (K-D 536): differences throughout, chiefly lines printed not in MS.
LA 2397
St. Ronan's Well. Melodramatic burletta, 3 acts. James Robinson Planché.
Application Jan. 15, [1824,] William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Jan. 19.
MS.
LA 2398
Zelmira. Comic opera (Italian), 2 acts. Andrea Leone Tottola.
No application; signed by G. Benelli, H1. Prod. Jan. 24, 1824.
MS: dated, by Larpent, H1, Jan. 6; title-page states, La Poesià del Dramma è del Signor Andrea Leone Totola.
LA 2399
Iphigenia. Tragedy, 5 acts. John Dennis.
No application. Not produced (?).
Printed copy, 1700. (Apparently not submitted for license.)
List of Unidentified Items (LA 2400-2503)
LA 2400
Abel Drugger's Return from the Fete Champetre at Marylebone Gardens. MS. For the Benefit of Mr. Weston On Monday Evening.
LA 2401
Address. Call Hubert, Boy! 'Tis his task to begin. MS:
dated 1784.
LA 2402
Address for the English Prisoners in France. MS: dated, by Larpent, H2.
June 18, 1812.
LA 2403
Address. From Isis Banks, just wing'd his daring flight. MS: endorsed Address 1784, and, by J.P.C.(?), On some young Actor
who left the University for the Stage.
LA 2404
Address. Happy the Bard the Drama must confess. MS: endorsed, by J.P.C., for the sister of Mrs. Wells.
LA 2405
Address. Heavens! could these worthies once again arise. MS: endorsed Edinburgh.
LA 2406
Address Intended to Be Spoken on the Opening of the New Theatre Royal English Opera. Well! here I am at last-& what's as true.
MS.
LA 2407
Address, Occasional, by Mr. Lacy. MS: endorsed, by J.P.C., for his [Lacy's] Benefit.
LA 2408
Address, Occasional. The long historic track of Time survey. MS: dated 1796; endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), On some Benefit for Charity.
LA 2409
Address. To carry Coal to Newcastle-Absurd! MS.
LA 2410
Address to the Volunteers of Great Britain. In Spartan Bands to breathe heroic fire. MS.
LA 2411
Address. When Rome's proud legions sought the Albion Throne. Application June 3, 1804, William Powell, D.L. MS.
LA 2412
Address. When young Recruits by hard campaigns at length. Application undated, Thomas Linley, D.L. MS: states, To be spoken
by Mr. King on his 1st. Appearance this Season.
LA 2413
Address. Whilst neighbouring nations fired with patriot rage. MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G.
Jan. 25, 1791.
LA 2414
Address. Ye friends of Man whose generous hearts can feel. MS: signed, Charles George Dyer.
LA 2415
Address. Ye generous Friends, who so kindly appear. MS: endorsed, Address Theatre Royal Covent Garden.
May 1st. 1802.
LA 2416
Address. Ye Liberal friends to the Arts & the Muses. By Thomas John Dibdin (?). MS: signed, T. Dibdin; endorsed, by J.P.C.,
When invasion was threatened by France T. Dibdin's writing.
LA 2417
Address. You who have shook the Trident of the Main. MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), On opening the Theatre.
LA 2418
The Doctor and His Apprentice. A comic tale. James Kenny. MS: states, written by Mr. Kenney.
June 14th. 1806.
LA 2419
Epilogue for Miss Falkner. As when a Bard, who long before in vain. Application undated, John Rich, C.G. MS.
LA 2420
Epilogue. Come on my hearts, Courage can ne'er be blam'd. MS.
LA 2421
Epilogue. Cramm'd to the Throat with wholesome moral Stuff. MS.
LA 2422
An Epilogue (Critics-no frowns!-behold the authors pen) to Be Spoken by Mrs. Leon in the Character of Miss Harcourt. MS.
LA 2423
Epilogue. Did ever author take so wide a field! MS.
LA 2424
Epilogue, [Edward III]. MS: two epilogues-one endorsed, by J.P.C., Variation to Edward III; the other, endorsed by J.P.C.,
Original Edward II.
LA 2425
Epilogue for Fatima. Is the Stage clear?-bless me-I've such a Dread! MS.
LA 2426
Epilogue. In all this bustle, rage, and Tragic roar. MS.
LA 2427
Epilogue. In former times-'tis long ago I own- MS.
LA 2428
Epilogue. Ladies your servant-Servant Gentlemen all- MS: endorsed, by J.P.C., Qy Murphys writing Spoken by Miss Elliot.
LA 2429
Epilogue. Long has the shameful License of the Age. MS: endorsed, by J.P.C. (?), Qy to Regulus Drury Lane.
1774.
LA 2430
Epilogue. Lord! what a stupid Race these Poets are! MS.
LA 2431
Epilogue. Methinks I hear some youthful Critic say. MS.
LA 2432
Epilogue to Modern Times. MS.
LA 2433
Epilogue. No longer now Camilla, I appear. MS.
LA 2434
Epilogue. Oh what will become of me? Oh what will I do? Nobody coming to marry me-nobody coming to woo. MS.
LA 2435
Epilogue on the Comic Characters of Women. Some Poets say, if such we Poets call. [Joseph Addison's
The Drummer.] MS: endorsed [Mrs.?] Pope. Comp.
A Prologue on Comic Poetry, and an Epilogue on the Comic Characters of Women, as Spoke at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden
[by Mrs. Bland], 1753 (131933): identical.
LA 2436
Epilogue. Our Bard, midst doubts and fears-and strange dismay. MS.
LA 2437
Epilogue. Our Bards of late, so tragic in their calling. MS.
LA 2438
Epilogue, Spoken by the Lady Who Played Lady Anne in the Tragedy and Maria in the Farce. MS. Comp. LA 2439: partly the same.
LA 2439
Epilogue, Spoken by the Young Lady Who Played Prince Edward in the Tragedy & Corinna in the Farce. MS. (See LA 2438.)
LA 2440
[Epilogue.] The transient Scene of Mimic Passions past. Application undated, Mrs. Yates (Widow of Lieutenant Yates), H1 (?). MS: dated, by J.P.C.(?), Feb., 1797.
LA 2441
Epilogue. To night you've seen a faithful Bard reveal. MS.
LA 2442
Epilogue, Occasional, to Be Spoken by Mrs. Pope on Friday, 5th May. MS: endorsed, by J.P.C., on her return to Theatre.
LA 2443
Epilogue. Tho' the young Smarts I see begin to sneer. MS.
LA 2444
Epilogue. Trembling t'approach ye after what has past. MS.
LA 2445
Epilogue. Unhand me, Gentlemen, by Heaven, I say. MS.
LA 2446
Epilogue. We trust the Comedy perform'd tonight. MS. Endorsed Prologues and Epilogues 1790.
LA 2447
A Fig for the Fellows. [Epilogue?] [1799?] MS: endorsed, by J.P.C., T. R. Covent Garden May 24, 1799. No Play.
LA 2448
An Introductory Dialogue to Some Imitative Recitals. MS.
LA 2449
Un Jeu d'Esprit; or, Jerry Sneak's Intended Law-suit with the Major. MS: some lines deleted.
Physical Description: (2 versions.)
LA 2450
The Jeu d'Esprit, Song (The Waggoner) and Glee for. MS.
LA 2451
Letter from George Colman, the Younger(?) [to Larpent?]. MS: dated Monday Morning; signed, G. Colman; encloses for approval
three lines, beginning When Dullard's perk on Criticism's seat.
Note
This belongs with LA 1383 (LWC, 26/5/71)
LA 2452
[Lines,] When Genius sinks to an untimely grave. MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), On the death of some Composer
1776.
LA 2453
Mother Shipton's Review of the Audience. Application undated, Thomas Harris, C.G. MS: notice states, intended to be spoken
by Mr. Quick at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden.
LA 2454
Prologue. Ah, Sirs! it is an Axiom, and too true. MS.
LA 2455
[Prologue.] Amidst the dread Commotions of the Age. MS: endorsed, by J.P.C., [the Prologue] to one of Vanbrughs Plays revived.
LA 2456
Prologue. Amidst the tumult of each bustling stage. MS.
LA 2457
Prologue. Among the tawny Sons of Indian Lands. MS.
LA 2458
Prologue. Aristophanes of the Modern Stage. MS: endorsed, partly in shorthand, by J.P.C., Virgin Refugee [UNK].
LA 2459
Prologue, As tender plants, which dread the boist'rous gale, and Epilogue, What part shall I assume? O tell me while I greet
you. MS: dated, by J.P.C.(?),
1794.
LA 2460
Prologue. As wary Generals ere they risk a fight. MS.
LA 2461
Prologue. Bold is the Man! who, in this nicer Age. MS.
LA 2462
Prologue. Critics for once your dread decree Suspend. MS.
LA 2463
Prologue. A Female Culprit at your Bar appears. MS.
LA 2464
Prologue. Fond of your Praise-the Praise which most I love. MS. Comp. LA 2465: almost identical.
LA 2465
Prologue. Fond of your Praise-the Praise which most I love. MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), Spoken by the Simsons.
LA 2466
Prologue [for the Opening of Covent Garden]. MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), Opening C.G.
LA 2467
Prologue for the Prince's Birthday. [By David Garrick?] Application by D. Garrick, D.L. MS: notice signed by Garrick, for
Mr. Lacy & himself.
LA 2468
Prologue for the Theatrical Fund. MS.
LA 2469
[Prologue? to she Couldn't Help It (?)] In these gay Days a little given to Riot. MS: endorsed, by J.P.C., Murphy's writing.
LA 2470
Prologue. In vain would Satire with misguided rage. MS.
LA 2471
Prologue, I've por'd on th'ancients till I'm almost blind, and Epilogue, Anon will be the Critic's busy Hour. MS.
LA 2472
Prologue. Let Truths clear Eye, to Equity resign'd. MS.
LA 2473
Prologue. May I take the Liberty-to intrude upon your Patience-for a minute? MS: endorsed, by J.P.C., Qy Murphy's writing.
LA 2474
Prologue, Occasional. Of all the Victims which enamour'd Fame. MS: dated, by J.P.C.(?),
1794.
LA 2475
Prologue, An Occasional, to The Man's Bewitch'd. MS.
LA 2476
Prologue, on Occasion of a Monument Design'd to Be Erected, by Contribution, to Shakespeare. MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?),
1768-9 Qs.
LA 2477
Prologue to Oedipus. John Lockman (?). MS: signed, Jno. Lockman; endorsed, by J.P.C., Lockman's handwriting.
LA 2478
Prologue (Of all the Taxes, Custom's Power has made) to the New Piece. Thomas John Dibdin. MS: states, written by T. Dibdin.
LA 2479
Prologue (Oft has the trembling Poet sent me forth) by Mrs. Pope. MS: endorsed, by J.P.C.(?), on her Benefit.
LA 2480
A Prologue on Comic Poetry, [Spoke before Mr. Addison's Drummer; or, The Haunted House, by Mr. Ryan].
MS. Comp. 1753 (131933): virtually identical. (See LA 2435.)
LA 2481
Prologue and Epilogue to Oliver Cromwell. [George Smith Green.] MS: endorsed, by J.P.C., Never acted-(against Rich & Garrick)
By G Smith Green; dated by J.P.C.
1752.
LA 2482
Prologue, Our Comic bard, before whose roving Eye,and Epilogue, Truth has declar'd, and question it none can. MS: dated, by
J.P.C.(?),
1794.
LA 2483
Prologue. Our modern Poets scarce know how to choose. MS.
LA 2484
[Prologue.] Pray Sir come back-come back-the author swears. MS.
LA 2485
Prologue. Prest by the load of life the weary mind. MS.
LA 2486
Prologue, and Alterations [Richard III, Burlesque?]. MS: dated, by J.P.C.(?),
Qy 1791.
LA 2487
Prologue. Since ev'ry rav'nous Critic's in his place. MS.
LA 2488
Prologue. Studious the guilty passions to controul. MS.
LA 2489
[Prologue.] Studious to please, but with a Conscious Fear. MS.
LA 2490
[Prologue.] That Critics may [[UNK]?] nor malice grumble. MS: two lines deleted; on verso, Mr. Farren deleted.
LA 2491
Prologue, Tho' I'm a Female, and the rule is ever, and Epilogue, I must, will, speak; I hope my Dress and Air. MS.
LA 2492
Prologue, to Be Spoken at the Opening of the New Theatre in Glasgow. MS. Dated by Larpent Apr., 1805.
LA 2493
Prologue. When e'er a new fledg'd Poet hither brings. MS.
LA 2494
Prologue. When Fruits & Flowers Uncultivated lye. MS.
LA 2495
Prologue. When the rude Masters of the early time. MS.
LA 2496
Prologue, With modest Dread this Night I mount the Stage, and Epilogue, As it's the Form of Satire now in Vogue. MS: prologue,
By the Author of the Play; epilogue, By a friend.
LA 2497
Prologue. Ye glitt'ring Train whom Lace & Velvet bless. MS.
LA 2498
[Richard III (?).] Scene from (?). MS.
LA 2499
A Snack for the Travellers. [A piece for recitation?] MS.
LA 2500
Song. I was born beyond the Humber. MS.
LA 2501
Song. Old Father Antic the Law. MS.
LA 2502
Song. When I liv'd in Balenocrazy, dear. MS.