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Early Nineteenth-Century Drama
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The nymph of the grotto: or a daughter’s vow, an opera in three acts.
(CG 15 Jan 1829). 1829.
Songs, duetts [sic], chorusses [sic], &c in The nymph of the grotto.
1829.
The carnival at Naples: a play in five acts. (CG 30 Oct 1831). 1831.
Stage struck: or the loves of Augustus Portarlington and Celestina
Beverley, a farce in one act. (EOH 12 Nov 1835). [18??]; Lacy 10;
Dicks 324; French 142. From James Cobb’s Love in the east.
Sketches in India; a farce in one act. (SW 18 Mar 1846). New York
[18??]; French 90. Adapted from the Englishmen in India (see
above).
See also Nicoll 4, pp. 306–7, 581. [bjo’c]
Charles Farley 1771–1859
Actor, dancer, choreographer, and pantomime ‘arranger’. Along with T. J.
Dibdin, with whom he initially collaborated, Farley is responsible for
developing pantomime, with its extended harlequinade, as the principle
nineteenth-century theatrical genre to express topical satire. His manuscript
work, before 1824, is in the Larpent Collection (Huntington), and thereafter in
the Lord Chamberlain’s Collection, BL. Abbreviated printed libretti are in BL,
Kemble-Devonshire Collection (Huntington), in the Theatre Collection,
Harvard, and the Theatre Museum, London.
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The magic oak; or, Harlequin woodcutter. (CG 29 Jan 1799).
The corsair; or, The Italian nuptials. (H 29 July 1801).
Harlequin’s magnet; or, The Scandinavian sorcerer. (CG 30 Dec
1805). With T. J. Dibdin.
Harlequin and Mother Goose; or, The golden egg. (CG 29 Dec 1806).
With T. J. Dibdin. (Fairburn’s description of the new pantomime
called Harlequin and mother goose; or, The golden egg, now
performing with unbounded applause at the Theatre Royal
Covent Garden, wherein is fully described the transformations,
scenes &c, also the songs, London, published by John Fairburn,
Price Sixpence. n.d. This is the first of only two full contemporary
texts describing an entire pantomime. See Niklaus, below).
Harlequin in his element; or, Fire, water, earth, and air. (CG 26 Dec
1807). With T.J. Dibdin. (Scale’s edn. A description of Harlequin
in his element; or, Fire, water, earth, and air, a popular
pantomime, performing with universal applause at Covent-
Garden Theatre. London. Printed for J. Scales, No. 26 Green-
Walk, Holland Street, Blackfriar’s Road; and sold by all other
booksellers. Price six-pence. n.d. This is the second of only two
full contemporary texts describing an entire pantomime. See
Booth and Niklaus, below).
Harlequin pedlar; or, The haunted well. (CG 26 Dec 1809). With T. J.
Dibdin.
Harlequin and Asmodeus; or Cupid on crutches. (CG 26 Dec 1810).
Licensed as Harlequin Zambullo; or, The devil on two sticks.
Harlequin and Padmanaba; or, The golden fish. (CG 26 Dec 1811).
Harlequin and the red dwarf; or, The adamant rock. (CG 26 Dec
1812).
Harlequin and the swans; or, The bath of beauty. (CG 27 Dec 1813).
Harlequin Whittington; or Lord mayor of London. (CG 26 Dec
1814).
Harlequin and Fortunio; or, Shing-Moo and Thun-Ton. (CG 26 Dec
1815).
Harlequin and the sylph of the oak; or, The blind beggar of Bethnal
Green. (CG 26 Dec 1816).
Harlequin Gulliver; or, The flying island. (CG 26 Dec 1817).
Harlequin Munchausen; or, The fountain of love. (CG 26 Dec 1818).
Harlequin and Don Quixote; or, Sancho Panza in his Glory!!! (CG 27
Dec 1819).
Harlequin and Cinderella; or, The little glass slipper. (CG 3 Apr
1820).
The battle of Bothwell Brigg. (CG 22 May 1820). With H. Bishop
from Scott’s Old Mortality.
Harlequin and Friar Bacon; or, The brazen head. (CG 26 Dec 1820).
Harlequin and Mother Bunch; or, The yellow dwarf. (CG 26 Dec
1821).
Harlequin and the ogress; or, The sleeping beauty of the wood. (CG
26 Dec 1822).
Harlequin and poor Robin; or, The house that Jack built. (CG 26 Dec
1823).
Harlequin and the dragon of Wantley; or, More of More Hall. (CG 27
Dec 1824).
Harlequin and the magic rose; or, Beauty and the beast. (CG 26 Dec
1825).
Harlequin and Mother Shipton; or, Riquet with the tuft. (CG 26 Dec
1826).
Harlequin and Number Nip; or, The giant mountain. (CG 26 Dec
1827).
Harlequin and Red Riding Hood, or, The wizard and the wolf. (CG
26 Dec 1828).
Harlequin and Cock Robin; or, Vulcan and Venus. (CG 26 Dec 1829).
Harlequin Pat and Harlequin Bat; or, The Giant’s Causeway. (CG 27
Dec 1830).
Hop o’ my Thumb and his brothers; or, Harlequin and the Ogre. (CG
26 Dec 1831).
Puss in Boots; or, Harlequin and the miller’s son. (CG 26 Dec 1832).
Licensed as Harlequin Puss in Boots.
Old Mother Hubbard and her dog; or, Harlequin and the tales of the
nursery. (CG 26 Dec 1833). Licensed as Old Mother Hubbard; or
Harlequin and the magic pie; or, The island of flatheads.
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P. Highfill et al, A biographical dictionary of actors. Vol 5,
Carbondale IL 1978 pp. 152–7
Niklaus, T. Harlequin. New York 1956.
Booth, M. English plays of the 19th century. Vol 5, Pantomimes,
extravaganzas and burlesques, Oxford 1976.
Mayer, D. Harlequin in his element: the English pantomime
1806–1836. Cambridge MA 1969. [dm]
Edward Fitzball, originally Edward Ball 1793–1873
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Bertha; or, The assassins of Istria. T. (Norwich 8 Mar 1819). 1819.
The innkeeper of Abbeville; or, The ostler and the robber. MD.
(Norwich 6 Mar 1822). J. Lowndes 1822; Cumberland Minor vol 3
no 3; Lacy 90; French’s standard no 198.
The fortune’s of Nigel; or, King James I and his times. MD. (Sur 25
June 1822). J. Lowndes 1822; Cumberland Minor vol 4 no 5.
Joan of Arc; or, The maid of Orleans. MD. (SW 12 Aug 1822). French’s
standard no 103.
The barber; or, The mill of Bagdad. Ba. (Sur 21 Oct 1822). J. Lowndes
182?; Dicks 975.
The treadmill; or Tom and Jerry at Brixton. Ba. (Sur ? 1822). J.
Lowndes nd.
Peveril of the Peak; or, The days of King Charles II. MD. (Sur 6 Feb
1823). J. Lowndes 1823; J. L. Huie 1823; Cumberland Minor vol 5 no
6.
Waverley; or, Sixty years since. MD. (Adel 8 Mar 1824). J. Lowndes
1824; Cumberland Minor vol 5 no 8.
The floating beacon; or, The Norwegian wreckers. MD. (Sur 19 Apr
1824). Cumberland Minor vol 2 no 9; Lacy 75; French’s standard
no 178.
Der Freischutz; or, The demon of the wolf’s glen and the seven
charmed bullets. MD. (Sur 6 Sep 1824). nd.
The Koeuba; or, The pirate vessel. D. (Sur 4 Oct 1824). Cumberland
Minor 12.