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See also Nicoll 4, pp. 334, 591; Conolly, English drama, p. 203; Readex
Index, p. 144.
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Donne, W. B. Charles Kemble. In Essays on the drama, and on
popular amusements, 1858, 1863 (2nd edn). Rptd from Fraser’s
Mag Dec 1854.
Kemble (afterwards Butler), F. A. Records of a girlhood: an
autobiography. 1878.
Kemble (afterwards Butler), F. A. Records of later life. 3 vols 1882.
Williamson, J. Charles Kemble: man of the theater. Lincoln NE 1970.
[jrs]
James Kenney 1780–1849
Licensing copies of the plays to 1824 are located in the Huntington; later plays
are in BL.
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All plays listed below are also issued in one or more Readex micro edns.
Society: a poem in two parts; with other poems. 1803.
Raising the wind. F. (CG 5 Nov 1803). 1803, 1804 (2 edns), [1804], New
York 1804, London 1805; Stuttgart 1842; Inchbald Farces 1;
Cumberland 19 (dated 1828); Lacy suppl 2; Paris 1861; Dicks 208;
Booth 4.
review: Br Critic Dec 1804.
Matrimony. CO. (DL 20 Nov 1804). 1804 (3 edns), 1804 (songs, duets
etc); [1810]; Inchbald Farces 1; Cumberland 26; Lacy 37; Dicks 906.
From B. J. Marsollier des Vivetières, Adolphe et Clare.
Too many cooks. F. (CG 12 Feb 1805). 1805, 1805 (songs, duets etc);
New York 1813.
False alarms: or my cousin. CO. (DL 12 Jan 1807). 1807 (2 edns), 1807
(airs, duets, trios etc); New York 1807; Cumberland 39. Music by
Braham and M. P. King.
Ella Rosenberg. MD. (DL 19 Nov 1807). 1807, [1807]; Inchbald Farces
1; Cumberland 27; Boston Th 14; Dicks 216.
review: Monthly Rev Sep 1808.
The blind boy. MD. (CG 1 Dec 1807). 1807 (synopsis), 1808;
Cumberland 25; Lacy 58; Dicks 753. From Caigniez, L’illustre
aveugle.
The world! C. (DL 31 Mar 1808). 1808; New York 1808.
Turn out! F. (Lyc 7 Mar 1812). 1812 (2 edns); Cumberland 45.
Love, law, and physic. F. (CG 20 Nov 1812). [Dublin] 1821;
Cumberland 24; Lacy suppl 1; Stuttgart 1842; Dicks 673.
Debtor and creditor. C. (CG 20 Apr 1814). 1814; New York 1816.
The portfolio; or the family of Anglade. D. (CG 1 Feb 1816). 1816.
The fortune of war. C. (CG 17 May 1815). New York 1816.
The touchstone: or the world as it goes. C. (DL 3 May 1817). 1817; New
York 1817.
A house out at windows. F. (DL 10 May 1817). 1817.
Valdi, or the libertine’s son: a poem. 1820.
Match breaking: or the prince’s present. F. (H 20 Sep 1821). 1821.
From Decomberouse and Baudoin, Le présent du prince.
John Buzzby: or a day’s pleasure. C. (H 3 July 1822). 1822; New York
1822.
Sweethearts and wives. CO. (H 7 July 1823). 1823 (songs, duets,
choruses); Philadelphia [1827]; Webster 15; Dram Ents; Dicks 228.
The Alcaid: or the secrets of office. CO. (H 10 Aug 1824). [1824], Dolby
8 (dated 1825); Cumberland 8.
Benyowsky: or the exiles of Kamschatka. D. (DL 16 Mar 1826). 1826.
From Kotzebue.
Spring and autumn; or married for money. C. (H 6 Sep 1827 subtitled
The bride at fifty). Lacy 24; Boston Th 2 (dated 1855); Dicks 708.
From the Fr.
The illustrious stranger: or married and buried. F. (DL 1 Oct 1827).
1827; Cumberland 23; Lacy 52; Lacy home plays, pt 1; Dicks 254;
Lorenzen micro. With J. Millingen.
Masaniello. O. (DL 4 May 1829). 1831; 1850; Lacy dated 1871; Lacy 93;
Lorenzen micro. With C. Kenney. Music by Auber. From Scribe, La
muette de Portici.
The pledge: or Castillian honour. T. (DL 8 Apr 1831). 1831; Lacy 77 (as
Hernani: or the pledge of honour). From Hugo, Hernani.
The Irish ambassador. F. (CG 17 Nov 1831). Minor Drama NY no 37;
Dicks 920.
A good-looking fellow. F. (CG 17 Apr 1834). 1834. With A. Bunn.
The king’s seal. C. (DL 10 Jan 1835). 1835. With Mrs C. Gore.
Fighting by proxy. Ba. (Olym 9 Dec 1835). 1835; Lacy 74; Boston Th 16.
The Sicilian vespers. T. (Sur 21 Sep 1840). 1840. From Delavigne, Les
vêpres Sciliennes.
See also Nicoll 4, pp. 336–8, 591–2; 5, p. 443; NSTC, ser 1, 3, pp. 87–8; Conolly,
English drama, pp. 203–5; Readex Index, pp. 146–7.
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GM Jan 1850. Obituary.
C[ole], J. W. In The dramatic writers of Ireland, pt 10, Dublin Univ
Mag Jan 1856.
Clayden, P. W. Rogers and his contemporaries. 2 vols 1889. [jrs]
James Sheridan Knowles 1784–1862
John Thomas Haines | James Sheridan Knowles
Collections
The dramatic works of Knowles, with a memoir by R. Shelton
Mackenzie. Baltimore 1835, Calcutta 1838.
Plays: The hunchback, The wife, The beggar of Bethnal Green, The
daughter. 1838. Separate plays bound together, with a general
title.
The dramatic works. 2 vols 1841, 3 vols 1841–3, 1847, 2 vols 1856,
[1883].
Various dramatic works of Knowles. 2 vols 1874 (priv ptd).
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The Welch harper: a ballad. 1796.
Fugitive pieces. 1810.
Brian Boroihme: or the maid of Erin. D. (Belfast 2 Mar 1812; CG 20
Apr 1837). Webster 8; French 109; Dicks 670. From D. O’Meara.
Caius Gracchus. T. (Belfast 13 Feb 1815; DL 18 Nov 1823). Glasgow
1823; Cumberland 6; Dicks 298.
Virginius: or the liberation of Rome. T. (TR Glasgow 1820; CG 17
May 1820). 1820, 1820, 1823 (5th edn); Dolby 12; Cumberland 38;
French’s standard 25; Dicks 246; Moses, Boston 1918.
Anthologised in Booth vol 1.
The elocutionist: a collection of pieces in prose and verse, peculiarly
adapted to display the art of reading. Belfast [1823]?, 1831 (7th
edn), New York 1844, [1883] (28th edn).
William Tell. D. (DL 11 May 1825). 1825; Cumberland 22; Lacy 83;
French’s standard 39; Dicks 238.
The beggar’s daughter of Bethnal Green. C. (DL 22 Nov 1828). 1828.
Rev as The beggar of Bethnal Green (Vic 1834), 1834; Dicks 695.
The hunchback. D. (CG 5 Apr 1832). 1832, 1832, 1836 (9th edn);
Cumberland 13 (336); Lacy 67 (1000); Dicks 206; New York [1876?];
tr Ger 1838.
The wife: a tale of Mantua. D. (CG 24 Apr 1833). 1833 (6 edns);
French’s standard 5; French 109; Dicks 288. Charles Lamb wrote a
prologue and an epilogue to the play.
The love-chase. C. (H 9 Oct 1837). 1837; Cumberland 41 (326); Lacy 68
(1007); French’s standard 22; Dicks 322.
Old maids. C. (CG 12 Oct 1841). 1841; Dicks 629.
Fortescue: a novel. 1846 (priv ptd); New York 1846; 3 vols 1847.
George Lovell: a novel. 3 vols 1847.
The rock of Rome: or the arch heresy. 1849.
The idol demolished by its own priest: an answer to Cardinal
Wiseman’s lectures on transubstantiation. Edinburgh 1851.
The gospel attributed to Matthew is the record of the whole original
apostlehood. 1855.
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