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Frederic Coleman Nantz [1810?]–44
Nantz claimed to have written seven plays. None were published, and copies of
only three have been traced. The most extensive collection of reviews and playbills
is in the Eyre mss, Ipswich Record Office.
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Woman. Censor 20 Sep 1828. Poem.
Stanzas (‘Why dost thou sit’). Censor 1 Nov 1828. Poem.
Elegy to the memory of Harry Kay. Censor 27 Dec 1828. Poem.
The accursed. Censor 24 Jan, 7 Feb 1829. Tale.
The brown devil; or Chi Chue Ali, the charmed pirate. B. (Olym 16
Jan 1830). Adapted from Poor Jack, by Charles Dibdin. LC.
Dennis, or the gibbet law of Halifax. D. (Halifax 11 Feb 1833). Ms
dated 28 Jan 1833 in Birmingham Public Lib.
St Ann’s well; or ’Tis ninety years since [later: St Ann’s well; or a
century gone]. D. (Nottingham 30 Dec 1833; SW 20 Jan 1840).
Based on the exploits of a celebrated Nottingham poacher. No
copy traced.
L’Ecart. D. (Derby circuit, 1834). No copy traced.
John Doe. D. (Derby circuit, 1834). No copy traced.
Blue eyed Mary; or the lily of the village [alternative title Blue eyed
Mary; or wrecked in sight of port]. D. (Pavilion 17 June 1835). No
copy traced.
An actor’s vindication of his profession, in reply to a sermon
preached by the Reverend John McCrea, on Sunday evening, Mar
19th 1837, at St Margaret’s Church, King’s Lynn. Lynn 1837.
Pickwick; or the sayings and doings of Sam Weller (Colchester 18
Dec 1837). D. Adapted from other dramatisations of The Pickwick
Papers by Charles Dickens. LC.
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Bentley, William. Hallifax and its gibbet law placed in a true light.
Ed J. Horsfall Turner, Bradford 1886.
McGowan, M. T. Pickwick and the pirates: a study of some early
imitations, dramatizations, and plagiarisms of Pickwick Papers.
Unpbd PhD thesis, Univ of London 1975.
Schlicke, P. The life of a strolling player: Frederic Coleman Nantz
(1810–1844). Theatre Annual 34 1979. [ps]
John Howard Payne 1791–1852
Mss, including plays, letters and accounts, are located in Columbia Univ
Libs.
Bibliography
Heartman, C. F. and H. B. Weiss. Payne: a bibliography. In Amer
Book Collector 1933.
Selections
Hislop, C. and W. R. Richardson (ed). Trial without jury and other
plays. America’s lost plays vol 5. Princeton 1940; rptd
Bloomington IN 1964. Also includes Mount Savage, The
boarding schools, The two sons-in-law, Mazeppa, The Spanish
husband.
Hislop, C. and W. R. Richardson (ed). The last duel in Spain and
other plays. America’s lost plays vol 6. Princeton 1940; rptd
Bloomington IN 1964. Also includes Woman’s revenge, The
Italian bride, Romulus, The shepherd king, The black man: or
the spleen.
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Julia: or the wanderer. C. (Park, New York, 7 Feb 1806). New York
1806.
Essays of Howard: or tales of the prison. 1811.
Juvenile poems. Baltimore 1813 (priv ptd?).
Lispings of the muse: a selection from Juvenile poems, chiefly
written at and before the age of sixteen. 1815 (priv ptd).
Accusation: or the family of d’Anglade. D. (DL 1 Feb 1816). 1817;
Michael Rophino Lacy | John Howard Payne
Boston 1818. From Frédéric du Petit-Méré. Revised by T. J.
Dibdin.
Brutus: or the fall of Tarquin. T. (DL 3 Dec 1818). 1818 (5 edns); 1819
(6th edn); Baltimore 1819; New York 1821; Baltimore 1827; New
York 1848; New York [1868], [1873] (adapted by Henry L. Hinton);
Albany NY 1875; New York 1878, [1878?]; Dolby 11 (dated 1825);
Cumberland 11; Dicks’ BD 3; Dicks 31; Lorenzen micro; Readex
micro.
Therese, the orphan of Geneva. M. (DL 2 Feb 1821). 1821 (2 edns);
Cumberland 40; Duncombe 39; New BT 306; Dicks’ BD 5; Readex
micro. From V. Ducange.
Love in a humble life. A petite comedy. (DL 14 Feb 1822). Dolby 10
(dated 1825); Cumberland 11; Lacy suppl 1; Dicks 358; Readex
micro. From Scribe and Dupin, Michael et Christine.
Peter Smink: or the armistice. C. (Sur July 1822; rev H 26 Sep 1826 as
Peter Smink: or which is the miller?). Lacy 75; Dicks 683; Readex
micro. From the Fr.
Ali Pacha: or the signet ring. MD (CG 19 Oct 1822). 1822; New York
1823; Dolby 11 (dated 1825); Cumberland 11; Readex micro. Also
attributed to, or altered by, J. R. Planché.
The two galley slaves: or the mill of St Aldervon. MD. (CG 6 Nov
1822). Dolby 10 (dated 1825); Cumberland 10; Lacy 72; Readex
micro. From the Fr. Music by T. Cooke and C. E. Horne.
Clari: or the maid of Milan. O. (CG 8 May 1823). 1823; Philadelphia
[1836?]; Boston Th 6 (dated 1856); Cumberland 24; Lacy 95; Dicks
406; Readex micro. Altered by J. R. Planché. Music by Sir H.
Bishop.
Mrs Smith: or the wife and the widow. F. (H 18 June 1823). 1823; Lacy
84; Dicks 683; Readex micro.
Charles the Second: or the merry monarch. C. (CG 27 May 1824).
1824; 1825; Philadelphia 1848; Dolby 9 (dated 1825); Cumberland
9; Lacy 30; reissue Lacy no 447; Dicks 244; in Representative
American plays, ed A. H. Quinn, 1917; Readex micro. With
Washington Irving. From A. V. Pineux-Duval, La jeuness de
Henri V.
The fall of Algiers. O. (DL 19 Jan 1825). Dolby 9 (dated 1825);
Cumberland 9; Readex micro. Music by Sir H. Bishop. Also
attributed to C. E. Walker.
’Twas I: or the truth a lie. OF. (CG 3 Dec 1825). 1827; Lacy 9; Dicks
405; Readex micro. From La rose et le baiser: ou la servante
justifiée.
Richelieu: a domestic tragedy. D. (CG 11 Feb 1826 as The French
libertine). New York 1826; Readex micro. From A. V. P. Duval.
With Washington Irving.
The lancers: an interlude. F. (DL 1 Dec 1827). Cumberland 19 (dated
1828); Dicks 517; Readex micro.
Born in the USA, Payne spent the middle part of his theatrical career in
London and Paris. He also edited in New York The Thespian Mirror
1805–6, The Pastime 1807–8, the monthly Ladies’ Companion 1834–44
(with others); and in London the weekly Opera Glass 1826–7. For other dramatic
works, see Nicoll 4, pp. 368–9, 603. For further bibliographical details,
see Conolly, English drama, pp. 231–2; Stratman, pp. 516–18 and Readex
Index, p 209.
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Harrison, G. Life and writings of John Howard Payne. New York
1875; Philadelphia 1885 (rev edn as John Howard Payne, dramatist,
poet, actor, and author of Home sweet home!); New York
[1969].
Miller, W. C. The author of ‘Home, sweet home’. Theatre n.s. 6,
June–Dec 1885.
Gilbert, V. M. The stage career of John Howard Payne, author of
Home, sweet home. Northwest Ohio Quart 1950–1.
Overmyer, G. America’s first Hamlet. New York 1957.
Saxon, A. H. John Howard Payne, playwright with a system. TN 24
1969–70. [jrs]
1973 | 1974