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Early Nineteenth-Century Drama
1975 | 1976
Richard Brinsley Peake 1792–1847
Licensing copies of the plays to 1824 are located in the Huntington; playscripts
from 1824 (including some partly autograph), letters, and accounts are in BL.
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All plays listed below are also issued in one or more Readex micro edns.
French characteristic costumes. 1816.
Wanted, a governess. F. (Lyc 15 Sep 1817). 1817.
Amateurs and actors. F. (EOH 29 Aug 1818). 1818; Cumberland 16;
Dicks 962.
A walk for a wager: or a bailiff’s bet. F. (EOH 2 Aug 1819). 1819.
The duel: or my two nephews. F. (CG 18 Feb 1823 as My two
nephews). 1823; Cumberland 22.
Frankenstein. D. (EOH 28 July 1823 as Presumption: or the fate of
Frankenstein). Dicks 431. From Mary Shelley.
Americans abroad: or notes and notions. F. (EOH 3 Sep 1824 as
Jonathan in England). Dicks 589.
The life of an actor. F. (Adel 2 Dec 1824). Dicks 582.
The £100 note. F. (CG 7 Feb 1827). 1827; New York 1828; Cumberland
34; Dicks 640.
Comfortable lodgings: or Paris in 1750. F. (DL 10 Mar 1827).
Cumberland 29; Lacy 82; Dicks 678.
The haunted inn. F. (DL 31 Jan 1828). Cumberland 30; Lacy Suppl 1;
Dicks 677.
The bottle imp. D. (EOH 7 July 1828). 1838; Webster 2; Dicks 593.
Music by G. H. Rodwell.
The Noyades: or love and gratitude. D. (EOH 14 July 1828). Dicks 671.
Master’s rival: or a day at Boulogne. F. (DL 12 Feb 1829). Cumberland
22; Lacy 94. From Le Sage, Crispin, rival de son maître.
The Middle Temple: or which is my son? F. (EOH 27 June 1829). 1837;
Webster 1; Dicks 692. Music by G. H. Rodwell.
The spring lock. Musical Ent. (EOH 18 Aug 1829). 1838; Webster 4.
Music by G. H. Rodwell.
The Chancery suit! C. (CG 30 Nov 1830). 1831; Baltimore 1831; Dicks
583.
The evil eye. D. (Adel 18 Aug 1831). [1831]; Lacy 43; Dicks 540.
The climbing boy: or the little sweep. D. (Olym 13 July 1832). 1834;
Dicks 675.
In the wrong box. F. (Olym 3 Feb 1834). Dicks 737.
The chain of gold: or a daughter’s devotion. D. (Adel 29 Sep 1834).
Dicks 694.
House room: or the dishonoured bill. F. (EOH 8 Aug 1836). 1836.
From the Fr.
A quarter to nine. F. (Lyc 27 July 1837). 1838; Webster 2; Mod Eng
Com Th ser 2; Dicks 946.
Blanche of Jersey. D. (EOH 9 Aug 1837). 1838; Webster 2; Dicks 557.
Music by J. Barnett.
The Meltonians. Ext. (DL 16 Apr 1838). 1838; Webster 4.
Lying in ordinary. F. (EOH 28 June 1838). 1838; Webster 4; Dicks 768.
Gemini. F. (EOH 2 July 1838). 1838; Webster 5; Dicks 768.
Snobson’s seasons, being annals of Cockney sports. [1838?]; 1846 (as
An evening’s announcement: or the adventures of a Cockney
sportsman).
H. B. F. (Adel 9 Dec 1839). 1840; Webster 8; Dicks 703.
The devil in London: or sketches in 1840. Ext. (Adel 20 Apr 1840).
Dicks 718. With J. B. Buckstone.
Memoirs of the Colman family, including their correspondence
with the most distinguished personages of their time. 2 vols 1841,
[1841] (2 vols in 1).
Court and city. C. (CG 17 Nov 1841). Cumberland 42; Dicks 655. From
Steele, The tender husband, and Frances Sheridan, The discovery.
Uncle Rip. F. (Lyc 13 June 1842). Cumberland 42; Mod Eng Com Th 3.
From L. B. Picard, Les deux Philibert.
Ten thousand a year. D. (Adel 29 Mar 1844). Cumberland Minor 16;
Dicks 445. From S. Warren, Diary of a physician.
Cartouche, the celebrated French robber. 3 vols 1844.
The three wives of Madrid: or the diamond ring. F. (Lyc 25 Apr 1844).
Barth [1844?].
The sheriff of the county. C. (H 24 Feb 1845). 1845; Webster 11; Dicks
843.
The devil of Marseilles: or the spirit of avarice. MD. (Adel 1 July
1846). Barth [1846?]. Music by A. Mellon.
The title deeds. C. (Adel 21 June 1847). [1847]; Webster 14; Dicks 1013.
The bequeathed heart. D. (Adel 18 Nov 1847 as Gabrielli: or the
bequeathed heart). Dicks 584.
Contributions to Periodicals
The Toledo rapier. 2 pts. Bentley’s Misc Nov–Dec 1839.
The portfolio of Peter Popkin. 4 pts. Bentley’s Misc Feb–Sep 1840.
Journal of Old Barnes. 4 pts. Bentley’s Misc May–Aug 1840.
The cobbler physician. Bentley’s Misc Aug 1840.
The Transylvanian anatomie! Bentley’s Misc Sep 1840.
The bequeathed heart. NMM May 1841.
Pope Joan. Bentley’s Misc Aug 1842.
Story-tellers and street music. Ainsworth’s Mag Oct 1842.
The haunted mine. Bentley’s Misc Nov 1842.
The Prussian paddy grenadier. 2 pts. Ainsworth’s Mag July–Aug
1844.
Anticipations of 1860. Ainsworth’s Mag Dec 1844.
The post-bag. 3 pts. Bentley’s Misc Dec 1844–Feb 1845.
Anecdotical gatherings. Bentley’s Misc Mar 1845.
See also Nicoll 4, pp. 369–71, 603; Conolly, English drama, pp. 232–3;
Readex Index, p. 210.
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The Times 7 Oct 1847. Obituary.
Era 10 Oct 1847. Obituary. [jrs]
James Robinson Planché 1796–1880
Ms copies of most of the dramatic works listed below are held in the Lord
Chamberlain’s Collection at the BL. Of more than 50 other pieces written by
Planché but not extant in printed form, the majority can also be found in ms
either in this collection or in the Larpent Collection at the Huntington.
Collections
The extravaganzas of Planché 1825–71. Ed T. F. D. Croker and S.
Tucker 5 vols 1879.
Songs and poems, from 1819 to 1879. Ed M. A. Mackarness 1881.
Plays by James Robinson Planché. Ed D. Roy 1986.
Selections
Booth, M. (ed). English plays of the nineteenth century. Vol 5 1976.
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Amoroso, king of Little Britain. Bsq. (DL 21 Apr 1818). 1818; 1829;
Cumberland 43; 1862.
Rodolph, the wolf: or Columbine Red Riding-Hood. P. (Olym 21 Dec
1818). 1818, 1819.
The troubadours: or jealousy outwitted. DO. (Olym 9 Feb 1819). 1819
[Songs, duets, trios, choruses, &c].
The vampire: or the bride of the Isles. MD. (EOH 9 Aug 1820). 1820;
Baltimore 1820; Hodgson’s juvenile drama [1822]; Cumberland
27; Lacy 107; Dicks 875. From P. F. A. Carmouche, J. E. C. Nodier
and A. F. L. de Jouffroy d’Abbans, Le vampire.
A burletta of errors : or Jupiter and Alcmena. Ba. (Adel 6 Nov 1820).
1820 [Songs, duets, glees, choruses, &c]. From Dryden,
Amphitryon.
Giovanni, the vampire: or how shall we get rid of him? Bsq Ba. (Adel
15 Jan 1821). 1821 [Songs, duets, glees, choruses, &c].
Peter and Paul: or love in the vineyards. Vaud. (H 4 July 1821). Dicks
898.
The pirate. MD. (Olym 14 Jan 1822). 1822. From Scott.
[Henri Quatre and] the fair Gabrielle. Oa. (EOH 19 June 1822). 1822.