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Late Nineteenth-Century Drama
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Sixteen string Jack: or the knaves of Knaves’ Acre. MD. (SW 28 Nov
1842). Duncombe 63; New BT 505; French 105.
The devil’s in it. C. (P’cess 9 May 1843). Dicks 649.
Halvei the Unknown. D. (SW 12 June 1843). Lacy 42; Dicks 690.
The dream spectre. RD. (Vic 24 July 1843). Lacy 40; Dicks 913.
The ambassador’s lady: or the rose and the ring! RD. (Str 7 Aug 1843).
Duncombe 47; New BT 374; Dicks 707.
The roll of the drum. MD. (Adel 16 Oct 1843). Duncombe 49; French
103; De Witt 77; Dicks 706.
A mistaken story. F. (P’cess 1 Nov 1843). Duncombe 49; New BT 38;
Lacy 20; Dicks 736.
Woman’s love: or Kate Wynsley, the cottage girl. D. (Vic 22 Apr 1845).
[1840]; Lacy 4; Dicks 414.
Kennyngton Crosse: or the old house on the common. D. (Sur 12
June 1848). Lacy 75.
How’s your uncle? : or the ladies of the court. F. (Adel 27 Aug 1855).
Lacy 41; Dicks 736.
The miller of Whetstone: or the cross-bow letter. Ba. (Standard 1 Aug
1857). Lacy 7.
Eily O’Connor. D. (Brit 22 Oct 1860). Duncombe 10, Lacy 47.
Scarlet mantle: or the robbers’ hold and the bandit’s bride. (No performance
details.) New BT 538.
See also Nicoll 4, pp. 420–1, 617; 5, pp. 623, 823; Conolly, English drama,
pp. 334–6; Readex Index, p. 292.
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Era Almanack 1872. [jrs]
William Gorman Wills 1828–91
Licensing copies of the acted plays are located in BL.
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Old times: a novel . . . with illustrations by the author. 1857. First pbd
in pts Waterford [1856]–7.
Life’s foreshadowings: a novel. 3 vols 1859.
Notice to quit. 3 vols 1861.
The wife’s evidence. 3 vols 1864, 1 vol 1876.
David Chantry. 3 vols 1865, 1 vol 1877. First pbd in Temple Bar Dec
1864–Dec 1865.
The three watches. 3 vols 1865.
The love that kills: a novel. 3 vols 1867.
Hinko: or the headsman’s bond. D. (Queens 9 Sep 1871 as Hinko: or
the headsman’s daughter). 1871; De Witt 301; Readex micro.
Charles the First. T. (Lyc 28 Sep 1872). Edinburgh and London 1873;
French nd; French NY [1912]; Readex micro. In verse.
Drawing room dramas. Edinburgh and London 1873. In verse; with
the Hon Mrs Greene.
Eugene Aram. D. (Lyc 19 Apr 1873). Not pbd; Kilgarriff.
Marie Stuart. D. (P’cess 23 Feb 1874 as Mary Queen of Scots). French
nd; Readex micro.
Olivia. D. (Court 28 Mar 1878). 1878 (priv ptd). From Goldsmith, The
vicar of Wakefield.
Juanna. T. (Crit 7 May 1881). 1881.
Claudian. D. (P’cess 6 Dec 1883). Mayer. With H. Herman.
A little tramp: or landlords and tenants. C. (P’cess, Bristol 12 Sep
1885 as A young tramp). 1884.
Melchior. 1884 (priv ptd), 1885. A poem in blank verse.
Faust. (Lyc 19 Dec 1885). [1886?] (priv ptd), 1887. From Goethe.
See also Nicoll 5, pp. 627–8, 824; Stratman, p. 689; Readex Index, p. 294.
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Wills, Freeman. W. G. Wills: dramatist and painter. 1898.
Stottlar, J. F. A Victorian stage adapter at work: W. G. Wills ‘rehabilitates’
the classics. VS 16 1973. [jrs]
iv. Late nineteenth-century drama
1870–1900
For an explanation of abbreviations used, see under Early Nineteenth-
Century Drama, col 1955.
James Albery 1838–89
Collections
Dramatic works. Ed W. Albery 2 vols 1939. Includes memoir,
chronological table, correspondence and newspaper reports in
full.
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Two roses. C. (Vaud 27 Aug 1870). French c. 1871; W. Albery vol 1;
Rowell.
Two thorns. C. (StJ 4 Mar 1871). W. Albery vol 1.
Tweedie’s rights. CD. (Vaud 27 May 1871). W. Albery vol 1.
Apple blossoms. C. (Vaud 9 Sep 1871). French c. 1872; W. Albery vol 1.
Forgiven. C. (Glo 9 Mar 1872). W. Albery vol 1.
Oriana. Fairy C. (Glo 15 Feb 1873). W. Albery vol 1.
Married. C. (Roy 29 Nov 1873). W. Albery vol 1.
Fortune. C. (5th Ave, New York 3 Dec 1873). W. Albery vol 1.
Wig and gown. CD. (Glo 6 Apr 1874). W. Albery vol 1.
Pride. C. (Vaud 22 Apr 1874). W. Albery vol 1.
The spendthrift. C. (Olym 24 May 1875). W. Albery vol 2.
The man in possession. D. (Gai 4 Dec 1876). W. Albery vol 2.
The pink dominos. FC. (Crit 31 Mar 1877). [1878]. W. Albery vol 2.
From Hennequin and Delacour.
The spectre knight. Oa (O.C. 9 Feb 1878). W. Albery vol 2. Music by A.
Cellier.
The crisis. C. (H 2 Dec 1878). W. Albery vol 2. From Augier, revised as
The Denhams (Court 21 Feb 1885).
Duty. C. (PW 27 Sep 1879). French c. 1880; W. Albery vol 2.
Where’s the cat? C. (Crit 20 Nov 1880). W. Albery vol 2.
Letters
Numerous letters to and from Albery rptd in W. Albery (see Collections, above).
Also in W. Trewin, All on stage: Charles Wyndham and the Alberys,
1980.
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Knight, J. In DNB Suppl 1 1904.
See also M. Moore, Charles Wyndham and Mary Moore, 1925 (priv ptd);
W. Albery and W. Trewin above. [gr]
Wilson (William Henry) Barrett 1846–1904
Barrett’s personal papers are held in the HRHRC. Ms scripts are in the Lord
Chamberlain’s Collection, BL, and the Lib of Congress.
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Plays
Twilight. (Lyc Sunderland 20 Oct 1871).
Moro. (H 28 Jan 1882). With M. W. Balfe.
Hoodman blind. (P’cess 18 Aug 1885). With H. A. Jones.
The Lord Harry. (P’cess 18 Feb 1886). With H. A. Jones.
Sister Mary. (Brighton 8 Mar 1886; Com 11 Oct 1886). With C. Scott.
Title altered to Captain Leigh, VC, June 1900.
Clito. (P’cess 1 May 1886). With S. Grundy.
The golden ladder. (Glo 22 Dec 1887). With G. R. Sims.
Ben-my-Chree. (P’cess 17 May 1888). With H. Caine.
The good old times. (P’cess 12 Feb 1889). With H. Caine.
Nowadays: a tale of the turf. (P’cess 28 Feb 1889).
The people’s idol. (Olym 4 Dec 1890). With V.Widnell.
The acrobat. (Olym 21 Apr 1891).