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BOX 1-2 Anthologies, 1800-1868
This series consists of 16 anthologies of working theater scripts for approximately 250 plays and operettas by English dramatists and playwrights. William Henry Chippendale used the scripts while working as an actor and stage manager in England and the United States between 1834 and 1851. It is likely that he also directed a dramatic company, which used the materials while touring the United States with actor and theater manager Solomon Smith. The scripts are heavily annotated with cuts, additions, and staging notes that lend insight into theatrical production practices of the time. Additionally, some scripts include a list of English and American productions with their locations, dates, and casting. The dramas, comedies, and farces also document the diverse British repertoire performed in mainstream American theater. William Bayle Bernard, John Baldwin Buckstone, George Coleman, Joseph Stirling Coyne, Charles Dance, Prince Hoare, Mark Lemon, John Maddison Morton, John O’Keefe, Richard Brinsley Peake, James Robinson Planché, Charles Selby, and Edward Stirling are among the playwrights whose works appear in the anthologies.
Each script is dated separately. If available, the date listed is that which Chippendale wrote in the script. If not, the date refers to the script's publication or the play's first performance.
Arranged alphabetically by title of anthology.
BOX 1 Dramas 1
Contents:
  • Nicholson, Edward. The Wandering Boys, 1830
  • Fitzball, Edward. Zazezizozu, 1836
  • Hoare, Prince. No Song, No Supper, undated
  • Selby, Charles. The Fairy Lake, 1839
  • Somerset, C. A. Home! Sweet Home!, 1845
  • O'Keefe, John. Sprigs of Laurel, 1827
  • Carey, Henry. Chrononhotonthologos, 1837
  • Dibdin, Thomas. The Two Gregories, 1836
  • Pitt, George Dibdin. The Prisoner of Rochelle, 1834
  • Hoare, Prince. The Prize, 1827
  • Cobb, James. Paul and Virginia, 1820
  • Bishop, Henry Rowley. The Marriage of Figaro, 1827
  • Terry, Daniel. Guy Mannering, undated
  • Moncrieff, William Thomas. Joconde, undated
  • Morton, Thomas. The Knight of Snowdoun, 1811
BOX 1 Dramas 2
Contents:
  • Holcroft, Thomas. The Road to Ruin, 1836
  • Oxberry, William Henry. The Conscript, 1836
  • Cooper, Frederick Fox The Deserted Village, undated
  • Serle, Thomas James. The Yeoman’s Daughter, 1833
  • Jerrold, Douglas. The White Milliner, 1841
  • Walker, John. Napoleon!, undated
  • Bonner, William. The Hunchbacks, undated
  • Lunn, Joseph. The Shepherd of Derwent Vale, undated
  • Pocock, Isaac. Zembuca, 1824
  • Stirling, Edward. The Old Curiosity Shop, 1840
  • Beckett, Gilbert à Abbott. The Mendicant, 1836
BOX 1 Dramas and Comedies 1
Contents:
  • Coyne, Joseph Stirling. Everybody's Friend, 1859
  • Buckstone, John Baldwin. A Lesson for Ladies, 1851
  • Daly, Augustin. Under the Gaslight, 1867
  • Talfourd, Thomas Noon. Ion: A Tragedy, 1832
  • Anicet-Bourgeois, Auguste and Paul Fèval. The Duke's Daughter, 1862
  • Robertson, Thomas William. Caste, 1867
  • Robertson, Thomas William. Play, 1868
  • Daly, Augustin. Griffith Gaunt, 1868
  • LeQuel, Louis. Identity, 1867
  • Taylor, Tom. Nine Points of the Law, 1859
  • Colman, George. The Poor Gentleman, 1800
  • Planché, James Robinson. Secret Service, 1834
BOX 1 Dramas and Comedies 2
Contents:
  • Courtney, John. Soldier's Progress, 1849
  • Planché, Eliza. The Sledge-Driver, 1836
  • Tomlins, Frederick Guest. Garcia: A Tragedy, 1849
  • Lemon, Mark. The Three Secrets, 1840
  • Taylor, Tom? Sir Roger De Coverley, 1851
  • Mowatt, Anna Cora. Fashion, 1851
  • Sulivan, Robert. A Beggar on Horseback, 1846
  • Lemon, Mark. Fashionable Arrivals, undated
  • Buckstone, John Baldwin. Single Life, 1839
  • Peake, Richard Brinsley. The Sheriff of the County, 1851
  • Boucicault, Dion. School for Scheming, 1847
BOX 1 Dramas & Comedies 3
Contents:
  • Planché, James Robinson. Court Favour, 1848
  • Mildenhall, Thomas. The Governor’s Wife, 1849
  • O’Keeffe, John. Wild Oats, undated
  • Coyne, Joseph Stirling. All for Love, 1838
  • Simpson, John Palgrave. Poor Cousin Walter, 1850
  • Unidentified. The Spanish Exile, 1844
  • Talfourd, Thomas Noon. The Athenian Captive, 1838
  • Lovell, George William. Look Before You Leap, 1846
  • Sargent, Epes. Velasco, 1839
  • Coape, Henry Coe. A Conspirator in Spite of Himself, 1852
  • Stirling, Edward. The Cricket on the Hearth, 1845
  • Dunlap, William. The Voice of Nature, 1803
  • Haines, John Thomas. Angeline, 1837
BOX 1 Farces 1
Contents:
  • Colman, George. John Bull, 1838
  • Holcroft, Thomas. The Deserted Daughter, 1806
  • Garrick, David. Every Man in His Humour, 1802
  • Kenney, James. The World, 1808
  • Fitzball, Edward. Thalaba, the Destroyer, undated
  • Reynolds, Frederick. Folly as it Flies, undated
  • Peake, Richard Brinsley. Court and City, undated
BOX 1 Farces 2
Contents:
  • Rede, William Leman. Come to Town, 1841
  • Morton, John Maddison. My Husband's Ghost!, undated
  • Oxenford, John. Twice Killed, undated
  • Cooper, Frederick Fox. The Spare Bed, 1833
  • Jones, Richard. Too Late for Dinner, 1822
  • Inchbald, Elizabeth. Animal Magnetism, 1826
  • Poole, John. Delicate Attentions, undated
  • Wilks, Thomas Egerton. The Sergeant's Wedding, 1840
  • Morton, John Maddison. Going to the Derby!, 1848
  • The Earl of Glengall. Irish Tutor, 1839
  • Dance, George. Lucky Stars, 1842
  • Payne, John Howard. The Lancers, 1827
  • Bernard, William Bayle. The Man About Town, 1836
  • Cooper, Fox. The Queen's Visit, undated
  • Kotzebue, August von? How to Die for Love!, 1833
BOX 1 Farces 3
Contents:
  • Oxenford, John. I and My Double, undated
  • Parry, Tom. Meet Me by Moonlight, undated
  • O’Callaghan, P. P. The Married Bachelor, 1842
  • Colman, George. Blue Devils, 1838
  • Higgie, Thomas. Wilful Murder!, 1844
  • Peake, Richard Brinsley. Comfortable Lodgings, 1827
  • Rede, William Leman. The Queen’s Bench, 1848
  • Thackeray, Thomas James. The Barber Baron, 1830
  • Moncrieff, William Thomas. The Party Wall, 1833
  • Morton, John Maddison. Your Life’s in Danger!, 1848
  • Kemble, Charles. A Budget of Blunders, 1843
  • Payne, John Howard. ’Twas I, 1845
  • Thompson, William. The Two Thompsons, 1833
  • Knight, Thomas. The Honest Thieves, 1822
  • Baron-Wilson, Mrs. Cornwell. Venus in Arms, 1836
  • Colman, George. Who Wants a Guinea?, undated
BOX 2 Farces 4
Contents:
  • Selby, Charles. The Unfinished Gentleman, 1834
  • Rodwell, George Herbert. The Chimney Piece, 1834
  • Stirling, Edward. The Little Back Parlour, 1839
  • Rede, William Leman. The Old and Young Stager, 1835
  • Stirling, Edward. Woman’s the Devil, 1837
  • Millner, Henry M.? Veteran and His Progeny, 1828
  • Planché, James Robinson and Charles Dance. Olympic Revels, 1835
  • Colman, George. Blue Devils, 1838
  • Burton, James. Bathing, 1842
  • Millingen, John Gideon. Borrowed Feathers, 1842
  • Buckstone, John Baldwin. Popping the Question, 1830
  • Bernard, William Bayle. The Happiest Man Alive, 1840
  • Moncrieff, William Thomas. The Diamond Arrow, undated
  • Townley, James. High Life Below Stairs, 1830
  • Ravenscroft, Edward. The Anatomist, 1822
  • Morton, John Maddison. Who’s the Composer?, 1845
  • Buckstone, John Baldwin. Popping the Question, 1831
  • List of miscellaneous songs, undated
  • Hook, Theodore Edward. Exchange No Robbery, undated
  • Barnett, Morris. The Yellow Kids, 1835
BOX 2 Farces 5
Contents:
  • Barnett, Morris and Charles Mathews. Serve Him Right!, 1850
  • Unidentified. The Mysterious Family, 1851
  • Buckstone, John Baldwin. Shocking Events, 1838
  • Morton, John Maddison. The Mother and Child Are Doing Well, 1845
  • Mathews, Charles. The Ringdoves, 1837
  • Wooler, J. P. Plots for Petticoats, 1849
  • Peake, Richard Brinsley. HB: A Dramatic Caricature Sketch, 1839
  • Stirling, Edward. Left in a Car, 1834
  • Dance, Charles. The Dustman's Belle, 1846
  • Buckstone, John Baldwin. Uncle John , 1833
  • Planché, James Robinson. A Cabinet Question, 1845
  • Webster, Benjamin. Mrs. Sarah Gamp's Tea and Turn Out, 1846
  • Dance, Charles. The Bengal Tiger, 1846
  • Brough, Robert and William. The Sphinx: A Touch from the Ancients, 1849
  • Peake, Richard Brinsley. Lying in Ordinary, undated
  • Peake, Richard Brinsley. The Middle Temple, 1828
  • Younge, Anthony. The First of May, 1849
  • Morton, Thomas. Sketches in India, undated
  • Abrahams, Henry. The Alderman's Gown: A Trip to Paris, 1851
  • Wooler, John Pratt. A Man without a Head, 1845
  • Bayly, Thomas Haynes. Mr. Greenfinch, 1838
  • Nightingale, Joseph Henry and Charles Millward. Bloomerism, 1851
  • Montes, Lola. Pas de Fascintation, 1851
  • Lemon, Mark. The School for Tigers, 1851
  • Peake, Richard Brinsley. The Meltonians, 1838
BOX 2 Farces 6
Contents:
  • Oxberry, William Henry. Grizelle, or, Dancing Mad, undated
  • Dance, Charles. Advice Gratis, 1850
  • Brougham, John. Love's Livery, 1840
  • Planché, James Robinson. My Friend, the Governor, 1834
  • Planché, James Robinson. Spring Gardens, 1846
  • Rede, William Leman. The Two Greens, 1845
  • Reynolds, John Hamilton. Confounded Foreigners, 1850
  • Addison, Henry R. The King's Word, 1835
  • Maddox, John Medex. Ladies Beware!, 1848
  • Coyne, Joseph Stirling. Mrs. Bunbury's Spoons, 1849
  • Planché, James Robinson. Grist to the Mill, 1844
  • Dance, Charles. The Burlington Arcade, 1838
  • Dance, George. Petticoat Government, 1836
  • Boz. The Strange Gentleman, 1836
  • Lemon, Mark. A Familiar Friend, 1840
  • Selby, Charles. Taken in and Done For, 1849
  • Oxenford, John. Dearest Elizabeth, 1848
  • Webster, Benjamin. Caught in a Trap, 1843
  • Talfourd, Francis? Mammon and Gammon, 1848
  • Coyne, Joseph Stirling. The Trumpeter's Daughter, 1843
  • Coyne, Joseph Stirling. Our National Defences, 1848
  • Borcicault, Dion. Curiosities of Literature, 1842
  • Hale, W. P. and Francis Talfourd? Godiva, 1851
  • Buckstone, John Baldwin. Nicholas Flam, Attorney at Law, 1833
  • Haines, John Thomas. Uncle Oliver, 1839
BOX 2 Farces 7
Contents:
  • Morton, John Maddison. Poor Pillicoddy, undated
  • Burnand, F. C. Romance under Difficulties, 1856
  • Jones, Joseph Stevens. The People’s Lawyer, 1839
  • Stirling, Edward. Wanted a Wife, 1844
  • Planché, James Robinson. A Peculiar Position, 1837
  • Unidentified. Not a Word!, 1841
  • Coyne, Joseph Stirling. Binks, the Bagman, 1843
  • Bayly, Thomas Haynes. Comfortable Service, 1836
  • Honan, Michael Borke and James Robinson Planché. The Queen’s Horse, undated
  • Marston, Westland. Borough Politics, 1846
  • Morton, Edward and John M. My Wife’s Come!, 1845
  • Planché, James Robinson. Court Favour, 1841
  • A’Becket, Gilbert Abbott. The Artist’s Wife, 1838
  • Stirling, Edward. A Cheap Excursion, 1851
  • Bernard, William Bayle. Platonic Attachments, 1850
  • Claridge, C. J. and Robert Soutar. The Fast Coach, 1851
  • Stirling, Edward. A Figure of Fun, 1851
  • Godwin, George. The Last Day, 1840
  • Webster, Benjamin. A Bird of Passage, 1849
  • Planché, James Robinson. Hold Your Tongue, 1849
  • Bernard, William Bayle. The Woman-Hater, 1843
  • Unidentified. Tooth-Ache, 1851
  • Dance, Charles. The Water Party, 1836
  • Stirling, Edward. The Love Gift, 1843
BOX 1 Operettas 1
Contents:
  • Cobb, James. Paul and Virginia, 1827
  • Barnett, Morris. Monsieur Jacques, 1836
  • Jerrold, Douglas? The Statue Lover, undated
  • Thomson, James. An Uncle Too Many, undated
  • Coleman, George. We Fly by Night, 1815
  • Barnett, John. The Mountain Sylph!, 1834
  • Rossini, Gioachino. Cinderella, 1839
  • Hoare, Prince. My Grandmother, 1811
  • Dibdin, Thomas? Of Age To-Morrow, 1808
  • O’Keeffe, John. The Poor Soldier, 1821
  • Arnold, Samuel James. The Devil’s Bridge, 1822
  • O’Keeffe, John. The Agreeable Surprise, 1826
  • Bishop, Henry Rowley. The Marriage of Figaro, 1827
BOX 2 Operettas 2
Contents:
  • Dibdin, Thomas. The Cabinet, 1839
  • Hoare, Prince. The Prize, 1840
  • Dibdin, Thomas? Of Age To-Morrow, 1808
  • Colman, George. The Review, 1833
  • Beazley, Samuel. The Boarding House, 1823
  • Barnett, Morris. The Spirit of the Rhine, 1835
  • Dimond, William? The Young Hussar, 1845
  • Daniel, George. Sworn at Highgate!, 1836
  • Morton, John Maddison. The Trumpeter’s Wedding, 1849
  • Thompson, Pelham. Nothing Superfluous, 1845
  • Fitzball, Edward. Azael, the Prodigal, undated
  • Lover, Samuel. Il Paddy Whack in Italia, 1841
  • Rhodes, William Barnes. Bombastes Furioso!, 1843
  • Hoare, Prince. Lock and Key, 1837
  • Dance, George. My Lord Is not My Lord, 1840
  • Bayly, Thomas Haynes. The Swiss Cottage, undated
BOX 2 Operettas 3
Contents:
  • Planché, James Robinson. The Two Figaros, 1836
  • Coyne, Joseph Stirling. The Spirit of the Fountain, 1843
  • Smith, Albert. Guy Fawkes, 1849
  • Dibdon, Thomas? Novelty Fair, 1850
  • Planché, James Robinson. The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, 1840
  • Loder, Edward James. The Night-Dancers, 1847
  • Planché, James Robinson. Puss in Boots, 1838
  • Ricci, Frederico. Corrado of Altamura, 1847
  • Planché, James Robinson. Graciosa and Percinet, 1845
  • Planché, James Robinson. The Birds of Aristophanes, 1846
  • Lemon, Mark. The Pupil of Da Vinci, 1839
  • Talfourd, Francis? The Merchant of Venice, 1849
  • Coyne, Joseph Stirling. Telemachus, 1844
  • Webster, Benjamin. The Devil’s Violin and the Revolt of the Flowers, 1849
  • Knight, Edward. Chip of the Old Block, 1815
BOX 2 Operettas 4
Contents:
  • Planché, James Robinson. The Bee and the Orange Tree, 1846
  • Lemon, Mark. The Ladies Club, undated
  • Planché, James Robinson. Riquet with the Tuft, 1836
  • Smith, Albert and John Oxenford. The Princess Fair Star, 1851
  • Planché, James Robinson. The King of the Peacocks, 1851
  • Planché, James Robinson. The Invisible Prince, 1846
  • Coyne, Joseph Stirling? The Spirit of the Fountain, 1848
  • Planché, James Robinson. The Seven Champions of Christendom, 1849
  • Glover, Howard. Aminta, the Coquette, undated
  • Bailey, John Jay. The Way of Life: A Moral and Allegorical Fairy Spectacle, 1867
  • Brougham, John. Pocahontas, undated
  • Morton, John Maddison. The Sentinel, 1837
  • Selby, Charles. Taming a Tartar, 1846
  • Coyne, Joseph Stirling. Telemachus, 1844
  • Selby, Charles. Kinge Richard Ye Third, 1844
  • Bernard, William Bayle. Locomotion, 1842

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