Cadi Dupé (_Le_), 1761, Monsigny. O.C.
Cælina, or L’Enfant du Mystère, 1800, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. Mel.
Cæsar and Pompey, 1631, Chapman. T.
Cæsar and Pompey, or Cæsar’s Revenge, 1607.
Cain, 1821, Byron. Mys.
Caio Gracco, 1720, Leo. O. (See “Gracchus.”)
Caius Gracchus, 1815, Knowles. H.T.
Caius Gracchus, 1825, Monti. H.T. (rendered into French by
Duplissis, 1854;
and into English by Lord John Russell, 1830).
Caius Marius, 1680, Otway. T. (This is Shakespeare’s _Coriolanus_
reset.)
Calandria (_La_), 1490, Bibbi. C. (the first Italian comedy).
Calaynos, 1848, G. H. Boker. T.
Caleb Quotem, * H. Lee.
Calife de Bagdad, 1799, Boieldieu. O.
Calisto, about 1679, Crowne. M.
Calistus, 1530, Anon. T.C.
Callisthène, 1780, Piron. T.
Calypso, 1779, Cumberland.
Calypso, 1803, Winter. O. (See “Gracchus.”)
Calypso and Telemachus (1677-1720), Hughes. O.
Camaraderie (_La_), 1837, Scribe. C.
Cambises (_King_), 1569, Preston. T. (Referred to by Shakespeare, _1
Hen. IV._, act ii. sc. 4.)
Cambyses, 1671, Settle. T.
Cameralzaman, 1848, James. Fy.C.
Camma, 1661, T. Corneille. T.
Camp (_The_), 1780, Sheridan. Mu.D.
Campaigners (_The_), or Pleasant Adventures in Brussels, 1698,
D’Urfey. C.
Campaign, or Love in the East, 1783, Jephson. O.
Campaspê. (See “Alexander and Campaspê,” “Cupid and Campaspê.”)
Candidate (_The_) about 1781, Dent. F. (See “Rival Candidates.”)
Caprices of a Lover (_The_), 1769, Goethe. C.
Capricious Lovers (_The_), 1764, R. Lloyd. C.O. (from the _Caprices
d’Amour_ of Favart).
Captain (_The_), 1613, Beaumont and Fletcher. C.
Captain Mario, 1577, Gosson. C.
Captifs (_Les_), 1635, Rotrou. C. (imitated from the _Captivi_ of
Plautus).
Captive (_The_), 1769, Bickerstaff.
Captive (_The_), 1839, Lewis. Mel.
Captives (_The_), 1723, J. Gay. T.
Captivi (B.C. 254-184). Plautus. C. (Latin.) Translated into blank
verse by Messrs. Thornton, Rich, Warner and Colman, 1769-74. (See
“Captifs.”)
Captivity (_The_), 1728-1744, Goldsmith. Or.
Capuchin (_The_), 1776, Foote.
Caractacus, 1759, Mason. D.Pm.
Caractacus, 1808, Bishop. Pn.Bl.
Caravanne (_La_), 1783, Grétry. O.
Card of Fancy, 1601, Greene. C.
Cardinal (_The_), 1652, Shirley. D.
Cardinal Beaton, 1823, Tennant. T.
Careless Husband (_The_), 1704, Cibber. C.
Careless Shepherdess, 1656, T. G[offe]. T.C.
Carlos (_Don_), 1676, Otway. T.
Carlos (_Don_), 1787, Schiller. T.
Carmelite (_The_), 1785, Cumberland. T.
Carnival (_The_), 1663, Porter. C.
Carnival of Venice, 1781, Tickell. C.O.
Cartesmunda, the Fair Nun of Winchester, 1655, Brewer. T.
Case is Altered (_The_), 1609, Jonson. C.
Casini (B.C. 254-184), Plautus. C. (Latin, based on a Greek comedy
by Diphilos). Translated to blank verse by Messrs, Thornton, Rich,
Warner and Colman, 1769-74.
Cassandre, 17th cent., Calprenède. T. (translated by Sir C.
Cotterell, 1652).
Cassandre (1677-1758), Lagrange. O.
Cassius (1677-1758), Lagrange. T.
Caste, 1867, Robertson. C.
Castilian (_The_), 1853, Talfourd. T.
Castle of Andalusia, 1798, O’Keefe. C.O.
Castle of Sorento, * Heartwell. Mu.E.
Castle of Perseverance (_The_). One of the oldest Morality plays in
the language.
Castle Spectre, 1797, Lewis. D.R.
Castor and Pollux, 1700, Bernard. O.
Catch Him Who Can, 1808, Hook.
Caterino Conara, 1844, Donizetti. O.
Catherine Douglas, 1843, Helps. T.
Catherine Grey, 1837, Balfe. O.
Catherine of Heilbronn (1776-1811), Kleist. C.
Catiline, 1822, Croly. T.
Catiline’s Conspiracy, 1611, Jonson. T.
Catiline’s Conspiracy (1554-1623), Gosson. H.D.
Cato, 1713, Addison. T.
Caton d’Utique, 1715, Dechamps. O. (music by Vinci).
Catone in Utica, 1726, Metastasio. T. (music by Leo.)
Catspaw, 1850, Jerrold.
Ce qui Plait aux Femmes, 1860, Ponsard. C.
Cecchina (_La_), 1760, Piccini. O.
Celestina. (See “Spanish Bawd.”).
Cenci (_The_) 1819, Shelley. T.
Cenerentola (_La_), 1817, Rossini. O.
Chabot, Admiral of France, 1639, Chapman. T.
Chaîne (_Une_), 1841, Scribe. C.
Châlet (_Le_), 1834, Adam. O.C. (libretto by Scribe).
Challenge for Beautie (_A_), 1606, Thomas Heywood. T.C.
Chances (_The_), 1620 Fletcher (Beaumont died 1616). C. (altered by
the Duke of Buckingham, and then by Garrick, to a farce).
Changeling (_The_), 1654, Middleton. T.
Changement d’Uniforme, 1836, Dennery. D.
Changes (_The_), 1633, Shirley. C.
Chanson de Fortunio, 1861, Offenbach. O.Bf.
Chaperon Rouge (_Le_), 1818, Boieldieu. O.
Chapter of Accidents (_The_), 1780, Miss Lee. C.
Charity, 1874, Gilbert. Pl.
Charlatanisme (_Le_), before 1822, Scribe. Pt.Pc.
Charles I., 1750, Havard. H.D.
Charles I., 1828, E. Cobham Brewer. H.T.
Charles I., 1830, Miss Mitford. H.D.
Charles I., 1853 Gurney. H.Pl. (See “Cromwell.”)
Charles I., 1872, Wills. H.Pl.
Charles II., 1849, Macfarren. O.
Charles II (1792-1852), Payne. D.
Charles VI., 1841, Halévy. O. (libretto by Delavigne).
Charles VII., 1831, Dumas. H.D.
Charles IX., 1789, Chénier. H.D.
Charles XII., 1826, Planché. H.D.
Charles le Téméraire, 1814, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. D.
Charlotte Corday, 1850, Ponsard. T.
Chasse à St. Germain, 1860, Deslandes. D.
Chaste Mayd in Cheapside (_The_), 1620, Middleton. C.
Chastelard, 1865, Swinburne. T.
Châtelet (_Mde. du_), about, 1834, Ancelot. V.
Chatterbox (_The_), 1857, W. B. Jerrold. C.
Cheats of Scapin, 1677, Otway. F. (from Molière’s _Fourberies de
Scapin_, 1671. C.).
Checkmate (1830-1877), Halliday.
Chefe Promises of God unto Man, 1538, Bale. Mir.Pl.
Chercheuse l’Ésprit (_La_), 1710-1792, Favart. O.C.
Cheshire Comics, 1730, S. Johnson. C.
Chester Mysteries (24). The oldest dramatic works in the language.
Ascribed to R. Heyden, who died 1363.
Chevalier à-la-Mode, 1652, Dancourt. C.
Chien de Montargis (_Le_), 1814, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. D.
Chiens du Mont St. Bernard, 1838, Antier. T.
Child of Nature (1753-1821), Inchbald. D.
Children of the Wood, 1815, Morton. C.
Chivalry, 1873, R. Lee. Pl.
Chloridia, 1630, Jonson. M.
Choephori, B.C. 458, Æschylus. T. (Greek). Translated by Potter,
1777; Buckley 1849, Plumptre, 1869.
Choleric Man, 1775, Cumberland. C.
Chosroes, 1649, Rotrou. T.
Christabel, 1816, Coleridge. D.
Christian Slave (_The_), 1855, Mrs. Beecher-Stowe. T. (_Uncle Tom’s
Cabin_ dramatized).
Christian turned Turke (_A_), 1612, Dayborn. Pl.
Christine, 1830, Dumas. H.Pl.
Christine à Fontainebleau, 1829, Soulié. D.R.
Christine en Suède, 1829, Brault. H.Pl.
Christmas, 1616, Jephson.
Christo Triumphante (De), 1551, J. Foxe. T. (Latin), translated,
1579.
Christophe Colomb, 1815, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. D.
Chronicle History of Leir, King of England 1578, Anon. H.Pl. (This
was the quarry of Shakespeare’s _King Lear_.)
Chrononhotonthologos, 1734, Carey. MockT.
Cid (_The_), 1621, Guilhelm de Castro. T.
Cid (_The_), 1636, Corneille. T. (an adaptation of the above;
translated 1714, by J. Ozell; 1802, by a “Captain”).
Cid (_The_), 1637, J. Rutter. T.C.
Cid (_The_), or the Heroic Daughter, 1714, J. Ozell. T.
Cinna, 1639, Corneille. D.H.
Cinna’s Conspiracy, 1740, T. Cibber. T.
Cinthia’s Revels. (See “Cynthia’s Revels.”)
Cinthia’s Revenge, 1613, Stephens. C.
Circassian’s Bride (_The_), 1809, Bishop. O.
Circe, 1677, C. Davenant. T.
Ciro Riconosciuto, 1739, Leo. O.
Cistellaria, or The Casket Comedy (B.C. 254-184). Plautus. C.
(Latin, adapted from a Greek play by Menander). Translated into
blank verse by Messrs. Thornton, Rich, Warner and Colman, 1769-74.
Citizen (_The_), 1761, Murphy. F.
Citizen General (_The_), 1793, Goethe. C.
City Heiress (_The_), 1682, Mrs. Behn. C.
City Madam (_The_), 1659, Massinger. C.
City Match, 1639, Mayne. C.
City Nightcap (_The_), 1661, R. Davenport. T.C. (a dramatized
version of the _Curious Impertinent_ in “Don Quixote,” welded on a
tale of the “Decameron,” day vii., nov. 7).
City Politics, 1672, Crowne. C.
City Ramble (_The_), 1712, Settle. C.
City Witt (_The_), 1653, Brome. C.
City of the Plague, 1816, Wilson. D.Pm.
Civil Wars of Henry VI., 1724, T. Cibber. H.T.
Clandestine Marriage, 1766, Colman the Elder and Garrick. C. (based
on _The False Concord_, by Townley, 1760).
Claracilla, 1641, Killigrew. T.C.
Clari, the Maid of Milan, 1822, Payne. Mu.D. (music by Bishop).
Clavijo, 1774, Goethe. D. (translated 1798).
Clementina, 1774, Kelly. T.
Clemenza di Tito, 1734, Metastasio. O. (music by Leo).
Clemenza di Tito, 1754, Glück. O.
Clemenza di Tito, 1791, Mozart. O.
Cleomenes, 1692, Dryden and Sothern.
Cleone, 1740, Dodsley. T.
Cleonice, 1775, Hoole. T.
Cleopatra, 1594, Daniel. T.
Cleopatra, 1639, May. T.
Cleopatra, 1773, acted 1775, Alfieri. T. (translated by C. Lloyd,
1815).
Cléopâtre, 1630, Mairet. T.
Cléopâtre, 17th cent., Calprenède. T. (translated by R. Loveday,
1668).
Cléopâtre, 1750, Marmontel. T.
Cléopâtre, Captive, 1550, Jodelle. T.
Clifford, 1817, Clifford. T.
Clitandre, 1632, Corneille.
Closerie des Genêts (_La_), 1846, Soulié. D.
Clotilde, 1832, Soulié. T.
Clouds (_The_), B.C., 423, Aristophanes. C. (Greek). Translated by
Stanley, 1687; White, 1759; Cumberland, 1797; Mitchell, 1820-22;
Hickie, 1853; Rudd, 1867.
Clytemnestra, 1823, Beer. T.
Cobbler’s Prophecy (_The_), 1594, Wilson. D.
Cocalus, B.C. 387, Aristophanes. C. (Translated by Mitchell, 1820-22;
Hickie, 1853; Rudd, 1867.)
Cocu Imaginaire, 1660, Molière.
Cœlum Britannicum, 1633, Carew. M.
Coffee-house Politicians, 1732, Fielding. C.
Colinette à la Cour (1774-1826), Grétry. O.
Colleen Bawn, 1860, Boucicault. C.
Columbus, 1798, Morton. H.PL
Combat of Love and Friendship (_The_), 1654, Mead. C.
Combat of the Tongue, 1607, Brewer. C. (Cromwell acted the part of
_Tactus_ in this play.)
Comédienne (_La_), 1816, Andrieux. C.
Comédiens (_Les_), 1819, Delavigne. C.
Comedy of Errors, 1593, Shakespeare. C. (first mentioned 1598).
Comical Gallant, 1702, Dennis. C. (This is The Merry Wives of Windsor,
by Shakespeare, 1596, new set.)
Comical Hash (_The_), 1625-1673, Margaret, duchess of Newcastle. C.
Comical History of Don Quixote, in three parts, 1694-96, D’Urfey. C.
Comical Lovers (_The_), 1671-1757, C. Cibber. C.
Comical Revenge, or Love in a Tub, 1664; Etherege. C.
Commissary (_The_), 1765, Foote. F.
Committee (_The_), 1670, Howard. C. (See “Honest Thieves.”)
Common Conditions, 1576, * C.
Commonwealth of Women (_The_), 1686, D’Urfey. T.C. (based on
Fletcher’s _Sea Voyage_).
Complaint of Rosamond (1562-1619), Daniel. T.
Comte d’Ory (_Le_), 1828, Scribe. C.
Comtesse d’Escarbagnas, 1672, Molière. C.
Comus, 1634, Milton. M. (music by Lewes).
Comus, 1738, Arne. O.
Confederacy (_The_), 1705, Vanbrugh. C.
Confederates (_The_), 1717, Jos. Gay. F.
Confederates (_The_), about 1720, Breval. Sat.D.
Conflict of Conscience, 1581, Woodes. Mo.
Conquest of China, 1676, Settle. T.
Conquest of Granada, 1672, Dryden. T.
Conrad, 1772, Magnocavallo. Pr.T.
Conscience, or The Bridal Night, 1823. Haynes.
Conscious Lovers (_The_), 1722, Steele. C.
Conseiller Rapporteur (_Le_), 1841, Delavigne. C.
Conspiracy (_The_), 1638, H. Killigrew. T.
Conspiracy (_The_), 1796, Jephson. T. (Metastasio’s _Clemenza di
Tito_).
Conspiracy of Brutus, 1691, Antoni. T. (See “Julius Cæsar.”)
Conspiracy of the Pazzi, 1783, Alfieri. T. (translated by C. Lloyd,
1815).
Constant Couple (_The_), 1700, Farquhar. C.
Constant Maid (_The_), 1640, Shirley. C. (altered into _Love will find
out a Way_, 1661).
Contention (_The_), 1640, Shirley. C.
Contention between Liberality and Prodigality, 1602 (?) Greene. Mo.
Contention between the Houses of Lancaster and York, 1600.
Anon. H.Pl. (Shakespeare’s part ii. of _Henry VI_., published
1623, is very like it indeed.)
Contes de la Reine de Navarre (_Les_), 1850, Scribe and Legouvé.
Contested Election (_The_), 1859, Tom Taylor.
Contract (_The_), 1780, T. Franklin. C.
Contrivances (_The_), 1715, Carey. Bd.F.
Convict ( _The_), 1816, J. Wilson. D.Pm.
Convivado de Piedra, 1626, Tirso de Molino, whose name was
Tellez. C. (This is the original of all the _Don Juans_.)
Cool as a Cucumber, 1851, W. B. Jerrold. F.
Cophte (_The Grand_), 1792, Goethe. C.
Coquette (_The_), 1706-1767, Molloy. C.
Coquette du Village, 1715, Dufresny. C.
Corésus et Callirhoe, 1696, Lafosse. T.
Coriolan, 1781, Laharpe. T.
Coriolanus, 1610, Shakespeare. T. (See “Invader of His Country.”)
Coriolanus, 1723, founded on Haym’s drama of _Cajo Marzio Coriolano_,
music by Attilo Ariosto.
Coriolanus, 1749, Thomson. T.
Cornelia, 1594, Kyd. T. (from Gander’s tragedy _Cornélie_).
Cornélie, 1591, Garnier. T. (see above).
Cornélie, 1768, Henault and Fusher. T.
Cornette Jaune, 1864, Carmouche. C.
Coronation (_The_), 1640, Shirley. C.
Corsaire (_The_), 1856, Adam. B.
Corsican Brothers, 1848, Boucicault. D.
Corsicans, 1799. D. (from Kotzebue).
Cosa Rara (_La_), 1786, Martini. O. (The English version is called
_The Siege of Belgrade_.)
Cosi Fan Tutte, 1788, Mozart. O.
Cosmo de Medici, 1837, Horne. T.
Costlie Whore (_The_), 1633, Anon. C.
Count Egmont, 1788, Goethe. T.
Count of Burgundy, 1798, Anne Plumtree. Pl. (from Kotzebue).
Count of Narbonne, 1781, Jephson. T. (Walpole’s _Castle of Otranto_
dramatized).
Counterfeit Presentment. 1876, Howells. C.
Counterfeits, 1677, Leanerd. C.
Countess of Salisbury, 1767, Hartson. T.
Country Attorney, 1793, Cumberland. C.
Country Captain (_The_), 1649, duke of Newcastle. C.
Country Girle (_The_), 1647, Brewer. C.
Country Girl (_The_), 1716-1779, Garrick. C. (altered from _The
Country Wife_).
Country House, 1715, Vanbrugh. F.
Country Innocence, 1677, Leanerd. C. (a plagiarism of _The Country
Girle_).
Country Wake (_The_), 18th cent., Dogget. C.
Country Wife, 1675, Wycherly. C. (largely borrowed from _L’Ecole des
Maris_ and _L’Ecole des Femmes_, by Molière, _q.v._).
Courageous Turk (Aurath I.), 1632, Goff. T.
Courier of Lyons, 1852, Stirling. D.
Couronne de Bluets, 1836, Houssaye.
Court Beauties, 1835, Planché. C.
Court Beggar (_The_), 1653, Brome. C.
Court Secret (_The_), 1653, Shirley. C.
Courtley Nice (_Sir_), 1685, Crowne. C.
Courtly Masque (_A_), 1620, Middleton. M.
Covent Garden, 1632, printed 1638, Nabbes. C.
Covent Garden Weeded, 1653, Brome. C.
Coventry Plays (_The_), in MS..[MS.**], 1468.
Covivando de Piedro. (See “Convivado,” etc.)
Coxcomb, 1612, Beaumont and Fletcher. C.
Cozeners (_The_), 1774, Foote. F.
Creation (_The_), 1798, Haydn. Or.
Creatures of Impulse, 19th cent., Gilbert.
Creole (_The_), 1815-1874, C. S. Brooks. D.
Creusa, 1754, Whitehead. T.
Crispin Gentilhomme (1640-1685), Ant. J. Montfleury. C.
Critic (_The_), 1779, Sheridan. F. (“Sir Fretful Plagiary” is meant
for Cumberland.)
Critique (_La_), 1662, Molière. C.
Crochets du Père Martin (_Les_), 1858, Cormon and Grange. (This is the
original of Oxenford’s _Porter’s Knot_, and Boucicault’s _Daddy
O’Dowd_.)
Crociato in Egitto (_Il_), 1825, Meyerbeer. O.
Crœsus, 1604, Alexander, earl of Stirling. T.
Crœsus, 1845, Richards. T.
Cromwell (_Lord_), 1602, Anon. H.Pl.
Cromwell, 1827, Victor Hugo. H.Pl. (See “Charles I.”)
Cromwell, 1847, Richards. H.Pl.
Cross Purposes, 1842, O’Brien. F.
Crown Diamonds, 1842 (English version of _Diamants de la Couronne_,
_q.v._).
Crowne for a Conqueror (_A_), 1639, E. Davenport. D.
Cruel Brother (_The_), 1630, Davenant. T.
Cruel Gift, 1707, Centlivre.
Crutch and Toothpick, 1879, Sims. B.
Cry (_The_), 1754, Mesd. Fielding and Collier. D.Fab.
Cuck Queanes, etc., 1824, Percy. C.
Cuculio, or the Hood (B.C. 254-184), Plautus. C. (Latin). Translated
into blank verse by Messrs. Thornton, Rich, Warner and Colman,
1769-74.
Cunning Lovers (_The_), 1654, Brome. C.
Cup (_The_), 1881, Tennyson. T.
Cupid and Campaspê, 1583, Lyly. L.D.
Cupid and Death, 1653, Shirley. M.
Cupid and Psychê, 19th cent., Miller. L.D.
Cupid in Waiting, 1871, W. B. Jerrold. C.
Cupid’s Revenge, 1615, Beaumont and Fletcher. C. (The quarry of this
play was Sidney’s _Arcadia_.)
Cure for a Cuckold (_A_), 1661, Webster and Rowley. C.
Cure for Romance, 1819, Thomson. C.
Cure for the Heartache, 1811, Th. Morton. C.
Cure of Saul, 1770, Arnold. O.
Curfew (_The_), 1770-1804, Tobin. Pl.
Custom of the Country, 1647, Beaumont and Fletcher. T.
Cutter of Coleman Street, 1663, Cowley. C.
Cyclops (B.C. 480-407), Euripides. Sat.D. (Greek). Translated by
Potter, 1781; Wodhull, 1782; Shelley; with Buckley’s prose
translation in Bohn’s series.
Cymbeline, 1605, Shakespeare. T.
Cymon (1716-1779), Garrick. D.R.
Cymon and Iphigenia (1631-1701), Dryden.
Cynthia and Cyrus, 1768, Hoole. T.
Cynthia and Endymion, 1697, D’Urfey. D.O.
Cynthia’s Revels, 1600, Jonson. Sat.C.
Cyril’s Success, 19th cent., H. J. Byron.
Cyrus the Great, 1696, Banks. T.
Daddy O’Dowd, 19th cent., Boucicault. I.D. (See “Crochets du Père
Martin.”)
Daisy Farm (_The_), 1871, H. J. Byron. Dom.D.
Dame Blanche (_La_), 1829, Boieldieu. O.C. (libretto by Scribe).
Dame Médecin (_La_), 1640-1685, Ant. J. Montfleury. C.
Dame Voilée, 1838, Balfe. O.
Dame aux Camélias, 1848, Dumas fils. C.
Dames Capitaines, (_Les_), 1857, Reber. O.
Damoiselle, 1653, Brome. C.
Damoiselle à Marier (_La_), before 1822, Scribe.
Damoiselles à-la-Mode, 1667, Flecknoe. C.
Damon and Pythias, 1571, R. Edwards. T. (See “Ferrex and Porrex.”)
Damon and Pythias, 1825, Banim. Pl.
Dancing Devils (_The_), 1724, E. Ward. C.
Dan’l Druce, 1878, Gilbert. D.
Daphne and Amintor, 1765, Bickerstaff.
Daranes, 1743, Hill.
Darius (_King_), 1565, Anon. Mir. Pl.
Darius, 1603, published 1607, Lord Stirling. T.
Dark Glen of Ballyfoill (_The_), 19th cent., Stirling. I.D.
Daughter (_The_), 1836, Knowles. D.
Daughter of St. Mark, 1844, Balfe. O.
Daughter of the Isles, 1861, Leslie. O.
Daughter of the Stars (_The_), 1815-1874, C. S. Brooks. D.
Daughter to Marry (_A_), 1828, Planché. C.
David (1724-1803), Klopstock. S.D.
David, 1834, Neukomm. Or.
David (_King_), 1874, Armstrong. T.
David Garrick. (See “Garrick.”)
Days of Jezebel (_The_), 1872, P. Bayne. H.D.
Days of Yore, 1796, Cumberland. C.
De Christo Triumphante, 1551, Foxe. S.D.
De Montfort, 1798, Baillie. T.
De Paris à Corbell, etc., 1854, Demolière. C.
Deaf and Dumb, 1785, Holcroft. H.D.
Death Fetch, 1830, Horne. D.
Death of Adam (1724-1803), Klopstock. S.D.
Death of Marlowe, 1838, Horne. T.
Death of Nero, 1690, Pechantre. T.
Death of Robert, Earl of Huntington, in two parts, 1601,
Heywood. Pl. (See “Robin Hood.”) This play is by some attributed
to Ant. Munday and Chettle.
Death’s Jest-book, or the Fool’s Tragedy, 1850, Beddoes. D.
Debates in the Police Friend, Herz. V.
Debauchee (_The_), 1677, Mrs. Behn. C.
Deborah, 1733, Handel. Or.
Deformed Transformed, 1824, Byron. D. (founded partly on _The Three
Brothers_, a novel, and partly on Goethe’s _Faust_).
Dégel (_Le_), 1864, Sardou.
Delinquent (_The_), 1765-1841, Reynolds. C.
Demafoonte, 1719, Metastasio. O. (music by Leo).
Demetrio, 1731, Metastasio. O. (music by Caldara).
Demetrio, 1742, Glück. O.
Démocrite, 1700, Régnard. C.
Démophon, 1791, Cherubini. O.
Dependant (_The_), 1798, Cumberland. C
Dépit Amoreux, 1654, Molière. C.
Der Freischütz, 1822, Weber. O. (libretto by Kind).
Dervis (_Le_), 1811, Scribe. O.
Desert Flower (_The_), 1863, Wallace. O.
Desert Island (_The_), 1760, Murphy. D.Pc. (from Metastasio).
Deserted Daughter, 1785, Holcroft. C. (altered into _The Steward_).
Deserter (_The_), 1770, Dibdin. Mu.D. (from _Le Déserteur_).
Déserteur (_Le_), 1769, Sedaine. C.O. (music by Monsigny).
Destruction of Jerusalem, 1677, Crowne. T. (Milman wrote _The Fall
of Jerusalem_, 1820. Cl.T.).
Destruction of Troy (_The_), 1679, Banks. T.
Deuce is in Him, 1763, Colman the Elder. F.
Deux Amis (_Les_), 1770, Beaumarchais. D.
Deux Aveugles (_Les_), 1855, Offenbach. O.Bf.
Deux Billets (_Les_), 1779, Florian. C.
Deux Hommes pour un Placard, 1860, Desarbres. F.
Deux Journées, 1800, Cherubini. O.
Deux Jumeaux de Bergame, 1781, Florian. C.
Deux Papas Très-Bien, 1845, Labiche. C.
Deux Précepteurs, before 1822, Scribe. Pt.Pc.
Devil of a Wife (_The_), 1686, Jevon. C.
Devil to Pay (_The_), 1731, Coffey. Bd.F.
Devil upon Two Sticks, 1768, Foote. F.
Devil’s an Ass (_The_), 1616, Jonson. C.
Devil’s Charter, 1607, Barnes. T. (chief character Pope Alexander
VI.).
Devil’s Law-Case, 1613, Webster. C.
Devil’s Opera (_The_), 1838, Macfarren. O.
Devin du Village (_Le_), 1652, words and music by Rosseau. Opta.
Diable à l’Ecole, 1842, Boulanger. C.O.
Diable à Quartre (_Le_), 1756, Sedaine. C.O.
Diamants de la Couronne (_Les_), 1841, Auber. O. (See “Crown
Diamonds.”)
Diane et Endymion, 1787, Piccini. O.
Dido, 1734, Reed. T.
Dido, 1783, Marmontel. O. (music by Piccini).
Dido, Queen of Carthage, 1594, Marlowe and Nash. T.
Dido and Æneas, 1657, Purcell. O.
Dido and Æneas, 1727, D’Urfey. D.E.
Didone Abbandonata, 1724, Metastasio. O. (music by Sarro and Vinci).
Die Zauberflöte. (See “Zauberflöte.”)
Dieu et la Bayadère, 1830, Scribe. O.
Dinorah, 1859, Meyerbeer. O.
Dioclesian, 1690, Purcell. O.
Diogenes and His Lantern, 1849, Taylor. C.
Dione, 1720, J. Gay. P.T.
Dionysius, 1748, Marmontel. T. (_Denys le Tyrant_).
Diplomate (_Le_), 1827, Delavigne and Scribe. Pt.Pc.
Disappointed Gallant (_The_), 1738, A. Thomson. Bd.O.
Disappointment (_The_), 1684, Southerne. C.
Discarded Son (_The_), 1854, Godfrey. C. (This is an English version
of _Un Fils de Famille_; see “The Queen’s Shilling.”)
Discontented Colonel, 1638, Suckling. C.
Discovery (_The_), 1763, Mrs. Sheridan. C.
Disobedient Child (_The_), 1575, Ingeland. Mo.
Distrait (_Le_), 1697, Régnard. C.
Distressed Mother (_The_), 1725, Philips. T. (Racine’s tragedy
_Andromaque_ Anglicized).
Distressed Wife (_The_), 1743, J. Gay. C.
Diversions of the Morning, 1747, Foote. F.
Divine Olimpiade, 1719, Metastasio. O. (music by Leo).
Divorce (_The_), 1805, Alfieri. C. (translated by C. Lloyd, 1815).
Djengis Khan ou La Conquête de la Chine, 1837, Anicet Bourgeois. T.
Dr. Last in His Chariot, 1769, Foote and Bickerstaff. F. (based on
_Le Malade Imaginaire_, by Molière, 1673).
Dr. Magnus, 1864, Cormon. D.
Dodypoll (_Dr._), 1600, Lyly. Pl.
Dog of Montargis, 1815. Mel. (an English version of the _Chien de
Montargis_, of Guilbert de Pixérécourt). (There is another French
drama, called _Le Chien d’Aubry_, on the same subject.)
Doigts de Fee (_Les_), 1858, Scribe and Legouvé. O.C.
Domino Noir (_Le_), 1837, Auber. O.C. (libretto by Scribe). (See
“Black Domino.”)
Don Cæsar de Bazan, 19th cent., Boucicault.
Don Carlos, 1676, Otway. T.
Don Carlos, 1787, Schiller. T. (translated by Calvert, 1836).
Don Carlos, 1822, Lord J. Russell. T.
Don Carlos, 1844, Michael Costa. O.
Don Carlos, 1867, Verdi. O.
Don Felix, 1714, Centlivre. C. (same as _The Wonder_).
Don Garcia, 1785, Alfieri. T. (translated by C. Lloyd, 1815).
Don Giovanni, 1787, Mozart. O. (libretto by L. da Ponte). Sir H.
Bishop recast this opera. (See “Giovanni” and “Convivado.”)
Don Juan, 1665, Glück. O.
Don Juan, 1665, Molière. C. (imitated from the “Convivado,” _q.v._).
Don Juan, 1673, Thomas Corneille. C. (from the Spanish comedy
“Convivado,” _q.v._).
Don Juan, 1802, Kalkbrenner. O.
Don Juan d’Autriche, 1835, Delavigne. C.
Don Pasquale, 1843, Donizetti. O.
Don Pédre, 1857, Cormon. D.
Don Pedro, 1795, Cumberland. D.
Don Pedro de Portugal, 1828, Gil y Zarate. D.
Don Quixote, 1846, Macfarren. O.
Don Quixote in England, 1736, Fielding. C.
Don Sebastian, 1690, Dryden. T.
Don Sebastiano, 1843, Donizetti. O.
Donna Diana, 1864, W. Marston. C.
Donna del Lago (_La_), 1821, Rossini. O.
Doom of Devorgoil, 1829, Sir W. Scott. Pl.
Dot., 19th cent., Boucicault.
Double Dealer (_The_), 1694, Congreve. C.
Double Deceit (_The_), 1736, W. Popple. C.
Double Disguise (_The_), 1783, Murdoch. C.
Double Falsehood, 1728, Theobald. T.
Double Gallant, 1707, Cibber. C.
Double Marriage, 1647, Beaumont and Fletcher.
Double Veuvage, 1701, Dufresny. C.
Double or Quits, (See “Quitte,” etc.)
Doubtful Heir (_The_), 1652, Shirley. C.
Douglas, 1756, Home. T. (based on the tale of _Gil Morice_).
Dowager (_The_), 1803-1878, C. J. Mathews.
Dragon of Wantley, 1737, Carey. B.O. (Its sequel is called
_Margery_, or _The Dragoness_).
Dragons de la Reine, 1841, Decourcelle. C.
Dragoons (_The_), 1879, Hersee. (This is an English version of _Des
Dragons de Villars_, a comic opera by Maillart.)
Drama of Exile, 1850, E. B. Browning.
Dramatist (_The_), 1789, Reynolds, C.
Drames du Cabaret, 1864, Dumanoir. D.
Dream at Sea, before 1838, Buckstone. Mel.
Dream of Scipio (_The_), 1797, Olivari. F. (from Metastasio).
Dreams (1829-1871), Robertson. C.
Drink, 1879, C. Reade. D. (from _L’Assommoir_, by M. Zola, 1878).
Druid, or The Vision of Fingal, 1815, Thomson.
Drummer (_The_), 1715, Addison. C. (founded on a tradition of
Hurstmonceux House).
Duchess de la Vallière, 1836, Lytton. T.
Duchess of Guise, 1838, Flotow. O.
Duchess of Malfy, 1623, Webster. T.
Duenna (_The_), 1775, Sheridan. Op.C. (music by Linley).
Duke of Braganza, 1785, Jephson. T.
Duke of Guise, 1682, Dryden. T.
Duke of Lerma, 1665, Sir Robert Howard.
Duke of Millaine, 1623, Massinger. T.
Duke’s Mistress, 1638, Shirley.
Dulcamara, 1866, Gilbert. D.P.
Dumb Knight, 1608, Machin. C.
Dumb Lady, 1672, Lacy. C.
Dundreary Married and Done for (_Lord_), 1859, H. J. Byron and
Sothern. C. (See “Our American Cousin.”)
Dupe (_The_), 1765, Mrs. Sheridan. C.
Dupe. (See “Who’s the Dupe?”)
Duplicity, 1781, Holcroft. C.
Dutch Courtesan (_The_), 1605, Marston. C. (Revived in 1680, and
called the Revenge. Revived again in 1746, and called _The Vintner
Tricked_.)
Dutch Lover (_The_), 1673, Mrs. Behn. C.
Earl Godwin, 1796, Anne Yearsley. T.
Earl of Essex (1610-1663), La Calprenède. T.
Earl of Essex, 1678, Th. Corneille. T. (Essex).
Earl of Essex, 1682, Banks. T.
Earl of Essex, 1753, Jones. T.
Earl of Essex, 1760, Brooke. T.
Earl of Gowrie (1785-1862), White. Pl.
Earl of Huntingdon. See (“Death of Robert ...”)
Earl of Warwick, 1767, Dr. T. Franklin. T. (See “Warwick.”)
Earl of Westmoreland, 1748, H. Brooke. T.
East Indian, 1800, Lewis. C. (from Kotzebue).
Eastward Hoe! 1605, Jonson, Chapman, etc. Sat.D. to ridicule the
Scotch. (Revived by Tate, and called _The Cuckold’s Haven_, 1685.
Revived again by Mrs. Lennox, and called _Old City Manners_, 1777.)
Eccentric Love, 1799, Cumberland. C.
Echo et Narcisse, 1778, Glück. O.
Eclair. (See “L’Éclaire.”)
Ecole. (See “L’École.”)
Ecossaise (_L’_), 1764, Voltaire. C. (in which Fréron is gibbeted).
Edgar, the English Monarch, 1677, Thomas Rymer. H.Pl.
Edith (1740-1809), Downman. T.
Edward I., 1593, Peele. H.Pl.
Edward II., 1592, Marlowe. H.T. (Shakespeare’s _Richard II._ is in
imitation of it, 1597).
Edward IV., in two parts, 1600, Thomas Heywood. H.Pl.
Edward and Leonora, 1739, Thomson. T.
Edward the Black Prince, 1640, Shirley. H.T.
Edwin (1678-1755), Jefferys. T.
Edwin and Elgitha, 1795, Mad. D’Arblay. T.
Edwin, the Banished Prince, 1784, Douglas. T.
Edwin the Fair, 1843, Taylor. H.D.
Egmont (_Count_), 1788, Goethe. T.
Elavi, 1816, Bishop. O.
Elder Brother, 1637, Fletcher. C.
Election (_The_), 1774, Andrews. Int.
Election of the Managers (_The_), 1784, G. Colman. D. Skit.
Electra, about B.C. 439, Sophocles. T. (Greek). Translated by C.
W[ase], 1649; L. Theobald, 1714; G. Adams, 1729; Potter, 1788;
Dale, 1824; Plumptre, 1865.
Electra, B.C. 413, Euripides. T. (Greek). Translated by Potter,
1781; Wodhull, 1782.
Electra, 1714, Theobald. T.
Elfrid, or The Fair Inconstant, 1710, Hill.
Elfrida, 1752, acted 1753, Mason. T.
Elfrida, 1856, Balfe. O.
El Hyder, * Barrymore. G.E.Mel.S.
Eli, 1855, M. Costa. Or.
Elijah, 1846, Mendelssohn. Or.
Elisa, 1794, Cherubini. O.
Elisca (1741-1813), Grétry. O.
Elixir d’Amour (_L’_), 1845, Donizetti. O.
Eliza (1710-1778), Dr. Arne. Op.
Ella Rosenberg, 1807, Kenney. C.
Ellen Wareham, about 1834, Buckstone. D. (written for Mrs. Yates).
Elmerick, 1739, Lillo. T.
Eloisa, 1786, Reynolds. C.
Elves (_The_), 1835, Heiberg. Fy.C.
Elvira, 1760, Mallet. T.
Emilia Galotti, 1772, Lessing. T.
Emma, 19th cma di Resburgo, 1820, Meyerbeer. O.
Empedocles on Etna, 1853, M. Arnold. D.Pm.
Emperiques (_Les_), 1698, De Brueys. C.
Emperor of the East, 1632, Massinger.
Emperor of the Moon, 1687, Mrs. Behn. C.
Empress of Morocco, 1673, Settle. T.
Empress of Morocco, 1674, Duffett. T.
En Avant les Chinois! 1858, Labiche. C.
Enchanted Lovers (_The_), 1663, Lower. P.
Enchantress (_The_), 1849, Balfe. O.
Endimione, 1721, Metastasio. Mu.D.
Endymion, the Man in the Moon, 1591, J. Lyly. Myt.D.
Enfant du Peuple (_Un_), 1847, Labrousse. C.
Enfants d’Edouard (_Les_), 1833, Delavigne. H.D.
Engaged, 1877, Gilbert. F.C.
England in the Days of Charles II., 1877, Wills. C.
English Fleet (1739-1802), Arnold. Mu.D.
English Gentleman (The), 19th cent., H. J. Byron. C.
English Merchant, 1767, Colman. C.
English Moor (_The_), 1653, Brome. C.
English Rogue (_The_), 1668, Thompson. C.
English Rogue (_The_), 1671, Head. Ex.
English Princess, or Death of Richard III., 1667, Caryl. T.
English Travellers (_The_), 1633, Th. Heywood. C.
Englishman (_An_) in Paris, 1753, Foote. F.
Englishman (_An_) returned from Paris, 1756, Foote. F.
Englishmen for my Money, 1596, Haughton. C.
Enrico di Borgogna, 1818, Donizetti. O.
Enrico IV., 1834, Balfe. Op.
Enseignement Mutuel, 1846, Nus. C.
Envies de Mde. Godard, 1848, Carmouche. C.
Ephesian Matron (_The_), 1769, Bickerstaff.
Epicharis et Néron, 1793, Legouvé. T.
Epicœne, or The Silent Woman, 1609, Jonson. C.
Epidicus (B.C. 254-184), Plautus. C. (Latin). Translated into blank
verse by Messrs. Thornton, Rich, Warner and Colman, 1769-74.
Epsom Wells, 1673, Shadwell. C.
Erechtheus, 1876, Swinburne. T.
Erigone (1677-1758), Lagrange. T.
Erik (_King_), 1876, Gosse. T.
Erik VII., 19th cent., Bojé. T.
Eriphyle, 1732, Voltaire. T.
Erminia, or The Chaste Lady, 1665, Flecknoe. T.C.
Ernani [Hernani], 1830, Victor Hugo. R.T.
Ernani, 1841, Verdi. O.
Esclave de Camoëns, 1843, Flotow. O.
Esmeralda, 1833, Victor Hugo. R.D. (An English version by H. J.
Byron.)
Esperidi (_Gli Orti_), 1722, Metastasio. O. (music by Porpora).
Esprit de Contradiction, 1700, Dufresny. F.
Essex. (See “Earl of Essex.”)
Esther, 1689, Racine. S.T.
Esther, 1720, Handel. Or.
Estrella, 1865, Wallace. O. (left incomplete).
Esule di Granada, 1823, Meyerbeer. O.
Etéocle, 1799, Legouvé. T.
Etoile de Nord (_L’_), 1854, Meyerbeer. O. (libretto by Scribe).
Etoile de Seville (_L’_), 1842, Balfe. O.
Etourdis (_Les_), 1788, Andrieux. C.
Eugene Aram, 1873, W. G. Wills. D. (Lord Lytton’s novel dramatized).
Eugénie, 1767, Beaumarchais. D.
Eugenie, One Drama of a Trilogy (1749-1832). Goethe. T.
Eumenides, B.C. 458, Æschylus. T. (Greek). Translated by Potter,
1777; Buckley, 1849; Dalton, 1868; Plumptre, 1869.
Eunuchus, or The Eunuch, B.C. 162, Terence. C (Latin). Translated by
Bentley, 1726; Colman the Elder, 1765; Barry, 1857; etc.
Euphosine et Coradin. 1790, Hoffmann. O.C. (music by Méhul).
Euryanthe, 1825, Weber. O.
Eurydice, 1731, Mallet. T.
Evadne, or The Statue, 1819, Sheil (_The Traitor_, by Shirley, 1631,
reset).
Evasion de Marie Stuart, 1822, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. D.
Evening’s Love (_An_), 1668, Dryden.
Every Man (written in the reign of Edward IV.). Anon. Mo. (printed
by Pynson).
Every Man in His Humor, 1596, improved 1598, Jonson. C. (Garrick
reset this comedy.)
Every Man out of His Humor, 1599, Jonson. C.
Every one has His Fault, 1794, Inchbald. C. (realized £700).
Example (_The_), 1637, Shirley. C.
Excommunicated Prince (_The_), 1679, Bedlow. T.
Exiles of Siberia, 1789, Aude. D.
Extravagant Shepherd (_The_), 1654. T.R. (from Corneille).
Extremes, or Men of the Day, 1859, O’Rourke (_i.e._ E. Falconer).
Ezechias, 1564, Udal. S.D.
Ezio, 1728, Metastasio. O.