Macbeth, 1606, Shakespeare. T. (music by Lock, 1672).
Macbeth, 19th cent., Verdi. O.
Mad as a Hatter, 1863, Marshall. F.
Mad Couple well matched, 1653, Brome. C.
Mad Lover, 1617, Fletcher (Beaumont died 1616).
Mad Lover, 1637, Massinger.
Mad Lovers (_The_), 1732, S. Johnson. C.
Mad World, 1608, Beaumont and Fletcher.
Mad World, My Masters, 1608, Middleton. C.
Madam Fickle, 1677, D’Urfey. C.
Madame Diogène, etc., 1854, Desarbres. C.
Madame Favart, 1878, Offenbach. C.O.
Madame Du Barry, 1836, Ancelot. V.
Madame du Châtelet, about 1834, Ancelot. V.
Madcap Prince (_A_), 1874, *.
Maestro di Capella, 1797, Dellamaria.
Magician no Conjuror (1755-1798), Merry. C.
Magicienne (_La_), 1799-1860, Halévy. O.
Magnetic Lady, 1632, Jonson. C.
Magnifique (_Le_), 1672-1731, Lamotte. C.
Magnifycence (time, Henry VII.), Skelton. Mo.
Mahomet, 1738, Voltaire. T. (done into English by Miller, 1740).
Maid Marian (_The_), 1822, Bishop. O. (libretto by Planché).
Maid and the Magpie, 1792-1852, Payne. C.
Maid in the Mill, 1647, Beaumont and Fletcher, or Rowley and
Fletcher. C.
Maid of Artois, 1836, Balfe. O.
Maid of Bath, 1771, Foote. F.
Maid of Honor, 1632, Massinger. T.C.
Maid of Honor, 1847, Balfe. O.
Maid of Lockling, 1801, W. Richardson. L.D.
Maid of Mariendorpt, 1838, Knowles. D.
Maid of Milan (_Clari, the_), 1822, Payne. Mu.D. (music by Bishop).
Maid of Orleans, 1801, Schiller. T. (See “Joan of Arc.”)
Maid of Saxony, 1842, George Morris. O.
Maid of the Mill, 1765, Bickerstaff. O.F. (music by Arnold). (See
“Maid in the Mill.”)
Maid of the Oaks (_The_), 1779, Burgoyne. D.E.
Maid’s Metamorphoses. (See “Maydes Metamorphoses.”)
Maid’s Revenge (_The_), 1639, Shirley. T.
Maid’s Tragedy, 1610, Beaumont and Fletcher. T. (Waller altered the
fifth act.)
Maids and Bachelors (1768-1850), Skeffington. C.
Maids as They Are, etc., 1797, Inchbald. C.
Maiden Queen (_The_), 1667, Dryden. H.Pl.
Maidenhead. (See “Maydenhead.”)
Maire du Palais (_Le_), 1823, Ancelot. T.
Maître en Droit (_Le_), 1760, Monsigny. O.C.
Malade Imaginaire (_Le_), 1673, Molière. C. (See “Dr. Last in His
Chariot,” and “Robert, the Invalid.”)
Malati and Madhava, 8th cent., Bhavabhouti. R.T. (translated by
Wilson in his _Indian Theatre_).
Malcontent (_The_), 1604, Marston and Webster. T.C.
Male Coquette, 1758, Garrick. F.
Mamilia, 1593, Greene.
Man Bewitched, 1710, Centlivre. C.
Man o’ Airlee, 1866, Wills. Pl.
Man of Honor, 19th cent., Boucicault. C.
Man of Mode (_The_), 1676, Etherege. C.
Man of the World, 1764, Macklin. C. (Its original title was _The
Freeborn Scotchman_.)
Man’s the Master (_The_), 1668, Davenant. C.
Management (1765-1841), Reynolds. C.
Manfred, 1817, Byron. T.
Manfredi, 1825, Monti. T. (A version in French, by Duplissis, 1854.)
Maniac (_The_), 1810, Bishop. O.
Mankind (time, Henry VI.), Hynghus. Mo.
Manlius Capitolinus, 1684, Lafosse. T. (imitated from Otway’s
_Venice Preserved_).
Manteau (_Le_), 1826, Andrieux. C.
Mantuan Revels, 1812, Chenevix. C.
Manuel, 1817, Maturin. T.
Maometto Secundo, 1822, Rossini. O.
Marciano, or The Discovery, 1663, Clerke. T.C.
Maréchal Ferrent (_Le_), 1726-1795, Philidor. O.C.
Maréchaux de l’Empire (_Les_), 1856, Anicet Bourgeois. D.
Margaret of Anjou (1727-1812), Jerningham. T.
Margery, or The Dragoness, 1738, Carey. F. (sequel to _The Dragon_,
_q.v._).
Margherita d’Anjou, 1822, Meyerbeer. O. (See “Margaret....”)
Marguerite d’Anjou, 1810, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. D.
Mari dans du Coton, 1862, Thiboust. C.
Mari Impromptu, 1836, Duval. C.
Mari Retrouve, 1662, Dancourt. C.
Mari qui Lance sa Femme, 1864, Deslande or Labiche (it is attributed
to both). C.
Maria Padilla, 1838, Ancelot. T.
Maria Stuarda, 1785, Alfieri. T. (translated by C. Lloyd, 1815).
(See “Mary Stuart.”)
Maria Stuart, 1800, Schiller. T. (See “Mary Queen of Scots,” “Mary
Stuart,” etc.).
Mariage Fait et Rompu, 1721, Dufresny. C.
Mariage Forcé, 1664, Molière. C. (See “Forced Marriage.”)
Mariage Infantin (_Le_), before 1822, Scribe. Pt.Pc.
Mariage d’Argent (_Le_), 1827, Scribe. C.
Mariage de Figaro, 1784, Beaumarchais. C. (See “Nozze....”)
Mariage de Rien (_Le_), 1640-1685, Ant. J. Montfleury. C.
Mariages Samnites (_Les_), 1741-1813, Grétry. O.
Mariamne, 1623, Hardy. T.
Mariamne, 1640, P. T. L’Ermite. T.
Mariamne, 1724, Voltaire. T.
Marian, the Faire Queen of Jewry, 1613, Lady Elizabeth Carew. T.
Marian, 1788, Miss Brooke. Pl.
Marian (1754-1829), Shield. O.
Marianne, 1718, Fenton. T.
Marie de Brabant, 1825, Ancelot. D.Pm.
Marino Faliero, 1821, Byron. T.
Marino Faliero, 1829, Delavigne. T.
Marino Faliero, 1835, Donizetti. O.
Marion Delorme, 1829, Victor Hugo. R.D.
Maritana (a mosaic, by Wallace, of _Ruy Bias_ and _Notre Dame_),
1845. O.
Marius, 1791, Arnault. T.
Marius (_Caius_), 1680, Otway. T.
Marius and Sylla, 1594, Lodge. H.Pl.
Marmaduke Maxwell (_Sir_), 1827, Cunningham. C.
Marplot, 1711, Centlivre. C.
Marquis Caporal, 1864, Sejour. D.
Marquis d’Argencourt, 1857, Dupenty. D.
Marquis de Kénilis, 1879, Lomon.
Marriage à-la-Mode, 1672, Dryden. C.
Marriage-Hater Matched, 1692, D’Urfey. C.
Marriage Night (_The_), 1664, H. Carey, Lord Falkland. T.
Marriage of Witte and Science (_The_), about 1559, Anon. Mo.
Married for Money (1803-1878), C. J. Mathews.
Married in Haste, 19th cent., H. J. Byron.
Married Libertine (_The_), 1761, Macklin. F.
Married Life, 1834, Buckstone. C.
Married Man (_The_), 1789, Inchbald. C.
Martha, 1858, Flotow. O.
Martyr of Antioch, 1821, Milman. T.
Martyrs (_Les_), 1840, Donizetti. O. (from Corneille’s _Polyeucte_).
[Mary] Queen of Scots, 1684, Banks. T.
Mary Queen of Scots, 1807, Grahame. T.
Mary Queen o’ Scots, 1874, Wills. H.Pl.
Mary (_Queen_), 1877, Tennyson. T.
Mary Stuart, 1840, Haynes. T.
Mary Stuart, 1881, Swinburne. T. (See “Maria ...” and “Evasion
de....”)
Mary Tudor, 1833, Victor Hugo. T.
Mary Tudor, 1847, Vere. T.
Mary Tudor, 1876, Miss Dickinson. H.Pl.
Masaniello, 1814, Ingemann. T.
Masaniello, about 1820, Carafa. O.
Masaniello, 1828, Auber. O. (libretto by Scribe). Often called _La
Muette de Portici_. (See “Massaniello.”)
Masks and Faces (1817-1880), Tom Taylor. C.
Masnadieri (_I_), 1847, Verdi. O.
Masque (_The_), 1612, Beaumont and Fletcher. C.
Masque de Velours, 1860, Delaporte. D.
Masque of Calisto, 1676, Crowne. M.
Masque of Heroes, 1619, Middleton. M.
Massacre of Paris, 1590, Marlowe. T.
Massacre of Paris, 1690, Lee. T.
Massacre de Syrie, 1860, Sejour. T.
Massaniello, 1699, D’Urfey. T. (Originally two plays, but compressed
into one by T. Walker, in 1700.)
Massaniello, 1829, Kenney. (See “Masaniello.”)
Match at Midnight, 1633, Rowley. C.
Match for a Widow (_A_), 1787, Atkinson. C.
Match mee in London, 1631, Day. T.C.
Matilda, 1775, T. Franklin. T.
Matilda of Hungary, 1847, Wallace. O.
Matrimonial Troubles, (1624-1673), Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle. Pt.
i. C. Pt. ii. T.
Matrimonio Segreto (_Il_), 1793, Cimarosa. O.
Matrimony, 1804, Kenney. C.
Maud, 1855, Tennyson. D.Pm.
Maures d’Espagne (_Les_), 1804, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. D.
Maximian, 1800, Lady S. Burrell. T. (from Corneille).
May Day, 1611, Chapman. C.
May Queen (1802-1879), Buckstone.
Maydenhead Well Lost (_A_), 1634, Heywood. C.
Maydes Metamorphoses, 1600, J. Lyly. Myt.D.
Mayor of Garratt, 1763, Foote. F.
Mayor of Quinborough, 1661, Middleton. C.
Meadows of St. Gervaise (_The_), * Ware. F.C. (translated from the
French).
Measure for Measure, 1603, Shakespeare. C. (based on _Promos and
Cassandra_, 1578, by Whetstone; acted at Whitehall, 1604).
Medea, B.C. 431, Euripides. T. (Greek). Translated by Potter, 1781;
Wodhull, 1782; Morgan, 1865; Giles, 1865; Lee, 1867; Webster, 1868;
Williams, 1871.
Medea (B.C. 58-32), Seneca. T. (Latin). Adapted by J. Studley, 1566;
translated by E. Sherburne, 1648.
Medea, 1761, Glover. T.
Medea, 1795, Cherubini. O.
Medea, about 1820, Mayer. O.
Médecin Malgré Lui, 1666, Molière. C. (See “Mock Doctor.”)
Médecins (_Les_), 1863, Nus. D.
Médée, 1635, Corneille. T.
Médée, 1695, Longpierre. T.
Médée, 1853, Legouvé. T.
Médus, 1739, Deschamps. T.
Méduse (1677-1758), Lagrange. O.
Mélanie, 1770, Laharpe. T.
Melanthe, 1614, printed 1615, Brookes. P.
Méléagre (1677-1758), Lagrange. T.
Mélicerte, 1666, Molière. C.
Mélite, 1629, Corneille. C. (translated 1776).
Memorable Maske of the Two Hon. Inns-of-Court (_The_), 1614,
Chapman. M.
Menæchmi, or The Brothers Menæchmus who were Exactly Alike (B.C.
254-184), Plautus. C. (Latin). Translated into blank verse by
Messrs. Thornton, Rich, Warner and Colman, 1769-74. It was
translated by W. W[arner] in 1595, and furnished Shakespeare with
the scheme, etc., of his _Comedy of Errors_. (See below.)
Ménage en Ville, 1864, Barrière. Pl.
Ménechmes, 1637, Rotrou. C. (imitated from the _Menæchi_ of
Plautus).
Ménechmes (_Les_), 1705, Régnard. C.
Menteur, 1642, Corneille. C. (See “Liar.”)
Mercator, or The Merchant (B.C. 254-184), Plautus. C. (Latin,
adapted from a Greek play by Philemon). Translated into blank verse
by Messrs. Thornton, Rich, Warner and Colman, 1769-74.
Merchant Pirate, 19th cent., Stirling. D.
Merchant of Bruges, before 1830, Kinnaird. Pl. (altered from
Beaumont and Fletcher).
Merchant of Venice, 1598, Shakespeare. D. (See “Jew of Malta.”)
Mercurius Britannicus, 1641, Braithwait. T.C. (From the French.)
Mère Coupable (_La_), 1792, Beaumarchais. D.
Méridien, 1852, Deslandes. D.
Merlin in Love, 1759, Hill. C.
Mérope, 1713, Maffei. T.
Mérope, 1738, Voltaire. T.
Merope, 1749, Jefferys or Hill (ascribed to both). T.
Merope, 1783, Alfieri. T. (translated by C. Lloyd, 1815).
Merope, 1858, Matthew Arnold. Cl.T.
Merry Devil of Edmonton (_The_), 1608, Brewer. C.
Merry Play between Johan ..., Tyb. ... and Johan, the Prester, 1533,
Heywood. C.
Merry Wives of Windsor, 1596, Shakespeare. C. (printed 1602). (See
“Comical Gallant.”)
Mery Play between the Pardoner and the Frere (_A_), 1533, J.
Heywood. C.
Mesogonus, 1560, Thomas Rychardes. C. (only four acts extant).
Messalina, 1640, Richards. T.
Messiah (_The_), 1741, Handel. Or. (libretto by Jennens).
Metamorphosed Gypsies (1574-1637). Jonson. C.
Métamorphoses de l’Amour, 19th cent., Brohan. C. (See “Love’s
Metamorphoses.”)
Metamorphosis of Pygmalion’s Image, 1598, Marston. C.
Métromanie ou Le Poete, 1738, Piron. C. (said to be the best comedy
in the French language).
Michaelmas Term, 1607, Middleton.
Michael et Cristine, before 1822, Scribe. Pt.Pc.
Microcosmus, 1637, Nabbes. M.
Midas, 1592, J. Lyly. Myt.D.
Midas, 1764, O’Hara. Blta.
Midas (_Jugement de_), 1741-1813, Grétry. O.
Midnight Hour (_The_), 1793, Inchbald. Pt.C.
Midsummer Night’s Dream, 1592, Shakespeare. Fy.C. (printed 1600).
Midsummer Night’s Dream, 1843, Mendelssohn.
Milês (B.C. 254-184), Plautus. C. (Latin). Translated into blank
verse by Messrs. Thornton, Rich, Warner and Colman, 1769-74.
Milkmaid (_The_), 1771-1841, Dibdin. Mu.D.
Miller and His Men, 1813, Pocock. Mel. (music by Bishop).
Miller of Mansfield (_The_), 1737, Dodsley. D.E. (The second part is
_Sir John Cockle at Court_.)
Mind, Will and Understanding (time, Henry VI.), Anon. Mo. (In MS.
only.)
Minerva’s Sacrifice, 1653, Massinger.
Mines de Pologne (_Les_), 1803, Guilbert de Pixérécourt.
Minister (_The_), 1797, Lewis. T. (adapted from Schiller).
Minna von Barnhelm, 1767, Lessing. C.
Minor (_The_), 1760, Foote. F.
Mirandola, 1821, Procter. T.
Mirra, 1783, Alfieri (translated by C. Lloyd, 1815).
Mirror. (See “Myrrour.”)
Mirza, 17th cent., R. Baron. T.
Misanthrope, 1666, Molière. C.
Misanthropy and Repentance, 1797, Kotzebue. D. (called in English
_The Stranger_).
Miser (_The_), 1672, Shadwell. (See below.)
Miser (_The_), 1732, Fielding. C. (from _L’Avare_, by Molière,
1667).
Misérables (_Les_), 1864, Hugo, junior. D. (his father’s novel
dramatized).
Misfortunes of Arthur, 1587, Hughes. T.
Misogonist (_The_), 1780, Lessing. D.
Misogonus, 1560, printed 1577, Rychardes. C. (one of our earliest
plays).
Miss Sarah Samson, 1755, Lessing. T. (music by Mendelssohn and
Nicolay).
Miss in Her Teens, 1747, Garrick. F.
Mistake (_The_), 1672-1726, Vanbrugh. C. (altered by King into
_Lovers’ Quarrels_).
Mistakes (_The_), or The Happy Resentment, 1758, Lord Hyde. C.
Mithridate, 1673, Racine. T. (imitated from Euripidês).
Mithridate, 1770, Mozart. O.
Mithridates, 1674, Lee. T.
Mock Doctor (_The_), 1732, Fielding. F. (This is _Le Médecin Malgré
Lui_ of Molière, 1666, converted into a farce.)
Mock Officer (_The_), 1733, T. Cibber. C.
Mock Tempest (_The_), 1675, Duffett. C.
Modern Antiques, 1798, O’Keefe. C.
Modern Husband (_The_), 1735, Fielding. C.
Modern Prophet, 1709, D’Urfey. C.
Mœurs de Temps (_Les_), 1750, Saurin. C.
Mogul Tale (_The_), 1785, Inchbald. F.
Moise in Egitto, 1818, Rossini. O.
Mon Gigot et Mon Gendre, 1861, Antier.
Monastère Abandonna, 1816, Guilbert de Pixérécourt.
Money, 1840, Lytton. C.
Money in an Asse, 1668, Jordan. C.
Mons. D’Olive, 1606, Chapman. C.
Mons. le Duc, 1869, Val Prinsep. Pl.
Mons. Ragout, about 1669, Lacy. C.
Mons. Thomas, 1619, Fletcher (Beaumont died 1616). C.
Mons. Tonson, 1767, Moncrieff or Taylor (attributed to both). F.
Montargis. (See “Chien.”)
Montezuma, 1772, Sacchini. O.
Montezuma, 1878, Verdi. O.
Montfort (_De_), 1798, Baillie. T. (the passion of “hate”).
Montoni, 1820, Sheil.
Montrose (1782-1835), Pocock.
Monument of Honor (_The_), 1624, Webster.
Moonstone (_The_), 1877, Wilkie Collins (his novel dramatized).
Morando, 1584, Greene.
More Dissemblers besides Women, 1657, Middleton. C.
More Ways than One, 1785, Mrs. Cowley. C.
Mort d’Abel, 1792, Legouvé. T. (imitated from Gesser and Klopstock).
Mort de Calas, 1791, Chénier. T.
Mort de Henri IV., 1806, Legouvé. T.
Mostellaria, or The Haunted House (B.C. 254-184), Plautus. C.
(Latin). Translated into blank verse by Messrs. Thornton, Rich,
Warner and Colman, 1769-74; and imitated by Regnard, Addison and
others.
Mother Bombie, 1594, J. Lyly. Ct.E.
Mother Goose (1771-1841), Dibdin. Pn.
Mother Pantom (1771-1841), Dibdin. C.
Mother Shipton (no date), about 1670, Thompson. C.
Mount Sinai, 1831, Neukomm. Or.
Mountain Sylph (_The_), 1834, Barnett. O.
Mountaineers (_The_), 1793, Colman. C.
Mourning Bride, 1697, Congreve. T.
Mousquetaires (_Les_), 19th cent., Halévy. O.C.
M.P., 1870, T. W. Robertson. C.
M.P., or The Blue Stocking, 1811, Moore. Mu.C.
Mucedorus (no date), about 1590, Greene. F.
Much Ado about Nothing, 1600, Shakespeare. C.
Muet (_Le_), 1691, De Brueys. C.
Muette de la Fôret, 1828, Antier.
Muette de Portici (_La_). (See “Masaniello.”)
Mulberry Garden (_The_), 1668, Sedley. Pl.
Murderous Michael, 1578, Anon. T.
Muse in Livery, 1732, Dodsley. C.
Muses in Mourning, 1749, Hill. C.
Muses’ Looking-Glass (_The_), 1638, Randolph. C.
Mustapha, 1609, F. Greville, Lord Brooke. T.
Mustapha, 1739, Mallet. Pl.
Mutius Scævola, 1801, Ireland. H.D.
Mutual Deception, 1795, Atkinson. C. (altered by Colman into _Tit
for Tat_).
My Awful Dad (1803-1878), C. J. Mathews.
My Grandmother and Other Fairies (1755-1834), Hoare.
My Lord and My Lady, 1861, Planché.
My Spouse and I (1771-1841), Dibdin. O.F.
My Wife’s Daughter (1805-1868), Coyne.
My Wife’s Mother (1803-1878), C. J. Mathews.
Myrrha, 1783, Alfieri. T. (Translated by C. Lloyd, 1815).
Mystères d’Udolphe (_Les_), 1798, Guilbert de Pixérécourt. Mel.
Mysterious Husband (_The_), 1783, Cumberland. C.
Mysterious Mother, 1768, Walpole. T.
Naaman, 1864, Costa. Or.
Nabob (_The_), 1772, Foote. F.
Nabob (_The_), 1879, Burnard (an English version of _Les Trente
Millions de Gladiateurs_, by Labiche and Gille).
Nabucco, 1842, Verdi. O.
Nabucodonosor, 19th cent., Verdi. O.
Nancy, 1739, Carey.
Nanine, 1749, Voltaire. C.
Narbonne. (See “Count of Narbonne.”)
Nathan the Wise, 1778, Lessing. D.
Nations (_Les_), 1851, Banville. O.
Native Land, 1823, Bishop. O.
Natural Daughter (_The_), 1792, Goethe. C.
Natural Son (_The_), 1786, Cumberland. C. (See “Fils Natural.”)
Natural Son (_The_), 1799, Anne Plumtree. Pl. (from Kotzebue).
Nature, 1490, H. Medwell. Int.
Naufragium Joculare, 1638, Cowley. C. (translated by C. Johnson, and
called _Fortune in her Wits_, 1705).
Neck or Nothing, 1766, Garrick or King (ascribed to both). F.
Ne’er-do-Weel (_The_), 1878, Gilbert. C.
Negro Slaves, 1796. H.Pc. (from Kotzebue).
Nell (1830-1877), Halliday. C.
Nell Gwynne, 1832, Jerrold. C.
Nero, 1675, Lee. T.
Nerone, 1700, Handel. O.
Nervous Man, 19th cent., B. Bernard. C.
Nest of Ninnies (_A_), 1608, Armyn. C.
Never too Late, 1590, Greene. C.
Never too Late to Mend (_It’s_), 1878, Reade. C.
New Academy (_The_), 1653, Brome. C.
New Droll (_A_), 1660, Jordan. M.
New Hippocrates (_The_), 1761, Hiffernan. D.
New Inn (_The_), 1630, Jonson. C.
New Men and Old Acres (1817-1880), T. Taylor. C.
New Peerage (_The_), 1830, Miss Lee. C.
New Tricke to Cheat the Divell, 1639, R. Davenport. C.
New Way to Pay Old Debts, 1625, printed 1633, Massinger. C.
New Wonder, a Woman Never Vext, 1532, Rowley. C.
Nice Firm (_A_), 19th cent., Tom Taylor.
Nice Valour, 1647, Beaumont and Fletcher. C.
Nice Wanton (_The_), 1560, Anon. Mo.
Nicholas Flam, 19th cent., Buckstone.
Nicholas Nickleby (1830-1877), Halliday (C. Dickens’s novel
dramatized).
Nicodemus (time, Edward III.), Anon. Mir.Pl. (founded on chap. xvi.
of the “_Gospel of Nicodemus_”).
Nicomède, 1670, P. Corneille. T.C.
Nicomedes, 1671, J. Dancer. T.C. (from the _Nicomède_ of Corneille).
Niebelungen, 1850, Wagner. O.
Night Walkers, 1633, Beaumont and Fletcher. C.
Night Watcher (_The_), * Körner. C.
Nine Points of the Law, 1859, Tom Taylor.
Ninette à la Cour (1710-1792), Favart. O.C.
Ninus II., 1814, Brifant. T.
No Cure no Pay, 1794, H. Rowe. Mu.F.
No Song no Supper, 1790, Hoare. Mu.E. (music by Storace).
No Wit like Woman’s 1657, Greene or Middleton. C.
Noah’s Flood, 1679, Ecclestone. Or.
Noble Choice, 1653, Massinger.
Noble Gentleman, 1647, Beaumont and Fletcher.
Noble Heart (_The_), 1850, Lewes. T.
Noble Ingratitude, 1659, Lower. P.T.
Nobleman (_The_), 17th., cent., Tourneur. T.C. (The Manuscript of
this play was destroyed by the cook of Mr. Warburton, the Somerset
herald).
Nobody and Somebody, 1606, Trundell. C.
Noces de Gamache, 1827, Mendelssohn. O.
Nonjuror (_The_), 1717, Cibber. C. (from Molière’s _Tartuffe_). (See
“Hypocrite.”)
Nonne Sanglante, 1854, Delavigne. O. (music by Gounod).
Norma, 1831, Bellini. O. (libretto by Romani).
Northern Lass (_The_), 1632, Brome. C.
Northward Hoe! 1607, Dekker.
Not so Bad as we Seem, 1851, Lord Lytton. C.
Not such a Fool as he Looks, 1869, H. J. Byron.
Notaire Obligeant, 1650, Dancourt. C.
Note of Hand, or Trip to Newmarket, 1777, Cumberland. C.
Notoriety (1765-1841), Reynolds. C.
Notre Dame, 19th cent., Victor Hugo. D.
Nouveau Pourceaugnac, before 1822, Scribe. Pt.Pc.
Nouveau Seigneur du Village, 1813, Boieldieu. O.
Novella, 1653, Brome. C.
Nozze di Figaro, 1786, Mozart. O. (See “Mariage de Figaro.”) Sir H.
Bishop altered this opera.
Nuit Blanche (_Une_), 19th cent., Offenbach. O.Bf.
Nuit de Noël (_La_), 1848, Reber. O.
Nuits Terribles, 1821, St. Georges. O.C
Nuptials of Peleus and Thetis, 1654, Howell. M. and C.
Oberon, 1616, Jonson. C.
Oberon, 1626, Weber. O. (libretto by Planché).
Oberto di Bonifazio, 1839, Verdi. O.
Obstinate Lady (_The_), 1657, Cokaine. C.
Octavia (B.C. 58-32), Seneca. T. (Latin). Adapted by T. Nuce, 1566;
acted 1581.
Octavia, 1783, Alfieri. T. (translated by C. Lloyd, 1815). (See
“Virtuous Octavia.”)
Octavius (1761-1819), Kotzebue. H.D.
Octoroon, 1861, Boucicault. D.
Oden (1756-1829), Lèopold. T.
Odette, 1832, Déaddé. D.
O’Dowd (_The_), 1880, Boucicault (a version like “The Porter’s Knot”
of _Les Crochets du Père_ by Cormon and Grange).
Œdipe, 1659, Corneille. T.
Œdipe, 1718, Voltaire. T.
Œdipe, 1781, Sacchini. O.
Œdipe Rol, 1798, Chénier. T.
Œdipe à Colone, 1796, Chénier. T.
Œdipe chez Admète, 1778, Ducis. T.
Œdipus (B.C. 58-32), Seneca. T. (Latin). Adapted by A. Nevyle,
1560.
Œdipus, 1679, Dryden and Lee. T.
Œdipus at Colonus, about B.C. 407, Sophocles. T. (Greek).
Translated by G. Adams, 1729; Potter, 1788; Dale, 1824; Plumptre,
1865.
Œdipus Tyrannus, about B.C. 425, Sophocles. T. (Greek).
Translated by L. Theobald, 1715; G. Adams, 1729; Potter, 1788; G.
S. Clarke, 1791; Dale, 1824; F. H. Doyle, 1849; Plumptre, 1865.
Œdipus Tyrannus, etc., 1820, P. B. Shelley. T.
Œnone, 1804, Kalkbrenner. O.
Œuvres du Démon (_Les_), 1854, Boule. D.
Old Bachelor, 1693, Congreve. C.
Old City Manners, 1777, Mrs Lennox. C. (This is _Eastward Hoe_
reset.)
Old Couple, before 1641, May. C.
Old Fortunatus. (See “Fortunatus.”)
Old Heads and Young Hearts, 1843, Boucicault. C.
Old Law (_The_), 1599, printed 1656, Middleton and Rowley. C.
(altered by Massinger).
Old Maid (_The_), 1761, Murphy. F.
Old Maids, 1841, Knowles. C.
Old Martin’s Trials, 19th cent., Stirling. Dom.D.
Old Mode (_The_) and the New, 1709, D’Urfey. C.
Old Sailors, 1874, H. J. Byron. C.
Old Troop, 1672, Lacy. C.
Old Wives’ Tale, 1590, Peele. C. (Milton’s _Comus_ is indebted to
this comedy.)
Oldcastle (_Sir John_), 1600, Munday and Drayton. T. (one of the
“spurious plays” of Shakespeare).
Olimpiade, 1719, Leo. O.
Olive (_D’_). (See “Mons. D’Olive.”)
Olivia, 1878, W. G. Wills. C.
Ollanta, 1871, Markham. D.
Olympiade, 1761, Piccini. O.
Olympic Revels, 1831, Planché.
Olympie, 1800, Kalkbrenner. O.
Olympie, 1820, Brifaut. O. (music by Spontini).
Omba, 1853, Bigsby. D.R.
Oncle Valet, 1798, Dellamaria. O.C.
Ondine, 1816, Hoffmann. O.
On Bail, 1877, Gilbert.
On Strike, 1873, A. W. A’Beckett.
One, or a Monarchy, 1805, Alfieri. C. Translated by C. Lloyd, 1815.
One o’clock, or The Wood Demon, 1811, Lewis. G.O.R.
One Snowy Night, * Ware. C.
Opera Comique, 1799, Dellamaria. O.C.
Opera di Camera of Jessy Lea, 1863, Macfarren. O.
Opportunity (_The_), 1640, Shirley. C.
Oraloosa (1803-1854), Bird. T.
Orators (_The_), 1762, Foote. F.
Ordeal by Touch (_The_), 1872, R. Lee. D.
Order of the Garter (_The_), 1742, West. D.Pm.
Ordinary (_The_), 1647, printed 1651, Cartwright. C.
Oreste, 1750, Voltaire. T.
Oreste et Pylade, 1695, Lagrange. T.
Orestes, B.C. 408, Euripides. T. (Greek). Translated by Banister,
1780; Potter, 1781; Wodhull, 1782.
Orestês, 1783, Alfieri. T. (translated by C. Lloyd. 1815).
Orestes, 1802, Sotheby. T.
Orestes, 1871, Warren. Met.D.
Orfeo, 1483, Poliziano. (See “Orpheus.”)
Orfeo, 1764, Glück. O. (libretto by Calzabigi).
Orientales (_Les_), 1828, V. Hugo. R.D.
Originaux (_Les_), 1693, Lamotte.
Orlandino, 1526, Folengo. B.
Orlando Furioso, 1594, Greene. (See “Bombastes Furioso.”)
Ormasdes (1612-1690), Henry Killigrew.
Oronooko, 1696, Southerne. T. (Mrs. Behn’s novel dramatized).
Orphan (_The_), 1680, Otway. T.
Orphan of China (_The_), 1761, Murphy. T. (Voltaire’s _L’Orphelin de
la Chine_).
Orphan of the Frozen Sea, 1856, Stirling. N.D.
Orphée (1677-1758), Lagrange. O.
Orphée aux Enfers, 1858, Offenbach. O.Bf.
Orphelin de la Chine (_L’_), 1760, Voltaire. T.
Orpheus and Eurydice, 1705, Dennis. T. (See “Orfeo.”)
Orpheus and Eurydice (1730-1805), King.
Orti Esperidi (_Gli_), 1722, Metastasio. O. (music by Porpora).
Oscar and Malvina (1754-1829), Shield. O.
Osmond the Great Turk, 1657, Carlell. Pl.
Otello, 1816, Rossini. O.
Othello, 1602, Shakespeare. T.
Otho the Great (1796-1821), Keats and Brown. T.
Othon, 1664, Corneille. T.
Oulita, the Serf, 1858, Helps. Pl.
Our American Cousin, 1858, Tom Taylor. C. (It was greatly altered by
Sothern.)
Our Boys, 1878, H. J. Byron. C.
Our Clerks, 1852, Tom Taylor. C.
Our Mary Anne (1802-1879), Buckstone. C.
Our New Governess (1815-1874), C. S. Brooks. D.
Ours, 1866, Robertson. C.
Ours et la Pacha (_Les_), before 1822, Scribe. Pt.Pc.
Outtara-Rama-Tscheritra, 8th cent., Bhavabhouti. Myt.D. (translated
by Wilson in his _Indian Theatre_).
Overland Route, 1860, Tom Taylor. C.
Ovin, 1662, Cockaine. T.
Padlock (_The_), 1768, Bickerstaff. O.F.
Page (_The_), 1765-1841, Reynolds. C.
Page of Plymouth (time, Queen Elizabeth). Anon. T.
Palace of Truth, 1870, Gilbert. Fy.C.
Palamon and Arcyte, 1566, Edwards. C.
Palestine (1775-1847), Crotch. Or.
Pallantus and Eudora, 1653, T. Killigrew. T. (same as _The
Conspiracy_).
Pamela, 1742, Love. C.
Pammachius, 1544, Anon. C. (Latin).
Pandora, 1664, Sir W. Killigrew. Pl.
Panel (_The_), 1757-1823, Kemble. (This is Bickerstaff’s comedy of
_’Tis Well ’tis no Worse_, reset.)
Pan’s Anniversary, 1625, B. Jonson. M.
Panurge, 1785, Grétry. O.
Papal Tyranny, 1745, Cibber. T.
Paracelsus, 1836, R. Browning. D.Pm.
Parasitaster, or The Fawn, 1606, Marston. C.
Paria (_Le_), 1821, Delavigne. T.
Paria (_The_), 1826, Beer. T. (the above in English).
Paride e Elena, 1770, Glück. O. (libretto by Calzabigi).
Paris et Londres, 1827, Dartois. C.
Parisien (_Le_), 1838, Delaporte. C.
Parisina, 1833, Donizetti. O.
Parliament of Love, 1625, Massinger. C.
Parolle et Izidora (1703-1758), Theo. Cibber. C.
Parson’s Wedding (_The_), 1663, Killigrew. C.
Parted (1799-1838), Reeve. C.
Pasquale (_Don_), 1843, Donizetti. O.
Pasquin, 1736, Fielding. C.
Passionate Lovers (_The_), 1655, Carlell. T.C.
Passions (_Plays of the_), 1798-1812, J. Baillie. C. and T.
Past Ten o’clock (1771-1841), Th. Dibdin. F.
Pastorale Comique, 1666, Molière.
Pastor Fido (_Il_), 1590, Guarini. P. (See “Faithful Shepherdess.”)
Pathomachia, or The Battle of the Affections, 1630, Constable. D.
Patient Grizzell, 1603, Chettle and Dekker. C.
Patrician and Parvenu (_The_), 1835, Poole. C.
Patrician’s Daughter, 1841, W. Marston. T.
Patriot (_The_), 1784, Charles Hamilton. T.
Patron (_The_), 1764, Foote. F.
Patter _v._ Clatter (1803-1878), C. J. Mathews.
Pattie and Peggie, 1730, Th. Cibber. Bd.O. (Allan Ramsay’s _Gentle
Shepherd_ reset.)
Paul, 1836, Mendelssohn. Or.
Paul Lafarge, 1870, Boucicault.
Paul Pry, 1825, Poole. F.
Paul and Virginia (1756-1818), Cobb. Mu.E.
Paul and Virginia (1755-1837), Favieres. T.
Paul and Virginia (1768-1844), Mazzhingi. O.
Pauline, 1841, Labrousse. C.
Payable on Demand (1817-1880), Tom Taylor.
Peace, B.C. 419, Aristophanes. C. (Greek). Translated by Mitchell,
1820-22; Hickie, 1853; Rudd, 1867.
Pédre (_Don_), 1857, Cormon. D.
Pedro de Portugal (_Don_), 1828, Gily Zarate. D.
Peep Behind the Curtain, 1767 (ascribed to Garrick and to King). F.
Pelayo (1749-1811), Jovellanos. T.
Pèlerin Blanc (_Le_), 1811, Guilbert de Pixérécourt.
Pélopides, 1763, Voltaire. T.
Pénélope, 1785, Marmontel. O.
Percy, 1777, Hannah More. T.
Père de Famille, 1758, Diderot. C.
Pericles Prince of Tyre, 1609, Shakespeare. T.
Perjured Husband, 1700, Centlivre. C.
Perkin Warbeck, 1634, Ford. H.D.
Perle Noire, 1862, Sardou.
Perouse (_La_), 1799, B. Thompson. D.
Perplexed Couple (_The_), 1706-1767, Molloy. C.
Perplexed Lovers, 1712, Centlivre. C.
Perplexities (_The_), 1767, Hull. C. (_The Adventures of Five
Hours_, 1663, reset.)
Persa, or The Persian (B.C. 254-184), Plautus. C. (Latin).
Translated into blank verse by Messrs. Thornton, Rich, Warner and
Colman, 1769-74.
Persian Prince (_The_), 1682, Southerne. T.
Persian Princess (_The_) 1711, Theobald. T.
Persians (_The_), B.C. 472, Æschylus. T. (Greek). Translated by
otter, 1777; Buckley, 1849; Plumptre, 1869.
Pertharite, 1693, Corneille. T.
Peter and Paul (1788-1841), Hook.
Pewterer (_The_), 1747, Holbery. B.C.
Phædra and Hippolytus, 1708, E. Smith. T.
Phaeton, 1597, Daniel or Dekker. T.
Pharamond, 17th cent., Calprenède. T. (translated by Phillips,
1677).
Pharamond, 1736, Cahusac. T.
Phèdre, 1677, Racine. T.
Phèdre et Hippolyte, 1677, Pradon. T.
Philaster, or Love Lies a-Bleeding, 1620, Fletcher (Beaumont died
1616). T.
Philenzo and Hippolyta, 1653, Massinger.
Philip II., 1783, Alfieri. T. (translated by C. Lloyd, 1815).
Philip von Artevelde, 1834, H. Taylor. D.Pm.
Phillippe II., (1764-1881), Chénier. D.
Phillis of Seyros, 1655, Shirley. Pl.
Philoctète, 1783, Laharpe. T.
Philoctetes, about B.C. 415, Sophocles. T. (Greek). Translated by T.
Sheridan, 1725; G. Adams, 1729; Potter, 1788; Dale, 1824; Plumptre,
1865.
Philoctetes, 1871, Warren. Met.D.
Philosophe sans le Savoir (_Le_), 1765, Sedaine. C.
Philosopher’s Stone (_The_), 1850, Tom Taylor.
Philotas, 1597, acted 1607, Daniel. T.
Philtre (_Le_), 1830, Scribe. O.
Phœnisssæ (B.C. 480-406), Euripides. T. (Greek). Translated by
Banister, 1780; Potter, 1781; Wodhull, 1782; Morgan, 1805; Giles,
1865. (See “Thebais.”)
Phœnix (_The_), 1607, Middleton.
Phœnix in Her Flames (_The_), 1639, Lower. T.
Phormio, B.C. 162, Terence. C. (Latin). Translated by Bentley, 1726;
Colman the Elder, 1765; Barry, 1857; etc.
Phrenologist, 1835, Coyne. C.
Phrontisterion, or Oxford in the Nineteenth Century, 1852,
Mansel. D. (unfinished).
Phrosine et Mélidor, 1794, Méhul. O.C.
Physic Lies a-Bleeding, 1697, Th. Brown. C.
Piccolino, 1875, Guiraud. O. (libretto by Sardou).
Picture (_The_), 1630, Massinger. T.C.
Pierce Penniless (_Supplication of_) 1592, Nash.
Pierre et Catherine, 1829, St. Georges.
Pierre le Grand, 1854, Meyerbeer. O.
Piety in Pattens, 1773, Foote. F.
Pilgrim (_The_), 1621, Fletcher.
Pilot (_The_), 19th cent., Fitzball. N.Blta.
Pinafore (_H.M.S._), 1878, Gilbert and Sullivan. N.C.Opta.
Pinner of Wakefield, 1560-1592, R. Greene. C.
Piperman’s Predicaments, * Ware. F.
Pippa Passes, 1842, R. Browning. D.
Pirata (_Il_), 1806-1835, Bellini. O.
Pirate (_The_), 1792-1851, Davenport. Pl.
Pirates (1763-1796), Storace. Mu.D.
Piso’s Conspiracy, 1676, Lee. T. (same as _Nero_).
Pizarro, 1799, Sheridan. T. (from Kotzebue’s drama _The Spaniard in
Peru_, 1797).
Plaideurs (_Les_), 1668, Racine. C. (imitated from the _Wasps_ of
Aristophanês).
Plain Dealer, 1677, Wycherly. C.
Plain Dealer (_The_), 1766, Bickerstaff. C.
Platonic Love, 1707, Centlivre. C.
Platonic Lovers, 1636, Davenant. T.C.
Play (1829-1871), Robertson. C.
Play betwene the Pardoner and the Frere, printed 1533, J.
Heywood. Int.
Play called the Four P’s (_The_), printed 1569, J. Heywood. Pl.
Play of Love (_The_), 1533, Heywood. Int.
Play of the Wether (_The_), 1533, Heywood. Int.
Plot and No Plot (_A_), 1697, Dennis. C.
Plot and Passion, 1852, Tom Taylor, etc.
Plotting Sisters (_The_), 1676, D’Urfey. C.
Plus Beau Jour de la Vie (_Le_), before 1822. Scribe. Pl.Pc.
Plutus, _B.C._ 408, Aristophanês. C. (Greek). Translated by
Randolph, 1651; Fielding and Young, 1812; Mitchell, 1820-22;
Cunningham, 1826; Rudd, 1857.
Pœrulus (_B.C._ 254-184), Plautus. C. (Latin).
Translated into blank verse by Messrs. Thornton, Rich, Warner and
Colman, 1769-1774.
Poetaster (_The_), 1601, Jonson. Sat.C.
Poets (_The_), 1774, Alfieri. F. (translated by C. Lloyd, 1815).
Polidoro, 1788, Bandettini.
Polinice, 1783, Alfieri. T. (translated by C. Lloyd, 1815).
Polish Jew (_The_), * Ware. D. (altered into _The Bells_, 1874).
Politician (_The_), 1655, Shirley. T.
Politician Cheated (_The_), 1663, Greene. C.
Polly Honeycombe, 1760, Colman. D.N.
Polyeucte, 1640, Corneille. T.
Polyxène, 1686, Lafosse. T.
Pompée, 1592, Garnier. T.
Pompée, 1641, Corneille. T.
Pompey, 1663, Mrs. C. Philips. T.
Pompey the Great, 1595, Kyd. T. (translated from the _Pompée_ of
Garnier).
Pompey the Great, 1664, E. Waller. T.
Pompey the Great (1705-1773), never printed, S. Johnson. T.
Poor Gentleman (_The_), 1802, Colman. C.
Poor Jack (1802-1879), Buckstone. C.
Poor Man’s Comfort (_The_), 1655, Daborn. D.
Poor Soldier (_The_), 1798, O’Keefe. O. (music by Shield).
Pope als Metaphysiker, 1754, Lessing (music by Mendelssohn).
Pope Joan. (See “Female Prelate.”)
Popping the Question (1802-1879), Buckstone. C.
Popularité, 1838, Delavigne. C.
Porter’s Knot (_The_), 1858, Oxenford. D. (Like _O’Dowd_, it is an
adaptation of _Les Crochets du Père_, by Cormon and Grangé.)
Postillon de Lonjumeau (Le), 1836. Adam. O.C.
Poulet et Poulette, 1878, Hervé. B.O.
Pourceaugnac (_Mons._), 1669, Molière. C.
Pragmatical Jesuit New-Leven’d (_The_), 1657, Carpenter. C.
Precieuses Ridicules, 1659, Molière. C.
Premier Jour de Bonheur (_Le_), 1868, Auber. O.
Presence (1624-1678), Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle. C.
Presented at Court, 1848, Coyne. C.
Presumptive Evidence (1802-1879), Buckstone.
Pretty Esmeralda and Captain Phœbus of Ours, 1879, H. J.
Byron. B.
Pride shall have a Fall, 1825, Croly. C.
Priestess (_The_), 1855, Sargent.
Prince Deukalion, 1879, B. Taylor. D.
Prince Dorus, 1850, Tom Taylor.
Prince of Homburg (1776-1811), Kleist. D.
Princess (_The_), 19th cent., Gilbert. D.
Princess of Cleves, 1689, Lee.
Princesse Aurélie (_Le_), 1828, Delavigne. C.
Princesse d’Elide, 1664, Molière. C.
Princesse de Navarre, 1743, Voltaire. O.
Princesse de Navarre, 1747, Rameau. O.
Princesse de Trébizonde, 1870, Offenbach. O.
Prisoner of State, 1847, Stirling. D.
Prisoner of War, 1837, Jerrold. C.
Prisoners (_The_), 1641, Killigrew. T.C.
Prisonnier (_Le_), 1796, Dellamaria. O.C.
Procureur Arbitre (_Le_), 1633-1690, Poisson. C.
Prodigal Son (_The_), 1739-1802, Arnold. O. (music by Sullivan).
Profligate (_The_), 1820, G. W. Taylor. C.
Prometheus Bound, B.C. 460, Æschylus. T. (Greek). Translated by
Potter, 1777; Buckley, 1849; Webster, 1866; Plumptre, 1869; Lang,
1870.
Prometheus Bound, 1838, E. Browning. T.
Prometheus Unbound, 1821, Shelley. L.D.
Promos and Cassandra, 1578, Whetstone. C.
Prôneurs (_Les_) or La Tartuffe Littéraire (1734-1780),
Dorat. Sat.D.
Proof, 1878, Burnard (an English version of _Une Cause Célèbre_).
Prophet (_The_), 1874, B. Taylor. T.
Prophète (_Le_), 1849, Meyerbeer. O. (libretto by Scribe).
Prophetess (_The_), 1647, Beaumont and Fletcher.
Prophetess (_The_), or History of Dioclesian, 1690. Betterton.
Proserpina, 1804, Winter. O.
Proserpine, 1801, Paisiello. O.
Protecteur (_Le_), 1781-1857, Brifaut. C.
Provoked Husband, 1726, Vanbrugh. C. (left unfinished by Vanbrugh,
and called _The Journey to London_. Cibber finished the play, and
changed the name).
Provoked Wife, 1697, Vanbrugh. C.
Provost of Bruges, 1836, Knowles. T.
Pseudolus, or The Cheat (B.C. 254-184), Plautus. C. (Latin).
Translated into blank verse by Messrs. Thornton, Rich, Warner and
Colman, 1769-74.
Psyché, 1671, Molière. C.
Psyché, 1675, Shadwell.
Psyché Debauched, 1678.
Public Wooing (1624-1673), Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle. C.
Pulchérie, 1672, Corneille.
Puritan Maid (_The_), 1602, Middleton. Pl. (lost).
Puritan (_The_), or The Widow of Watling Street, 1607, W[entworth]
S[mith].
Puritani (_I_), 1834, Bellini. O.
Puritan’s Daughter, 1861, Balfe. O.
Purse (_The_), or The Benevolent Tar, * Cross. Mu.E.
Pygmalion, 1748, Rameau. O.
Pygmalion, 1809, Cherubini. O.
Pygmalion and Galatea, 1871, Gilbert. Myt.D.
Pyrame et Thisbé (1632-1698), Pradon. T.
Pyrame et Thisbé (1677-1758), Lagrange. O.
Pyrrhus, King of Egypt, 1695, Hopkins. T.