Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > New theatrical dictionary
(17) Page 3
Download files
Complete book:
Individual page:
Thumbnail gallery: Grid view | List view
A D
t 3 ]
Adelphi. Com. tranflated
by T. Cook, izrao. 1 734-
Adelpki. Com. tranflated
by S. Patrick, 8vo. 1745.
Adelphi. Com. tranflated
by Gordon, 1 2mo. 1752.
Adelphi. Com. tranf-
lated by G. Colman, 4to.
1765.
A new tranflation of the
Adelphi of Terence into
blank verfe,- 8vo. 1774.
None of thefe tranflations
were ever intended for, nor
are they by any means
adapted to, the Rnglifhftage.
Adrafta ; or, The Wo-
man's Spleen and Love's Con-
quejl. Tragi-Com. by John
Jones, never acted, but
printed in 4to. 1635.
The Ad-venturer. Farce.
Acted at Drury-Lane, 1790.
The dialogue of this piece
is humourous and fprightly,
and the wit is pointed and
generally fterling.
Adventures in Madrid.
Com. by Mrs. Pix. Act-
ed at the Queen's Theatre
in the Haymarket, 4to. No
date.
Adventures of Five Hours.
Tragi-Com. by Sir Samuel
Tuke, Bart. 410. 1664. 4to.
1 67 1 . It is tranflated from
a Spanifh play, recommend-
ed by king Charles II. was
acted with great applaufe,
and has feveral copies of
verfes prefixed to it by Mr.
Cowley, and other eminent
poets of that time.
B 2
A G
Adventures of Half an
Hour. F. by Chriilopher
Bullock. i2mo. 1 7 16.
The Adventures cf a Night,
A Farce, acted at Drury-
Lane, 1783. This piece,
though not a firfr.~rate per-
formance, pofiefTes a good
fhare of farcical merit.
Aerojlaiion, or, The Tem-
plar' 's Stratagem. Farce, by
Mr.Pilon. Acted at Covent-
Garden, 1784. The patEon
of a lady of fortune for bal-
loons furnifhes the plot of
this piece.
The AfecJed Ladies. C.
by John Ozell. A literal
tranilation of the Precieufes
Ridicules of Moliere.
Again ft Momus's and Zoi-
lus's. A Dramatic Piece,
by John Bale, bifliop of
OfTory, the firft Englifti
dramatic writer. Of this-
piece we have no remains
but the bare mention of it
by himfelf, in his account
of the writers of Britain.
Againfi thofe who adulte-
rate the iVord of God. A
Dramatic Piece, by the
laft-mentioned author ; and
of which we have exactly the
fame kind of knowledge.
In all probability, they were
written at fome time be-
tween 1530 and 1540.
Agamemnon. T. by James
Thomfon. Acted at Drury-
Lane, Svq. 1738.
Agamemnon. Tr. tranf-
lated from Seneca by John
Studlv a
t 3 ]
Adelphi. Com. tranflated
by T. Cook, izrao. 1 734-
Adelpki. Com. tranflated
by S. Patrick, 8vo. 1745.
Adelphi. Com. tranflated
by Gordon, 1 2mo. 1752.
Adelphi. Com. tranf-
lated by G. Colman, 4to.
1765.
A new tranflation of the
Adelphi of Terence into
blank verfe,- 8vo. 1774.
None of thefe tranflations
were ever intended for, nor
are they by any means
adapted to, the Rnglifhftage.
Adrafta ; or, The Wo-
man's Spleen and Love's Con-
quejl. Tragi-Com. by John
Jones, never acted, but
printed in 4to. 1635.
The Ad-venturer. Farce.
Acted at Drury-Lane, 1790.
The dialogue of this piece
is humourous and fprightly,
and the wit is pointed and
generally fterling.
Adventures in Madrid.
Com. by Mrs. Pix. Act-
ed at the Queen's Theatre
in the Haymarket, 4to. No
date.
Adventures of Five Hours.
Tragi-Com. by Sir Samuel
Tuke, Bart. 410. 1664. 4to.
1 67 1 . It is tranflated from
a Spanifh play, recommend-
ed by king Charles II. was
acted with great applaufe,
and has feveral copies of
verfes prefixed to it by Mr.
Cowley, and other eminent
poets of that time.
B 2
A G
Adventures of Half an
Hour. F. by Chriilopher
Bullock. i2mo. 1 7 16.
The Adventures cf a Night,
A Farce, acted at Drury-
Lane, 1783. This piece,
though not a firfr.~rate per-
formance, pofiefTes a good
fhare of farcical merit.
Aerojlaiion, or, The Tem-
plar' 's Stratagem. Farce, by
Mr.Pilon. Acted at Covent-
Garden, 1784. The patEon
of a lady of fortune for bal-
loons furnifhes the plot of
this piece.
The AfecJed Ladies. C.
by John Ozell. A literal
tranilation of the Precieufes
Ridicules of Moliere.
Again ft Momus's and Zoi-
lus's. A Dramatic Piece,
by John Bale, bifliop of
OfTory, the firft Englifti
dramatic writer. Of this-
piece we have no remains
but the bare mention of it
by himfelf, in his account
of the writers of Britain.
Againfi thofe who adulte-
rate the iVord of God. A
Dramatic Piece, by the
laft-mentioned author ; and
of which we have exactly the
fame kind of knowledge.
In all probability, they were
written at fome time be-
tween 1530 and 1540.
Agamemnon. T. by James
Thomfon. Acted at Drury-
Lane, Svq. 1738.
Agamemnon. Tr. tranf-
lated from Seneca by John
Studlv a
Set display mode to: Large image | Transcription
Images and transcriptions on this page, including medium image downloads, may be used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence unless otherwise stated. 
| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > New theatrical dictionary > (17) Page 3 |
|---|
| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90315569 |
|---|
| Description | Containing an account of all the dramatic pieces that have appeared from the commencement of theatrical exhibitions to the present time. Together with their dates ... To which is added. An alphabetical catalogue of dramatic writers, with the titles ... And also a short sketch of the rise and progress of the English stage. London : Printed for S. Bladon, 1792. |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | Glen.115 |
| Additional NLS resources: | |
| Attribution and copyright: |
|
More information
|
|
| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
|---|
| Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
|---|