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97^ Birth of Merlin ; or,
The Child has loft a Father.
Tragi-Com. by William
Rowley. The fcene lies in
Britain, t and the llory is
taken from Geoffrey of
Monmouth. It was fre-
quently acled with great ap-
plaufe, and was publifhed
in 4to. 1662.
The Biter. Com. by Mr.
Rovve, 1705, 4to. Acled
at Lincoln's-inn-Fields.
This was the only attempt
of our author in the Comic
way, and met with no luc-
cefs.
The Blackamoor <wajh y d
White. Comic Op. by
Henry Bate. Acted at
Drury-Lane, 1776. This
piece met with an ill recep-
tion.
The Black Man . A n In -
terlude, attributed to Cox
the comedian, and printed
in4to. 1659.
The Black Prince. Tra.
by Roger earl of Orrery.
Acled at the duke of York's
theatre, fol. 1669 and
1672.
The Blackfmith of Ant-
werp. Farce, by Mr.
O'Keefe. Acted at Covent-
Garden, 1785, A piece of
no great merit.
The Blazing Comet y The
Mad Lowers ; or, The Beau-
ties of the Poets. A Play,
by Samuel Johnfon, author
of Hurloihrumbo. Acted at
the Haymarket, 8vo, 1732,
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This is, like his other wri-
tings, a farrago of madnefs,
abfurdity, and bomba«, in-
termingled with ibme
ftrokes of genius and ima-
gination.
The Blind Beggar of Alex
andria. Com. Mofi plea-
fan fly difcourfng his various
humours in difguifed Jhapes,
full of conceit and pleafure:
By George Chapman. It
was publifhed in 1598.
The Blind Beggar ofBeih-
nal Green y nvith the merry
Humour of Tom Stroud, the
Norfolk Yeoman, Com. by
John Day. Acled by the
prince's fervants, 410.
1659.
The Blind Beggar of Beth-
nal Green. A Ballad Farce,
by Robert Dodfley. It was
acled at Drury-Lane, but
without much fuccefs, in
1741.
The Blind Lady. Com.
by Sir Robert Howard, 8vo.
1661. The fcene lies in
Poland, and the plot is
taken from Heylin's Cof-
mography, lib. 2.
The Bloody Banquet. Tr.
printed in 4to. 1620, and is,
in fome of the old Catalo-
gues, afcribed to Thomas
Barker.
The Bloody Duke; or,
The Adventures for a Croivn,
Tragi-Com. Acled at the
court of Alba Regalis, by
feveral perfons of great qua-
lity, 4X0. 1690.
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B L
97^ Birth of Merlin ; or,
The Child has loft a Father.
Tragi-Com. by William
Rowley. The fcene lies in
Britain, t and the llory is
taken from Geoffrey of
Monmouth. It was fre-
quently acled with great ap-
plaufe, and was publifhed
in 4to. 1662.
The Biter. Com. by Mr.
Rovve, 1705, 4to. Acled
at Lincoln's-inn-Fields.
This was the only attempt
of our author in the Comic
way, and met with no luc-
cefs.
The Blackamoor <wajh y d
White. Comic Op. by
Henry Bate. Acted at
Drury-Lane, 1776. This
piece met with an ill recep-
tion.
The Black Man . A n In -
terlude, attributed to Cox
the comedian, and printed
in4to. 1659.
The Black Prince. Tra.
by Roger earl of Orrery.
Acled at the duke of York's
theatre, fol. 1669 and
1672.
The Blackfmith of Ant-
werp. Farce, by Mr.
O'Keefe. Acted at Covent-
Garden, 1785, A piece of
no great merit.
The Blazing Comet y The
Mad Lowers ; or, The Beau-
ties of the Poets. A Play,
by Samuel Johnfon, author
of Hurloihrumbo. Acted at
the Haymarket, 8vo, 1732,
3 ]
B L
This is, like his other wri-
tings, a farrago of madnefs,
abfurdity, and bomba«, in-
termingled with ibme
ftrokes of genius and ima-
gination.
The Blind Beggar of Alex
andria. Com. Mofi plea-
fan fly difcourfng his various
humours in difguifed Jhapes,
full of conceit and pleafure:
By George Chapman. It
was publifhed in 1598.
The Blind Beggar ofBeih-
nal Green y nvith the merry
Humour of Tom Stroud, the
Norfolk Yeoman, Com. by
John Day. Acled by the
prince's fervants, 410.
1659.
The Blind Beggar of Beth-
nal Green. A Ballad Farce,
by Robert Dodfley. It was
acled at Drury-Lane, but
without much fuccefs, in
1741.
The Blind Lady. Com.
by Sir Robert Howard, 8vo.
1661. The fcene lies in
Poland, and the plot is
taken from Heylin's Cof-
mography, lib. 2.
The Bloody Banquet. Tr.
printed in 4to. 1620, and is,
in fome of the old Catalo-
gues, afcribed to Thomas
Barker.
The Bloody Duke; or,
The Adventures for a Croivn,
Tragi-Com. Acled at the
court of Alba Regalis, by
feveral perfons of great qua-
lity, 4X0. 1690.
Tht
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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