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edat Covent- Garden, 178 1.
Not printed.
Who's the Dupe. Farce,
by Mrs. Cowley. Acted at
Drury-Lane, Svo. 1779.
This piece was acted with
considerable applaufe.
The Widow. Com. by
Ben Jonlbn, 4to. 1652.
Though we have named
Jonfon as the author of this
play, it was the refultofthe
joint .labours of him, Fletch-
er, and Middleton, but was
not publifhed till after all
their deaths.
The Widow of Malabar.
Trag. by Mifs Starke. Aft-
ed at Covent- Garden, 1791.
Not wholly deftitute of me-
rit.
A Widow and no Widow)*
Com. by Mr. Jodrell. Aft-
ed at the Hay -market, 1 779.
The Widow Bewitch' d.-
Comedy, by John Mottley,
8vo. 1730. This play was
acted at the Theatre in
Goodman's-Fields, and met
with very good fuccefs.
The Widow of Delphi*
Mufical Com. by Richard
Cumberland, Efq. Acted
at Covent-Garden, 1780.
The fongs only printed.
This piece, though great
expectations were formed
from it, met with little fuc
cefs.
The Widow Ranter ; or,
The Hifory of Bacon i;: Fir-
ginia. Tragi-Com. by Mrs,
£ehn. Acted by their Ma-
1 1
W I .
jellies fervants, 4to. 1690.
Thts piece was not publish-
ed till after the author's de-
ceafe, who died in 1689.
The fcene is laid in Bacon's
camp in Virginia. The
comic part entirely inven-
tion.
The Widow of Walling'
ford. Com. of two acts,
8vo. 1775. 1
The Widow's Tears. C.
by George Chapman. Act-
ed at Black and White-Fry-
ars, 4to. 1612. Some parts
of this play are very fine,
and the incidents affecting
and interefting.
The Widow's Wijh\ or,
An Equipage of Lowers. A
Farce, by H. Ward. Acted
at York, 8vo. 1746.
The Widowed Wife. C,
by Dr. Kenrick. Acted at
Drury-Lane, 8vo. 1768/
A piece which reached nine
nights with little applaufe,
and has not fince been heard
of.
A Wife and no Wife. %
by Charles Coffey. 8vo.
1732. This piece was never
acted.
A Wife for a Month. Tr.
Com. by Beaumont and
Fletcher, fol. 1647. This
play is a very good one.
The plot of it, as far as re-
lates to the itory of AI-
phonfo, his character, and
treatment he meets with
from his brother Frederic,
is borrowed from the hiftory
of
w r
edat Covent- Garden, 178 1.
Not printed.
Who's the Dupe. Farce,
by Mrs. Cowley. Acted at
Drury-Lane, Svo. 1779.
This piece was acted with
considerable applaufe.
The Widow. Com. by
Ben Jonlbn, 4to. 1652.
Though we have named
Jonfon as the author of this
play, it was the refultofthe
joint .labours of him, Fletch-
er, and Middleton, but was
not publifhed till after all
their deaths.
The Widow of Malabar.
Trag. by Mifs Starke. Aft-
ed at Covent- Garden, 1791.
Not wholly deftitute of me-
rit.
A Widow and no Widow)*
Com. by Mr. Jodrell. Aft-
ed at the Hay -market, 1 779.
The Widow Bewitch' d.-
Comedy, by John Mottley,
8vo. 1730. This play was
acted at the Theatre in
Goodman's-Fields, and met
with very good fuccefs.
The Widow of Delphi*
Mufical Com. by Richard
Cumberland, Efq. Acted
at Covent-Garden, 1780.
The fongs only printed.
This piece, though great
expectations were formed
from it, met with little fuc
cefs.
The Widow Ranter ; or,
The Hifory of Bacon i;: Fir-
ginia. Tragi-Com. by Mrs,
£ehn. Acted by their Ma-
1 1
W I .
jellies fervants, 4to. 1690.
Thts piece was not publish-
ed till after the author's de-
ceafe, who died in 1689.
The fcene is laid in Bacon's
camp in Virginia. The
comic part entirely inven-
tion.
The Widow of Walling'
ford. Com. of two acts,
8vo. 1775. 1
The Widow's Tears. C.
by George Chapman. Act-
ed at Black and White-Fry-
ars, 4to. 1612. Some parts
of this play are very fine,
and the incidents affecting
and interefting.
The Widow's Wijh\ or,
An Equipage of Lowers. A
Farce, by H. Ward. Acted
at York, 8vo. 1746.
The Widowed Wife. C,
by Dr. Kenrick. Acted at
Drury-Lane, 8vo. 1768/
A piece which reached nine
nights with little applaufe,
and has not fince been heard
of.
A Wife and no Wife. %
by Charles Coffey. 8vo.
1732. This piece was never
acted.
A Wife for a Month. Tr.
Com. by Beaumont and
Fletcher, fol. 1647. This
play is a very good one.
The plot of it, as far as re-
lates to the itory of AI-
phonfo, his character, and
treatment he meets with
from his brother Frederic,
is borrowed from the hiftory
of
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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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