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Appendix Nineteenth-Century British Women Playwrights: a Checklist Appendix Nineteenth-Century British Women Playwrights: A Checklist This Checklist is drawn from Allardyce Nicoll, ‘Handlist of Plays,’ A History of English Drama, 1660–1900, Vol. IV, Early Nineteenth Century Drama, 1800–1850, and Vol. V, Late Nineteenth Century Drama, 1850–1900 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1970), James Ellis and Joseph Donohue, English Drama of the Nineteenth Century, An Index and Finding Guide (New Canaan: Readex Books, 1985), Index to the Pettingell Collection (Harvester Microform), and the catalogues of the British Library (on-line OPAC and Manuscripts catalogues, and the Lord Chamberlain’s Collection of Plays card index). As my interest is in the productions of plays, I have given the date and place of first performance where available. Place of performance is London, unless stated otherwise. If there are no details of first performance, I have given details of publication. Sometimes not even this information is given in bibliographic sources. Achurch, Janet Frou-Frou, Comedy, Manchester, 9 December 1886. Coming of Peace, The [with C. E. Wheeler; trans. Hauptmann], 1900. Acton, Jeanie Hering [Mrs Adams, Mrs Jeanie Hering Adams-Acton] Darkest Hour, The, St John’s Wood, 6 April 1895. Dulvery Dotty, Terry’s, June 1894. Triple Bill, The, St John’s Wood, 2 March 1894. Who’s Married?, Bijou, 22 June 1893. Woman in Black, The, St John’s Wood, 21 December 1895. Woman’s Wit, Sunnyside, Langford-place, Abbey-road, 20 July 1893. Adams, Catherine Feminine Strategy, Drill Hall, Basingstoke, 11 November 1893. Adams, Florence Davenport Home Fairy, A, in Children’s Plays, No. 1–12 (London and New York: Samuel French, [1900]). King in Disguise, A, in Children’s Plays, No. 1–12 (London and New York: Samuel French, [1900]). Lady Cecil, The, in Children’s Plays, No. 1–12 (London and New York: Samuel French, [1900]). Little Folks’ Work, The, in Children’s Plays, No. 1–12 (London and New York: Samuel French, [1900]). Magician and the Ring, The, in Children’s Plays, No. 1–12 (London and New York: Samuel French, [1900]). 190 Appendix 191 Midsummer Frolic, in Children’s Plays, No. 1–12 (London and New York: Samuel French, [1900]). Prince or Peasant, in Children’s Plays, No. 1–12 (London and New York: Samuel French, [1900]). Princess Marguerite’s Choice, in Children’s Plays, No. 1–12 (London and New York: Samuel French, [1900]). Sleepers Awakened, The, in Children’s Plays, No. 1–12 (London and New York: Samuel French, [1900]). Snowwhite, in Children’s Plays, No. 1–12 (London and New York: Samuel French, [1900]). Three Fairy Gifts, Assembly Rooms, Worthing, 7 April 1896. Adams, Mrs Edward Don Pedro, Prince’s Hall, New Cross, 18 October 1892. Adams, Sarah Fuller Flower [Mrs William Bridges Adams] Vivia Perpetua: A Dramatic Poem in Four Acts. With a Memoir of the Author, and Her Hymns (Privately printed, 1893). Allen, A. M. Madcap Prince, The, Pleasure Gardens, Folkestone, 13 April 1894. Alleyn, Annie Woman’s Love, Prince of Wales, Manchester, 22 August 1881. Alma-Tadema, Laura [Miss Laurence] Childe Vyet, or the Brothers, in Four Plays (London: The Green Sheaf, 1905). Merciful Soul, The, in Four Plays (London: The Green Sheaf, 1905). New Wrecks upon Old Shoals, in Four Plays (London: The Green Sheaf, 1905). Unseen Helmsman, The, in Four Plays (London: The Green Sheaf, 1905). Anderson, Mary [Mrs Antonio de Navarro] As You Like It [arr. of Shakespeare]. Romeo and Juliet [arr. of Shakespeare]. Winter’s Tale, The [arr. of Shakespeare]. Anstruther, Eva Secret of State, A, St Cuthbert’s Hall, Earl’s Court, 23 June 1898. Antonini, Mademoiselle Incognito, The, Her Majesty’s Richmond, 11 June 1881. Archer, Frances Elizabeth [Mrs William Archer] Lady From the Sea, The [with William Archer, trans. Ibsen]. Wild Duck, The [with William Archer, trans. Henrik Ibsen]. Archer, Miss My Life, Gaiety, December 1882. Aria, Eliza Runaways, The, Criterion, May 1898. Armitage, Ethel Archibald Danvers, M. D. [with G. Southam], Pavilion, Southport, 20 October 1893. 192 Appendix Ascher, Mrs Gordon Horn of Plenty, The, Central Hall, Acton, 15 December 1897. Ashley, Evelyn Unsworth [Mrs J. B. Unsworth] For Queen and Country, Bijou, Neath, 26 December 1890. Attenborough, Florence Gertrude Alfred the Great, a Drama, The Ballad of Dundee, and Other Poems (London: W. Reeves, 1902). Atalanta in Arcady, a Pastoral Play (London: Musical News, [1903]). Won by Wit [music by A. Robey], Myddleton Hall, Islington, 16 October 1895. Aveling, Eleanor Marx, see Marx, Eleanor Aylmer, Mrs John Charlatan, The, Torre Parish Rooms, Torquay, 5 February 1889. Bache, Constance Hansel and Gretel, Daly’s, 26 December 1894. Baillie, Joanna A Series of Plays: In Which it is Attempted to Delineate the Stronger Passions of the Mind-each Passion Being the Subject of a Tragedy and a Comedy (London: T. Cadell & W. Davies, 1798–1812), 3 volumes. Alienated Manor, The in The Dramatic and Poetical Works (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851). Beacon, The, Edinburgh, 2 February 1815. Bride, The, in The Dramatic and Poetical Works (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851). Constantine Paleologus; or, The Last of the Caesars, Liverpool, 10 October 1808. Country Inn, The, in Miscellaneous Plays (London: Longman, 1804). De Montfort, Drury Lane, 29 April 1800. Election, The, English Opera House, 7 June 1817. Enthusiasm, in Dramas (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1836). Family Legend, The, Edinburgh, 29 January 1810. Henriquez, Drury Lane, 19 March 1836. Homicide, The, in The Dramatic and Poetical Works (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851). Martyr, The, in The Dramatic and Poetical Works (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851). Match, The, in The Dramatic and Poetical Works (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851). Phantom, The, in The Dramatic and Poetical Works (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851). Rayner: A Tragedy, in Miscellaneous Plays (London: Longman, 1804). Romiero, in The Dramatic and Poetical Works (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851). Separation, The, Covent Garden, 24 February 1836. Stripling, The, in The Dramatic and Poetical Works (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851). Appendix 193 Tryal, The, in The Dramatic and Poetical Works (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851). Witchcraft, in Dramas (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1836). Balfour, Mary Devens Kathleen O’Neil, Belfast, 9 February 1814. Bancroft, Marie Wilton Accidents Decide Our Lives, Royalty, 1895. My Daughter, Garrick, 2 January 1892. Riverside Story, A, Haymarket, 22 May 1890. Tables, The, Criterion, June 1901. Baring, Stephanie Snatched from Death [with Walter Beaumont], Novelty, October 1896. Barker, Miss Lady Barbara’s Birthday, Brighton, 12 February 1872. Barmby, Beatrice Helen Gísli Súrsson, 1900. Barnes, Charlotte M. [Mrs Conner Barnes] Octavia Bragaldi; or, The Confession, Surrey, 9 May 1844. Forest Princess, The; or, Two Centuries Ago, Liverpool, 16 February 1848. Barnett, Miss La Femme Sentinelle, Drury Lane, 7 February 1829. Barry, Helen Night’s Frolic, A [with Augustus Thomas adapted from G. von Moser], Strand, 1 June 1891. Barrymore, Mrs W. Evening Revels, 10 November 1823. Bartholomew, Anne Charlotte Fayerman [Mrs Valentine Bartholomew, formerly Mrs Walter Turnbull] It’s Only My Aunt!, Marylebone, 14 May 1849. Ring, The; or, The Farmer’s Daughter, Queen’s, 29 January 1833. Bateman, H. L. Fanchette; or, The Will-O’-the-Wisp, Edinburgh, 6 May 1871. Geraldine; or, The Master Passion, Adelphi, 12 June 1865. Bateman, Isabel Courtship of Morrice Buckler, The [with A. E. W. Mason from his novel], Grand, 6 December 1897. Beauchamp, Emily Anti-Matrimonial Agency, The, Gaiety, Dublin, 9 March 1876. Matrimonial Agency, The, Strand, 8 December 1897. Yes or No, Dublin, 2 May 1877. Beckett, Mrs Harry Jack, Royalty, 14 June 1886. 194 Appendix Beerbohm, Constance April Shower, An, in Little Book of Plays, for Professional and Amateur Actors. Adapted from the French (London: George Newnes, 1897). Charity Begins At Home, in Little Book of Plays, for Professional and Amateur Actors. Adapted from the French (London: George Newnes, 1897). Chatterbox, The, in Little Book of Plays, for Professional and Amateur Actors. Adapted from the French (London: George Newnes, 1897). He and She, in Little Book of Plays, for Professional and Amateur Actors. Adapted from the French (London: George Newnes, 1897). Little Surprise, The, in Little Book of Plays, for Professional and Amateur Actors. Adapted from the French (London: George Newnes, 1897). Secret, A, St George’s Hall, 26 June 1888. Bell, Florence Eveleen Eleanore [Mrs Hugh Bell, Lady Bell] Alan’s Wife [with Elizabeth Robins], Independent Theatre Society at Terry’s, 26 April 1893. Angela (London: Ernest Benn, 1926). Beauty and the Beast, in Chamber Comedies: A Collection of Plays and Monologues for the Drawing Room (London: Longmans, Green, 1904). Best Children in the World, The, in Nursery Comedies: Twelve Tiny Plays for Children (London: Longmans, Green, 1893). Between the Posts [L’Indécis], Newcastle, 9 September 1887. Bicycle, The, Comedy, 12 March 1896. Blue or Green? Comedy, 12 March 1896. Cat and Dog, in Nursery Comedies: Twelve Tiny Plays for Children (London: Longmans, Green, 1893). Chance Interview, A, St George’s Hall, 12 June 1889. Cinderella, in Nursery Comedies: Twelve Tiny Plays for Children (London: Longmans, Green, 1893). Cross Questions and Crooked Answers [written with Frances Bell] (London and New York: Samuel French, [1899]). Crossing Sweeper, The, in Chamber Comedies: A Collection of Plays and Monologues for the Drawing Room (London: Longmans, Green, 1904). Foolish Jack, in Nursery Comedies: Twelve Tiny Plays for Children (London: Longmans, Green, 1893). Giving Him Away, in Crawfurd, Oswald, Dialogues of the Day (London: Chapman & Hall, 1895). Golden Goose, The, in Nursery Comedies: Twelve Tiny Plays for Children (London: Longmans, Green, 1893). Great Illusion, The, West, Albert Hall, 28 July 1895. Hard Day’s Work, A, in Chamber Comedies: A Collection of Plays and Monologues for the Drawing Room (London: Longmans, Green, 1904).
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