FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF OUR T AMONG WIHO SOME OF THE MOST CE ALSO AN ALPHABETICAL ACCOUNT, AND CHRONO THE DATES WHEN PRINTED, AND OBS TOGETHER AN INTRODUCTORY VIEW OF T OF THE BRITISH S ORIGINALLY COMPILED, TO CONTINUED THENCE ISAAC REED And brought down to the End of Novem Additions and Improveme STEPHEN IN THREE V VOL. LONDO PRINTED FOR LONGMAN, HURST, T. PAYNE, G. AND W. NICOL, NICE ABD 1. ABAELLINO, the Great Bandit. tr Play, translated from the German, ta and adapted to the New York y theatre, by William Dunlap, Esq. g 12mo. 1802. Printed at New p York. 2. ABDALLA. Trag. by J. Delap, A D. D. Printed at Lewes. 8vo. C 1803. Never acted. If the dic- b tion of this piece be not of the 4 highest order, the construction of p the fable is certainly interesting. in u ti ti V 3. ABDELAZAR; or, The Moor's Revenge. Trag. by Mrs. Aphra, or Afra, Behn. Acted at the Duke of York's theatre, in 1671. 4to. W 1677. This play is no more than b an alteration of Marloe's Lust's t Dominion, or The Lascivious Queen, n of which see more in its place. p From it, however, Dr. Young le took the hint of his admirable tragedy of The Revenge; the death C of a father, and loss of a crown, being the prime motives of resentment equally in Abdelazar and t Zanga. A similar reluctance ap- S pears in both at the descending to a acts of villainy for the gratifications of it, and both alike declare the t sum of their crimes at the completion of their revenge. The plot is intricate, much interlarded with VOL. II, k п 8vo. 7. ABRADATES AND PANTHEA, rag. by John Edwards. 08. This play is founded on a ry affecting story in Xenophon's vropædia. Never acted. 8. ABRADATES AND PANTHEA. rag. Acted by the scholars of . Paul's school in 1770. Not inted. The story from Xeno. non. It was written by Mr. Roerts, brother of the present High Caster of St. Paul's school. 9. ABRAHAM'S FAITH. A divine Halogue, drawn by George Lesy. Svo. 1675, 1684. 10. A TRAGEDIE OF ABRAHAM'S ACRIFICE, written in French, by heodore Beza, and translated to English, by Arthur] G[oldg]; finished at Powles Belchamp, Essex, the 11th day of August, 575, with wood cuts. Printed Vantrowllier. 18mo. 1577. This piece, which is rarely met ith, sold for 20 guineas, at a le in King's auction-room, a few ears ago. 11. ABRAME AND LOT. In Henswe's list of plays aeted by the arl of Sussex's servants, 1593. 12. ABRA-MULE; or, Love and mpire. Trag, by Dr. Jos. Trapp. sted at the new theatre in Linpln's Inn Fields. 4to. 1704. The ene lies in Constantinople, and e plot of it may be more fully en in a book called Abra-Mule, The true History of the Deronement of Mahomet IV. by to have been produced ext during the first night of sentation: Our wide dominions shall the w run, And my pale crescent brighten to sword, Success and laurels shall atte And turn my harp into a harpsich 13. ABROAD AND AT Com. Op. Acted at Covent G and very well received. Songs only, 1796. Second tion, 1796. Written by J. G man. This piece was orig named "The King's Bench that title is said to have bee approved of by the Lord C berlain. It is a very diverting formance. 14. THE ABSENT MAN. F by Thomas Hull. Acted at C Garden the 28th of April for the benefit of the author Miss Miller. N. P. 15. THE ABSENT MAN. F by Is. Bickerstaffe, Acted at D Lane. 8vo. 1768. The hin this piece, and that only, the thor says, was taken from character of Menalcas, in La I yere, translated by the Specte It met with applause. 16. THE ABSENT NYMPH; The Doating Swain. Musical In lude, by Messrs Daniel Bellar sen. and jun. 8vo. 1739; 2d e |