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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.

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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

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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

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