OF THE

ENGLISH STAGE,

FROM THE

RESTORATION IN 1660 TO 1830.

IN TEN VOLUMES.

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CONTENTS.

Short Account previously to 1660.

Some Account from 1660 to 1663.

Theatre Royal & Lincoln's Inn Fields-from 1663 to 1668.

Sir William Davenant.

Duchess of Newcastle.

Dryden's Essay of Dramatick Poesie.

T. R. and L. I. F. 1669.

Sir John Coventry and Charles 2d.

T. R. and L. I. F. to 1671.

Dorset Garden 1671

T. R. and D. G. to 1675.

Dryden and Crowne.

T. R. and D. G. to 1677.

Rymer.

T. R. and D. G. to 1682.

Union of the two Companies in 1682.

T. R. to 1684.

Charles the 2d.

T. R. 1685 to 1688.

James the 2d.

T. R. to 1690.

N. B. For Corrections and Additions see vol. 10

ABBREVIATIONS IN INDEX.

T. R. for Theatre Royal.

L. I. F. for Lincoln's Inn Fields.

D. G for Dorset Garden.

Hay. for Haymarket.

G. F. for Goodman's Fields.

D. L. C. for Drury Lane Company.
C. G. C. for Covent Garden Company.

INDEX TO THE ENGLISH STAGE.

N B. FOR THE FIRST APP. OF ANY PERFORMER OF CONSEQUENCE, SEE

HIS, OR HER,

CHARACTERS.

A

Abdalla see vol. 10 p. 225.

Abdicated Prince-see vol. 1 p. 468.

Abdication of Ferdinand-see vol. 10 p. 229.

Abdelazer-D. G. 1677.

Abington Mrs.-her characters-C. G. 1798-1799.

Abon Hassan-D. L. April 4 1825.

Abradates and Panthea-see vol. 10 p. 229.

Abra Mulé-L. I. F. Jan.-1704-D. L. Jan 26 1710-L. I. F.
March 18 1721-C. G. Feb. 15 1735-C. G. March 8 1744.
Abroad and at Home-C. G. Nov. 19 1796-D. L. May 28
1822.

Absent Apothecary-D. L. Feb. 10 1813.

Absent Man by Bickerstaffe-D. L. March 21 1768-D. L.
March 29 1784—C. G. March 24 1795.

Absent Man by Hull-C. G. April 28 1764.

Abudah, or the Talisman of Oromanes-D. L. April 13 1819.
Accomplished Maid-C. G. Dec. 3 1766.

Accusation, or the Family of D'Anglade-D.L. Feb. 1 1816.
Achilles by Boyer-T. R. 1699.

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