18TH CENTURY THEATRE DATABASE
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- Addison, Joseph - A biography of the English dramatist.
- The Beggar's Opera - A history of the musical by John Gay.
- Brandes, John Christian - A biography of the German actor and dramatist.
- Centlivre, Susanna - A biography of the playwright.
- Cooke, George Frederick - A biography of the English actor.
- Cowley, Hannah - A brief biography of the English dramatist and poet.
- Cumberland, Richard - A biography of the English dramatist.
- Dodsley, Robert - A biography of the English playwright and publisher.
- An Essay on the Theatre; or, a Comparison Between Laughing and Sentimental Comedy - An attack by Oliver Goldsmith on the "sentimental comedy" of his day.
- Farquhar, George - A biography of the Irish dramatist.
- French Drama in the Eighteenth Century - Includes information on Voltaire, production of Shakespeare in France, comedy in France, Marivaux, La Chaussée, Diderot, and Beaumarchais.
- Garrick David - A biography of the English actor, producer, dramatist and poet.
- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von - A biography of the German dramatist.
- Goldoni, Carlo - A biography of the Italian dramatist.
- Goldsmith, Oliver - A biography of the Irish dramatist.
- Italian Drama in the Eighteenth Century - Includes information on commedia dell' arte, Carlo Goldoni, Carlo Gozzi, Scipione Maffei, and Vittorio Alfieri.
- King, Tom - A biography of the eighteenth century comic actor and member of Garrick's company.
- Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim - A biography of the German dramatist and analysis of his theory of drama.
- Lillo, George - A biography of the English dramatist and brief analysis of his most popular works.
- Palmer, John - A biography of the eighteenth century English actor, also known as "Plausible Jack."
- Restoration and Eighteenth Century English Dramatic Criticism - An overview of English dramatic criticism during the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Rowe, Nicholas - A biography of the English dramatist.
- Schiller, Friedrich - A biography of the German dramatist.
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley - A biography of the Irish-born playwright and politician.
- Shuter, Ned - A brief biography of the eighteenth century actor, considered by Garrick to be the greatest comic genius he had ever met.
- Spanish Drama in the Eighteenth Century - Includes information on the elder Moratin, his son Leandro, and Ramon de la Cruz.
- Sturm und Drang - An overview of the Sturm und Drang movement in 18th century German literature, focusing on it's most famous practitioner, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
- Vanbrugh, Sir John - A biography of the English dramatist and architect.
- Voltaire as a Dramatist - An analysis of Voltaire's dramatic career.
- Woodward, Harry - A brief biography of one of the finest comedians of the eighteenth century.
OTHER 18TH CENTURY THEATRE RESOURCES
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- The Coming of the Hallams - Their origin and professional standing. Preparations for an American tour. Robert Upton. The Murray-Kean troupe in Annapolis. Arrival of Lewis Hallam and his company at Williamsburg, VA. First performance of the company at Williamsburg. A Virginia theatre audience. The first theatrical prologue spoken in America.
- Drama in the Eighteenth Century - A history of dramatic literature as it developed during the 18th century.
- The First American Theatre - A history of the earliest theatrical performances in America.
- The First Play Acted in New York - Farquhar's Recruiting Officer seen at the New Theatre. Early American playhouses. Candles for footlights. The Drama in Charleston. Earliest known theatrical performance in Philadelphia. John Moody, the barber actor. The Murray-Kean Troupe in New York. Thomas Kean in Shakespearean repertoire.
- The Old English Pantomime - A history of the development of the art of mime in eighteenth century England.
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