THE

MODERN

BRITISH DRAMA.

VOLUME FIFTH.

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VOLU ME FIFT H.

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John

Johs. Gay,

HaryCárey

ENGLISH OPERA AND FARCE.

Year.

Comus,

TILTON,...

• 1634

The Cheats of Scapin,

U.Thox:Orway,............... 1677

The Beggars' Opera,...

1727

The Contrivances,....

1715

Crononhotonthologus,

Ditro,

1734

Tom Thumb,

FIELDING,

1730

The Mock Doctor, ....

Ditto,

1733

The Intriguing Chambermaid, .

Ditto,

1733 -

The Devil to Pay,.....

harCOFFEY,

- 1731

The King and the Miller of Mansfield, RolTDODSLEY,..

. 1737

Sir John Cockle at Court,

Ditto,

•1737

The Lying Valet......

GARRICK

· 1740.

Miss in her Teens,

..Ditto,

1747

Lethé, .

Ditro,

1749

The Male Coquette,.....

Ditto,

.....1758

The Guardian,....

Ditto,

• 1759

Neck or Nothing,....

Ditto,

... 1766

A Peep behind the Curtain,....

Ditto,

1767

The Irish Widow,...

Ditto,

1772

Bon Ton,

,

.. Ditto,

...1776

High Life below Stairs,....

Ditto,

1759-

Taste, ...

Samed... Foote, ...

1752

The Englishman in Paris,.

... Ditro,

.. 1753

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