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Errors Excepted

Writer · Play · 1807

Errors Excepted is an 1807 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Dibdin. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London on 13 August 1807. The original cast included Charles Mayne Young as Frank Woodland, John Fawcett as Commodore Convoy, Charles Mathews as Lawyer Verdict, John Waddy as Mr Grumley, William Chapman as Old Mannerly, Vincent De Camp as Young Mannerly, Mr. Carles as Gabriel Invioice, John Liston as Richard, Harriett Litchfield as Sylvia, Jane Powell as Betty Barnes, Sarah Liston as Mrs Hall and Maria Gibbs as Fanny Freeman.

Family Quarrels

Libretto · Opera · 1802

Foxglove tries to reconcile the Supplejack and Crabstick families so Charles Supplejack and Caroline Crabstick can marry. Caroline's parents want her to marry Mushroom, while Mrs. Supplejack plans for Charles to marry Lady Selena. The expected happy ending eventually follows.

Five Miles Off

Writer · Play · 1806

Five Miles Off is an 1806 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Dibdin. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London on 9 July 1806. The original cast included William Chapman as Squire Flail, John Fawcett as Kalendar, Vincent De Camp as Luckless, Charles Mathews as Spriggins, John Liston as Flourish, Jane Powell as Mrs Prue, Sarah Liston as Laura Luckless, and Maria Gibbs as Jenny. Its Irish premiere took place at the Crow Street Theatre in Dublin on 2 August 1816

Five Thousand a Year

Writer · Play · 1799

Five Thousand a Year is a 1799 comedy play by the British writer Thomas John Dibdin. The original Covent Garden cast included William Thomas Lewis as George Fervid, Alexander Pope as Frederick Fervid, Joseph Shepherd Munden as Sir Matthew Maxim, Charles Farley as Paragraph, Charles Murray as Mr Goulding, Julia Betterton as Maria, Jane Pope as Lady Julia, Nannette Johnston as Aurelia and Isabella Mattocks as Lady Maxim. It was dedicated to Count Starhemberg, the Austrian ambassador to London.

Guilty or Not Guilty

Writer · Play · 1804

Guilty or Not Guilty is an 1804 comedy play by the British author Thomas Dibdin. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London on 26 May 1804. The original cast included Robert Palmer as Major Corslet, William Chapman as Mr. Balance, Robert William Elliston as Edmond Rigid, Vincent De Camp as Sir Harry Pointer, Charles Mathews as Triangle and Maria Gibbs as Nancy.

The Birth-day

Writer · Play · 1799

The Birth Day or The Birth-day is a 1799 comedy play by the British author Thomas John Dibdin. It was based on the work Die Versöhnung by the German author August von Kotzebue, which Dibdin translated and rewrote for the English stage. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden on 8 April 1799. The Covent Garden cast included Joseph Shepherd Munden as Captain Bertram, John Fawcett as Jack Junk, John Henry Johnstone as Harry Bertram, Charles Murray as Mr. Bertram, John Waddy as Lawyer Circuit, Jane Pope as Emma and Mary Ann Davenport as Mrs Moral. Fawcett's character Jack Junk, a sailor, was a reprisal from the popular 1798 musical The Mouth of the Nile by Dibdin. The Irish premiere took place at the Crow Street Theatre in Dublin on 25 November 1799.

The School for Prejudice

Writer · Play · 1801

The School for Prejudice is an 1801 comedy play by the English writer Thomas John Dibdin. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London on 3 January 1801. The original cast included Joseph Shepherd Munden as Old Liberal, William Thomas Lewis as Frank Liberal, John Fawcett as Ephraim, Charles Murray as Counsellor Friendly, Henry Erskine Johnston as Mildmay, John Emery as John Grouse, Charles Farley as Chevy Chase, Samuel Simmons as Parchment, George Davenport as Landlord, Frances Chapman as Mrs Howard, Harriet Siddons as Marian and Mary Ann Davenport as Miss Liberal. The Irish premiere took place at the Crow Street Theatre in Dublin on 19 February 1802.

The Secret Mine: An Equestrian Melo-Drama, in Two Acts

Playwright · Play · 1812

A two-act equestrian melodrama built around horses performing alongside the human cast; contemporary reviews remarked on the horses acting their parts.

The Will for the Deed

Writer · Play · 1804

The Will for the Deed is an 1804 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Dibdin. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London on 24 March 1804. The original cast included Joseph Shepherd Munden as Old Harebrain, William Thomas Lewis as Harry Harebreain, William Blanchard as Antimony, Samuel Simmons as Capias, John Fawcett as Motto, Charles Farley as Reference, John Emery as Acorn, William Chapman as Manly and Mary Ann Davenport as Mrs. Reference.

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