British _Theatre Bell's British Theatre Kimberly Kleinhans September 6, 2012 Onondaga County Public Library, Local History/Genealogy Department Kimberly KleinhansAugust 16, 2012 English September 6, 2012 Overview of the Collection Bell, John, 1745-1831 Onondaga County Public LibraryLocal History & Genealogy Department447 South Salina StreetSyracuse, New York, 13202(315) 435-1900 English Bells' British Theatre 1888-1985 3 Linear Feet ## insert unique identifier here A collection of plays by British playwrights. Biographical History

John Belle (1745-1831) was a publisher of English literature in the 18th and 19th Century. Belle's British Theatre is a 32 volume set, of which we have 29 volumes. Each volume contains three to four complete plays with original artwork at the beginning of each play.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

Series 1- Books

 Arrangement of the Collection

This collection is arranged in volume number order at call number R822 B77.

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Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719 Banks, John Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616 Bickerstaff, Isaac, 1735-1812 Brooke, Henry, 1703?-1783 Brooke, Henry, 1703?-1783 Brown, John, 1715-1766 Centlivre, Susanna, 1667?-1723 Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757 Coleman, George, 1732-1794 Congreve, William, 1670-1729 Cowley, Hannah, 1743-1809 Cumberland, Richard, 1631-1718 Dodsley, Robert, 1703-1764 Dryden, John, 1631-1700 Farquhar, George, 1677?-1707 Fenton, Elijah, 1683-1730 Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754 Fletcher, John, 1579-1625 Francklin, Thomas, 1721-1784 Garrick, David, 1717-1779 Gay, John, 1685-1732 Glover, Richard, 1712-1785 Griffiths, Elizabeth, 1720?-1793 Hartson, Hall, d. 1773 Havard, William, 1710?-1778 Hill, Aaron, 1685-1750 Hoadly, Benjamin, 1676-1761 Hoole, John, 1727-1803 Howard, William Hughes, John, 1653-1736 Johnson, Charles Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 Jones, Henry, 1721-1770 Kelly, Hugh, 1739-1777 Kelly, Hugh, 1739-1777 Lee, Nathanial Lee, Sophia, 1750-1824 Lillo, George, 1693-1739 Macklin, Charles, 1697?-1797 Mallet, David, 1705?-1765 Mason, William, 1725-1797 Miller, James, 1706-1744 Milton, John, 1608-1674 Milton, John, 1608-1674 Moore, Edward Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805 Otway, Thomas, 1652-1685 Philips, Ambrose, 1674-1749 Ramsay, Allan, 1685-1758 Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718 Shadwell, Charles, d. 1726 Shakspeare, William, 1564-1616 Shirley, James, 1596-1666 Smith, Edmund, 1672-1710 Southern, Thomas, 1660-1746 Steele, Richard, Sir, 1672-1729 Thomson, James Vanbrugh, John, Sir, 1664-1726 Villars, George, Duke of Buckingham, 1592-1628 Whitehead, William Young, Edward

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English drama--18th century Onondaga County Public Library Preferred Citation

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Bell's British Theatre.Onondaga County Public LibraryLocal History and Genealogy DepartmentShelf Location: R822 B77

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 Inventory British Theatre The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery by Mr. Dryden, 1799 2 The Refusal; or, Ladies Philosophy by Colley Cibber, Esq, 1792 2 Every Man in His Humor by David Garrick, Esq, 1799 4 The Suspicious Husband by Dr. Hoadly, 1799 4 The Grecian Daughter by Arthur Murphy, Esq, 1792 4 The Choleric Man by Richard Cumberland, Esq, 1793 4 Cleone by Mr. R. Dodsley, 1792 5 Isabella; or the Fatal Marriage. na 1792 5 She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not, or, The Kind Imposter by Colley Cibber, Esq, 1792 5 The Discovery , na, 1793 5 The Distrest Mother translated by Amboose Philips, 1799 6 The Earl of Essex by Henry Jones, 1799 6 Medea by Mr. Glover, 1792 6 The Gamesters as altered from Shirley and C. Johnson, 1792 6 The Battle of Hastings by Richard Cumberland, Esq, 1793 6 Love Makes A Man; or The Fop's Fortune, by Colley Cibber, Esq 1792 7 Alzira, by Aaron Hill, 1791 7 School for Wives by Hugh Kelly, Esq 1792 7 The School for Lovers, by William Whitehead, Esq, 1793 7 The Maid of the Mill, by Isaac Bickerstff, 1796 8 Rule a Wife and Have a Wife, by Beaumont and Fletcher, 1791 8 The Careless Husband, by Colley Cibber, Esq 1791 8 The Revenge by Edward Young, L.L.D., 1792 8 The Beaux Stratagem, by Geo. Farquhar, 1791 10 The Gamester by Mr. Edward Moore, 1792 10 The Double Gallant; or The Sick Lady's Cure by Colley Cibber, Esq, 1792 10 Theodosius by Nathaniel Lee, 1793 10 The Double Gallant; or The Sick Lady's Cure by Colley Cibber, Esq, 1792 10 The Beggar's Opera by John Gay 1791 11 The Chances as altered from Beaumont and Fletcher, 1791 11 The Miser by Henry Fielding, Esq 1791 11 The Foundling by Mr. Edward Moore 1792 11 A Bold Stroke for a Wife by Mrs. Centlivre, 1799 12 All in the Wrong by Arthur Murphy, Esq, 1792 12 The Brothers by Richard Cumberland, Esq, 1792 12 The Siege of Damascus by John Hughes, Esq 1793 12 Love in a Village by Isaac Bickerstaff, 1796 12 The Country Girl by David Garrick, Esq, 1791 12 The Conscious Lovers by Si Richard Steele, 1791 12 Love in a Village by Isaac Bickerstaff, 1796 13 The Country Girl by David Garrick, Esq, 1791 13 The Consious Lovers by Sir Richard Steele, 1791 13 The Recruiting Officer by George Farquhar, 1792 13 The Fair Quaker of Dea; or The Humors of the Navy by Mr. Charles Shadwell, 1791 14 Tancred and Sigismunda by Mr. James Thomson, 1792 14 George Barnwell by George Lillo, 1792 14 The Clandestine Marriage by G. Colman and D. Garrick, Esqrs, 1792 14 Venice Preserved; or, A Plot Discovered by Thomas Otway, 1796 15 Lady Jane Gray by N. Rowe, Esq, 1791 15 Oedipus by Dryden and Lee, 1791 15 Ximena; or The Heroic Daughter by Colley Cibber, 1792 15 Zara by Aaron Hill, Esq, 1796 17 The Way to Keep Him by Arthur Murphy, Esq, 1792 17 The Good Natured by na, 1792 17 The Earl Of Warwick by Dr. Franklin, 1792 17 Philaster by Beaumont and Fletcher, 1796 18 The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London, 1791 18 The Fashionable Lover by Richard Cumberland, Esq, 1793 18 The Countess of Salisbury by Hall Harson, Esq, 1793 18 The Mourning Bride by Mr. Congreve, 1786 19 Oroonoko by Thomas Southern, 1791 19 The West Indian by Richard Cumberland, Esq, 1792 19 King Charles I, by Mr. William Havard, 1793 19 The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplished Fools by Sir Richard Steele, 1799 20 The Committee by the Hon. Sir R. Howard, 1792 20 The Natural Son by Richard Cumberland, Esq, 1792 20 The Jealous Wife by George Colman, 1792 20 The School for Fathers; or, Lionel and Clarissa by Isaac Bickerstaff, 1796 21 The Wonder; A Woman Keeps a Secret by Mrs. Centlivre, 1792 21 Amphytroin by na 1792 21 The Albion Queens; of, The Death of Mary Queen of Scots, by John Banks, 1799 22 Tamerlane by N. Rowe, Esq, 1792 22 The City Wives' Confederacy by Sir John Vanbrugh, 1792 22 The Drummer: or, The Haunted House by Joseph Addison Esq., 1792 22 Merope by Aaron Hill, 1795 23 Mahomet by The Rev. Mr. Miller, 1795 23 Cymon by na 1795 23 The Plain Dealer alerted from William Wycherly and adapted to the stage by Isaac Bickerstaff, 1796 23 The Fatal Curiosity by Mr. George Lillo, 1796 23 The Lady's Last Stake or, The Wife's Resentment by Colley Cibber, Esq, 1795 24 Cyrus by Mr. John Hoole, 1795 24 Cleonice, Princess of Bithynia by John Hoole, Esq, 1795 24 Orphan of China by Arthur Murphy, Esq, 1797 24 The Gentle Shepherd by Allan Ramsay, 1796 25 The Mistake by Sir John Vanbrugh, 1795 25 The Ambitious Step Mother by Nicholas Rowe, Esq, 1795 25 Irene by Samuel Johnson 1796 25 Mariamne by Mr. Fenton, 1794 26 Barbarossa by Dr. Brown, 1795 26 The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger by Sir John Vanbrugh, 1795 26 Eurydice by Mr. David Mallet, 1795 26 The Provok'd Wife by Sir John Vanbrugh, 1794 27 The Funeral; or Grief A-La- Mode by Sir Richard Steele, 1794 27 The Royal Convert by Nicholas Rowe, 1794 27 The Man of the World by Charles Macklin, 1795 27 The Double Dealer by William Congreve, Esq 1795 28 The Old Bachelor by William Congreve, Esq, 1795 28 Henry II or The Fall of Rosamond by Thomas Hull, 1795 28 Phaedra and Hippolitus by Mr. Edmund Smith 1796 28 Pericles, Prince of tyre by Mr. William Shakespeare, 1796 29 Busiris, King of Egypt by Edward Young, LL.D., 1796 29 The Rehearsal by George, late Duke of Buckingham, 1796 29 Albina, Countess Raimond, by Mrs. Cowley, 1797 29 False Delicacy by Hugh Kelly, 1795 30 A Word to the Wise by Mr. Hugh Kelly, 1795 30 The School for Rakes, by Mrs Elizabeth Griffiths, 1795 30 The Brothers by Edward Young, 1797 30 The Falstaff's Wedding by W. Kenrick, lL. D., 1795 31 Sir Harry Wildair. Being the sequel of the Trip to the Jubilee by George Farquhar, Esq, 1796 31 Caractacus by W. Mason, 1796 31 Lucius Junius Brutus, Father of his County by Nathaniel Lee, 1796 31 The Inconstant by Mr. George Farquhar, 1795 32 Edward and Eleonora 1795 32 The Twin Rivals by Mr. George Farquhar, 1795 32 Gustavus Vasa, The Deliverer of his Country by Henry Brooke, Esq 1796 32 Timanthes by John Hoole, Esq, 1795 33 The Chapter of Accidents by Miss Lee 1796 33 Elfrida, by William Mason, A.M., 1796 33 Samson Agonistes by John Milton, 1796 33 Creusa, Queen of Athens by William Whitehead, 1797 33