James Planché bibliography explained

This is a list of the theatrical works of the nineteenth-century British playwright James Robinson Planché.

Key

Genre Key Number of plays
Burlesque, allegorical burlesque, classical burlesque 5
3
3
Comedy, musical comedy, lyrical comedy 22
10
Operatic drama, operatic comedy 3
Opera 22
Operetta 2
Melodrama 17
Fairy extravaganza, fairy spectacle 23
Burletta 20
Vaudeville, comedy vaudeville 7
Comic drama, fantastic drama, historical drama, musical drama 7
Drama 10
Dramatic review, review 7
Interlude 4
Historical play, masque, military spectacle, musical farce, pageant, play9

Works

Date Title Genre Number of acts Theatre Notes
21 April 1818 Amoroso, King of Little Britain Burlesque One Act Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
21 December 1818Rodolph, the Wolf ; or, Columbine Red Riding-hoodSpeaking Pantomime.
9 February 1819The Troubadours; or, Jealousy Outwitted.Operatic Drama.Olympic Theatre.(not printed)
13 April 1819Abudah ; or, The Talisman of Oromanes.MelodramaTwo Acts.Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, (not printed)
21 June 1819 The Czar ; or, A Day in the Dockyards.MelodramaThree ActsSadler's Wells(not printed)
16 August 1819The Caliph and the Cadi ; or, Rambles in Bagdad.BurlettaOne Act(not printed)
29 October 1819 Fancy's Sketch ; or, 'Look before you Leap.'BurlettaTwo ActsAdelphi Theatre(not printed)
19 November 1819Odds and Ends ; or, Which is the Manager?BurlettaOne ActAdelphi Theatre(not printed)
9 August 1820The Vampire; or, The Bride of the Isles.MelodramaThree ActsLyceum Theatre (English Opera House), Strand
6 November 1820A Burletta of Errors ; or, Jupiter and Alcmena.Burletta Three ActsAdelphi Theatre(not printed)
13 November 1820Who's to Father Me ?BurlettaTwo ActsAdelphi Theatre(not printed)
27 November 1820The Deuce is in Her ; or, Two Nights at MadridBurlettaTwo ActsAdelphi Theatre(not printed)
11 December 1820Zamoski ; or, The Fortress and the Mine.Melo-dramaThree ActsAdelphi Theatre(not printed)
6 December 1820Dr. Syntax.Christmas Pantomime.Adelphi Theatre
15 January 1821 Giovanni, the Vampire ; or, 'How shall we get Rid of Him?'BurlettaThree ActsAdelphi Theatre(not printed)
8 February 1821 Kenilworth Castle ; or, the Days of Queen Bess. Melodrama Three Acts. Adelphi Theatre (not printed)
19 February 1821 Lodgings to Let.Burletta Two Acts Adelphi Theatre (not printed)
27 February 1821 Half-an-hour's Courtship ; or, La Chambre à Coucher. Burletta One Act Adelphi Theatre (not printed)
12 March 1821 Sherwood Forest. Burletta Three Acts Adelphi Theatre (not printed)
23 April 1821 The Mountain Hut ; or, The Tinker and His Son Melodrama Three Acts Sadlers Wells (not printed)
30 July 1821 The Witch of Derncleugh. Opera Three Acts English Opera House, Lyceum, Strand (not printed)
1 October 1821 Capers at Canterbury. Burletta Three Acts Adelphi Theatre (not printed)
22 October 1821 The Corsair's Bride ; or, The Valley of Mount Etna. Melodrama Three Acts Adelphi Theatre (not printed)
8 November 1821 Love's Alarum. Burletta Two Acts Adelphi Theatre (not printed)
24 November 1821 Le Solitaire ; or, The Unknown of the Mountain. Melodrama Three Acts Olympic Theatre (not printed)
14 January 1822 The Pirate. Operatic Drama Three Acts Olympic Theatre
10 July 1822 All in the Dark ; or, The Banks of the Elbe. Musical Drama Two Acts English Opera, Lyceum, Strand
5 September 1822 The Fair Gabrielle. Operetta One Act English Opera, Lyceum
19 October 1822 Ali Pacha. Melodrama Two Acts
3 December 1822 Maid Marian ; or, the Huntress of Arlingford. Opera Three Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
8 May 1823 Clari ; or, the Maid of Milan. Opera Three Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
7 August 1823 I Will have a Wife. Musical Farce Two Acts English Opera, Lyceum, (not printed)
27 August 1823 Too Curious by Half ; or, Marplot in Spain Musical Drama Two Acts English Opera, Lyceum (not printed)
5 November 1823 Cortez ; or, the Conquest of Mexico. Opera Three Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
19 January 1824 St. Ronan's Well. Melodrama Three Acts Adelphi Theatre (not printed)
6 July 1824 Military Tactics. Interlude One Act English Opera House (not printed)
3 September 1824 The Frozen Lake. Opera Two Acts English Opera House
14 October 1824 Der Freischütz Opera Three Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
9 November 1824 The Woman never Vext ; or, The Widow of Cornhill Comedy Five Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
11 July 1825 Pageant of the Coronation of Charles 10th of France. Pageant Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
21 October 1823 Lilla. Opera Two Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (not printed)
8 November 1825 Jocko ; or, the Brazilian Monkey. Melodrama Two Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
12 December 1825 Success ; or, a Hit if you Like it. Allegorical Burlesque One Act Adelphi Theatre
12 April 1826 Oberon ; or, the Elf King's Oath. Opera Three Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
31 October 1826 Returned Killed. Farce Two Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
15 June 1827 All's Right ; or, the Old Schoolfellow. Interlude One Act (not printed)
9 July 1827 Pay to My Order ; or, A Chaste Salute. Vaudeville One Act Royal Gardens, Vauxhall (songs only)
12 July 1827 The Rencontre ; or, Love will find out the Way. Operatic Comedy Two Acts Theatre Royal, Haymarket (not printed)
11 August 1827 You Must Be Buried. Farce One Act Theatre Royal, Haymarket (not printed)
21 January 1828 Paris and London. Burletta Three Acts Adelphi Theatre,
5 February 1828 The Merchant's Wedding ; or, London Frolics in 1638 Comedy Five ActsTheatre Royal, Covent Garden altered from Rowley
27 May 1828 Carron Side ; or, the Fête Champêtre. Opera Two Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (not printed)
16 June 1828 A Daughter to Marry. Interlude One Act Theatre Royal, Haymarket
18 August 1828 The Green-eyed Monster. Musical Comedy Two Acts Theatre Royal, Haymarket
21 October 1828 The Mason of Buda. Burletta Two Acts Adelphi Theatre
11 December 1828 Charles XII.; or, the Siege of Stralsund. Drama Two Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
20 April 1829Thierna-na-Oge ; or, the Prince of the Lakes. Melodrama Two Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (songs only)
21 May 1829 The Partisans ; or, The War of Paris Historical Drama Five Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (not printed)
1 July 1829 Manoeuvering. Interlude One Act (with C. Dance) Theatre Royal, Haymarket (not printed)
25 August 1829 Der Vampyr. Opera Three Acts English Opera House (songs only)
18 November 1829 The Brigand. Drama Two Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
4 February 1830 The National Guard ; or, Bride and no Bride. Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (not printed)
12 April 1830
Easter Monday
The Dragon's Gift ; or, The Scarf of Flight and the Mirror of Light. Melodrama Two Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (not printed)
1 May 1830 Hofer ; or, The Tell of the Tyrol. Opera Three Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
9 December 1830 The Jenkinses. Farce Two Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
3 January 1831 Olympic Revels ; or, Prometheus and Pandora. Burletta One Act Olympic Theatre (with C. Dance)
3 February 1831 The Romance of a Day. Opera Two Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
5 March 1831 My Great Aunt ; or, Where there's a Will. Comedy One Act Olympic Theatre
16 April 1831 The Legion of Honour. Musical Drama Two Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (not printed)
28 June 1831 A Friend at Court. Comedy Two Acts Theatre Royal, Haymarket(not printed)
29 October 1831 The Army of the North ; or, The Spaniard's Secret. Drama Two Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (not printed)
3 November 1831 The Love Charm ; or, The Village Coquette. Opera Two Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (songs only)
26 December 1831 Olympic Devils ; or, Orpheus and Eurydice. Burletta One Act Olympic Theatre(with C. Dance)
5 April 1832 The Compact. Play Three Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (not printed)
1 October 1832 His First Campaign. Military Spectacle Two Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (not printed)
26 December 1832 The Paphian Bower ; or Venus and Adonis. Burletta One Act Olympic Theatre (with C. Dance)
18 February 1833 Promotion ; or, A Morning at Versailles in 1750. Vaudeville Olympic Theatre
4 March 1833 Reputation ; or, The Court Secret. Play Five Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
4 June 1833 The Students of Jena ; or, the Family Concert. Operetta One Act Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (not printed)
9 September 1833 The Court Masque ; or, Richmond in the Olden Time. Opera Two Acts Adelphi Theatre (English Opera Company) (songs only)
30 September 1833 High, Low, Jack, and the Game ; or, The Card Party. Burlesque Burletta One Act Olympic Theatre (with C. Dance)
13 November 1833 Gustavus III.; or, The Masked Ball. Opera Three Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
26 December 1833 The Deep, Deep Sea ; or, Perseus and Andromeda. Burlesque Burletta One Act Olympic Theatre (with C. Dance)
1 April 1834 The Challenge. Opera Two Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (songs only)
29 April 1834 Secret Service. Comedy Two Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
29 September 1834 The Loan of a Lover. Vaudeville One Act Olympic Theatre
29 September 1834 My Friend, the Governor. Vaudeville One Act Olympic Theatre
18 October 1834 The Regent. Drama Two Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
15 November 1834 The Red Mask. Opera Three Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (songs only)
26 December 1834 Telemachus ; or, the Island of Calypso. Burlesque Burletta One Act Olympic Theatre (with C. Dance)
14 March 1835 The Court Beauties. Burletta One Act Olympic Theatre
26 October 1835 The Travelling Carriage. Melodrama Two Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (not printed)
16 November 1835 The Jewess. Drama Three Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
3 March 1836 Chevy Chase. Melodrama Three Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (not printed)
29 September 1836 Court Favour. Comedy Two Acts Olympic Theatre
8 November 1836 Siege of Corinth. Opera Three Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (songs only)
30 November 1836 The Two Figaros. Comedy Vaudeville Two Acts Olympic Theatre
26 December 1836 Riquet with the Tuft. Burletta One Act Olympic Theatre (with C. Dance)
3 May 1837 A Peculiar Position. Farce One Act Olympic Theatre
24 June 1837 Norma. Opera Two Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
29 September 1837The New Servant. Vaudeville One Act Olympic Theatre (not printed)
7 October 1837 The Child of the Wreck. Melodrama Two Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
6 November 1837 Caractacus. Play Five Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (not printed) (altered from Beaumont and Fletcher)
26 December 1837 Puss in Boots. Burletta One Act Olympic Theatre (with C. Dance)
10 March 1838 The Magic Flute. Opera Two Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (songs only)
16 April 1838 The Drama's Levée ; or, A Peep at the Past. Review Olympic Theatre
11 October 1838 The Printer's Devil. Farce One Act Olympic Theatre
3 December 1838 The Queen's Horse. Farce One Act Olympic Theatre (with M.B. Honan)
2 January 1839 Blue Beard. Fairy Extravaganza One Act Olympic Theatre(with C. Dance)
28 February 1839 Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady. Comedy One Act Olympic Theatre
1 April 1839 The Garrick Fever. Farce One Act Olympic Theatre
12 February 1840 The Fortunate Isles. Masque in honour of Her Majesty's marriage Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
20 April 1840 The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood. Fairy Extravaganza Three Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
13 October 1840 The Spanish Curate. Comedy Five Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (altered from Beaumont and Fletcher)
26 December 1840 Harlequin and the Giant Helmet; or, The Castle of Otranto. Pantomime Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
25 February 1841 The Captain of the Watch. Comedy One Act Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
22 March 1841 The Embassy. Drama Two Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (not printed)
12 April 1841 Beauty and the Beast. Fairy Extravaganza Two Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
15 March 1842 Marriage of Figaro. Opera Two Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
28 March 1842 The White Cat. Fairy Extravaganza Two Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
5 October 1842 The Follies of a Night. Comedy Vaudeville Two Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
17 December 1842 The Way of the World. Comedy Five Acts Theatre Royal, Haymarket (not printed) (altered from Congreve)
17 April 1843 Fortunio ; or, The Seven Gifted Servants. Fairy Extravaganza Two Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
22 August 1843 Who's Your Friend? or, the Queensbury Fête. Comedy Two Acts Theatre Royal, Haymarket
26 December 1843 The Fair One with the Golden Locks. Fairy Extravaganza One Act Theatre Royal, Haymarket
22 February 1844 Grist to the Mill. Comedy Two Acts Theatre Royal, Haymarket
8 April 1844 The Drama at Home ; or, An Evening with Puff. Dramatic Review One Act Theatre Royal, Haymarket
4 December 1844 Somebody Else. Comedy One Act Theatre Royal, Haymarket
26 December 1844 Graciosa and Percinet. Fairy Extravaganza One Act Theatre Royal, Haymarket
24 March 1845 The Golden Fleece. Classical Burlesque Two Acts Theatre Royal, Haymarket
23 September 1845 A Cabinet Question. Farce One Act Theatre Royal, Haymarket
26 December 1845 The Bee and the Orange Tree ; or, The Four Wishes. Fairy Extravaganza One Act Theatre Royal, Haymarket
28 February 1846 The Irish Post. Comic Drama Two Acts Theatre Royal, Haymarket
18 April 1846 The 'Birds' of Aristophanes. Classical Burlesque One Act Theatre Royal, Haymarket
10 October 1846 Queen Mary's Bower. Comedy Three Acts Theatre Royal, Haymarket
15 October 1846 Spring Gardens. Farce One Act Theatre Royal, Haymarket
16 December 1846Story Telling ; or, Novel Effects. Farce One Act Theatre Royal, Haymarket
26 December 1846 The Invisible Prince. Fairy Extravaganza One Act Theatre Royal, Haymarket
5 April 1847 The New Planet ; or, Harlequin out of Place. Dramatic Review
12 June 1847 The Jacobite. Drama Two Acts Theatre Royal, Haymarket
18 October 1847 The Pride of the Market. Drama Three Acts Theatre Royal, Lyceum
27 December 1847 The Golden Branch. Fairy Extravaganza Two Acts Theatre Royal, Lyceum
2 March 1848 Not a bad Judge. Drama Two Acts Theatre Royal, Lyceum
25 April 1848 Theseus and Ariadne. Classical Burlesque Two Acts Theatre Royal, Lyceum
26 December 1848 The King of the Peacocks. Fairy Extravaganza Two Acts Theatre Royal, Lyceum
8 March 1849 A Romantic Idea. Fantastic Drama One Act Theatre Royal, Lyceum
22 March 1849 Hold your Tongue. Comedy One Act Theatre Royal, Lyceum
9 April 1849 The Seven Champions of Christendom. Fairy Extravaganza Two Acts Theatre Royal, Lyceum
15 October 1849 A Lady in Difficulties Comedy Two Acts Theatre Royal, Lyceum
26 December 1849 The Island of Jewels. Fairy Extravaganza Two Acts Theatre Royal, Lyceum
4 February 1850 Fiesco ; or, The Revolt of Genoa. Historical Play Five Acts Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
1 April 1850 Cymon and Iphigenia. Fairy Extravaganza One Act Theatre Royal, Lyceum
16 October 1850 My Heart's Idol. Comedy Two Acts Theatre Royal, Lyceum
11 November 1850 The White Hood. Drama Two Acts Theatre Royal, Lyceum (not printed)
4 December 1850 The Day of Reckoning. Melodrama Three Acts Theatre Royal, Lyceum
26 December 1850 "King Charming ; or, The Blue Bird of Paradise. Fairy Extravaganza Two Acts Theatre Royal, Lyceum
21 April 1851 The Queen of the Frogs. Fairy Extravaganza Two Acts Theatre Royal, Lyceum
26 December 1851 The Prince of Happy Land ; or, The Fawn in the Forest. Fairy Extravaganza Two Acts Theatre Royal, Lyceum
18 October 1852 The Mysterious Lady. Comedy Two Acts Theatre Royal, Lyceum
27 December 1852 The Good Woman in the Wood. Fairy Extravaganza Two Acts Theatre Royal, Lyceum
28 March 1853 Mr. Buckstone's Ascent of Mount Parnassus. Dramatic Review, One Act Theatre Royal, Haymarket
17 October 1853 The Camp at the Olympic. Dramatic Review One Act Olympic Theatre
26 December 1853Once upon a time there were Two Kings. Fairy Extravaganza Two Acts Theatre Royal, Lyceum
12 April 1854 Mr. Buckstone's Voyage Round World (in Leicester Square). Dramatic Review One Act Theatre Royal, Haymarket
20 May 1854 The Knights of the Round Table. Comedy Five Acts Theatre Royal, Haymarket
26 December 1854 The Yellow Dwarf. Fairy Extravaganza One Act Olympic Theatre
9 April 1855 The New Haymarket Spring Meeting. Dramatic Review One Act Theatre Royal, Haymarket
26 December 1855 The Discreet Princess. Fairy Extravaganza One Act Olympic Theatre
26 December 1856 Young and Handsome. Fairy Extravaganza One Act Olympic Theatre
22 July 1859 An Old Offender. Comic Drama Two Acts Adelphi Theatre
24 September 1859 Love and Fortune. Lyrical Comedy One Act Princess's Theatre
12 July 1861 My Lord and My Lady. Comedy Five Acts Theatre Royal, Haymarket
3 November 1862 Love's Triumph. Opera Three Acts Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
26 December 1865 Orpheus in the Haymarket. Classical Burlesque. Theatre Royal, Haymarket
26 December 1871 King Christmas. Masque One Act
29 August 1872 Babil and Bijou Fairy Spectacle Five Acts and a Prologue Theatre Royal, Covent Garden by Dion Boucicault (songs only)

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