James Planché bibliography
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 | |
| Burlesque burletta | 3 | |
| Pantomime | 3 | |
| Comedy, musical comedy, lyrical comedy | 22 | |
| Farce | 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, play | 9 |
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 1818 | Rodolph, the Wolf ; or, Columbine Red Riding-hood | Speaking Pantomime. | Olympic Theatre | ||
| 9 February 1819 | The Troubadours; or, Jealousy Outwitted. | Operatic Drama. | Olympic Theatre. | (not printed) | |
| 13 April 1819 | Abudah ; or, The Talisman of Oromanes. | Melodrama | Two Acts. | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, | (not printed) |
| 21 June 1819 | The Czar ; or, A Day in the Dockyards. | Melodrama | Three Acts | Sadler's Wells | (not printed) |
| 16 August 1819 | The Caliph and the Cadi ; or, Rambles in Bagdad. | Burletta | One Act | (not printed) | |
| 29 October 1819 | Fancy's Sketch ; or, 'Look before you Leap.' | Burletta | Two Acts | Adelphi Theatre | (not printed) |
| 19 November 1819 | Odds and Ends ; or, Which is the Manager? | Burletta | One Act | Adelphi Theatre | (not printed) |
| 9 August 1820 | The Vampire; or, The Bride of the Isles. | Melodrama | Three Acts | Lyceum Theatre (English Opera House), Strand | |
| 6 November 1820 | A Burletta of Errors ; or, Jupiter and Alcmena. | Burletta | Three Acts | Adelphi Theatre | (not printed) |
| 13 November 1820 | Who's to Father Me ? | Burletta | Two Acts | Adelphi Theatre | (not printed) |
| 27 November 1820 | The Deuce is in Her ; or, Two Nights at Madrid | Burletta | Two Acts | Adelphi Theatre | (not printed) |
| 11 December 1820 | Zamoski ; or, The Fortress and the Mine. | Melo-drama | Three Acts | Adelphi Theatre | (not printed) |
| 6 December 1820 | Dr. Syntax. | Christmas Pantomime. | Adelphi Theatre | ||
| 15 January 1821 | Giovanni, the Vampire ; or, 'How shall we get Rid of Him?' | Burletta | Three Acts | Adelphi 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 | Theatre Royal, Covent Garden | |
| 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 | Theatre Royal, Haymarket | (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 Acts | Theatre 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 1829 | Thierna-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 1837 | The 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 1846 | Story 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 1853 | Once 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 | Gallery of Illustration | |
| 29 August 1872 | Babil and Bijou | Fairy Spectacle | Five Acts and a Prologue | Theatre Royal, Covent Garden | by Dion Boucicault (songs only) |
References
- Planché, James (1879). Croker, Thomas F.D.; Tucker, Stephen I. (eds.). The extravaganzas of J. R. Planché, esq., (Somerset herald) 1825-1871. 5. London: S. French. pp. Vol 5, pp316–331.
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