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The Natural Son is a comedy play by the British writer Richard Cumberland. It was first staged at the Drury Lane Theatre in London in December 1784. The play is notable for the return of the popular character Major O'Flaherty from Cumberland's 1771 play The West Indian.
The Battle of Hastings is a 1778 play by the English writer Richard Cumberland. It is a tragedy set around the Battle of Hastings in 1066. It was staged at the Drury Lane Theatre in October 1778 by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Sheridan later mocked Cumberland's sensitivity to criticism by modelling the character Sir Fretful Plagiary, in his 1779 play The Critic, after him.
First Love is a 1795 sentimental comedy play by the British playwright Richard Cumberland. It was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre in May 1795. Frederick Mowbray becomes the protector of Sabrina Rosny after her abandonment by Lord Sensitive.
The School for Vanity is a 1783 comedy play by the British writer Samuel Jackson Pratt.
The Grecian Daughter is a 1772 tragedy by the Irish writer Arthur Murphy.
Braganza is a 1775 tragedy by the Irish writer Robert Jephson. It portrays the overthrow of Spanish rule in Portugal during the seventeenth century, leading to the establishment of the Braganza Dynasty.
A Word for Nature is a 1798 comedy play by the British writer Richard Cumberland. It is also known by the alternative title of The Passive Husband.
Alonzo is a 1773 tragedy by the British writer John Home.
The Fatal Discovery is a 1769 tragedy by the British writer John Home.
The Force of Ridicule is a 1796 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft.
The Way to Get Married is a 1796 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Morton. The play was frequently revived well into the nineteenth century.
Seduction is a 1787 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft.
Knave or Not? is a 1798 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft.
A School for Greybeards is a 1786 comedy play by the British writer Hannah Cowley.
The Royal Suppliants is a 1781 tragedy by John Delap.
The Welch Heiress – also known as The Welsh Heiress – is a 1795 comedy play written by Edward Jerningham. The original cast included John Palmer as Lord Melcourt, James William Dodd as Sir Pepper Plinlimmon, William Barrymore as Mr Fashion, Thomas Hollingsworth as Taffy, John Bannister as Mr Phrensy, Richard Suett as Cautious, Robert Palmer as Mr Fancy, James Aickin as Steward, Elizabeth Farren as Lady Bellair, Jane Pope as Lady Plinlimmon and Dorothea Jordan as Miss Plinlimmon.
Zoraida is a 1779 tragedy by the British writer William Hodson. The original Drury Lane cast included William 'Gentleman' Smith as Almaimon, Robert Bensley as Osman, James Aickin as Zirvad, John Phillimore as Heli, John Hayman Packer as Moralmin, John Palmer as Selim and Mary Ann Yates as Zoraida.
The Conspiracy is a 1796 tragedy by the Irish writer Robert Jephson.
Julia: or, The Italian Lover is a 1787 tragedy by the Irish writer Robert Jephson.
Almeyda, Queen of Granada is a 1796 tragedy play by the British writer Sophia Lee.
