1st Edition

The Plays of George Colman the Younger Volume 2

By George Colman, Peter Tasch Copyright 1981
    796 Pages
    by Routledge

    796 Pages
    by Routledge

    Originally composed and published in 1981, this second book makes up two volumes of the plays of George Colman the Younger. Versatile, industrious, talented, Goerge Colman the Younger (1762-1836) followed Sheridan as England's most popular playwright. He wrote not only monologues, farces, pantomimes, comic operas, and straight comedies, but also hybrid three-act anticipations of melodrama.

    1. New Hay at the Old Market.  2. The Iron Chest.  3. My Night-gown and Slippers; or Tales in Verse.  4. The Heir at Law.  5. Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity.  6. Blue Devils.  7. The Castle of Sorrento.  8. Feudal Times; or, The Banquet-Gallery.  9. The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor.  10. The Poor Gentleman.  11. John Bull; or, The Englishman's Fireside.

    Biography

    George Coleman, Peter Tasch