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Series starts with Dicks' standard plays

81. The school for scheming : a comedy, in five acts / by Dion Boucicault.

- Boucicault, Dion, 1820-1890
- London : John Dicks, [1847]
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TC023 (Playbooks Collection) Box 15

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82. The chimes, or, Some bells that rang an old year out and a new year in : a goblin drama in four quarters / dramatised by Mark Lemon and G. A. A'Beckett ; from the story by Charles Dickens.

- Lemon, Mark, 1809-1870
- London : J. Dicks, [1844?]
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83. Robespierre, or, Two days of the revolution : an historical drama in two acts / by William Bayle Bernard.

- Bernard, William Bayle, 1807-1875
- London : John Dicks, [184-?]
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TC023 (Playbooks Collection) Box 11

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84. The gipsy king; or, The perilous pass of the cataract. A romantic drama, in three acts, by J. Bosworth.

- Bosworth, J.
- [London, J. Dicks, 1837?]
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TC023 (Playbooks Collection) Box 13

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85. Ambition; or, Marie Mignot, the French Jane Shore. An historical drama, in three acts, by Thomas Mayhew. An originally sustained at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, September 13, 1830.

- Mayhew, Thomas, 1806?-1834
- [London, J. Dicks, 18--]
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86. The bold dragoons. An original comic drama, in two acts. First performed at the Royal Adelphi Theatre, 1831.

- Barnett, Morris, 1800-1856
- [London, J. Dicks, 18--]
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TC023 (Playbooks Collection) Box 7

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87. The court fool, or, A king's amusement : a tragic drama in three acts / by W.E. Burton.

- Burton, William E. (William Evans), 1802-1860
- London : J. Dicks ; New York : [sold by] De Witt Pub. House, [18--]
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TC023 (Playbooks Collection) Box 26

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88. A day at an inn, and The gentleman in black. Written respectively by Theodore Edward Hook and Mark Lemon.

- Hook, Theodore Edward, 1788-1841
- [London, J. Dicks, 18--]
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89. Don Cæsar De Bazan [electronic resource] : a drama, in three acts / translated and adapted from the French of Mm. Dumanois and Dennery by G.A. A'Beckett and Mark Lemon ; first performed at the Princess's Theatre, on Tuesday, October 8th, 1844.

- Dumanoir, M. (Philippe), 1806-1865
- [London : J. Dicks, 18--]
- Book
- Online

90. The dream at sea. A drama. In three acts, by J.B. Buckstone. First produced at the Theatre Royal Adelphi, November 23rd, 1835.

- Buckstone, John Baldwin, 1802-1879
- [London, J. Dicks, 18--]
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TC023 (Playbooks Collection) Box 21

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91. Esmeralda; A drama, in three acts, by Edward Fitzball. Founded on Victor Hugo's popular novel of "Notre Dame."

- Fitzball, Edward, 1792-1873
- [London, J. Dicks, 18--]
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92. The foundling of the forest; a play, in three acts, by W. Dimond.

- Dimond, William, active 1800-1830
- [London, J. Dicks, 18--]
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93. Frederick the Great; or The King and the deserter. A melodrama, in two acts, by J.M. Maddox. First performed at the Coburg Theatre, September 15th, 1824.

- Maddox, J. M. (John Medex), 1789-1861
- [London, J. Dicks, 18--]
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94. The French spy; or, The siege of Constantina. A military drama, in three acts, by John Thomas Haines. As represented at the Theatre Royal Adelphi, December 4, 1837.

- Haines, John Thomas, 1799?-1843
- [London, J. Dicks, 18--]
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95. The heart of Midlothian. A melodramatic romance, in three acts. By T. Dibdin.

- Dibdin, Thomas, 1771-1841
- [London, J. Dicks, 18--]
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96. Jack Brag; or, A chandler's chances. A farcical comedy, in two acts. As performed at the St. James's Theatre, May, 23rd, 1837.

- À Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, 1811-1856
- London, J. Dicks, [18--]
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TC023 (Playbooks Collection) Box 1

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97. The mysteries of Paris. A romance of the rich and poor. A drama, in two acts, by Charles Dillon. First performed at the Royal Marylebone Theatre, September 2nd, 1844.

- Dillon, Charles, 1819-1881
- [London, J. Dicks, 18--]
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98. Nicholas Flam, attorney-at-law. A farce, in two acts. By J.B. Buckstone. First performed at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, August 1, 1833.

- Buckstone, John Baldwin, 1802-1879
- [London, J. Dicks, 18--]
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TC023 (Playbooks Collection) Box 22

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99. Oscar, the half blood. A sensational play in a prologue and four acts, by James Schönberg. First performed at Wood's Theatre, New York, America, March 27th, 1867.

- Schönberg, James, active 19th century
- [London, J. Dicks, 18--]
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100. Our old house at home. A domestic drama, in two acts. By Thomas G. Blake. First performed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, July 27th, 1840.

- Blake, Thomas G.
- [London, J. Dicks, 18--]
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TC023 (Playbooks Collection) Box 12

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