User:Mairis/Women Playwrights

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Projects

Author Title State
Farr, Florence; Shakespear, Olivia The Beloved of Hathor and the Shrine of the Golden Hawk [1902] proj_submit_pgposted
Wilcox, Constance Grenelle Egypt's eyes [1924] F2.proj_avail
Du Bois, Theodora The Sleeping Beauty [1919] F2.proj_avail
H. D. Hippolytus Temporizes [1927] F1.proj_waiting
Waddell, Helen The Spoiled Buddha [1919] proj_post_first_available
Ehlert, Fay The undercurrent [1929] F1.proj_waiting
Ariadne She ventures, and he wins [1696] F1.proj_waiting
Amherst, Elizabeth A dramatick pastoral [1762] P1.proj_waiting
Cibber, Susannah Maria Arne The oracle [1763] project_new
Petrova, Olga The white peacock [1922] project_new
Yearsley, Ann Earl Goodwin [1791] P1.proj_unavail
Pix, Mary Ibrahim, the thirteenth emperour of the Turks [1696] project_new
Willcox, Helen Kasim; a play of Persia [1926] project_new
Bibesco, Elizabeth The painted swan [1926] project_new
Phelps, Pauline; Short, Marion Witches' hour and candle light [1922] P1.proj_waiting
Marks, Jeannette Augustus The sun chaser [1922] project_new

Clearances

Author Title Notes
Phelps, Pauline Her Cuban tea "Pauline Phelps Pieces"

Index of Authors

✓ = All eligible works in DP or PG

Genres: closet drama, comic opera, farce, masque, pantomime

✓ Author aka Wiki PG Notes
✓ Abington, Frances wiki PG actor who wrote two plays, only one produced / "Matrimony; or, The Sleep Walker" (based on Le Somnambule by de Ferriol) attributed to her (though other sources say Eliz. Craven), can't find any other. Not available online.
✓ Amherst, Elizabeth Frances Thomas, Elizabeth Frances wiki PG poet and naturalist whose Dramatick pastoral was produced in 1762
✓ Ariadne wiki PG pseudonym of unknown author of She Ventures and He Wins
Aubin, Penelope wiki PG primarily a novelist; one play produced
Balfour, Mary E. wiki PG one play produced, Belfast
Barrell, Maria wiki PG born in West Indies; poet, playwright, and writer for periodicals
Barrymore, Mrs. W[illiam?] hub? PG one play produced
Behn, Aphra wiki PG usually credited with being the first female professional playwright in English; one of "the fair triumvirate of wit"
Berkeley, Elizabeth Princess Berkeley wiki
Berry, Mary wiki PG one play produced, one in manuscript
Bibesco, Elizabeth
Boaden, Caroline dad PG author of at least six plays; daughter of James Boaden
Booth, Ursula Agnes PG actor who wrote at least one farce
Boothby, Frances wiki PG author of the first original play by a woman to be produced in London
Bourchier, Rachel Countess of Bath wiki PG wrote masques
Bowes, Mary Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne wiki PG published one play
Boyd, Elizabeth wiki PG one play; wrote primarily in other genres
Brand, Barbarina wiki PG published four plays, one produced
Brand, Hannah wiki PG published playwright
Brooke, Charlotte wiki PG one play published but not produced
Brooke, Frances wiki PG primarily a novelist; wrote comic opera
Brooks, Virginia Fox wiki
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett wiki PG primarily a poet; one closet drama and one translation
Burgess, Mrs. wiki PG one comedy, produced in Canterbury
Burke, Miss wiki PG one comic opera/burletta
Burney, Frances wiki PG primarily a novelist; author of several plays, only one produced in her lifetime
Burney, Frances wiki PG niece of Frances Burney; wrote two tragedies which were published but not produced
Burrell, Sophia wiki PG author of two tragedies
Carstairs, Christian wiki PG poet who wrote a short theatrical
Cary, Elizabeth Viscountess Falkland wiki PG first woman known to have written and published an original play in English
Cavendish, Jane wiki PG co-authored a pastoral masque with her sister, Elizabeth Egerton
Cavendish, Margaret Duchess of Newcastle wiki PG author of closet dramas
Celesia, Dorothea wiki PG translated Voltaire's Tancrède
Centlivre, Susannah wiki PG successful playwright
Chambers, Marianne wiki PG English playwright
Charke, Charlotte wiki PG playwright/actor/manager
Cibber, Susannah wiki PG actor who had at least one masque produced
Clive, Catherine Clive, Kitty wiki PG actor; wrote farces with some success
Collier, Jane wiki PG The Cry (1754), co-authored with Sarah Fielding
Cooper, Elizabeth wiki PG actor, playwright, and poet
Corbett, Grace Corbett sisters wiki PG novelists, playwrights, and anthologists; sister of Walterina Cunningham
Cornelys, Margaret wiki PG author of two comedies and a ballad opera; only one produced (Dublin 1781)
Cowley, Hannah wiki PG playwright and poet
Craven, Elizabeth wiki PG writer of farces and pantomimes
Cullum, Mrs. wiki PG one drama, not produced
Cunningham, Walterina Corbett sisters wiki PG novelists, playwrights, and anthologists; sister of Grace Corbett
Cuthbertson, Catherine wiki PG novelist who wrote one play
Davys, Mary wiki PG novelist; produced one play; had another published
De Humboldt, Charlotte wiki PG poet and author of the tragedy Corinth (1821)
Deverell, Mary wiki PG author of two plays, neither performed
Doolittle, Hilda H.D. wiki PG
Dubois, Dorothea wiki PG wrote musical entertainments
Du Bois, Theodora wiki PG
Edgeworth, Maria wiki PG widely read novelist who also wrote comic dramas; published but not performed
Edwards, Anna Maria wiki PG one play, produced in Dublin
Edwards, Christian wiki PG one play, published but not produced
Egerton, Elizabeth wiki PG co-authored a pastoral masque with her sister, Jane Cavendish
Egleton, Jane wiki PG actor who wrote a ballad opera
Ehlert, Fay
Farr, Florence wiki PG
Fielding, Sarah wiki PG The Cry (1754), co-authored with Jane Collier
Finch, Anne Countess of Winchilsea wiki PG primarily a poet; also wrote verse dramas
Forsyth, Elizabeth wiki PG author of The Siege of Quebec
Francis, Ann wiki PG poetic dramatization of The Song of Solomon (1781)
Fraser, Susan wiki PG author of one poetic tragedy, Comala (1809)
Gardner, Sarah wiki PG comedic actor and playwright
Geisweiler, Maria wiki PG author of dramas, unproduced
Goldsmith, Mary wiki PG author of two comic pieces
Gore, Catherine wiki PG eleven plays produced
Green, Mrs. wiki PG author of one play
Griffith, Elizabeth wiki PG playwright
Gunning, Elizabeth wiki PG a tragicomedy, not produced
Harlow, Elizabeth wiki PG bookseller; author of one comedy
Harrison, Elizabeth wiki PG The Death of Socrates in Miscellanies on moral and religious subjects (1756)
Harvey, Margaret wiki PG English poet, scholar, and playwright
Harwood, Isabella wiki
Haywood, Eliza Fowler wiki PG long career writing in many genres
Helme, Elizabeth wiki PG educational writer who translated two children's plays
Hemans, Felicia wiki PG primarily a poet; some verse drama
Hill, Philippina wiki PG poet and author of one produced play
Hofland, Barbara wiki PG prolific writer who published one volume of dramas for children
Holcroft, Frances wiki PG poet, novelist, translator of plays
Holford, Margaret (the elder) wiki PG one play produced
Holford, Margaret (the younger) wiki PG one play, neither published nor produced
Hook, Harriet Horncastle wiki PG author of one comic opera
Hoper, Rachael wiki PG three plays produced
Hornby, Mary wiki PG two plays, neither produced
Hughes, Anne wiki PG novelist and poet who wrote Moral dramas intended for private representation (1790)
Hull, Elizabeth Edmead wiki PG The Events of the Day (prod. Norwich, 1795)
Inchbald, Elizabeth wiki PG widely published in various genres
Isdell, Sarah wiki PG two plays produced but not printed
Kemble, Maria Theresa wiki PG actor, singer, dancer, and comic playwright
Kennedy, Grace wiki PG writer on religious subjects who wrote one drama, not performed
Killigrew, Anne wiki PG "A Pastoral Dialogue" published in Poems (1686)
La Roche-Guilhem, Anne de wiki PG wrote Rare on tout (1677), a masque for Charles II
Latter, Mary wiki PG one tragedy produced
Lawrence, Rose D'Aguilar wiki PG poet and author of one play, not performed
Le Fanu, Alicia Sheridan wiki PG Irish author of one comedy
Leadbeater, Mary wiki PG Irish Quaker author whose work included dramatic dialogues
Leapor, Mary wiki PG English poet who wrote one tragedy, not produced
Lee, Harriet wiki PG playwright
Lee, Sophia wiki PG playwright
Lennox, Charlotte wiki PG Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet
Lumley, Jane wiki PG first translator of Euripides into English
M'Taggart, Ann Hamilton wiki PG published playwright, none produced
Macauley, Elizabeth wiki PG actor and author
Manley, Delarivier Manley, De la Rivière

Manley, Mary

wiki PG playwright; one of "the fair triumvirate of wit"
Marks, Jeannette Augustus
McCarthy, Charlotte wiki PG Irish novelist and religious writer who wrote one dramatic dialogue
Metcalfe, Catherine wiki PG one tragedy
Minton, Ann wiki PG A Wife to be Lett; or, The Miser Cured (1802)
Mitford, Mary Russell wiki PG playwright
Montagu, Mary Wortley wiki PG prolific writer whose comedy, Simplicity, was not produced
More, Hannah wiki PG playwright; published in many genres
Nooth, Charlotte wiki PG poet who published one play
O'Brien, Mary wiki PG Irish poet and playwright
Opie, Amelia wiki PG English abolitionist and writer, mainly of novels and poetry
Owenson, Olivia Lady Clarke wiki PG Irish poet and dramatist
Owenson, Sydney Lady Morgan wiki PG Irish writer known mainly for novels
Parsons, Eliza wiki PG prolific Gothic novelist; one play produced
Penny, Anne wiki PG Welsh poet and author of one dramatic entertainment
Petrova, Olga
Phelps, Pauline
Philips, Katherine wiki PG poet; author of two plays (one unfinished)
Pilkington, Laetitia wiki PG Anglo-Irish poet; one play produced
Pinchard, Elizabeth wiki PG novelist; wrote dramatic dialogues for young readers
Piozzi, Hester Thrale wiki PG author and patron; two unpublished plays
Pix, Mary wiki PG playwright
Plowden, Francis wiki PG author of one comic opera
Plumptre, Annabella wiki PG collaborated with her sister, Anne Plumptre
Plumptre, Anne wiki PG wrote primarily in other genres; translated dramas
Polack, Elizabeth wiki PG author of five plays, three extant
Polwheele, Elizabeth wiki PG two plays extant
Pope, Jane wiki PG English actor; one comedy produced, 1767
Porter, Anna Maria wiki PG poet and novelist whose The Fair Fugitives was produced in 1803
Porter, Jane wiki PG two plays
Pye, Jael wiki PG published four works, each in a different genre
Richardson, Elizabeth wiki PG author of The double deception; or, lovers perplex'd
Richardson, Sarah Watts wiki PG poet, novelist, playwright
Robe, Jane wiki PG author of The Fatal Legacy (1723)
Roberts, Rose wiki PG translator, poet, and writer of sermons who wrote at least one drama
Robertson, Fanny wiki PG actor-manager, author of at least two plays
Robinson, Mary wiki PG wrote primarily in other genres; one play produced
Ross, Anna wiki PG performer; wrote comic opera
Rowson, Susanna wiki PG British-American novelist, poet, playwright
Ryves, Elizabeth wiki PG Irish poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and translator
Sanders, Charlotte Elizabeth wiki PG wrote plays for young readers
Satchell, Elizabeth wiki PG actor; one pastoral produced
Scott, Jane wiki PG theatre manager, actor, and prolific playwright
Serres, Olivia wiki PG published Flights of Fancy: Consisting of Miscellaneous Poems. With the Castle of Avola, an Opera, in Three Acts. London: J. Ridgway, 1805.
Shakespear, Olivia wiki PG
Sheridan, Elizabeth wiki PG wrote one play, since lost
Sheridan, Frances wiki PG playwright
Short, Marion
Short, Mrs. C. wiki PG Dramas for the Use of Young Ladies (1792)
Sidney, Mary wiki PG translated one play
Smith, Charlotte wiki PG novelist and poet; one comedy attributed to her
Starke, Mariana wiki PG author of four plays, not all produced; mainly a travel writer
Stratford, Agnes wiki PG one tragedy, published but not produced
Sutton, Katherine of wiki PG abbess who rewrote several mystery plays; considered England's first woman playwright
Tollet, Elizabeth wiki PG Susanna; or innocence preserved, in Poems on several occasions (1755; not produced)
Trimmer, Sarah wiki PG prolific educational writer; author of The little hermit; or, the rural adventure (1788; not produced)
Trotter, Catherine wiki PG playwright
Turner, Margaret wiki PG pastoral
Waddell, Helen wiki PG
Wallace, Eglantine wiki PG comedies and tragedy
West, Jane wiki PG wrote primarily in other genres
Wharton, Anne wiki PG poet and verse dramatist
Whitlock, Elizabeth wiki PG known mainly for acting
Wilcox, Constance wiki PG
Wilcox, Helen
Wilson, Ann wiki PG Jephthah's daughter (1783; not produced)
Wiseman, Jane wiki PG author of one produced play
Wroth, Mary wiki PG primarily a poet; one drama extant
Yearsley, Ann wiki PG primarily a poet; produced and published one play
Yorke, Elizabeth Countess of Hardwicke wiki PG playwright

See also

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