COMEDY
Comedies
of London Life


Pastoral










Home


Frontispiece to The Wits 1662
Possibly (but probably not) depicting The Red Bull stage 		Tragicomedy /
Romances


Satire /
Burlesque










Back to Play Categories







COMEDIES OF LONDON LIFE
Including The Sub–Genres and
(click on sub-genres for definition); Click here for bibliography

Return to top                 Back to Play Categories                 Home

ENGLISHMEN FOR MY MONEY 1598 EVERY MAN IN HIS HUMOR 1598 THE SHOEMAKER'S HOLIDAY 1599 THE FAIR MAID OF THE EXCHANGE 1602 THE FAMILY OF LOVE 1602
THE WISE WOMAN OF HOGSDON 1604 THE LONDON PRODIGAL 1604 THE DUTCH CURTEZAN 1604 WESTWARD HO! 1604 NOBODY AND SOMEBODY 1605
NORTHWARD HO! 1605 EASTWARD HO! 1605 2 IF YOU KNOW NOT ME YOU KNOW NOBODY 1605 A TRICK TO CATCH THE OLD ONE 1605 YOUR FIVE GALLANTS 1605
MICHAELMAS TERM 1606 A MAD WORLD, MY MASTERS 1606 THE PURITAN 1606 THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE 1607 THE ROARING GIRL 1608
RAM ALLEY 1608 EPICOENE 1609 A WOMAN IS A WEATHERCOCK 1609 WIT AT SEVERAL WEAPONS 1609 THE ALCHEMIST 1610
GREENE'S TU QUOQUE 1611 A CHASTE MAID IN CHEAPSIDE 1611 AMENDS FOR LADIES 1611 THE HOG HATH LOST HIS PEARL 1613 NO WIT, NO HELP LIKE A WOMAN'S 1613
BARTHOLOMEW FAIR 1614 THE DEVIL IS AN ASS 1616 A FAIR QUARREL 1617 ANYTHING FOR A QUIET LIFE 1621 A MATCH AT MIDNIGHT 1622
A NEW WONDER, A WOMAN NEVER VEXED 1625 A CURE FOR A CUCKOLD 1625 THE STAPLE OF NEWS 1626 THE WISEST HAVE THEIR FOOLS ABOUT THEM, or MUSOPHILUS 1627 THE NORTHERN LASS 1629
THE CITY WIT 1630 THE WEEDING OF THE COVENT GARDEN 1632 COVENT GARDEN 1633 TOTTENHAM COURT 1634 THE NEW ACADEMY 1635
THE SPARAGUS GARDEN 1635 THE HOLLANDER 1636 THE CITY MATCH 1637 WIT IN A CONSTABLE 1638

PASTORAL
Return to top
Back to Play Categories                 Home

THE FAIRY PASTORAL 1603 THE QUEEN'S ARCADIA (ARCADIA REFORMED) 1605 THE FAITHFUL SHEPHERDESS 1608 HYMEN'S TRIUMPH 1614 THE POOR MAN'S COMFORT 1617
THE CARELESS SHEPHERDESS 1619 L'ARTENICE (LES BERGERIES. THE QUEEN'S PASTORAL.) 1626 AMYNTAS, or THE IMPOSSIBLE DOWRY 1630 RHODON AND IRIS 1631 LOVE CROWNS THE END 1632
THE SHEPHERD'S PARADISE 1633 THE SHEPHERD'S HOLIDAY 1634 FLORIMÉNE 1635 THE CONVERTED ROBBER 1637 THE ARCADIA 1640

TRAGICOMEDIES, ROMANCES, and HEROICAL ROMANCES
Return to top
Back to Play Categories                 Home

CLYOMON AND CLAMYDES 1570 1 TAMBURLAINE 1587 2 TAMBURLAINE 1589 OLD WIVES TALE 1590 GUY EARL OF WARWICK 1593
A KNACK TO KNOW AN HONEST MAN 1594 I TAMAR CAM 1596 ANTONIO AND MELLIDA 1599 THE FOUR PRENTICES OF LONDON 1600 THE ROYAL KING AND LOYAL SUBJECT 1602
THE MALCONTENT 1604 THE BIRTH OF MERLIN, or THE CHILD HATH FOUND HIS FATHER 1608 PERICLES 1608 PHILASTER, or LOVE LIES A-BLEEDING 1609 CYMBELINE 1609
THE WINTER'S TALE 1610 THE TEMPEST 1611 A KING AND NO KING 1611 MATCH ME IN LONDON 1611 THE HONEST MAN'S FORTUNE 1613
THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN 1613 THE FAITHFUL FRIENDS 1614 THE WITCH 1615 LOVE'S PILGRIMAGE 1616 THE MAD LOVER 1617
THE QUEEN OF CORINTH 1617 A FAIR QUARREL 1617 THE DEVIL'S LAW CASE 1617 THE LOYAL SUBJECT 1618 THE KNIGHT OF MALTA 1618
THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT (GENEROUS ENEMIES. DEMETRIUS AND ENANTHE. THE NOBLE ENEMY) 1619 THE LAWS OF CANDY 1619 WOMEN PLEASED 1620 THE WITCH OF EDMONTON 1621 THE ISLAND PRINCESS 1621
THE MAID OF HONOR 1621 THE PROPHETESS 1622 THE TWO NOBLE LADIES AND THE CONVERTED CONJURER 1622 THE WANDERING LOVERS (THE LOVERS' PROGRESS or LISANDER AND CALISTA) 1623 THE SPANISH GYPSY 1623
A WIFE FOR A MONTH 1624 THE CAPTIVES, or THE LOST RECOVERED 1624 THE RENEGADO, or THE GENTLEMAN OF VENICE 1624 THE ENGLISH TRAVELER 1625 DICK OF DEVONSHIRE 1626
THE GREAT DUKE OF FLORENCE 1627 THE LOVER'S MELANCHOLY 1628 THE QUEEN, or THE EXCELLENCY OF HER SEX 1628 PHILANDER, KING OF THRACE 1628 THE DESERVING FAVORITE 1629
THE SIEGE 1629 THE PICTURE 1629 THE GRATEFUL SERVANT (THE FAITHFUL SERVANT) 1629 THE QUEEN'S EXCHANGE 1631 THE EMPEROR OF THE EAST 1631
THE SWISSER 1631 THE RIVAL FRIENDS 1632 THE YOUNG ADMIRAL 1633 LOVE AND HONOUR (THE COURAGE OF LOVE. THE NONPAREILLES, or THE MATCHLESS MAIDS) 1634 CLEANDER (LISANDER AND CALISTA) 1634
A VERY WOMAN, or THE PRINCE OF TARENT 1634 THE QUEEN AND CONCUBINE 1635 THE LADY MOTHER 1635 A CHALLENGE FOR BEAUTY 1635 THE CONSPIRACY (PALLANTUS AND EUDORA) 1635
THE PRISONERS 1635 THE SEVEN CHAMPIONS OF CHRISTENDOM 1635? THE TWINS 1635 1 ARVIRAGUS AND PHILICIA 1636 2 ARVIRAGUS AND PHILICIA 1636
THE ROYAL SLAVE 1636 CLARACILLA (CLARICILLA. CLARASILLA) 1636 THE PRINCESS, or LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT 1636 THE BASHFUL LOVER 1636 THE DUKE'S MISTRESS 1636
THE LOST LADY 1637 THE FOOL WOULD BE A FAVORITE, or THE DISCREET LOVER 1637 OSMOND THE GREAT TURK, or THE NOBLE SERVANT 1637 THE LADY ERRANT 1637 THE LADIES' PRIVILEGE (THE LADY'S PRIVILEGE) 1637
1 THE CID (THE VALIANT CID) 1637 AGLAURA 1637 1 THE PASSIONATE LOVERS 1638 2 THE PASSIONATE LOVERS 1638 THE FAIR FAVORITE 1638
ARGALUS AND PARTHENIA 1638 THE COMBAT OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP 1638 THE DOUBTFUL HEIR (ROSANIA, or LOVE'S VICTORY) 1638 AGLAURA (second version) 1638 THE LOVESICK COURT, or THE AMBITIOUS POLITIC 1639
THE NOBLE STRANGER 1639 THE GENTLEMAN OF VENICE 1639 THE TELLTALE 1639 LANDGARTHA 1640 THE QUEEN OF ARAGON (CLEODORA) 1640
THE IMPOSTURE (THE IMPOSTOR) 1640 THE ARCADIA 1640 THE VIRGIN WIDOW 1641

SATIRE AND BURLESQUE
Return to top
Back to Play Categories                 Home

ALL FOR MONEY 1577 CLUB LAW 1599 PILGRIMAGE TO PARNASSUS 1599 1 THE RETURN FROM PARNASSUS 1600
2 THE RETURN FROM PARNASSUS, or THE SCOURGE OF SIMONY (THE PROGRESS TO PARNASSUS) 1603 THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE 1607 A GAME AT CHESS 1624 GROBIANA'S NUPTIALS 1641

ALL COMEDIES
Return to top
Back to Play Categories                 Home

THE PARDONER AND THE FRIAR, THE CURATE, AND NEIGHBOR PRATTE 1519 THE FOURE PP 1520 JOHAN JOHAN THE HUSBAND, TIB HIS WIFE, AND SIR JOHAN THE PRIEST (JOHAN JOHAN) 1520 THE PLAY OF THE WEATHER 1528 RALPH ROISTER DOISTER 1551
GAMMER GURTON'S NEEDLE 1553 THE BUGBEARS 1564 THE SUPPOSES 1566 MISOGONUS 1570 JULI AND JULIAN 1570
1 PROMOS AND CASSANDRA 1578 2 PROMOS AND CASSANDRA 1578 CAMPASPE (ALEXANDER, CAMPASPE, AND DIOGENES) 1584 SAPPHO AND PHAO 1584 FEDELE AND FORTUNIO (TWO ITALIAN GENTLEMEN) 1584
ENDYMION, or THE MAN IN THE MOON 1588 1 THE TWO ANGRY WOMEN OF ABINGTON 1588 FRIAR BACON AND FRIAR BUNGAY 1589 MIDAS 1589 MOTHER BOMBIE 1589
THE TAMING OF A SHREW 1589 GEORGE A GREENE, THE PINNER OF WAKEFIELD 1590 THE COBBLER'S PROPHECY 1590 THE DEAD MAN'S FORTUNE 1590 FAIR EM, THE MILLER'S DAUGHTER 1590
MUCEDORUS (AND AMADINE) 1590 ORLANDO FURIOSO 1591 JOHN OF BORDEAUX, or THE SECOND PART OF FRIAR BACON 1592 THE COMEDY OF ERRORS 1592 A KNACK TO KNOW A KNAVE 1592
THE WOMAN IN THE MOON 1593 THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA 1593 THE TAMING OF THE SHREW 1594 A KNACK TO KNOW AN HONEST MAN 1594 LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST 1595
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM 1596 THE BLIND BEGGAR OF ALEXANDRIA (IRUS) 1596 A TALE OF A TUB 1596/1633 THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 1596 AN HUMOROUS DAY'S MIRTH 1597
THE CASE IS ALTERED 1597 EVERY MAN IN HIS HUMOR 1598 ENGLISHMEN FOR MY MONEY, or A WOMAN WILL HAVE HER WILL 1598 MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING 1598 OLD FORTUNATUS 1599
THE SHOEMAKER'S HOLIDAY 1599 EVERY MAN OUT OF HIS HUMOUR 1599 ANTONIO AND MELLIDA 1599 HISTRIOMASTIX, or THE PLAYER WHIPPED 1599 CLUB LAW 1599
AS YOU LIKE IT 1599 LOOK ABOUT YOU 1599 PILGRIMAGE TO PARNASSUS 1599 THE THRACIAN WONDER 1599 THE WISDOM OF DOCTOR DODYPOLL 1599
1 THE BLIND BEGGAR OF BEDNAL GREEN (1 TOM STROUD) 1600 PATIENT GRISSIL 1600 THE DEVIL AND HIS DAME 1600 JACK DRUM'S ENTERTAINMENT (KATHERINE AND PASQUIL) 1600 THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR 1600
TWELFTH NIGHT, or WHAT YOU WILL 1600 THE MAID'S METAMORPHOSIS 1600 1 THE RETURN FROM PARNASSUS 1600 SATIROMASTIX, or THE UNTRUSSING OF THE HUMOROUS POET 1601 CYNTHIA'S REVELS, or THE FOUNTAIN OF SELF-LOVE 1601
POETASTER, or THE ARRAIGNMENT 1601 WHAT YOU WILL 1601 THE CUCKQUEANS AND CUCKOLDS ERRANTS, or THE BEARING DOWN THE INN 1601 BLURT, MASTER CONSTABLE, or THE SPANIARD'S NIGHT WALK 1601 THE GENTLEMAN USHER 1602
MAY-DAY 1602 SIR GILES GOOSECAP 1602 HOW A MAN MAY CHOOSE A GOOD WIFE FROM A BAD 1602 THE ROYAL KING AND LOYAL SUBJECT 1602 THE FAMILY OF LOVE 1602
THE FAIR MAID OF THE EXCHANGE 1602 2 FORTUNE'S TENNIS 1602 THE MERRY DEVIL OF EDMONTON 1602 WILY BEGUILED 1602 2 THE RETURN FROM PARNASSUS, or THE SCOURGE OF SIMONY(THE PROGRESS TO PARNASSUS) 1603
THE BIRTH OF HERCULES 1604 ALL FOOLS 1604 MONSIEUR D'OLIVE 1604 LAW TRICKS, or WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT 1604 1 HONEST WHORE, or 1 THE CONVERTED COURTESAN 1604
WESTWARD HO! 1604 THE WISE WOMAN OF HOGSDON 1604 THE DUTCH CURTEZAN (a.k.a. COCKLEDEMOY) 1604 THE MALCONTENT 1604 THE PHOENIX 1604
MEASURE FOR MEASURE 1604 THE FAIR MAID OF BRISTOW 1604 THE LONDON PRODIGAL 1604 THE WIT OF A WOMAN 1604 THE WIDOW'S TEARS 1605
EASTWARD HO! 1605 2 THE HONEST WHORE (2 THE CONVERTED COURTESAN) 1605 NORTHWARD HO! 1605 PARASITASTER, or THE FAWN 1605 A TRICK TO CATCH THE OLD ONE 1605
YOUR FIVE GALLANTS (THE FIVE WITTY GALLANTS) 1605 THE WOMAN HATER (THE HUNGRY COURTIER) 1606 THE ISLE OF GULLS 1606 VOLPONE, or THE FOX 1606 A MAD WORLD, MY MASTERS 1606
MICHAELMAS TERM 1606 THE FLEER 1606 THE PURITAN, or THE WIDOW OF WATLING STREET 1606 EVERY WOMAN IN HER HUMOUR 1607 CUPID'S WHIRLIGIG 1607
THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE 1607 THE TWO MAIDS OF MORE-CLACKE 1608 RAM ALLEY, or MERRY TRICKS 1608 HUMOUR OUT OF BREATH 1608 THE ROARING GIRL, or MOLL CUTPURSE 1608
THE FAITHFUL SHEPHERDESS 1608 THE DUMB KNIGHT 1608 A SHOEMAKER A GENTLEMAN 1608 THE COXCOMB 1609 WIT AT SEVERAL WEAPONS 1609
A WOMAN IS A WEATHERCOCK 1609 FORTUNE BY LAND AND SEA 1609 EPICOENE, or THE SILENT WOMAN 1609 1 THE FAIR MAID OF THE WEST, or A GIRL WORTH GOLD 1610 THE ALCHEMIST 1610
GREENE'S TU QUOQUE, or THE CITY GALLANT 1611 IF IT BE NOT GOOD, THE DEVIL IS IN IT (IF THIS BE NOT A GOOD PLAY, THE DEVIL IS IN IT) 1611 AMENDS FOR LADIES 1611 THE NIGHT WALKER, or THE LITTLE THIEF 1611 THE WOMAN'S PRIZE, or THE TAMER TAMED 1611
A CHASTE MAID IN CHEAPSIDE 1611 THE CAPTAIN 1612 THE SCORNFUL LADY 1613 NO WIT, NO HELP LIKE A WOMAN'S 1613 THE HOG HATH LOST HIS PEARL 1613
WIT WITHOUT MONEY 1614 BARTHOLOMEW FAIR 1614 MONSIEUR THOMAS (FATHER'S OWN SON) 1615 MORE DISSEMBLERS BESIDES WOMEN 1615 THE HONEST LAWYER 1615
THE NICE VALOR, or THE PASSIONATE MADMAN 1616 THE DEVIL IS AN ASS 1616 LOVE'S PILGRIMAGE 1616 THE WIDOW 1616 THE POOR MAN'S COMFORT 1617
THE OLD LAW, or A NEW WAY TO PLEASE YOU 1618 SWETNAM THE WOMAN-HATER ARRAIGNED BY WOMEN 1618 THE TWO MERRY MILKMAIDS, or THE BEST WORDS WEAR THE GARLAND 1619 THE LITTLE FRENCH LAWYER 1619 THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY 1620
THE HEIR 1620 THE PILGRIM 1621 THE WILD GOOSE CHASE 1621 ANYTHING FOR A QUIET LIFE 1621 BEGGAR'S BUSH 1622
THE SEA VOYAGE 1622 THE SPANISH CURATE 1622 A MATCH AT MIDNIGHT 1622 THE MAID IN THE MILL 1623 THE CITY NIGHTCAP, or CREDE QUOD HABES ET HABES 1624
RULE A WIFE AND HAVE A WIFE 1624 THE PARLIAMENT OF LOVE 1624 A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS 1625 A NEW TRICK TO CHEAT THE DEVIL 1625 THE CHANCES 1625
THE ELDER BROTHER 1625 LOVE'S CURE, or THE MARTIAL MAID 1625 A NEW WONDER, A WOMAN NEVER VEXED 1625 THE SCHOOL OF COMPLIMENT (LOVE TRICKS) 1625 A CURE FOR A CUCKOLD 1625
THE NOBLE GENTLEMAN 1626 THE FAIR MAID OF THE INN 1626 THE STAPLE OF NEWS 1626 THE WEDDING 1626 APOLLO SHROVING 1627
THE WISEST HAVE THEIR FOOLS ABOUT THEM, or MUSOPHILUS 1627 PLUTOPHTHALMIA PLUTOGAMIA (HEY FOR HONESTY, DOWN WITH KNAVERY) 1627 THE WITTY FAIR ONE 1628 THE NORTHERN LASS 1629 THE SODDERED CITIZEN 1629
THE JUST ITALIAN 1629 THE NEW INN, or THE LIGHT HEART 1629 THE DRINKING ACADEMY, or THE CHEATERS' HOLIDAY 1629 THE CITY WIT, or THE WOMAN WEARS THE BREECHES 1630 THE MUSES' LOOKING GLASS (THE ENTERTAINMENT) 1630
INCONSTANT LADY, or BETTER LATE THAN NEVER 1630 THE WASP 1630 THE WONDER OF A KINGDOM 1631 2 THE FAIR MAID OF THE WEST, or A GIRL WORTH GOLD 1631 HOLLAND'S LEAGUER 1631
THE HUMOROUS COURTIER (THE DUKE) 1631 THE COUNTRY GIRL 1632 THE NOVELLA 1632 THE WEEDING OF THE COVENT GARDEN, or THE MIDDLESEX JUSTICE OF THE PEACE (THE COVENT GARDEN WEEDED) 1632 THE MAGNETIC LADY, or HUMOURS RECONCILED 1632
THE CITY MADAM 1632 THE JEALOUS LOVERS 1632 THE BALL 1632 CHANGES, or LOVE IN A MAZE 1632 HYDE PARK 1632
TRAPPOLIN CREDUTO PRINCIPE, or TRAPPOLIN SUPPOSED A PRINCE 1633 A MAIDENHEAD WELL LOST 1633 A TALE OF A TUB 1596/1633 A FINE COMPANION 1633 THE GUARDIAN 1633
THE LAUNCHING OF THE MARY, or THE SEAMAN'S HONEST WIFE 1633 COVENT GARDEN 1633 THE BIRD IN THE CAGE (THE BEAUTIES) 1633 THE GAMESTER 1633 THE CORPORAL 1633
THE WITS 1634 TOTTENHAM COURT 1634 THE EXAMPLE 1634 THE OPPORTUNITY 1634 THE NEW ACADEMY, or THE NEW EXCHANGE 1635
THE SPARAGUS GARDEN, (TOM HOYDON O' TANTON DEANE) 1635 THE ORDINARY, or THE CITY COZENER 1635 NEWS FROM PLYMOUTH 1635 THE PLATONIC LOVERS 1635 THE FANCIES CHASTE AND NOBLE 1635
MONEY IS AN ASS (WEALTH OUTWITTED) 1635 THE ANTIQUARY 1635 THE CORONATION 1635 THE LADY OF PLEASURE 1635 THE HOLLANDER 1636
THE OLD COUPLE 1636 LOVE'S HOSPITAL (LOVERS' HOSPITAL) 1636 THE ENGLISH MOOR, or THE MOCK MARRIAGE 1637 THE CITY MATCH 1637 THE ROYAL MASTER 1637
THE WIZARD 1638 THE DAMOISELLE, or THE NEW ORDINARY 1637 THE CUNNING LOVERS 1638 THE ANTIPODES 1638 THE LADY'S TRIAL 1638
WIT IN A CONSTABLE 1638 THE AMOROUS WAR 1638 THE BRIDE 1638 THE CONSTANT MAID, or LOVE WILL FIND OUT THE WAY 1638 THE GOBLINS 1638
THE FAIRY KNIGHT, or OBERON THE SECOND 1638 THE MAD COUPLE WELL MATCHED 1639 THE OBSTINATE LADY 1639 THE KNAVE IN GRAIN, NEW VAMPED 1639 THE SPANISH LOVERS 1639
THE COURT BEGGAR 1640 THE COUNTRY CAPTAIN, (CAPTAIN UNDERWIT) 1640 THE SWAGGERING DAMSEL 1640 THE GHOST, or THE WOMAN WEARS THE BREECHES 1640 A JOVIAL CREW, or THE MERRY BEGGARS 1641
THE VARIETY 1641 THE WALKS OF ISLINGTON AND HOGSDON (TRICKS OF YOUTH) 1641 THE PARSON'S WEDDING 1641 GROBIANA'S NUPTIALS 1641 THE BROTHERS (THE POLITIC FATHER) 1641
THE BENEFICE 1641 THE GUARDIAN 1641 THE SISTERS 1642