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The Tempest, or the Enchanted Island. A Comedy, acted in Dorset Garden. By Sir W. Davenant and Dryden —4to.—1669.

The Tempest, an Opera taken from Shakespeare. As it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. By Mr. Garrick.—8vo.—1756.

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The Two Gentlemen of Verona. A Comedy written by Shakespeare, with alterations and additions, as it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. By Mr. Victor. —8vo.—1763.

The Comical Gallant, or the Amours of Sir John Falstaffe. A Comedy, as it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, by his Majesties Servants. By Mr. Dennis. 4to.—1702.

The Law against Lovers, by Sir William Davenant.— Fol.—1673.

Measure for Measure, or Beauty the best Advocate. As it is acted at the Theatre in Lincolns Inn Fields; written originally by Mr. Shakespeare, and now very much altered: with additions of several Entertainments of Musick. By Mr. Gildon.—4to.—1700.

The Law against Lovers. By Sir W. Davenant.—Fol.—1673.

The Universal Passion. A Comedy as it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, by his Majesties Servants. By James Miller.—8vo.—1737.

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The Students, a Comedy altered from Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost, and adapted to the stage.—8vo.—1762.

The Humours of Bottom the Weaver, by Robert Cox. 4to.

The Fairy Queen, an Opera, represented at the Queen's Theatre by their Majesties Servants.—4to.—1692.

Pyramus and Thisbe, a Mock Opera, written by Shakespeare. Set to musick by Mr. Lampe. Performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden.—8vo.—1745.

The Fairies, an Opera, taken from a Midsummer Night's Dream written by Shakespeare, as it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. By Mr. Garrick.—8vo.—1755.

A Midsummer Night's Dream, written by Shakespeare, with Alterations and Additions, and several new Songs. As it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. By Mr. Colman.—8vo.—1763.

A Fairy Tale, in two acts, taken from Shakespeare. As it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. By Mr. Colman.—8vo.—1763.

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The Jew of Venice, a Comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre in Little Lincoln's Inn Fields, by his Majesty's Servants. By George Granville, Esq. afterwards Lord Lansdowne.—4to.—1701.

Love in a Forest, a Comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, by his Majesty's Servants. By C. Johnson.—8vo.—1723.

The Modern Receipt, or a Cure for Love. A Comedy altered from Shakespeare. The Dedication is signed J. C. 12mo.—1739.

Sawny the Scott, or the Taming of the Shrew; a Comedy, as it is now acted at the Theatre Royal, and never before printed. By John Lacy.—4to.—1698.

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The Cobler of Preston, a Farce, as it is acted at the New Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields. By Christopher Bullock. 12mo.—1716.

The Cobler of Preston, as it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane by his Majesty's Servants. By C. Johnson. —8vo.—1716.

Catherine and Petruchio. By Mr. Garrick.—8vo.—1756.

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The Winter's Tale, a Play altered from Shakespeare. By Charles Marsh.—8vo.—1756.

Florizel and Perdita, by Mr. Garrick.—8vo.—1758.

Sheepshearing, or Florizel and Perdita, by—Dublin. 12mo.—1767.

The Sheep-shearing: a Dramatic Pastoral. In three acts. Taken from Shakespeare. As it is performed at the Theatre Royal in the Haymarket.—8vo.—1777.

Macbeth, a Tragedy, with all the Alterations, Amendments, Additions, and new Songs, as it is now acted at the Duke's Theatre. By Sir William Davenant.—4to.—1674.

The Historical Tragedy of Macbeth (written originally by Shakespear) newly adapted to the stage, with Alterations, as performed at the Theatre in Edinburgh.—8vo.—1753.

Papal Tyranny in the Reign of King John, a Tragedy; as it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden, by his Majesty's Servants. By Colley Cibber.—8vo.—1744.

The History of King Richard the Second. Acted at the Theatre Royal under the title of the Sicilian Usurper: with a prefatory Epistle in vindication of the Author, occasioned by the Prohibition of his Play on the Stage. By N. Tate. 4to. 1681.

The Tragedy of King Richard II, altered from Shakespeare. By Lewis Theobald. 8vo. 1720.

King Richard II. a Tragedy, altered from Shakespeare, and the stile imitated. By James Goodhall. Printed at Manchester. 8vo. 1772.

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King Henry IV. with the Humours of Sir John Falstaff, a Tragi-comedy, as it is acted at the Theatre in Little Lincoln's Inn Fields, by his Majesty's Servants. Revived with Alterations. By Mr. Betterton. 4to. 1700.

The Sequel of Henry IV. with the Humours of Sir John Falstaff and Justice Shallow; as it is acted by his Majesty's Company of Comedians at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. Altered from Shakespeare by the late Mr. Betterton. 8vo. No Date.

Henry the Sixth, the First Part, with the Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester. As it was acted at the Duke's Theatre. By John Crowne. 4to. 1681.

Henry the Sixth, the Second Part, or the Misery of Civil War. As it was acted at the Duke's Theatre. By John Crowne. 4to. 1681.

Humfrey Duke of Gloucester, a Tragedy, as it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane by his Majesty's Servants. [A few speeches and lines only borrowed from Shakespeare.] By Ambrose Philips.

An Historical Tragedy of the Civil Wars in the Reign of King Henry VI. (being a Sequel to the Tragedy of Humfrey Duke of Gloucester, and an Introduction to the Tragical History of King Richard III.) Altered from Shakespeare in the year 1720. By Theo. Cibber. 8vo. No date.

The Tragical History of King Richard III. Altered from Shakespeare. By Colley Cibber.

The Ingratitude of a Commonwealth, or the Fall of Caius Martius Coriolanus. As it is acted at the Theatre Royal. By Nahum Tate. 4to. 1682.

The Invader of his Country, or the Fatal Resentment. As it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, by his Majesty's Servants. By John Dennis. 8vo. 1720.

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Coriolanus, or the Roman Matron, a Tragedy, taken from Shakespeare and Thomson. As it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden: to which is added the Order of the Ovation. By Thomas Sheridan. 8vo. 1755.

The Tragedy of Julius Cæsar, with the Death of Brutus and Cassius: written originally by Shakespeare, and since altered by Sir William D'Avenant and John Dryden Poets Laureat; as it is now acted by his Majesty's Company of Comedians at the Theatre Royal. To which is prefixed the Life of Julius Cæsar, abstracted from Plutarch and Suetonius. 12mo. 1719.

The Tragedy of Julius Cæsar, altered, with a Prologue and Chorus. 4to. 1722.

The Tragedy of Marcus Brutus, with the Prologue and the two last Chorusses. 4to. 1722. Both by John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham.

Antony and Cleopatra, an Historical Play, written by William Shakespeare, fitted for the stage by abridging only; and now acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane by his Majesty's Servants. By Edward Capell. 12mo. 1758.

The History of Timon of Athens, the Man-hater. As it is acted at the Duke's Theatre, made into a Play, by Tho. Shadwell. 4to. 1678.

Timon of Athens. As it is acted at the Theatre Royal on Richmond Green. Altered from Shakespeare and Shadwell. By James Love. 8vo. 1768.

Timon of Athens, altered from Shakespeare, a Tragedy, as it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. By Mr. Cumberland. 8vo. 1771.

Titus Andronicus, or the Rape of Lavinia. Acted at the Theatre Royal. A Tragedy, altered from Mr. Shakespeare's Works. By Edward Ravenscroft. 4to. 1687.

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Troilus and Cressida, or Truth found too late. A Tragedy, as it is acted at the Duke's Theatre. By John Dryden. 4to. 1679.

The Injured Princess, or thee Fatal Wager. As it was acted at the Theatre Royal, by his Majesty's Servants. By Tho. Durfey. 4to. 1682.

Cymbeline, King of Great Britain, a Tragedy written by Shakespeare, with some alterations. By Charles Marsh. 8vo. 1755.

Cymbeline, a Tragedy, altered from Shakespeare, As it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden, by W. Hawkins. 8vo. 1759.

Cymbeline, altered by Mr. Garrick in the same year.

The History of King Lear, acted at the Duke's Theatre. Revived with Alterations. By Nahum Tate. 4to. 1681.

The History of King Lear, as it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. By George Colman. 8vo. 1768.

Romeo and Juliet, altered into a Tragi-comedy, by James Howard, Esq. See Downes, p. 22.

Caius Marius, by Tho. Otway.

Romeo and Juliet, a Tragedy, revised and altered from Shakespeare. By Theo. Cibber. 8vo. No date.

Romeo and Juliet, altered by Mr. Garrick. 12mo.

From the Preface to the Republication of Marsh's Cymbeline in 1762, it appears that he had likewise made an alteration of Romeo and Juliet.

Hamlet, altered by Mr. Garrick.

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Samuel Johnson [1778], The plays of William Shakspeare. In ten volumes. With the corrections and illustrations of various commentators; to which are added notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. The second edition, Revised and Augmented (Printed for C. Bathurst [and] W. Strahan [etc.], London) [word count] [S10901].
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LIST of PLAYS alter'd from Shakespeare. INVENIES ETIAM DISJECTI MEMBRA POETAE.
Tempest. Two Gentlemen of Verona. Merry Wives of Windsor. Measure for Measure. Much Ado about Nothing. Love's Labour's Lost. Midsummer Night's Dream. Merchant of Venice. As you like it. Taming of the Shrew. Winter's Tale. Macbeth. King John. K. Richard II. King Henry IV. Part I. King Henry IV. Part II. King Henry VI. Three Parts. King Richard III. Coriolanus. Julius Cæsar. Antony and Cleopatra. Timon of Athens. Titus Andronicus. Troilus and Cressida. Cymbeline. King Lear. Romeo and Juliet. Hamlet.
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Samuel Johnson [1778], The plays of William Shakspeare. In ten volumes. With the corrections and illustrations of various commentators; to which are added notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. The second edition, Revised and Augmented (Printed for C. Bathurst [and] W. Strahan [etc.], London) [word count] [S10901].
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