OPEN TODAY: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.

Manuscripts

Thus Runs the World Away

1 of 157

Description: A comedy which was described as flat, but profitable.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1814 October 3
Call number: mssLA 1828
Find out more: View in the Huntington Digital Library(Opens in new tab); View in the Library catalog(Opens in new tab)

You might also be interested in

Image not available
Thus Runs the World Away. Comedy, 5 acts. Henry Siddons
Manuscripts
The collection consists of official copies of plays submitted for licensing between 1737 and 1824. Most of copies were written by professional copyists. Approximately 95 of the plays submitted were printed texts, either whole or partial. These have been cataloged individually and may be searched in the online catalog.
LA 1828
Cross Partners
Manuscripts
A comedy in which Maria seeks revenge on a captain named Herbert years later.
mssLA 955
The Wedding Night; or, Tamer Tam'd
Manuscripts
A comedy altered from Beaumont and Fletcher -- this was originally a sequel, or reply, to Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew'.
mssLA 24
The Pharo Table, Dialogue and songs in
Manuscripts
Manuscript notice states, The following Dialogue & Songs are in [tended?] as the Alteration from a Comedy of Five Acts call'd The Gamester written by Mrs Centlivre, into a Comedy of Three Acts call'd the Pharo Table.
mssLA 820
The Discovery
Manuscripts
Comedy surrounding marriage and betrothal, in which Louisa Medway is engaged to Sir Anthony Branville, who is a notorious bore.
mssLA 219
A Day in Turkey; or, The Russian Slaves
Manuscripts
A play which engaged with contemporary geopolitical developments such as the French Revolution and the ongoing Russo-Turkish War. In the comedy, Russians are imprisoned along side French servants by Turkish invaders. Cowley's message is staunchly anti-imperialist.
mssLA 921