Description

This collection attempts to reproduce every American and British play written during the 19th century. It includes historical drama, melodrama, comic pantomime, extravaganzas, satiric comedies and burlettas. The collection covers manuscripts, prompt books, acting editions and published plays. The microcard collection was issued until 1985 when it was continued by the microfiche collections listed below.

Location

The following titles are located in the Capen Multimedia Center.

English and American Drama of the Nineteenth Century

MicPrint PS632 .R4 (American 1830-1900)

MicPrint PR1271 .R4 (English1801-1900)

Note: MicroPrint items are part of the Multimedia Center collection. They are housed on the ground floor of the Capen Libraries after the UGL Book Collection.

Nineteenth Century American Drama MicFiche PS632 .N55
Nineteenth Century English Drama MicFiche PR1271 .R42

Access

The majority of individual titles are located in BISON - UB Libraries catalog.

Additional access is available through:

Nineteenth Century American Drama: a Finding Guide. This guide provides access to American plays filmed through 1976.
Capen Multimedia Center Reference PS632 .R4 Guide

Readex Nineteenth Century English and American Plays Collection: Checklist. This checklist provides indexing to all three titles.
Capen Multimedia Center Reference PR1271 .R423