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Charles Dibdin

British musician, dramatist, novelist and actor. Father of Charles Dibdin the younger.

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British musician, songwriter, dramatist, novelist and actor

Born 1745
Died 1814

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  • Cover of: The life, death, and renovation of Tom Thumb; a legendary burletta, in one act, as it is performed at the Royal Circus

    First published in 1785 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The lion and the water-wagtail: a mock heroic poem, in three cantos.

    First published in 1809 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Love in the city: a comic opera. As it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent-Garden.

    First published in 1956 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The magic of Orosmanes: or, harlequin slave and sultan: a pantomime, drawn from the Arabian legends.

    First published in 1785 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A match for a widow: or, The frolics of fancy: A comic opera, in three acts. As performed at the Theatre-Royal, Dublin.

    First published in 1956 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The musical tour of Mr. Dibdin: in which--previous to his embarkation for Indian--he finished his career as a public character ...

    First published in 1788 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Music epitomized: a school book: in which the whole science of music is completely explained, from the simplest rudiments to the most complex principles of harmony, even to composition and the doctrine of writing down ideas : the whole expounded by way of question and answer in ten dialogues, and illustrated by plates, containing all the necessary tables

    First published in 1810 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Nature and Nancy. Written and composed by Mr. Dibdin

    First published in 1800 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Nelson and the navy: wrote by Dibdin

    First published in 1800 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: new dramatic entertainment, called a Christmas tale: In five parts. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane

    First published in 1774 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A new song, sung by Mrs. Abingdon, in Twelfth night

    First published in 1780 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Observations on a tour through almost the whole of England: and a considerable part of Scotland, in a series of letters, addressed to a large number of ... friends

    First published in 1801 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Plymouth in an uproar: a musical farce, as it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden.

    First published in 1956 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Poor Vulcan, a burletta: in two acts, as performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden.

    First published in 1956 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Proposals for publishing by subscription, dedicated, with permission, to the most noble the Marquis of Salisbury, A complete history of the English stage ... The whole written, with the asistance of interesting documents, collected in the course of five and thirty years, by Mr. Dibdin

    First published in 1796 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: recruiting sergeant: a musical entertainment in one act

    First published in 1824 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The recruiting serjeant: A musical entertainment.

    First published in 1956 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Rose and Colin: a comic opera; in one act. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Covent Garden.

    First published in 1778 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Rose and Colin, a comic opera: in one act. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Covent Garden.

    First published in 1956 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Royal Circus epitomized

    First published in 1784 — 1 edition
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British musician, songwriter, dramatist, novelist and actor

Born 1745
Died 1814

Subjects

Librettos, Operas, Early works to 1800, Musicals, English drama, Pantomimes with music, Sea songs, English Songs, Theater, English Ballads, English Folk songs, History, Vocal scores with piano, Description and travel, Drama, Excerpts, Songs with piano, Ballad operas, English poetry, Music, Poetry, Scores, Society of Friends, Texts, American National songs

Places

Great Britain, England, London, Boston (Mass.)

People

Charles Dibdin (1745-1814), William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Charles Dibdin (1768-1833), Hannah Hewit

Time

To 1800, 18th century

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Alternative names

  • Charles Dibdin
  • Charles Dibdin the Elder
  • Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814
  • Charles 1745-1814 Dibdin
  • C. Dibdin

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July 6, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
July 6, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 16, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
September 15, 2023 Edited by David Scotson added data from wikidata
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import