Composers and their stage works 


John FORD

(1586? - 1639?)

English dramatist. Born Islington, Devon - baptised April 17, 1586. No records exist of John Ford after 1639.

PLAYS

All were first performed in London.

  1. The Witch of Edmon ton. (With William Rowley and Thomas Dekker). Tragicomedy, 5 acts. Published 1621 (Stationers' Register, Apr. 27, 1621). Produced Phoenix Theatre (Prince's Men), 1621.
  2. Perkin Warbeck. Chronicle history, 5 acts. Published 1634 (Stationers' Register, Feb. 24, 1634). Produced Phoenix Theatre (Queen's Men), 1622/32.
  3. The Spanish Gypsy. (Sometimes attributed to Ford, with Thomas Middleton and Rowley). Play. Published 1653 (Stationers' Register, June 28, 1624). Produced Phoenix Theatre (Lady Elizabeth's Men), July 9, 1623.
  4. The Sun's Darling. (With Dekker). Moral masque, 5 acts. Published 1656. Produced Phoenix Theatre (licensed Mar. 3, 1624).
  5. The Broken Heart. Tragedy, 5 acts. Published 1633 (Stationers' Register, Mar. 28, 1633). Produced Blackfriars Theatre (King's Men), ca. 1627/31?
  6. The Lover's Melancholy. Tragicomedy, 5 acts. Published 1629 (Stationers' Register, June 2, 1629). Produced Blackfriars Theatre (King's Men), Nov. 24, 1628.
  7. 'Tis Pity She's a Whore. Tragedy, 5 acts. Published 1633. Produced Phoenix Theatre (Queen's Men), 1629?/33.
  8. The Fancies Chaste and Noble. Comedy, 5 acts. Published 1638 (Stationers' Register, Feb. 3, 1638). Produced Phoenix Theatre (Queen's Men), 1631? or 1635/36?
  9. Love's Sacrifice. Tragedy, 5 acts. Published 1633 (Stationers' Register, Jan. 21, 1633). Produced Phoenix Theatre (Queens Men), 1632?
  10. The Lady's Trial. Play, 5 acts. Published 1639 (Stationers' Register, Nov. 6, 1638). Produced Phoenix Theatre (King and Queen's Men), May 3, 1638 (licensed May 3, 1638).
  11. The Queen, or The Excellency of Her Sex. Tragicomedy, 5 acts. Pub lished 1653.

CRITICISM

  • M. J. Sargeant, John Ford, Oxford, 1935;
  • G. F. Sensabaugh, The Tragic Muse of John Ford, Stanford, Calif., 1944;
  • R. Davril, Le drame de John Ford, Paris, 1954;
  • H. J. Oliver, The Problem of John Ford, Melbourne, 1955;
  • C. Leech, John Ford and the Drama of His Time, London, 1957;
  • M. Stavig, John Ford and the Traditional Moral Order, Madison, 1968;
  • D. K. Anderson, John Ford, New York, 1972;
  • R. Huebert, John Ford, Baroque English Dramatist, Montreal and London, 1977.