Why this topic, why these plays
The plays gathered under "English wit and humor" share a recurring thematic preoccupation that, across 7 different scripts in our archive, has produced a remarkable variety of theatrical solutions. Reading them in proximity to one another is one of the more useful comparative exercises a student of dramatic writing can do, because the contrasts in tone, structure, and resolution show how much choice a playwright really has, even when the underlying subject is the same. The list below collects the works in our library that catalogue indexers identified with this subject; in some cases the connection is overt and in others oblique, but in every case the thematic affinity is real and worth pursuing.
All plays on this topic (7)
- Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 22, 1917 — by Various
- Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 14, 1917 — by Various
- Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 12, 1890 — by Various
- Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 8, 1917 — by Various
- Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 28, 1919 — by Various
- Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 146, January 7, 1914 — by Various
- Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, August 2, 1890 — by Various