Cobb, James, 1756-1818

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English dramatist.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : East India, 1795 Oct 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270904441

From the description of Autograph letter signed : East India House, 1795 Oct. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270899202

James Cobb (1756-1818) was a playwright and secretary of the East India Company. In 1779, he produced his first dramatic piece at Drury Lane, The Contract, or, Female Captain. This was followed by many light operas, farces, preludes, and comedies. He also provided the libretti for comic operas by well-known composers such as Thomas Linley, Stephen Storace, Joseph Mazzinghi, Michael Kelly, and Samuel Arnold. In 1799, he married Mary Starfell of Fratton, Hampshire.

From the description of The fair cottager : a comedy, circa 1775. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702188861

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referencedIn	A'Becket family diaries and prompt books, 1840-1890	The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf	A'Becket family. Diaries and Prompt Books, 1840-1890.	New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn	British Library. Additional manuscript 25915 [microform].	University of Missouri -- Columbia, MU Libraries; University of Missouri; MU; Ellis Library; University of Missouri Columbia
creatorOf	Cobb, James, 1756-1818. Autograph letter signed : East India House, 1795 Oct. 5.	Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf	Cobb, James, 1756-1818. Autograph letter signed : East India, 1795 Oct 5.	Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf	Cobb, James, 1756-1818. Kensington Gardens, or The walking jockey [microform].	Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf	Cobb, James, 1756-1818. Paul and Virginia ballad opera collection, 1817.	University of Colorado, Boulder
creatorOf	Cobb, James, 1756-1818. Poor old Drury [microform].	Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf	Cobb, James, 1756-1818. The doctor and the apothecary ballad opera collection, 1789.	University of Colorado, Boulder
creatorOf	Cobb, James, 1756-1818. The fair cottager : a comedy, circa 1775.	Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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associatedWith	A'Becket family
associatedWith	A'Becket family.
associatedWith	Arnold, Samuel, 1740-1802.
associatedWith	British Library.
associatedWith	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
associatedWith	King, Thomas, 1730-1805.
associatedWith	Linley, Thomas, 1733-1795.
associatedWith	Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873
associatedWith	Mazzinghi, Joseph, 1765-1844.
associatedWith	Reeve, William, 1757-1815.