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Born in September 1, 1596 / Died in October 1, 1666 / United Kingdom / English

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WRITINGS BY THE AUTHOR:
 
 
Play Productions

  • Love Tricks (The School of Compliment), London, Phoenix theater, 1625.
  • The Maid's Revenge, London, Phoenix theater, 1626.
  • The Brothers (probably not the surviving play of the same name; possibly the same play as The Wedding), London, Phoenix theater(?), 1626.
  • The Wedding, London, Phoenix theater, 1626-1629.
  • The Witty Fair One, London, Phoenix theater, 1628.
  • The Grateful Servant (The Faithful Servant), London, Phoenix theater, 1629.
  • The Duke (possibly the same play as The Humorous Courtier), London, Phoenix theater, 1631.
  • Love's Cruelty, London, Phoenix theater, 1631.
  • The Traitor, London, Phoenix theater, 1631.
  • The Ball, London, Phoenix theater, 1632.
  • Changes, or Love in a Maze, London, Salisbury Court theater, 1632.
  • Hyde Park, London, Phoenix theater, 1632.
  • The Arcadia, London, Phoenix theater, 1632(?).
  • The Bird in a Cage, London, Phoenix theater, 1632-1633.
  • A Contention for Honor and Riches (early version of Honoria and Mammon), privately performed (?), before 1633.
  • The Gamester, London, Phoenix theater, 1633.
  • The Young Admiral, London, Phoenix theater, 1633.
  • The Night Walker, by John Fletcher, revised by Shirley, London, Phoenix theater, 1633.
  • The Triumph of Peace, Westminster, Whitehall Palace, 3 February 1634.
  • The Example, London, Phoenix theater, 1634.
  • The Opportunity, London, Phoenix theater, 1634.
  • The Coronation, London, Phoenix theater, 1635.
  • The Tragedy of Chabot Admiral of France, by George Chapman, revised by Shirley, London, Phoenix theater, 1635.
  • The Lady of Pleasure, London, Phoenix theater, 1635.
  • The Duke's Mistress, London, Phoenix theater, 1636.
  • The Royal Master, Dublin, Werburgh Street theater, 1637; London, Salisbury Court theater(?), 1638.
  • The Humorous Courtier (perhaps the same play as The Duke), Dublin, Werburgh Street theater, 1637-1639.
  • The Constant Maid (Love Will Find Out the Way), Dublin, Werburgh Street theater(?), 1637-1640.
  • St. Patrick for Ireland, Dublin, Werburgh Street theater, 1637-1640.
  • The Doubtful Heir (Rosania, or Love's Victory), Dublin, Werburgh Street theater, 1638(?); London, Blackfriars theater, 1640.
  • No Wit, No Help Like a Woman's, by Thomas Middleton, possibly revised by Shirley, Dublin, Werburgh Street theater, 1638.
  • The Gentleman of Venice, Dublin, Werburgh Street theater, 1639(?); London, Salisbury Court theater, 1639.
  • The Politician, Dublin, Werburgh Street theater, 1639(?); London, Salisbury Court theater, 1639(?).
  • The Tragedy of St. Albans, unknown theater, before 1640.
  • The Imposture, London, Blackfriars theater, 1640.
  • The Brothers (The Politic Father), London, Blackfriars theater, 1641.
  • The Cardinal, London, Blackfriars theater, 1641.
  • The Sisters, London, Blackfriars theater, 1642.
  • The Court Secret, London, Blackfriars theater, "never acted but prepared for the scene," 1642; eventually performed London, Theatre Royal, 1664.
  • The Triumph of Beauty, privately performed, before 1646.
  • Cupid and Death, unknown location, 26 March 1653.
  • Honoria and Mammon, possibly performed, before 1659.
  • The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses for the Armor of Achilles, privately performed (at Shirley's grammar school?), before 1659.
 
 
Books
  • The Wedding (London: Printed by J. Okes for J. Grove, 1629).
  • The Gratefull Servant. A Comedie (London: Printed by B. Alsop & T. Fawcet for J. Grove, 1630).
  • The Schoole of Complement (London: Printed by E. Allde for F. Constable, 1631); republished as Love Trics (London: Printed for R. T., sold by Thomas Dring, Jr., 1667).
  • Changes: or, Love in a Maze. A Comedie (London: Printed by G. Purslowe for W. Cooke, 1632).
  • A Contention for Honour and Riches (London: Printed by E. Allde for W. Cooke, 1633).
  • The Wittie Faire One. A Comedie (London: Printed by B. Alsop & T. Fawcet for W. Cooke, 1633).
  • The Bird in a Cage. A Comedie (London: Printed by B. Alsop & T. Fawcet for W. Cooke, 1633).
  • The Triumph of Peace. A Masque (London: Printed by J. Norton for W. Cooke, 1633).
  • The Traytor. A Tragedie (London: Printed by J. Norton for W. Cooke, 1635).
  • Hide Park. A Comedie (London: Printed by T. Cotes for A. Crooke & W. Cooke, 1637).
  • The Lady of Pleasure. A Comedie (London: Printed by T. Cotes for A. Crooke & W. Cooke, 1637).
  • The Young Admirall (London: Printed by T. Cotes for A. Crooke & W. Cooke, 1637).
  • The Example (London: Printed by J. Norton for A. Crooke & W. Cooke, 1637).
  • The Gamester (London: Printed by J. Norton for A. Crooke & W. Cooke, 1637).
  • The Dukes Mistris (London: Printed by J. Norton for A. Crooke, 1638).
  • The Royall Master (London: Printed by T. Cotes, sold by J. Crooke & R. Serger, 1638).
  • The Ball. A Comedie (London: Printed by T. Cotes for A. Crooke & W. Cooke, 1639).
  • The Tragedie of Chabot Admirall of France, by George Chapman, revised by Shirley (London: Printed by T. Cotes for A. Crooke & W. Cooke, 1639).
  • The Maides Revenge. A Tragedy (London: Printed by T. Cotes for W. Cooke, 1639).
  • The Coronation: A Comedy (London: Printed by T. Cotes for A. Crooke & W. Cooke, 1640).
  • The Night-Walker, or The Little Theife, by John Fletcher, revised by Shirley (London: Printed by T. Cotes for A. Crooke & W. Cooke, 1640).
  • Loves Crueltie. A Tragedy (London: Printed by T. Cotes for A. Crooke, 1640).
  • The Opportunitie: A Comedy (London: Printed by T. Cotes for A. Crooke & W. Cooke, 1640).
  • The Humorous Courtier. A Comedy (London: Printed by T. Cotes for W. Cooke, sold by J. Becket, 1640).
  • A Pastorall Called The Arcadia (London: Printed by J. Dawson for J. Williams & F. Eglesfeild, 1640).
  • The Constant Maid. A Comedy (London: Printed by J. Raworth for R. Whitaker, 1640); republished as Love Will Finde Out the Way (London: Printed by Ja: Cottrel for Samuel Speed, 1661).
  • St. Patrick for Ireland. The First Part (London: Printed by J. Raworth for R. Whitaker, 1640).
  • Poems & c. (London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1646).
  • Via ad Latinam linguam complanata; The Way Made Plaine to the Latine Tongue, the Rules Composed in English and Latine Verse (London: Printed by R. W. for John Stephenson, 1649); republished as Grammatica Anglo-Latina. An English and Latine Grammar (London: Printed for Richard Lowndes, 1651).
  • Cupid and Death. A Masque (London: Printed by T. W. for J. Crook & J. Baker, 1653).
  • Six New Playes, viz. The Brothers. The Sisters. The Doubtful Heir. The Imposture. The Cardinall. The Court Secret (London: Printed for Humphrey Robinson & Humphrey Moseley, 1653).
  • The Gentleman of Venice: A Tragi-Comedie (London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1655).
  • The Polititian, A Tragedy (London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1655).
  • [Eisagogae]:sive, Introductorium Anglo-Latino-Graecum (London: Printed by J. G., sold by J. Crook, 1656).
  • The Rudiments of Grammar (London: Printed by J. Macock for R. Lownds, 1656); enlarged as Manductio; or, A Leading of Children by the Hand through the Principles of Grammar (London: Printed for Richard Lowndes, 1660).
  • No Wit, No Help Like a Woman's, by Thomas Middleton, possibly revised by Shirley (London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1657).
  • Honoria and Mammon ... Whereunto Is Added The Contention of Ajax and Ulisses, for the Armour of Achilles (London: Printed for John Crook, 1659).
  • An Ode upon the Happy Return of King Charles II. To His Languishing Nations, May 29, 1660 (London, 1660).
  • The True Impartial History and Wars of the Kingdom of Ireland, possibly by Shirley (London: Printed for Nicholas Boddington, 1692).
  • An Essay Towards an Universal and Rational Grammar; Together with Rules for Learning Latin, in English Verse, edited by Jenkin Thomas Philipps (London: Printed by J. Downing, 1726).