Thomas Morton

(1764-1838)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Morton, Thomas, 1764-1838 DNB: Morton, Thomas (bap. 1764, d. 1838), playwright LBT ID: ThMorto1838 VIAF ID: 34530533 LOC ID: n82073720	B/BAP: 1764-02-24 DIED: 1838-03-28
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English playwright who wrote comedies for Covent Garden; The Way to Get Married (1796) became a stock piece. He is pilloried by William Gifford in the Baviad.
REFERENCES TO WORKS BY Thomas Morton: Columbus, or, a World discovered: an Historical Play. Found 1. Display Records Cure for the Heart-Ache; a Comedy, in Five Acts. Found 2. Display Records The Knight of Snowdoun; a Musical Drama in Three Acts. Found 1. Display Records A Roland for an Oliver. A Farce, in Two Acts. Found 3. Display Records