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''[[Crimson Crimes, or Deeds of Dreadful Note]]'' is a farce attributed to William E. Burton (1804-1860)
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There are two plays named ''[[Crimson Crimes]]'', both containing the phrase "Crimson Crimes" in the full title as well:  
  
Also found simply as '''''[[Crimson Crimes]]'''''
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=''[[Crimson Crimes, or The Blood-Stained Bandit]]'' (1832)
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This is a melodrama by John B. Buckstone ()[]
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=''[[Crimson Crimes, or Deeds of Dreadful Note]]'' (1849)=
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This is a farce attributed to William E. Burton  (1804-1860)[]
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One commentator suggests that it may have been a parody of the one act “romantic tale of terror” published in 1810 by Alfred Dubois (ca. 1789–1864) called ''[[Willful Murder, or, Deeds of Dreadful Note]]'', though it could of course also have been a parody of Buckstone's play.

Revision as of 06:11, 19 May 2019

There are two plays named Crimson Crimes, both containing the phrase "Crimson Crimes" in the full title as well:

=Crimson Crimes, or The Blood-Stained Bandit (1832)

This is a melodrama by John B. Buckstone ()[]



Crimson Crimes, or Deeds of Dreadful Note (1849)

This is a farce attributed to William E. Burton (1804-1860)[]

One commentator suggests that it may have been a parody of the one act “romantic tale of terror” published in 1810 by Alfred Dubois (ca. 1789–1864) called Willful Murder, or, Deeds of Dreadful Note, though it could of course also have been a parody of Buckstone's play.