- Drury Lane 1784 Better Late than Never - Drury Lane 1790 The Mysteries of the Castle - Covent Garden 1795. Notes References External links 1742 births 1814 deaths English dramatists and playwrights English businesspeople Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1796–1800 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1801–1802 UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs 1806–1807 UK MPs 1807–1812 Place of birth unknown Place of death missing Date of birth unknown English male dramatists and playwrights