poet, and comic and romantic playwright; ed and part proprietor of the liberal Bell's Weekly, 1832. (DNB)
Works as Listed by Roger Cooter (1989)
1156.1
— 1156.1 The Phrenologists: a farce, in two acts. First per formed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden on Tuesday, January 12th, 1830. London: J. Onwhyn, 1830. Pp. 56. (Reviewed EDIN LIT J, 4 (27 Feb 1830]: 128--"though phrenology be an excellent farce itself... it is not the cause of excellent farces in others, ... a rather stupid affair." The review from The Times was quoted in PHREN J, 6 [1829/30]: 353-4.) 1156b.0 WAKEFIELD PHRENOLOGICAL SOCIETY, established by William ELLIS, c1825; see (member cited): J. Alexander.
Editorial Information
Identifier
1156a.
Type
Person
Source
Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989)
PDF page
339
Printed page
334
Database ID
3192
Original Transcription
1156a. WADE, Thomas (1805-75), poet, and comic and romantic playwright; ed and part proprietor of the liberal Bell's Weekly, 1832. (DNB)