The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) eBook

Theodore Watts-Dunton
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 353 pages of information about The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753).

The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) eBook

Theodore Watts-Dunton
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 353 pages of information about The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753).

13 [sic].  Chabot, Admiral of France, a Tragedy, acted in Drury Lane, 1639; Mr. Chapman joined in this play; the story may be found in the histories of the reign of Francis I.

15.  The Ball, a Comedy, acted in Drury Lane, 1639; Mr. Chapman likewise assisted in this Comedy.

16.  Arcadia, a Dramatic Pastoral, performed at the Phaenix in Drury Lane by the Queen’s servants, 1649.

17.  St. Patrick for Ireland, an Historical Play, 1640; for the plot see Bedes’s Life of St. Patrick, &c.

18.  The Humorous Courtier, a Comedy, presented at a private house in Drury Lane, 1640.

19.  Love’s Cruelty, a Tragedy, acted by the Queen’s servants, 1640.

20.  The Triumph of Beauty, a Masque, 1646; part of this piece seems to be taken from Shakespear’s Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, and Lucian’s Dialogues.

21.  The Sisters, a Comedy, acted at a private house in Black Fryars, 1652.

22.  The Brothers, a Comedy, 1652.

23.  The Doubtful Heir, a Tragi-Comedy, acted at Black Fryars, 1652.

24.  The Court Secret, a Tragi-Comedy, acted at a private house in Black Fryars, 1653, dedicated to the Earl of Strafford; this play was printed before it was acted.

25.  The Impostor, a Tragi-Comedy, acted at a private house in Black Fryars, 1653.

26.  The Politician, a Tragedy, acted in Salisbury Court, 1655; part of the plot is taken from the Countess of Montgomery’s Urania.

27.  The Grateful Servant, a Tragi-Comedy, acted at a private house in Drury Lane, 1655.

28.  The Gentleman of Venice, a Tragi-Comedy, acted at a private house in Salisbury Court.  Plot taken from Gayron’s Notes on Don Quixote.

29.  The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses for Achilles’s Armour, a Masque, 1658.  It is taken from Ovid’s Metamorphosis, b. xiii.

30.  Cupid and Death, a Masque, 1658.

30 [sic].  Love Tricks, or the School of Compliments, a Comedy, acted by the Duke of York’s servants in little Lincoln’s-Inn-Fields, 1667.

31.  The Constant Maid, or Love will find out the Way, a Comedy, acted at the New House called the Nursery, in Hatton Garden, 1667.

33.  The Opportunity, a Comedy, acted at the private house in Drury Lane by her Majesty’s servants; part of this play is taken from Shakespear’s Measure for Measure.

34.  The Wedding, a Comedy, acted at the Phaenix in Drury Lane.

35.  A Bird in a Cage, a Comedy, acted in Drury Lane.

36.  The Coronation, a Comedy.  This play is printed with Beaumont’s and Fletcher’s.

37.  The Cardinal, a Tragedy, acted at a private house in Black Fryars.

38.  The Triumph of Peace, a Masque, presented before the King and Queen at Whitehall, 1633, by the Gentlemen of the Four Inns of Court.

We shall present the reader with a quotation taken from a comedy of his, published in Dodsley’s collection of old plays, called A Bird in a Cage, p. 234.  Jupiter is introduced thus speaking,

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