The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) - Volume II by Theophilus Cibber
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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. |
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