The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) - Volume II by Theophilus Cibber
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9. Man's the Master, a tragi-comedy, acted upon the Duke of York's
theatre. 10. Platonic Lovers, a tragi-comedy. 11. Play House to be Let. It is difficult to say, under what species this play should be placed, as it consists of pieces of different kinds blended together, several of which the author wrote in Oliver's time, that were acted separately by stealth.--The History of Sir Francis Drake, expressed by instrumental and vocal music, and by art of perspective scenes, and the cruelty of the Spaniards in Peru, were first printed in 4to. and make the third and fourth acts of this play. The second act consists of a French farce, translated from Mollier[e]'s Ganarelle, ou le Cocu Imaginaire, and purposely by our author put into a sort of jargon, common to Frenchmen newly come over. The fifth act consists of tragedy travestie; or the actions of Cæsar, Anthony and Cleopatra in burlesque verse. 12. Siege of Rhodes in two parts. These plays, during the civil war, were acted in Stilo Recitativo, but afterwards enlarged, and acted with applause at the Duke's theatre. Solyman the second took this famous city in the year 1522, which is circumstantially related by Knolles in his History of the Turks, from whence our author took the story. 13. Siege, a tragi-comedy. 14. News from Plymouth, a comedy. 15. Temple of Love, presented by Queen Henrietta, wife to King Charles |
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