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REFACE, 1711. xix Spankh Citrate^ a comedy, frecjuently revived with general applause.The plot of Don Henrique, Ascanio, Violante, and Jacintha, is borrowedfirom Gerardo's History of Don John, p. 202, and that of Leandro, Bar-tolus, Amarantha, and Lopez, from The Spanish Curate of the same au-thor, p. 214, &c. Thierry and Theodoret^ a tragedy. This play is accounted by some anexcellent old play ; the plot of it is founded on history. See the FrenchChronicles in the reign of Clotaire the Second. See Fredegarius Schp-lasticus, Aimoinus Monachiis Floriaceosis, De Serres, Mezeray, Crispin,&c. Two Noble KinsfneUy a tragi-comedy. This play was written by Mr.Fletcher and Mr. Shakespeare. The story is taken from Chaucer'sKnight's Tale, which Mr.Dryden has admirably put into modem Euglish;it 18 the first poem in his Fables. Falentinian, a tragedy revived not long ago by that ^reat wit, theEarl of Rochester; acted at the Theatre Royal, and printed in 4to. 1685,with a preface concerning the author and his writings. For the plot seethe writers of those times ; as Cassidori Chron. Amm. Marcell. Hist. Eva-grius, lib. ii. Procopius, Sec. Wife for a Month, a tra^i-comedy. This play is in my poor judgmentwell worth reviving, and with the alteration of a Judicious pen, would bean excellent drama. The character and story of Alphonso, and his bro-ther Frederick's carriage to him, much resembles the history of Sancliothe Eighth, King of Leon. I leave the reader to the perusal of his storyin Mariana, and Louis de Mayerne Turquet. Wild-Goose Chase, a comedy valued by the best judges of poetry. Wit at uveral Weapons, a comedy which by some is tiiouglit verydiverting; and possibly was the model on which the characters of theElder FaJatine and Sir Morglay Thwack were built by Sir WilliamD'Avenant, in his comedy called The Wits. Wit mthout Money, a comedy which I have seen acted at the OldHouse in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields with very great applause; the part of Va-lentine being played by that complete actor Major Mohun, deceased. Thiswas the first play that was acted after the burning of the King's House inDrury-Lane, a new prologue being writ for them by Mr. Dryden, printedin his Miscellany Poems m 8vo. p. 285. Woman-Hater, a comedy. This play was revived by Sir WilliamD'Avenant, and a new prologue (instead of the old one writ in prose)was spoken, which the reader may peruse in Sir William's Works in folio,p. 249- This play was one of those writ by Fletcher alone. Women Pleased, a tragi-comedy. The comical parts of this playthroughout between Barteilo, Lopez, Isabella, and Claudio, are foundedon several of Boccace's novels. See day 7. nov. 6. and 8. day 8. nov. 8. Woman's Prize; or, The Tamer Tam'd, a comedy, written on the samefoundation with Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew; or which we maybetter call a second part or counterpart to that admirable comedy. Thiswas writ by Mr. Fletcher's pen likewise.
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