CONTENTS OF THE TENTH CONVERSATION. The historians of the English stage-Lodge's "Alarum against Usurers," 1584, again introduced-T. Nash on Usurers from his "Christs Teares ouer Jerusalem," 1593-His amends to Dr. G. Harvey-How the lives and characters of Nash, Greene, &c. havė been blackened by puritanical writers proved from the "French Academie," in two parts, 1594-Epistles prefixed by T. B. the translator, and especially that before part II.-Doubt if T. B. were not Thomas Beard, author of the "Theatre of Gods Iudgements"-Beard on C. Marlow, an Atheist-Probable quotation in the "French Academie," from some work by Marlow against Christianity-Attack by T. B. upon Robert Greene, for his misled and irreligious life-T. Nash's" Lenten Stuffe," 1599, quoted— Allusion by T. B. to Lodge's defence of plays, &c.—Lodge's "Delectable Historie of Forbonius and Prisceria"-Romeo and Juliet Outline of Lodge's story-Specimen of pastoral poetry by him—“England's Parnassus," 1600-Address of Corulus to Corinna, &c.-Conclusion of the history-" Truth's Complaint ouer England," by T. Lodge, with quotations Sir J. Harington, 1591 and 1597, on plays T. Heywood's "Apology for Actors," 1612, and its character-Quotation from his Troia Britannica, 1609Specimens of his " Apology"-T. Gainsford's "Glory of England," 1619, cited regarding the amusements of London-Heywood on the actors of his time and earlier-Richard Tarlton, the jester, &c. and mention of him in P. Bucke's "Three Lordes and three Ladies of London,” 1590—“ Tarlton's Iests," 1611, quoted regarding his flat nose-"The Schoolemaster or Teacher of Table Philosophie,” 1576, with an old joke modernized, respecting a physician's pupil-The third division of Heywood's "Apology" and extract-Why the Puritans were such enemies of the stage -J. Shirley's "Polititian," 1655, and preface to B. Jonson's "Volpone" cited-" A Refutation of the Apology for Actors," 1615, by J. G.-Its style, and extracts from it-J. G's logical attempt, and a parallel from "Pap with a Hatchet"-" A sixe-fold Politician, with a sixe-fold Precept of Policy," 1609, by J. M.-Doubt whether J. M. were Milton's father or an inferior author of the name of Melton-Character of Milton's father, and of his book-His chapter on poets, and attack upon theatres quoted-Bishop Hall on drunken rhymers "Essayes and Characters, ironical and instructive," 1615, by John Stephens His praise of the English drama-A common player described by him-Excursions of London actors into the country "Histrio-mastix, or the player whipt," 1610, a play, described -Allusion in it to John Marston's Satires-MS. pageant by Marston, in the Royal Library, not known-Account of it-Sir W. Vaughan's "Golden Grove," 1608, and "Golden Fleece," 1626 -Cause of the enmity of the Puritans to the stage" Histriomastix: the Players Scourge," 1633, by W. Prynne-Its contents -First appearance of women on the stage decided by Thomas Jordan's "Rosary of Rarities”—Difference between the obscenity of plays before and after the Restoration-Charge against Prynne of retracting his anti-theatrical opinions in "a Defence of Stageplays," and his reply in a posting-bill, dated January 10, 1648— "The Actor's Remonstrance, or Complaint for the silencing of their profession," 1643, a rare tract among the King's pamphlets -Quotations from it on the reform of Actors, and on their distresses and those of their Poets in consequence of the restriction. |