NOTES TO "ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS" JOHN WEBSTER (1580?-1625?). "The White Divel, or The Tragedy of Paulo Giordano Ursini, Duke of Brachiano, with the Life and Death of Vittoria Corombona, the famous Venetian Curtizan. Acted by the Queene's Majesties Servants." 1612. Acted 1607-8. Perseus. Dyce suggests Portia, wife of Brutus and daughter of Cato (Heywood, "Hist. of Women," 1624, p. 136). "Wider than the root." "Wilder," 4to. "Appius and Virginia. A Tragedy." 1654. Acted many years previously, seemingly by Queen Anne's company of players before 1619. "The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy. As it was Presented privatly, at the Black-Friers; and publiquely at the Globe, by the King's Majesties Servants. The perfect and exact Coppy, with diverse things Printed, that the length of the Play would not beare in the presentment." 1623. Acted at the Blackfriars in 1616. "The Devil's Law-case. Or, When Women goe to Law, the Devill is full of Businesse. A new Trage-Comoedy. The true and perfect Copie from the Originall. As it was approovedly well Acted by her Majesties Servants." 1623. Dyce places composition in 1622, referring the allusion of the Hollanders going "to fetch sauce for their pickled herrings' to the Amboyna Massacre; the reference, however, is queried. CYRIL TOURNEUR, TURNOUR, OR TURNER (1575-1626). "The Atheist's Tragedie: or The Honest Man's Revenge. As in divers places it hath often beene acted." 1611. Although published after "The Revenger's Tragedy,” it was probably written earlier, cir. 1603-4. "The Revenger's Tragedie. As it hath been sundry times acted by the King's Majesties Servants." 1607. "To be miserably great," etc. 4to. rich, eternally wretched," Lamb. eternally wicked!" Collins. "To be great, miserable; to be "Too miserably great; rich, to be "Be thou a glass for maids," Collins. "Buy thou," etc., 4to. FRANCIS BEAUMONT (1584-1616). JOHN FLETCHER (1579-1625). "Philaster; or, Love lies a-bleeding." 1620. "The Maid's Tragedy." 1619. Both the above plays were known in 1611, and were produced at the latest in that year. "Cupid's Revenge." 1615. Acted at Whitefriars 1611-12. FRANCIS BEaumont. "Triumph of Love." The Second of "Four Plays or Moral Representations in One," of which the first, "Triumph of Honour," and the one above are generally ascribed to Beaumont, and the last two, "Triumph of Death" and "Triumph of Time," to Fletcher. Published 1647, but possibly acted as early as 1608. JOHN FLETCHER. "The Faithful Shepherdess." The first 4to is undated but published not later than early in 1610, as Sir William Skipwith, to whom one of the dedications is addressed, died May 3rd of that year. "Wit without Money." Produced cir. 1614; 1639 4to. "The Tragedy of Thierry, King of France, and his brother Theodoret." cir. 1616, published anonymously in 1621. In this play Fletcher was assisted by Massinger and another playwright. "Bonduca." Produced before 1618; 1647 fol. "The False One." cir. 1620; 1647 fol. In this play Fletcher was assisted by Massinger. "The Two Noble Kinsmen." 1634. Stated on the title page to be by Mr John Fletcher and Mr William Shakespeare. The play is considered to bear unmistakeable signs of Shakespeare's workmanship, but some of the parts originally assigned to him are now ascribed to Massinger. "Though happily hers careless were." "Though happily her careless wear," Dyce. "Though happely her careless, were," 4to. "The Bloody Brother." 1639. There is uncertainty as to date and joint authorship of this play. Authorities associate with it the names of Fletcher, Massinger, Field, and Jonson. "Love's Pilgrimage 1647. A similarity between passages in this play and in "The New Inn " has been variously accounted for The copy of Beaumont and Fletcher, from which Lamb made his extracts, is at the British Museum (C. 45, i, 7). In it are MS. notes by Coleridge, to whom Lamb lent the volume, among them his farewell words, "I shall not be long here, Charles! I gone, you will not mind my having spoiled a book in order to leave a Relic. S. T. C. Octr. 1811." NATHANIEL FIELD (1587-1633). "A Woman is a Weather-Cocke. As it was acted before the King in White Hall. And divers times Privately at the WhiteFriers By the Children of her Majesties Revels, 1612. With a dedicatory epistle To any Woman that hath been no weather cocke.'" Jo(SEPH) COOKE (fl. 1614). "Greene's Tu Quoque, or the Cittie Gallant. As it hath beene divers times acted by the Queenes Majesties Servants." 1614. Greene was a comedian who took the part of Bubble in the play; the title page represents him with his reiterated expression of Tu Quoque issuing from his mouth. ROBERT TAILOR (fl. 1614). "The Hogge hath lost his Pearle. Divers times publikely acted by certaine London Prentices." 1614. These apprentices acted without a license, several of them being consequently taken off, according to Sir Henry Wotton, "to perform the last act in Bridewell." (Rel. Wott.) PHILIP MASSINGER (1583-1640). "The Unnatural Combat." 1639. Probably acted cir. 1619. "The Parliament of Love." Fragment, first printed 1805. Licensed for acting at the Cock-pit 1624. "A New Way to Pay Old Debts.” 1632. Written probably cir. 1625-26. "The Picture." 1630. Licensed 1629. "The City Madam." 1658. Licensed 1632. PHILIP MASSINGER AND NATHANIEL FIELD. "The Fatall Dowry. As it hath beene often acted at the Private House in Blackefryers, by his Majesties Servants." 1632. Date of composition probably much earlier. PHILIP MASSINGER AND THOMAS DEKKER. "The Virgin Martyr." 1621. |