Dec. 6. Nov. 6.
10. Double Marriage, a Tragedy.
11. The Elder Brother, a Comedy,
13. The Faithful Shepherdess, a Dramatic Pastoral, first acted on a
twelfth-night at Somerset House. This was entirely Mr. Fletcher's,
and instead of a Prologue was sung a Dialogue, between a priest and a
nymph, written by Sir William Davenant, and the Epilogue was spoken by
the Lady Mordant, but met with no success.
13. The Fair Maid of the Inn, a Comedy; part of this play is taken
from Causin's Holy Court, and Wanley's History of Man.
14. The False One; a Tragedy, founded on the Adventures of Julius
Caesar in Egypt, and his amours with Cleopatra.
15. Four Plays in One, or Moral Representations, containing the
triumphs of honour, love, death and time, from Boccace's Novels.
16. The Honest Man's Fortune, a Tragi-Comedy; the plot from Heywood's
History of Warner.
17. The Humourous Lieutenant, a Tragi-Comedy, still acted with
applause.
18. The Island Princess, a Tragi-Comedy, revived in 1687 by Mr. Tate.
19. A King and No King, a Tragi-Comedy, acted with applause.
20. The Knight of the Burning Pestle, a Comedy, revived also with a
Prologue spoken by the famous Nell Gwyn.
21. The Knight of Malta, a Tragi-comedy.
22. The Laws of Candy, a Tragi-Comedy.
23. The Little French Lawyer, a Comedy; the plot from Gusman, or the
Spanish Rogue.
24. Love's Cure, or the Martial Maid, a Comedy.
25. The Lover's Pilgrimage, a Comedy; the plot is taken from a novel
called the Two Damsels, and some incidents from Ben Jonson's New Inn.
26. The Lovers Progress, a Tragi-Comedy; built on a French romance
called Lysander and Calista.
27. The Loyal Subject, a Comedy.
28. The Mad Lover, a Tragi-Comedy.
29. The Maid in the Mill, a Comedy. This was revised and acted on the
duke of York's Theatre.
30. The Maid's Tragedy; a play always acted with the greatest
applause, but some part of it displeasing Charles II, it was for a
time forbid to be acted in that reign, till it was revived by Mr.
Waller, who entirely altering the last act, it was brought on the
stage again with universal applause.
31. A Masque of Grays Inn Gentlemen, presented at the marriage of
the Princess Elizabeth and the Prince Palatine of the Rhine, in the
Banqueting House at Whitehall. This piece was written by Mr. Beaumont
alone.
32. Monsieur Thomas, a Comedy. This play has been since acted on the
stage, under the title of Trick for Trick.
33. Nice
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