There seems every probability that the play when originally produced had some other title, until the excellence of Green's performance, and his mode of delivering _Tu quoque_, gave it his name. It could scarcely be brought out in the first instance under the appellation of "Green's 'Tu Quoque,'" before it was known how it would succeed, and how his acting would tell in the part of Bubble. In this respect perhaps Langbaine was mistaken.--_Collier._ [It appears likely that the title under which the piece was originally brought on the stage was simply _The City Gallant_.] [146] "Attempt to Ascertain the Order of Shakespeare's Plays," by Mr Malone, p. 275. [See Dyce's "Shakespeare," 1868, i. 114, 115. There seems to be some confusion between two persons of the name of Green, living at this time, one an actor and the author of a little poem printed in 1603, the other a relation to Shakespeare, and clerk to the corporation of Stratford.] [147] "The British Theatre," p. 9. [148] MSS. additions to Langbaine, p. 73. [149] The following are the epitaphs mentioned by Oldys, from Braithwaite's Remains-- "_Upon an actor now of late deceased: and upon his action Tu Quoque: and first upon his travel._ Hee whom this mouldered clod of earth doth hide, New come from sea, made but one face and dide. _Upon his creditors._ His debtors now no fault with him can finde, Sith he has paid to nature all's behinde. _Upon his fellow actors._ What can you crave of your poore fellow more? He does but what _Tu Quoque_ did before: Then give him dying, actions second wreath, That second'd him in action and in death." In actorem Mimicum cui vix parem cernimus superstitem. _Quæcunque orta sunt occidunt_. Sallust. Ver vireat quod te peperit (viridissima proles) Quæque tegit cineres, ipsa virescat humus. Transis ab exiguis nunquam periture theatris Ut repetas sacri pulchra theatru Jovis --"Remains after Death," 8vo. 1618, Sig. G 5. [150] Heywood speaks of it as "just published in print." The date of his epistle "to the Reader," however, may be older than 1614, the year of the earliest printed copy now known.--_Collier._ [Heywood merely says that he was "in the way just when this play was to be published in print."] [151] [Mr Collier's addition.] TO THE READER