[13] During the run of this play one Warren, who was Powell’s dresser,
claimed a right of lying for his master and performing the dead part
of Lothario--about the middle of the scene Powell called for Warren;
who as loudly replied from the stage, “Here Sir”--Powell (who was
ignorant of the part his man was doing) repeated without loss of time,
“Come here this moment you Son of a Whore or I’ll break all the bones
in your skin”--Warren knew his hasty temper, and therefore without any
reply jumped up with all his sables about him, which unfortunately were
tied to the handles of the bier and dragged after him--but this was
not all--the laugh and roar began in the audience and frightened poor
Warren so much that with the bier at his tail he threw down Calista and
overwhelmed her, with the table, lamp, books, bones, &c.--he tugged
till he broke off his trammels and made his escape, and the play at
once ended with immoderate fits of laughter--Betterton would not suffer
The Fair Penitent to be played again, till poor Warren’s misconduct
was somewhat forgotten--this story was told to Chetwood by Bowman
[Sciolto]--(GENEST, II, 281-2).
[14] This, of course, may require the substitution of a capital for
a small letter, as when a mid-line word of the Quarto becomes in the
re-alignment the first word of the verse.
Footnotes: the Play
[Dramatis Personae]
G. and S. omit _Officers_, and add those roles which are enclosed in
brackets.
They add explanations of each character, also changing the order. For
_Gaoler_, S. reads _Gaolers_.
Baumont--M., f spell _Beaumont_.
C. & M. add after the list of _Dramatis Personae: The Scene_, Dijon
_in_ Burgundy.
[Act I, Scene i]
10 _As--That_ (C., M.
12, 16, etc. _then_--modernized to _than_ throughout by all later eds.
13, end s. d. _Gives him his purse_ (G., S.
19 _your--him_ (G., S.
33 _This such--This is such_ (S.
34 .--? (C., f.
45 _summes--sum_ (C., M.
46 and 47 _Dare ... oportunity?_--printed as one line in Q.
47, end s. d.: _They salute him as they pass by_ (G., S.
56, after _No_--, (C., f.
56 _’em--them_ (G., S.
70 _and in that--and, in that,_ (C., f.
71 _where--whereas_ (C, M.
90 _great men--men great_ (C., f.
92 and 93 _And ... suytor?_--printed as one line in Q.
103 _’Tis well._--G. & S. assign to _Char._ and follow with s. d.:
_Tenders his petition._ The change is uncalled for.
103 s. d., after Nouall--G. & S. insert _Advocates_.
103 and 104 _You ... againe._--printed as one line in Q.
104 _Offer’t--Offer it_ (M., f.
110 end s. d. _Aside to Cred._ (G., S.
114 _I pray heare em.--Pray hear them._ (G.--_I pray hear them._ (S.
114 _Tis--It is_ (G.
116 ;--M., f. omit.
123 _Armors--Armour_ (C., M., G.
127 _banquerout_--here and elsewhere by later eds. always _bankrupt_.
133 _Sir_--assigned to _Char._ by G., who adds s. d.: _Tenders his
petition._
136 and 137 _Yes ... hereby_--printed as one line in Q.
137 _hereby--whereby_ (M., G.
139 _You are--You’re_ (C., M.
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