The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III.Cibber, Theophilus
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The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III.
Cibber, Theophilus
Poets, English -- Biography -- Early works to 1800; Poets, Irish -- Biography -- Early works to 1800
17. The Marriage-Hater Matched, a Comedy; acted at the Theatre-Royal
1693, addressed to James Duke of Ormond. Mr. Charles Gildon, in an
epistle prefixed to the play, tells us, that this is much the best of
our author's performances. Mr. Dogget was first taken notice of as an
excellent actor, from the admirable performance of his part in this
play. Scene the Park, near Kensington.
18. The Comical History of Don Quixot, Part the First; acted at the
Queen's Theatre in Dorset-Garden 1694, dedicated to the Duchess of
Ormond. This play was acted with great applause; it is wholly taken from
the Spanish Romance of that name. Scene Mancha in Spain.
19. The Comical History of Don Quixot, Part the Second; acted at the
Queen's Theatre 1694, dedicated by an Epistle, in heroic Verse, to
Charles Earl of Dorset and Middlesex, &c. This play was likewise acted
with applause.
20. Don Quixot, Part the Third, with the Marriage of Mary the Buxom,
1669; this met with no success.
21. The Intrigues at Versailles, or A Jilt in all Humours; a Comedy;
acted at the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields 1697, dedicated to
Sir Charles Sedley the Elder, Bart. and to his much honoured Friend Sir
Charles Sedley, his Son. Scene Versailles. The author complains of the
want of success in this play, when he asserts, the town had applauded
some pieces of his of less merit. He has borrowed very liberally from a
play of Mrs. Behn's called The Amorous Jilt.
22. Cynthia and Endymion, or The Lover of the Deities, a Dramatic Opera;
acted at the Theatre-Royal 1697, dedicated to Henry Earl of Romney; this
was acted with applause; and the author tells us, that King William's
Queen Mary intended to have it represented at Court. 'There are many
lines (says Jacob) in this play, above the genius which generally
appears in the other works of this author; but he has perverted the
characters of Ovid, in making Daphne, the chaste favourite of Diana,
a whore, and a jilt; and fair Syrene to lose her reputation, in the
unknown ignominy of an envious, mercenary, infamous woman.' Scene Ionia.
23. The Campaigners, or The Pleasant Adventures at Brussels; a Comedy;
with a familiar Preface upon a late Reformer of the Stage, ending with a
Satirical Fable of the Dog, and the Otter, 1698. This play is dedicated
to Thomas Lord Wharton, and part of it is borrowed from a Novel called
Female Falsehood. Scene Brussels. 24. Massanello, or a Fisherman Prince,
in two Parts; acted at the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields 1700.
25. The Modern Prophets, or New Wit for a Husband; a Comedy.
26. The Old Mode and the New, or Country Miss with her Furbelo; a
Comedy. Scene Coventry.
27. Wonders in the Sun, or The Kingdom of Birds; a Comic Opera;
performed at the Queen's Theatre in the Hay-Market.
28. Bath, or The Western Lass; a Comedy; dedicated to John Duke of
Argyle.
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