= = merchant, pretending to be rich) Trefusis: Nickycrack (a knave, pretending to honesty) = Bowen : Vainthroat Bowman: Prim (Lord Courtipoll's valet, pretending to be of a gentleman's family) = Baily: Widow Thoroshift (pretending to have a vast fortune) Mrs. Moor: Minx (kept by Lord Courtipoll, pretending to have been bred in the country)= Mrs. Peryng: Ophelia (daughter to Sir Wealthy)= Mrs. Bowman: Sweetny (a boarding landlady, pretending to piety) Mrs. Leigh: Nibs (a tatling wench, pretending to secrecy) Mrs. Lawson: Doll Mrs. Willis: this is an indifferent C. by Dilke. Fatal Friendship. Gramont (Count Roquelaure's younger son) = Betterton: Castalio = Verbruggen: Bellgard (brother to Felicia) = Thurmond: Count Roquelaure Kynaston: Felicia (privately married to Gramont) = Mrs. Bracegirdle: Lamira (a young widow) Mrs. Barry:-this T. was written by Mrs. Trotter the story is domestic, and the play on the whole not a very bad one, but the distress arises from improbable circumstances-Gramont and Felicia had been privately married-Castalio had been thrown into prison, and a fine had been imposed on him, on Gramont's account-Gramont, for the sake of restoring Castalio to his liberty, and notwithstanding that he is passionately fond of Felicia, is induced to marry Lamira-he does not however consummate the marriage-Castalio was in love with Lamira, but had concealed his love from Gramont, notwithstanding their particular friendship-in the last scene Castalio reproaches Bellgard for promoting the union between Gramont and Lamira, tho' he had promised to promote an union between himself and Lamira-Castalio and Bellgard fight-Gramont interposes and accidentally gives Castalio a mortal wound--Gramont kills himself-Count Roquelaure takes Felicia and her child under his protectionLamira retires to a convent. Feign'd Friendship, or the Mad Reformer. Truelove is in love with Lady Generous; Richley is his pretended friend, but secretly his rival-Eugenia is in love with Lord Frolicksome-in order to reform him from his mad pranks, she disguises herself as a man, and pretends to be more extravagant than his lordship-hence both the titles of this C.--at the conclusion Richley's treachery is discovered-Truelove and Lord Frolicksome marry Lady Generous and her sister Eugenia-this is an indifferent C. by an unknown author-as it is printed without the names of the performers, and without a date, it is not easy to ascertain when it was acted-L. I. F. is called the new house-Lady Generous says (p. 41) "'tis "hard in this scarcity of money to raise £500”—this passage must have been written before the circulation of the new coin in 1697-Collier is twice alluded to-on the whole it seems most probable that this play was brought out in 1698 or 1699-compare the Epilogue with Tom Brown's letter in 1699. 1 = D. L. 1699. Love and a Bottle. Roebuck - Williams: Lovewell-Mills: Mockmode (a young squire who sets up for a beau) = Bullock: Lyrick (a poet) = Johnson: Pamphlet and Rigadoon (a bookseller and a dancing master) Haynes: Club (servant to Mockmode) = Pinkethman: Brush (servant to Lovewell) Fairbank: Leanthe Mrs. Maria Allison: Lucinda Mrs. Rogers: Pindress (her woman) Mrs. Moor: Trudge Mrs. Mills: Mrs. Bullfinch = Mrs. Powell:-Roebuck is a very spirited character-he divides his time between Love and a Bottle-at the opening of the play he arrives in London from Ireland he is followed by Mrs. Trudge, who has a child by him-Leanthe is sister to Lovewell-in love with Roebuck-and disguised as Lucinda's page -Lovewell and Lucinda are mutually in love-in the last act, she is offended at him and offers to marry Roebuck-Leanthe contrives to have herself married to Roebuck instead of Lucinda-Lovewell and Lucinda are reconciled-Mockmode is taken in to marry Trudge the marriage is set asideand Trudge gets £500-this was Farquhar's first play it is a good C.-the Prologue and Epilogue were written by Haines-the latter is very good, and was spoken by himself in mourning— "I come not here your Poet's fate to see, "He and his play may both be damn'd for me "No, Royal Theatre, I come to mourn for "thee. * "Vivitur ingenio, that damn'd Motto there (looking up at it) "Seduced me first to be a wicked player. "Hard times indeed; O Tempora, O Mores! * "O Collier! Collier! thou'st frighted away Miss "Cross, "We've lost the only touchole of our house." He concludes with saying he will hire the playhouse for a boarding school 66 D'ye think the maids won't be in a sweet con"dition "When they are under Joe Haines' grave tuition? They'll have no occasion then, I am sure, to play, They'll have such comings in another way." The Rise and Fall of Massaniello, in 2 parts, by D'Urfey—the 2d part is dated 1699, and the 1st part 1700-it is not said in the titlepage that these plays were acted, and there are no performers' names to the characters-but Pinkethman's name stands to the Prologue to the 1st part, and Mrs. Rogers in the Epilogue intimates that she had acted the Duchess of Mataloni Miss Campian in the Epilogue to the 2d part speaks of herself as having played Fellicia. An English History of Masaniello was published in 1729-it seems correct and impartial-Tomaso Anello of Amalfi, commonly called Masaniello, was a young Fisherman of Naples-the lower inhabitants of that city were much oppressed with taxes—particularly by a new tax on fruit-their discontent broke out into tumult on the 7th of July 1647-they elected Masaniello their general-various outrages were committed the Viceroy retired into the castle-the original charters of the privileges granted by King Ferdinand and Charles the 5th being found, and the Viceroy having promised to comply with the demands of the people, great hopes of tranquillity were entertained on the 10th of July-but an accident blew up the flames of discord to a greater height than ever500 banditti came into the market place-they said they were sent for by Perrone-Perrone was a bandit, who had at first joined Masaniello, but who seems afterwards to have been bought over by the Duke of Mataloni and his brother Don Pepe-some words ensued between Perrone and Masaniello-6 muskets were fired at Masaniello, who had the good luck to escape unhurt-Perrone and about 150 of the banditti were killed-Don Pepe was taken and put to death-the Duke escaped-but his palace was burnt, (July 12th) and his picture hung up with this inscription" This is the Duke of Mataloni, Rebel to his Majesty, and Traitor to the most faithful people" -on the 11th of July the treaty of accommodation was at last perfected-Masaniello waited on the Viceroy by his particular desire-he then for the first time, and at the persuasion of the Archbishop, threw off his mariner's dress, and appeared on horseback in a magnificent habit-as he passed through the streets, he was justly honoured with the title of The Saviour of his Country-On the 13th the articles of |