...reason he gave for it was, that the distresses of King Henry, who is killed by Richard in the first act, would put weak people too much in mind of King James, then living in France.' A much more memorable instance, however, which occurred a few years later, in the prohibition of Gay's...

...gave for it was, that the Distresses of King Henry the Sixth, who is kill'd by Richard in the first Act, would put weak People too much in mind of King...France; a notable Proof of his Zeal for the Government! Those who have read either the Play, or the History, I dare say, will think he strain'd hard for the...

...expunged, lost " the distresses of King Henry the Sixth, who is killed by Richard in the first act, should put weak people too much in mind of King James, then living in France." In vain did Gibber petition the Master of the Revels " for the small indulgence of a speech or two,...

...punged, lest " the distresses of King Henry VI., who is killed by Richard in the first act, should put weak people too much in mind of King James, then living in France." In vain did Gibber petition the Master of the R/evels " for the small indulgence of a speech or two,...

...distresses of King Henry the Sixth, who is untimely slain by Richard in that reprehensible Act If, would put weak people too much in mind of King James, then living in France ! It was not merely against disloyalty that his lordship •waged war. Indeed the slightest slur upon...

...Revels refusing to sanction its performance on the ground that the distresses of dethroned King Henry "would put weak people too much in mind of King James, then living in France." Edward the Fourth, the Duke of Clarence, and Margaret of Anjou are all omitted. When Lady Anne enters...

...hands he expunged the whole first act. The reason he gave for it was that the distresses of Henry VI would put weak people too much in mind of King James, then living in France. We were forced for some few years to let the play take its fate with only four acts divided into five.'...

...gave for it was, that the Distresses of King Henry the Sixth, who is kill'd by Richard in the first Act, would put weak People too much in mind of King...France; a notable Proof of his Zeal for the Government! Those who have read either the Play, or the History, I dare say, will think he strain'd hard for the...

...gave for it was, that the Distresses of King Henry the Sixth, who is kill'd by Richard in the first Act, would put weak People too much in mind of King...living in France; a notable Proof of his Zeal for the Governmcnt ! Those who have read either the Play, or the History, I dare say, will think he strain'd...

...why, truly, that the distresses of King Henry VI, who is killed by Richard in the first act, would put people too much in mind of King James, then living in France. Risum teneatis! We should be inclined to disbelieve this anecdote, if it did not stand on high authority."...