Plot from Molliere’s L’Athee Foudroye, & H. Atheiſto Fulminato.
The Miſer, a Comedy, 4 to. 1672. acted by his Majeſty’s Servants, at the Theatre Royal; and dedicated to the Right Honourable Charles, Lord Buckhurſt, now Earl of Dorſet and Middleſex. Plot from Molliere’s L’avaree.
Pſyche, an Opera, 4 to. 1675. acted at the Duke’s Theatre, and dedicated to his Grace James, Duke of Monmouth. This being the firſt Play he writ in Rhime, met with divers Enemies. Our Author made uſe of the French Pſyche, and of Apuleius’s Aſinus Aureus, which is alſo in Engliſh, 4 to. 1639.
The Royal Shepherdeſs, a Tragi-Comedy, 4 to. 1669. acted by his Highneſs the Duke of York’s Servants. This Play is taken from The Reward of Vertue, writ by Mr. Fountain.
The Scowrers, a Comedy, 4 to. 1691. acted by their Majeſties Servants; and dedicated by his Widow, to the late Queen, of ever bleſſed Memory. I think in this Comedy there is a great deal of noiſy Humour, and that not unpleaſant. The Characters of Eugenia, and Clara are Copies of Sir George Etheridge, at leaſt that of Eugenia is of Harriot, and ſo is Sir William Rant, a faint one of Dorimant, and Sir Frederic Frolick.
The Squire of Alſatia, a Comedy, 4 to. 1688. acted by their Majeſties Servants; and dedicated to the Earl of Dorſet and Middleſex. This Play, which met with good Succeſs, is founded on Terence’s Adelphi.
The ſullen Lovers; or, The Impertinents, a Comedy, 4 to. 1670. and dedicated to his Grace William, Duke of Newcaſtle. Plot from Molliere’s Les Facheaux.
Timon of Athens; or, The Man-hater, a Tragedy, 4 to. 1678. acted at the Duke’s Theatre, and dedicated to the late Duke of Buckingham. Most part of this Play is Shakeſpear’s; nay, and the Criticks ſay, all of it that is good for any thing.
The True Widow, a Comedy, 4 to. 1679. acted at the Duke’s Theatre, and dedicated to Sir Charles Sidley. This Play has not appeared very often on the Stage, tho’ Mr. Langbain commends the Characters and Humours to be as well drawn as any of this Age.
The Volunteers; or, The Stock-Jobbers, a Comedy, 4 to. 1693. and dedicated by his Widow to the Queen. Sir Timothy Caſtrils growing Valiant on his Rencounter with Nickum, is very like the Little French Lawyer of Fletcher; only Sir Timothy preſerves his Valour to the end of the Play; tho’ we have not the Experiment whether the ſight of his Blood would not have had the ſame Effect on him.
