Ben Jonson - Couverture souple

Hope Theaire (on the Bank-side), October 31, 1614, aad acted, as Joason tells us, by the Lady Elizabetlj sservants. The Lady Elizabeth was the daughter of James L; she married the Elector Palatine, and saw many evil days both as a wife and mother: her descendants have been more Torlunate, and are now on the throne of Great Britain. The Biographia Dramatica speaks of an edition of this play in quarto, 1614. I know of no earlier one than the folio, i63t-t64t, nordo I believe that it ever appeared in that form. In the title-page, it is said that it was dedicated in the year 1614 to King James ;but by this expression no more is meant than that it was addressed to him in an occasional prologue, written for the purpose ;though this probably led to the mistake just noticed. When this play was printed James was dead, Bartholomew Fair was always a favourite with the people: this is easily accounted for from the ridicule with which it covers the Puritans. It was revived, as might naturally be expected, immediately after the Restoration, and was frequently honoured with a royal command by Charles, whom tradition represents as greatly delighted with the character of Cokes, which was, indeed, excellently played by Wintersel and afterwards by Nokes, the most celebrated comic performer of those days.
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