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Dramatic Works: The Guardian. A Very Woman. The Old Law. The City Madam. Poems On Several Occasions
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380 pages, Hardcover
Published April 26, 2016
About the author
Philip Massinger
210 books12 followersPhilip Massinger (born 1583) was an English dramatist. His finely plotted plays, including A New Way to Pay Old Debts, The City Madam and The Roman Actor, are noted for their satire and realism, and their political and social themes.
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July 14, 2021
The Guardian, a 1633 play for the King's Men. The prologue implies he had a couple of flops running up to this, though if so it must have been for a different company.
A fairly standard tragicomedy with some good parts for apprentices. Lots of stumbling about in the woods (and people suddenly falling asleep) as men vie for the hand of an heiress and women determine to select their own partners. One of them changes her mind. A not-dead-after-all appearance settles the (very mild) jeopardy.
Read as part of the REP online readathon of the King's Men repertoire in the bleak summer of 2021.
A fairly standard tragicomedy with some good parts for apprentices. Lots of stumbling about in the woods (and people suddenly falling asleep) as men vie for the hand of an heiress and women determine to select their own partners. One of them changes her mind. A not-dead-after-all appearance settles the (very mild) jeopardy.
Read as part of the REP online readathon of the King's Men repertoire in the bleak summer of 2021.
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