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cr fecond part of The Vir-
gin Unmafked, was preferr-
ed for fome nights, and met
with applaufe. But it being
hinted, that a particular man
of quality was pointed at in
one of the characters, an
application was made to the
Lord Chamberlain, who
fent an order to forbid it
being performed any more.
L 7 he Mijjion from Rcme into
Great-Britain in the Caufe rf
Popery and the Pretender.
Scenicaily reprefented, 410.
No date, about 1746.
The Mijlake. Com. by
Sir John Vanburgh. Acted
at the Haymarket, 4to.
1 706. This is an admirable
play, and always meets with
applaufe. The quarrelling
fcene between Carlos and
Leonora is perhaps as highly
touched as any we have in
the whole lilt of Englifh
comedies.
The Miflakes; or, The
Happy Refeniment. Com.
by the late Lord Cornbury,
Svo. 1758. The author of
this piece was the learned,
ingenious, and witty Lord
Cornbury. It was, how-
ever, never acted, being a
very juvenile performance,
and unequal to the very de-
ferred reputation his Lord-
fhip's abilities afterwards ac-
quired.
Mijiaken Beauty ; or, The
Lyar. Com. Acted at the
Theatre Royal, 4to. 1685.
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Anonymous. This is little
more than a tranflation of
the Menteur of Corneille.
The Mijiaken HuJbarJd. C.
by Dryden. Acted at the
Theatre Royal, 4:0. 1675.
This play is on the model of
Plautus's Meno3chmi, and
is extremely farcical. It is
not, however, Mr. Dry-
den's, being only adopted
by him, and enriched with
one good fcene frcm his hand.
The real author unknown.
'1 he Mi/fakes ; or, The
Falfe Report. Com. by j.
Harris, 4to. 1690. This
play was written by another
perfon, but falling into this
gentleman's hands, he made
many alterations in it con-
siderably for the worfe.
Mithridates, King of
Pontus. Trag. by Nath.
Lee. Ailed at the Theatre
Royal, 4to. 1678.
The Mock Didor ; or, The
Dumb Lady Cured. Ballad
Farce, by Henry Fielding.
Acted at Drury-Lane, 8vo.
I 753. This petite Piece is
taken wholly from the Ma-
decin malgie lui of Moliere,
excepting the fongs, which
are not very numerous.
Some other Writers h ve
made ufe of that comedy
as the ground-work of their
pieces, but, by attempting
to enlarge on and improve
it, have abfolutely fpoiled it.
This author, however, whofe
natural bent of genius had
the