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T W
€rs, have fince borrowed
from. There is fo me what
fmgularly. ridiculous and
pleafant in the char after of
the fantaitical Steward Mal-
volio ; and the trick played
him by Sir Toby Belch,
and Maria., contains great
humour and fomewhat of
originality in the contriv-
ance, which cannot fail of
affording continual enter-
tainment to an audience.
This play has at different
times, even lately, been
revived, particularly on
Twelfth-Night, to which
period, however, it has no
kind of reference in any
thing but its name. The
fcene lies in a city on the
coaflof Illyria. Dr. John-
fon fays, " This play is in
the graver part elegant and
eafy, and in fome of the
lighter fcenes exquifitely
humourous. Ague Cheek is
drawn with great propriety,
but his character is, in a
great meafure, that of the
natural fatuity, and is there-
fore not the proper prey of
a fatiriit. The foliloquy of
Malvolio is truly comic ; he
is betrayed to ridicule mere-
ly by his pride. The mar-
riage of Olivia, and the fuc-
ceeding perplexity, though
well enough contrived to di-
vert on the itage, wants
credibility, and fails to pro-
dace the proper inftrudtion
required in the drama, as
P 4
3*9 ]
TW-
it exhibits no juft picture of
life."
The Twin Brothers. C,
translated from Plautus, by
Richard Warner, 8vo. 1773.
Twin Rivals. Com. by
George Farquhar. Acted
at Drury-Lane, 1703. This
play met with very great
fuccefs, and is faid by the
critics to be the moll regu-
lar and compleat of all this
author's dramaticworks.
The Twins. Tragi-Com.
by William Rider. Afted
at the private houfe, Salif-
bury-court, 4to. 1655.
Two Angry Women of
Abington. Com. by Henry
Porter, 4to. 1599. This
play is not divided into acr.s.
The full title runs thus : A
pleafant Hijlory, called. Tb&
two angrie Women of Abing~
ton ; with the humourous
Mirth of Dick Coomes and
Nicholas Proverbs, two Ser-
ving Men. Adted by Lord
Nottingham, Lord High
Admiral's fervarits.
The Two Englijh Gentle-
men ; or, The Sham Funeral.
Com. by James Stewart,
Svo. 1774. This defpicable
piece was acled one night
at the Haymarket, byafet
of performers every way
worthy of the author.
The Two Gentlemen of Ve-
rona. Com. by William
Shakfpeare, fol. 1623. This
is a very fine play, the plot
fimple and natural ; the
characters
T W
€rs, have fince borrowed
from. There is fo me what
fmgularly. ridiculous and
pleafant in the char after of
the fantaitical Steward Mal-
volio ; and the trick played
him by Sir Toby Belch,
and Maria., contains great
humour and fomewhat of
originality in the contriv-
ance, which cannot fail of
affording continual enter-
tainment to an audience.
This play has at different
times, even lately, been
revived, particularly on
Twelfth-Night, to which
period, however, it has no
kind of reference in any
thing but its name. The
fcene lies in a city on the
coaflof Illyria. Dr. John-
fon fays, " This play is in
the graver part elegant and
eafy, and in fome of the
lighter fcenes exquifitely
humourous. Ague Cheek is
drawn with great propriety,
but his character is, in a
great meafure, that of the
natural fatuity, and is there-
fore not the proper prey of
a fatiriit. The foliloquy of
Malvolio is truly comic ; he
is betrayed to ridicule mere-
ly by his pride. The mar-
riage of Olivia, and the fuc-
ceeding perplexity, though
well enough contrived to di-
vert on the itage, wants
credibility, and fails to pro-
dace the proper inftrudtion
required in the drama, as
P 4
3*9 ]
TW-
it exhibits no juft picture of
life."
The Twin Brothers. C,
translated from Plautus, by
Richard Warner, 8vo. 1773.
Twin Rivals. Com. by
George Farquhar. Acted
at Drury-Lane, 1703. This
play met with very great
fuccefs, and is faid by the
critics to be the moll regu-
lar and compleat of all this
author's dramaticworks.
The Twins. Tragi-Com.
by William Rider. Afted
at the private houfe, Salif-
bury-court, 4to. 1655.
Two Angry Women of
Abington. Com. by Henry
Porter, 4to. 1599. This
play is not divided into acr.s.
The full title runs thus : A
pleafant Hijlory, called. Tb&
two angrie Women of Abing~
ton ; with the humourous
Mirth of Dick Coomes and
Nicholas Proverbs, two Ser-
ving Men. Adted by Lord
Nottingham, Lord High
Admiral's fervarits.
The Two Englijh Gentle-
men ; or, The Sham Funeral.
Com. by James Stewart,
Svo. 1774. This defpicable
piece was acled one night
at the Haymarket, byafet
of performers every way
worthy of the author.
The Two Gentlemen of Ve-
rona. Com. by William
Shakfpeare, fol. 1623. This
is a very fine play, the plot
fimple and natural ; the
characters
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| Description | Containing an account of all the dramatic pieces that have appeared from the commencement of theatrical exhibitions to the present time. Together with their dates ... To which is added. An alphabetical catalogue of dramatic writers, with the titles ... And also a short sketch of the rise and progress of the English stage. London : Printed for S. Bladon, 1792. |
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| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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| Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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