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-very frequently performed,
with univerfal approbation.
Wild Oats ; or, The Strol-
ling Gentleman. C. by Mr.
O'KeeiFe. Aded at Co-
vent-Garden, 1791, for the
benefit of Mr. Lewis, and
very well received.
A Will or no Will % or, A
New Cafe for the Lawyers.
Farce, by Charles Macklin.
This piece has been fre-
quently ailed at the author's
benefits, but has not yet
made its appearance in
print.
William and Lucy. Op.
An attempt to fuit the ilyle
of the Scotch mufic, by Mr.
Paton, 8vo. 1780.
William and Nanny. Bal-
lad Farce, in two acts, by
R. Goodenough, Efq.. A£l-
ed at Covent-Garden, 8vo.
1779.
Wilt/hire Tom. An En-
tertainment at Court, print-
ed in 4to. N. D.
.The Winter's Tale. Tr.
Com. by William Shak-
fpeare, fol. 1623. This is
one of the moil irregular of
this author's pieces, the uni-
ties of time and place being
fo greatly infringed, that
the former extends from be-
ing the birth of Perdita till
the period of her marriage,
and the choice of the latter,
for the fcenes of the play, is
fixed at fome times in Sici-
ly, and at others in Bithy-
nia. There are, however.,
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fo many amazing beauties
glittering through the dif-
ferent parts of it, as amply
make amends for thefe tri-
vial deformities, and ftamp
on it the moil indelible
marks of its authencity.
The Winter's Tale. A
play, altered from Shak-
ipeare, by C. Marih, 8vo.
1756.
The Wifdom of Dr. Dodi-
pole. Com. Acled by the
children of Paul's, 4to.
1600.
The Wife Woman of Hog f
don. Com. by Tho. Hey-
wood,4to. 1638. This play-
met with good fuccefs.
The WiPes ; or, Harle-
quin's Mouth opened. Com.
by Mr.Bentley, 1761. This
play has not yet made its
appearance in print, but
was brought on the flage at
Drury-Lane Theatre by the
company under the manage-
ment of MeiT. Foote and
Murphy. It is written in
imitation of the Italian co-
medy.
The Wifhes of a Free Peo-
ple. A Dramatic Poem,
8vo. 1 76 1. This piece,
though publiihed anony-
mous, is faidtobe the work
of Dr. Hiffernan. The
execution of* this piece is fo
very undramatic, and con-
tains fo little either of poe-
try or imagination, that it
ftarids itielf as a fufficient
anfwer to the charge the au-
thor