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General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1832 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: DRYDEN AND CROWNE. Dryden and Crowne wrote two dramatic pieces about this time; one of them was not acted at all, and the other seems to have been only acted at Court. Dryden's State of Innocence and Fall of Man was registered at stationers' hall April 17 1674 -- it was not however published, as appears from the preface, till after the death of Milton, which happened on Nov. 8 1674 -- Dryden had asked Milton's permission to put his poem into rhyme -- ay, (said Milton) you may tag my verses if you will. (Malone) This Opera (for so Dryden calls it) is taken from Paradise Lost, and is not fit for representation on the stage -- it is written in rhyme -- there are many beautiful lines in it, but Dryden sometimes introduces expressions and sentiments not suited to the characters -- in which respect (as well as others) Milton is vastly superiour to him. Calisto, or the Chaste Nymph was published hi 1675 -- this Masque was written by command -- it was publickly rehearsed and acted at Court from 20 to 30 times -- the D. P. were -- Calisto = Her Highness the Lady Mary: Nyphe -- Her Highness the Lady Anne: Jupiter = Lady Henrietta Wentworth: Juno =the Countess of Sussex: Psecas=Lady Mary Mordaunt: Diana = Mrs. Blagge, late Maid of Honour to the Queen: Mercury = Mrs. Jennings, Maid of Honour to the Duchess: -- the Duke of Monmouth, some other Noblemen and Gentlemen, with some Ladies of Quality, danced -- Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Knight, Mrs. Butler, and others sang in the Prologue and Choruses. This piece on the whole does Crowne credit rather than otherwise -- the principal fault of it is its length -- for it ex...

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