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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 Excerpt: ...be introduced a new act, called The Battle of the Poets, or the Contention for the Laurel. Between Coment Profound, Sulky Bathos, Fopling Fribble, Noctifer, &c.--with songs proper to the same--Printed books of the Battle of the Poets will be sold at the Theatre--(F.)--the character of Fopling Fribble is said to have been meant for Colley Cibber. Generous Freemason is an Opera in 3 acts-it was written by Chetwood--Sebastian, a Freemason, and Maria run away together--on their voyage to Spain they are taken prisoners by Mirza, and carried into Tunis--the King of that place falls in love with Maria, and the Queen with Sebastian-Mirza turns out to have been born of British parents, and to be a Freemason--he effects the escape of the lovers and himself-these scenes are serious and written in blank verse or rhyme-the other part of this Opera V014. IIL Y ' is quite comic--Old Moody is resolved that his daughter, Caelia, shall marry Squire Noodle--she is in love with Cleremont--his servant Davy plays tricks with Noodle under colour of initiating him in Freemasom-y--at the conclusion Cleremont is married to Caelia, and Noodle to a kept mistress-these scenes have a considerable degree of low humour. Wanton Jesuit, or Innocence Seduced---this Opera, in 3 acts, was printed in 1731--it is said to have been acted at the Hay.--the dialogue of it is well written, but as a Drama this Opera is defective; it consists merely of the story of Father Girard and Miss Cadiere thrown into scenes and acts--an affair which at this time made a great noise, as well it might--the Preface says- the following Ballad-Opera is a faithful trans lation of the French Original. Spendthrift--Young Spendthrift is extravagant and much addicted to gaming_he has however good p...

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