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THE YOUNGER KING: A COMEDY By Aphra Behn First produced in 1679 RESTORATION DRAMA Aphra Behn, née Johnston (1640-1689) was a Restoration poet, novelist, playwright, feminist and spy, considered by many to be the first English professional female writer. Unappreciated for years, she is now rightly regarded as a highly talented, innovative and prolific author….
THE YOUNGER KING: A TRAGEDY By Aphra Behn First produced in 1679 RESTORATION DRAMA Aphra Behn, née Johnston (1640-1689) was a Restoration poet, novelist, playwright, feminist and spy, considered by many to be the first English professional female writer. Unappreciated for years, she is now rightly regarded as a highly talented, innovative and prolific author….
THE WIDOW RANTER: A COMEDY/TRAGEDY By Aphra Behn First produced in 1689 RESTORATION DRAMA The Widow Ranter was the last play written by Aphra Behn, Englands first professional female playwright. This play was probably written in 1688, but was first performed a few months after Behns death in 1689. It is the first surviving play…
THE TOWN-FOP: A COMEDY By Aphra Behn First Produced in 1676 RESTORATION DRAMA The Town-Fop; or, Sir Timothy Tawdrey is materially founded upon George Wilkins popular play, The Miseries of Enforced Marriage, 1607 was produced at the Dukes Theatre, Dorset Garden, in September, 1676. There is no record of its performance, and the actors names…
6 RONALD P. FRYE & COMPANY Publishers & Printers THE ROVER; OR, The Banishd Cavaliers. Part I. A COMEDY As acted at the Dukes Theatre, Dorset Gardens 1677 Written by Mrs. A. BEHN?????????????????????????????????????????? THE ROVER: A COMEDY Part I By Aphra Behn First Produced in 1677 RESTORATION DRAMA The Rover or The Banishd Cavaliers is…
THE ROVER: A COMEDY PART II By Aphra Behn First Produced in 1681 RESTORATION DRAMA The Rover or The Banishd Cavaliers is a play in two parts written; the first part premiering in 1677 to such great success that Behn wrote a sequel that was produced in 1681. An extraordinarily popular example of Restoration comedy,…
THE LUCKY CHANCE: A COMEDY By Aphra Behn First Produced in 1686 RESTORATION DRAMA The Lucky Chance; or, An Aldermans Bargain, produced at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in 1687, was, with the exception of the disapproval of a certain pudibond clique, received with great favour, and kept the stage for a decade or more….
THE FALSE COUNT: A COMEDY By Aphra Behn First produced in 1681 RESTORATION DRAMA Aphra Behn, née Johnston (1640-1689) was a Restoration poet, novelist, playwright, feminist and spy, considered by many to be the first English professional female writer. Unappreciated for years, she is now rightly regarded as a highly talented, innovative and prolific author….
THE EMPEROR OF THE MOON: A COMEDY By Aphra Behn First Produced in 1687 RESTORATION DRAMA The Emperor of the Moon is a comical farce written by Aphra Behn in 1687. The Emperor of the Moon was, after The Rover, her second most successful play, probably due to the lightness of the plot and its…
THE DUTCH LOVER: A COMEDY By Aphra Behn First Produced in 1673 RESTORATION DRAMA The Dutch Lover, Behns third play, was probably first performed on February 6, 1673, and was published later the same year, in November. The source material for the play has been identified as Don Fenise (1651), a Spanish romance by Francisco…