| 1876 - 706 Seiten
...Gallant, first acted Feb. 5, 1662-3, of which Pepys says in his Diary — "The play to poor a tiling as I never saw in my life almost, and so little answering the name, that from the beginning to the end I c»uld not, nor can nt tins time, tell certainly which was the wild gallant. The king did not seem... | |
| 1876 - 602 Seiten
...acted Feb. 5, 1662-3, of which Pepys says in his Diary — " The play to poor a thing as I never aaw in my life almost, and so little answering the name,...certainly which was the wild gallant The king did not (eem pleased at all— nor anybody else." Baker says of this play that the performance was so much... | |
| Samuel [collections] Pepys - 1854 - 524 Seiten
...all women do. The play being done, we took coach, and to Court, and there saw " The "Wilde Gallant" 2 performed by the King's house, but it was ill acted, and the play so poor a thing as I never saw in ray life almost, and so little answering the name, that, from the beginning to the end, I could not,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 468 Seiten
...in 1669, 4to. 19 2rird Feb. 1662-3.— Took coach and to Court, and there saw ' The Wild Gallant ' performed by the King's house, but it was ill acted, and the play so poor a thing aa ever I saw in my life almost, and so little answering the name, that from the beginning to the end... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 472 Seiten
...Feb. 1662-3.— Tot k coach and to Court, and there saw ' The Wild Gallant" performed by the K 'efs house, but it was ill acted, and the play so poor a thing as ever I saw . my life almost, and so little answering the name, that from the beginning to the end I... | |
| 1868 - 690 Seiten
...the 23d February, 1663, Pepys writes in his diary : " To Court, and there saw the ' Wild Gallant ' performed by the king's house ; but it was ill acted, and the play so poor a thing 1868.] Dryden. 221 as I never saw in my life almost, and so little answering the name, that, from the... | |
| John Dryden - 1897 - 764 Seiten
...first play was a decided failure. Pepys saw it acted on February 23, and recorded in his Diary that "it was ill acted, and the play so poor a thing as ever I saw in my life." He mentions that the King was present that night, and says that "the King did... | |
| Samuel Pepys - 1876 - 538 Seiten
...play being done, we took coach and to Court, and there got good places, and saw "The Wilde Gallant," 1 performed by the King's house, but it was ill acted,...almost, and so little answering the name, that from beginning to end, I could not, nor can at this time, tell certainly which was the Wild Gallant. The... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1879 - 510 Seiten
...them the following from Pepys' Diary : • Took coach and to Court and there saw the" Wild Gallant" performed by the King's house, but it was ill acted, and the play so poor a thing as ever I saw in my life, almost, and so little answering the names that from the beginning to the end... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1881 - 400 Seiten
...On the 23d February, 1663, Pepys writes in his diary : "To Court, and there saw the ' Wild Gallant ' performed by the king's house ; but it was ill acted,...answering the name, that, from the beginning to the end, 1 could not, nor can at this time, tell certainly which was the Wild Gallant. The king did not seem... | |
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