CONSISTING OF CRITICAL OBSERVATIONS ON SE V ER AL PLAYS OF SHAKSPEARE: WITH REVIEW OF HIS PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS, ANECDOTES OF DRAMATIC POETS, ACTORS, &c. By THOMAS DAVIES, AUTHOR of MEMOIRS of the LIFE of DA V I D G À RRICK, Esq. PRINTED FOR S. PRICE, H. WHITESTONE, R. MARCHBANK, T. WALKER, W.SLEATER, M,DCC, LXXXIV. MISCELLAN I E S. All's well that ends well. CHAPTER XXI. Unpromising fable to All's well that ends well. Sbakspeare's creative power.-Revival of this comedy in 1741.-Sickness of Milward.-Mrs. Woffington.--Death of Milward.--His cbaracter. -Superftition of the actors.--Parolles.-Macklin and 'The. Cibber.Chapman and Berry commended.-All's well that ends well revived by Garrick.--Distribution of the parts.--Abuse of wardship.-- Fascinating power of certain wortbless characters.—Lully, Swift, and Lord Rivers. Word Christendom.-Helen's description of Parolles.-Definition of clown, or fool.-His occupation.--Description from Fobnfon and Steevens. -B. Jonson and Fletcher.- Sbakspeare's superior knowledge of nature and the qualities of bis audi. fors.-Jonson not averse to mirth in tragedy.-His Sejanus and Catiline.-Condition of pbyficians in England, France, and Germany.--Hele: delicacy. VOL. II. B AI |