 a student of the Middle Temple, notes in his Diary, Feb. 2, 1601-2, "At our feast wee had a play called Twelve Night, or What You Will; " and he goes on to describe Shakspere's comedy. In another Diary, that of Dr. Simon Forman, we find that, on April...  Shakespeare - Page 33by Edward Dowden - 1879 - 167 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Joseph Hunter - 1845 - 466 pages
...origin of any of his plays. The passage correctly transcribed is this, " 1601 (that is 1601-2), Feb. 2. At our feast, wee had a play called Twelve Night, or What you Will. Much like the Comedy of Errors, or Menechmi in Plautus ; but most like and neere to that in Italian... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - Dramatists, English - 1848 - 378 pages
...valuable notice of the performance of Twelfth Night in 1002, at the Middle Temple : "1601, Febr. 2. At our feast, wee had a play called Twelve Night, or What you Will, much like the Conimedy of Errors, or Meneclmi in Plautus, but most like and neere to that in Italian... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1857 - 668 pages
...the Diary of John Manningham, a member of the Middle Temple (Ms. Earl 5353): " 1601 [-2]. Febr. 2. At our feast wee had a play called Twelve Night or What you Will, much jike the Commedy of Errors or Menechmi in Plautus, but most like and neere to that in Italian... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1860 - 792 pages
...the Temple, named Manningham, and contains the following interesting entry :— "Feb. 2, 1601 [2]. At our feast, wee had a play called Twelve Night or what you will, much like the Comedy of errors, or Menechmi in Plautus, but most like and neere to that in Italian,... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Richard Grant White - 1863 - 420 pages
...diary kept by John Manningham, a student of the Middle Temple in Shakespeare's time.* ««1601. Feb. 2. At our feast wee had a play called Twelve Night, or What You Will. Much like the Comedy of Errors, or Menechmi in Plautus ; but most like and neere to that in Italian... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1863 - 912 pages
...Temple, named Manningham, and contains the following interesting entry :— "Feb. 2, 1601 [2]. At oar feast, wee had a play called Twelve Night or what you will, much like the Comedy of errors, or Menechmi in Plautus, but most like and neere to that in Italian,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1880 - 532 pages
...said memorandum in the Memoir of Shakespeare, it cannot well be omitted here : " 16o1[-2]. Feb. 2. At our feast wee had a play called Twelve Night, or What you Will, much like the Commedy of Errors, or Menechmi in Plautus, but most like and neere to that in Italian... | |
 | Edward Dowden - 1881 - 206 pages
...Mention of Shakspere's writings in contemporary books or documents of ascertained date. Thus Manningham, a student of the Middle Temple, notes in his Diary, Feb. 2, i6o 1—2, “At our feast wee had a play called Twelve Night, or What You Will;” and he goes on... | |
 | Herman Diederik J. van Schevichaven - 1882 - 354 pages
...following entry in the Diary of John Manningham, of the Middle Temple Barrister-at-Law— " Febr. 2, 1601. At our feast wee had a play called ' Twelve Night, or What you Will,' much like the ' Commedy of Errors,' or ' Menechmi' in Plautus," etc. FAULTY JUSTICE. STORY is told... | |
 | Albert Romer Frey - Comparative literature - 1886 - 62 pages
...student at the Middle Temple, is recorded the following interesting notice under the date of February 2, 1601-2: At our feast, wee had a play called Twelve Night, or What You Will. Much like the Comedy of Errors, or Menechmi in Plautus; but most like and neere to that in Italian... | |
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