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Excerpt from Biographia Dramatica, or a Companion to the Playhouse, Vol. 2 of 3: Containing Historical and Critical Memoirs, and Original Anecdotes, of British and Irish Dramatic Writers, From the Commencement of Our Theatrical Exhibitions
Grevile, Lord Brook. Pol 1633. The scene of this play is laid in Ormus, at the mouth of the Per sian Gulf, and the plot taken fttm some incidents in erbert's Travels. The author has followed the model of the ancients; the Prologue is spoken by a Ghost, who gives an account of every character; and so strictly has he adhered to the rules of the drama, that he has not throughout intro duced more than two speakers at a time, excepting in the choruses between the acts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
