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Title: Prologue
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 1690 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 54
Contents: Dryden's prologue to the musical play "The Prophetess" by Thomas Betterton,
alluding critically to current affairs, especially the expense of William
III's Irish wars; with the men away, the theatre will depend on the support
of women.
Title: The Queen of May
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 1691 ?
Manuscript: Lt 54
Contents: Pastoral song, alluding to the exile from Britain of James II, though this
version is less Jacobite than the usual printed text
Title: Prologue to The Prophetess [1690 May, Mr Dridens Prologue to The
Prophetesse. Verses Misc. Cupbd (?) (verso)].
Author: Dryden, John
Attribution: Mr Dryden
Date(s): 1690 (published)
Manuscript: Lt q 11
Contents: Dryden's prologue to the musical play "The Prophetess" by Thomas Betterton,
alluding critically to current affairs, especially the expense of William
III's Irish wars; with the men away, the theatre will depend on the support of
women.