It was not easy to say whether he succeeded better in heroic or in ludicrous parts.
He was allowed to be both the best Alexander and the best Sir Courtly Nice that ever trod the boards.

Queen Mary, whose knowledge was very superficial, but who had naturally a quick perception of what was excellent in art, admired him greatly.

He was a dramatist as well as a player, and has left us one comedy which is not contemptible.

[358] The most popular actress of the time was Anne Bracegirdle.

There were on the stage many women of more faultless beauty, but none whose features and deportment had such power to fascinate the senses and the hearts of men.