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The Orphan (Classic Reprint) by Thomas Otway (Paperback / softback, 2015)

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Excerpt from The Orphan Thomas Otway was born at Trotton, near Midhurst, Sussex, on the 3d of March, 1651-52. He was the only son of Humphrey Otway, at the time curate of Trotton and later rector of Woolbeding, three miles from Trotton. The father died in 1670, it is believed, and Thomas was left with inheritance beyond his loyalty, so he tells us. He was, however, educated at Winchester College, being enrolled as a commoner in 1668, and returned to Woolbeding to spend his vacations. Though said to be poor he entered Christ Church, Oxford, 1669, as a gentleman commoner, and was there educated, as Mr. Gosse puts it, in the company of men above his own station in life. At an early age Otway was attracted by the theatre and in the autumn of 1672 he left the University to enter upon the life of the London stage. His first appearance as an actor on the boards of the Duke's Theatre in Dorset Gardens became also his last, for his single performance was a failure. He had attempted the part of the king in Mrs. Aphra Behn's Forc'd Marriage, or the Jealous Bridegroom. He did t appear on the stage again, but returning to college he busied himself with the writing of plays. It was t long before Otway began to win a place for himself as a playwright. In 1675 he contrived to get his heroic tragedy of Alcibiades accepted by Betterton. The success of this first play was almost assured with the title-role in the hands of the great tragedian and with Mrs. Betterton and Mrs. Barry interpreting the parts of Timandra and Draxilla respectively. With this play Mrs. Barry, unsuccessful in her debut in 1674, may be said to date her beginning as a celebrated tragic actress. From this time also may be dated the connection between the beautiful actress and the young dramatist that brought considerable suffering into the life of the latter, for the famous Earl of Rochester, who was at one time his patron and friend, became later his rival for the love of the beautiful Mrs. Barry. 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 techlogy 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.

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Forgotten Books
ISBN-10
1330757017
ISBN-13
9781330757017
eBay Product ID (ePID)
216364061

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Paperback / Softback, Trade Paperback (US) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound
Language
English
Topic
Drama Texts, Plays & Screenplays
Author
Thomas Otway
Genre
Drama Texts, Plays & Screenplays

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Height
229mm
Width
152mm
Weight
549g

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22mm
Date of Publication
27/09/2015
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Black & White Illustrations
Country of Publication
United States

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