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" At our feast, we had a play called Twelve Night, or What You Will. Much like the Comedy of Errors, or Menechmi in Plautus ; but most like and near to that in Italian called Inganni. "
Plautus: Spätere bearbeitungen plautinischer lustspiele - Page 523
by Karl von Reinhardstöttner - 1886 - 793 pages
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Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - English drama (Comedy) - 1872 - 480 pages
...1597. Under date of February 2d, 1602, the author notes, "At our feast we had a play called Twelfth Night, or What You Will, much like The Comedy of Errors, or Menechmi in Plautus, but most like and near to that in the Italian called Inganni" The writer then goes on to state such particulars of the...
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The History of English Dramatic Poetry to the Time of Shakespeare ..., Volume 1

John Payne Collier - English drama - 1831 - 512 pages
...the identity of the play there described, and the production of Shakespeare. ' Feb. 2, 1601 [-2]. ' At our feast we had a play called Twelve night or ' what gou will, much like the comedy of errors, or ' Menechmi in Plautus, but most like & neere to that '...
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William Shakspere: A Biography, Book 2

Charles Knight - 1843 - 566 pages
...same road. * Henry IV., Part I., Act v., Scene v. [Alnwick Castle.] CHAPTER IX. LABOURS AND REWARDS. " AT our feast we had a play called Twelve Night ; or,...What you Will, much like the Comedy of Errors, or Menechmus in Plautus, but most like and neere to that in Italian called Inganni. A good practise in...
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The Law Magazine, Or, Quarterly Review of Jurisprudence

Law - 1844 - 530 pages
...conny catchers would call themselves countrey gentlemen at dyce." "2 Feb. 1601.—At our feast wee had a play called Twelve Night or what you will, much like the Comedy of errors or Menechuii in Flautus, but most like and neere to that in Italian called Inganni—a good practise in...
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Bentley's Miscellany, Volume 18

English literature - 1845 - 678 pages
...peeling laugh ; or when, in 1602, the students at the Middle Temple acted at their feast at Candlemas "a play called 'Twelve Night, or What you will/ much like the ' Comedy of Errors ' or ' Menachmis in Plautus,' but most like and neere to thatte in Italian called Inganni." * Anil for myself,...
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Bentley's Miscellany, Volume 18

English literature - 1845 - 688 pages
...laugh ; or when, in 1G02, the students at the Middle Temple acted at their feast at Candlemas "aplay called 'Twelve Night, or What you will,' much like the ' Comedy of Errors ' or ' Menachmis in Plautus,' but most like and neere to thatte in Italian called Inganni." * And for myself,...
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Shakespeare's Plays: With His Life, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1847 - 726 pages
...runs, lilcratim, as follows: — " ' Feby. 2, 1601[2]. At our feast we had a play called Twelve-Night, maid? Mari. No, my lord Duke. A widow then ? Mari. Flautus, but most like and neere to that in Italian, called Inganni. A good practise in it to make...
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Comedies. Two gentlemen of Verona

William Shakespeare - 1847 - 760 pages
...runs, literatim, as follows: — " ' Feby. 2, 1601[2]. At our feast we had a play called Twelve-Night, % Plautns, but most like and neere to that in Italian, called Inganni. A. good practise in it to make...
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The Modern Standard Drama: Bulwer-Lytton

Epes Sargent - English drama - 1848 - 466 pages
...at the Middle Temple on Februa-y 2, 1602. The memorandum runs as follows : " Feb'y 2, 1601, (2.)— At our feast we had a play called ' Twelve night, " or What You \\ ill, 'much like the comedy of errors, or llenechmi of " Plautus, but most like and neere to that...
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Studies of Shakspere: Forming a Companion Volume to Every Edition of the Text

Charles Knight - 1849 - 582 pages
...extending from 1601 to 1603*, in which the following decisive passage occurs : — " Feb. 2, 1601 [2]. "At our feast we had a play called ¡ Twelve night...what you will,' much like the comedy of errors, or Menechmis in Plautus, but most like & neere to that in Italian called Inganni. A good practise in it...
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