The Mad Lover. Pericles Prince of Tyre. • A Wife for a Month. Rule a Wife and have a Wife. The Tamer tam'd. Aglaura, Changling. The Bodman. The Wits. Amorous Widow: OR, THE WANTON WIFE A COMEDY. As it is Perform'd by Written by the late Famous Mr. THOMAS BETTERTON. Now firft Printed from the Original Copy. LONDON: Printed in the Year 1710. IR Peter Pride. A great Boafter of his Honour, his Valour, what a noble Family he is deriv'd from, and of their mighty Courage. Cuningham. A Gentleman in love with Philadel .... phia, and is much courted by the Widow. Lovemore. His Friend, in love with Mr. Brittle's, Mr. Freeman. Mr. Verbruggen. Wife, and endeavours to have an Intrigue Mr. Betterton. with her ; but the Widow courts him too. Barnaby Brittle. An old Citizen that keeps a Glafs-Mr.Dogget. Jeffrey. Servant to Cuningham, in love with Mr. Fieldhouse. Prudence. Clodpole. A fimple Country Fellow that Lovemore Mr. Bright. employs in fending Letters to Mrs. Brittle. Merryman. A Falconer to Cuningham, who takes }Mr. 3M upon him to reprefent the Viscount Sans-Mr. Underhill. Terre, that is to marry the Widow. Lady Laycock. An amorous old Widow, that courts every one she can for Marriage, fancying her felf fo engaging, that all that fee her muft Mrs. Leigh. love her. Lady Pride. Wife to Sir Peter, a formal old Lady that boasts much of her Gentility, and of her great Name and Family. Mrs. Brittle. Their Daughter, Wife to Barnaby Brittle; a Cunning, Intrieguing Coquet, that always over-reaches her Hus band. Mrs. Willis. M Mrs. Bracegirdles Philadelphia. Niece to the Widow, in love with Mrs. Porter. Prudence. Maid to the Widow. Damaris. Maid to Mrs. Brittle, that affifts her in her Intriegues. Mrs. Hunt. M Mrs. Prince. THE THE Amorous Widow: OR, THE WANTON WIFE. ACT I. SCENE a Room. Enter Philadelphia with a Letter, follow'd by Jeffrey. Phil. Should believe Mr. Cuningham very conftant, if I had Faith enough to credit this Letter, Jeffry. What Complaints are here? But 'tis the Stile, that all young Lovers write. A 2 Jeff. |