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The Battle of the Poets : Or The Contention for the Laurel

Cooke, Thomas (1703-1756)

THE BATTLE OF THE POETS:

A NEW PROLOGUE, The first Night of the young Company's acting this Season, at the New Theatre in the Hay-Market; in Behalf of those that came there from the other three Play-houses.

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Dramatis Personæ.

Fopling Fribble, Candidate for the Laurel.

Mr. Woodward.

Coment Profund, Candidate for the Laurel.

Mr. Lacy.

Sulky Bathos, Candidate for the Laurel.

Mr. Ayres.

Noctifer, Candidate for the Laurel.

Mr. Roberts.

Flaile. Candidate for the Laurel.

Mr. Morgan.

Lord Truetaste, Judge of the Contention.

Mr. Furnival.

Lord Grizzle, Judge of the Contention.

Mr. Jones.

Noodle, Judge of the Contention.

Mr. Reynolds.

Doodle. Judge of the Contention.

Mr. Wathen.

Dangle, Officer of the Laurel.

Mr. Havard.

Dismal. Officer of the Laurel.

Mr. Cross.

The other Characters as usual in Tom Thumb.