Marston, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) (?) T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe typicality 0.76 · 454 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T9: play, stage, poet, prologue, author, wit, plays, muse, scene, players.
Music and Poetry were first approved By common sense; and that which pleased most, Held most allowed pass: not rules of Art Were shaped to pleasure, not pleasure to your rules, Think you if that his scenes took stamp in mint Of three or four deemed most judicious, It must enforce the world to currant them That you must spit defiance on dislike? Now as I love the light were I to pass Through public verdict, I should fear my form lest ought I offered were unsquared or warped, " The more we know, the more we know we want What Bayard boulder then the ignorant? " Believe me Phylomuse: i'faith thou must The best best seal of wit, is wit's distrust. Nay gentle Doricus. I'll here no more of him, nay and your friend the Author, the composer: the What you will: seems so fair in his own glass, so straight in his own measure that he talks once of squinting Critics, drunken Censure, splay-footed Opinion, juiceless husks, I ha' done with him, I ha' done with him. Pew nay then— As if any such unsanctified stuff could find a being 'mong these ingenuous breasts. Come, let pass, let pass, let's see what stuff must clothe our ears: what's the plays name? What you will. 1st Comedy, Tragedy, Pastoral, Moral, Nocturnal or History. Faith perfectly neither, but even What you will, a slight toy, lightly composed, to swiftly finished, ill plotted, worse written, I fear me worst acted, and indeed What you will. Why I like this vain well now. Come, we strain the spectator's patience in delaying their expected delights. Let's place ourselves within the Curtains, for good faith the Stage is so very little we shall wrong the general eye else very much. If you'll stay but a little I'll accompany you, I have engaged myself to the Author to give a kind of inductive speech to his Comedy. Away: you neglect yourself, a gentleman— Tut I have vowed it, I am double charged, go of as't 'twill, I'll set fire to it. I'll not stand it, may chance recoil, and be not stuffed with saltpetre, well mark the report, mark the report. Nay pree stay, slid the female presence; the Genteletza; the women will put me out. And they strive to put thee out, do thou endeavour to put them. In good faith if they put thee out of countenance; put thou them out of patience; & hew their ears with hacking imperfect utterance. Go stand to it, show thyself a tale man of thy tongue, make an honest leg, put off thy Cap with discreet carriage: and so we leave thee to the kind Gentlemen, and most respected Auditors.
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Musike and Poetry were first approu'd By common scence; and that which pleased most, Held most allowed passe: not rules of Art Were shapt to pleasure, not pleasure to your rules, Thinke you if that his sceanes tooke stampe in mint Of three or foure deem'd most iuditious, It must inforce the world to currant them That you must spit defiance on dislike? Now as I loue the light were I to passe Through publick verdit, I should feare my forme Least ought I offerd were vnsquard or warp'd, "The more we know, the more we know we want "What Bayard boulder then the ignorant? "Beleeue me Phylomuse: ifaith thou must "The best best seale of wit, is wits distrust. Nay gentle Doricus. Ile here no more of him, nay and your friend the Author, the composer: the What you will: seemes so faire in his owne glasse, so straight in his owne measure that hee talkes once of squinting Critickes, drunken Censure, splay-footed Opinion, iuicles huskes, I ha done with him, I ha done with him. Pew nay then — As if any such vnsanctified stuffe could finde a beeing monge these ingenuous breasts. Come, let passe, let passe, lers see what stuffe must cloath our eares: what's the plaies name? What you will. 1st Commedy, Tragedy, Pastorall, Morall, Nocturnal or Historie. Faith perfectly neither, but euen What you will, a slight toye, lightly composed, to swiftly finisht, ill plotted, worse written, I feare me worst acted, and indeed What you will. Why I like this vaine well now. Come, wee straine the spectators patience in delaying their expected delightes. Lets place our selues within the Curtaines, for good faith the Stage is so very little we shall wrong the generall eye els very much. If youle stay but a little Ile accompany you, I haue ingag'd my selfe to the Author to giue a kind of inductiue speech to his Commedy. Away: you neglect your selfe, a gentleman — Tut I haue vow'd it, I am double charg'd, go of as't twil, Ile set fire to it. Ile not stand it, may chance recoile, and be not stuff'd with salte-peeter, well marke the report, marke the report. Nay pree thee stay, slid the female presence; the Genteletza; the women will put me out. And they striue to put thee out, doe thou indeuor to put them. In good faith if they put thee out of countenance; put thou them out of patience; & hew their eares with hacking imperfect vtterance. Goe stand to it, shew thy selfe a tale man of thy tongue, make an honest legge, put off thy Cap with discreete carriage: and so we leaue thee to the kinde Gentlemen, and most respected Auditors.