...suggestion, that he may have written a few passages, but that was all. " I have been told," he remarks, " by some anciently conversant with the stage, that...private author to be acted, and he only gave some master-touches to one or two of the principal parts or characters." This possibly may be true. Bavenscroft's...

...suppositions. ' I have been told ' (says he in his preface to an alteration of this play published in 1687) ' by some anciently conversant with the stage, that...his, but brought by a private author to be acted, and ho only gave some master touches to one or two of the principal parts or characters.' •. * • *...

...Andronicus, from whence I drew part of this. I have been told by fome anciently converfant with the flage, that it was not originally his, but brought by a private Author to be acted, and he only gave fome mafler-touches to one or two of the principal parts or characters; this I am apt to believe, becaufe...

...Androniais, from whence I drew part of this. I have been told by fome anciently converfant with the flage, that it was not originally his, but brought by a private Author to be ac~led, and he only gave fome mafler-touches to one or two of the principal parts or characters; this...

...of Titus /Imininicus, from whence I drew part of this. I have been told by fome anciently converfant with the Stage, that it was not Originally his, but brought by a private Author to be Afted, and lie only gave fome Matter-touches to one or two of the Principal 1'arU or Characters j this...

...is printed in the First Folio. (3) Ravenscroft, who altered the play in 1687, declares that he had his [Shakespeare's]," but that he only gave " some master-touches to one or two of the principal parts...

...is printed in the First Folio. (3) Ravenscroft, who altered the play in 1687, declares that he had been told " by some anciently conversant with the stage that it was not his [Shakspere's]," but that he only gave " some master-touches to one or two of the principal parts...

...been told by some anciently conversant with the stage, that the play was not originally Shakespeare's, but brought by a private author to be acted, and he only gave tome master-touches to one or two of the principal characters :" but Hhadwell intimates that Ravenscroft...

...produced an alteration of the tragedy, in the preface to which he observes, alluding to Shakespeare, " I have been told, by some anciently conversant with...private author to be acted, and he only gave some master-touches to one or two of the principal parts or characters." So comparatively modern a statement...

...suppositions. 'I have been told' (says he in his preface to an alteration of this play published in 1687), ' by some anciently conversant with the stage, that it was not originally his [Shakspere's], but brought by a private author to be acted, and he only gave some master-touches to...