Thomas d'Urfey
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Thomas d'Urfey was an English writer and playwright. He wrote plays, songs, jokes, and poems. He was an important innovator and contributor in the evolution of the ballad opera.
Thomas d'Urfey
Memorial to Durfey at St James's Church, Piccadilly
Jeremy Collier
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Jeremy Collier was an English theatre critic, non-juror bishop and theologian.
Thomas d'Urfey
…1676), The Virtuous Wife (1680), and Wonders in the Sun, or, The Kingdom of the Birds (1706). In 1698 he wrote The Campaigners as a reply and satire of Jeremy Collier's anti-theatrical scourges. When it was performed Mary Lindsey took the part of the nurse although her major contribution was to sing a comedic ballad…
Jeremy Collier