, first acted in, 1678, was a tragedy by Thomas Southerne, which included comic scenes. Southerne, who held a commission in the army, was living in the

Spectator's

time, and died in 1746, aged 86. It was in his best play,

Isabella

, or the Fatal Marriage, that Mrs. Siddons, in 1782, made her first appearance on the London stage.

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[Footnote 3:]

Congreve's

Mourning Bride

was first acted in 1697; Rowe's