''The Carnival'' is a play by
Thomas Porter performed at the
Theatre Royal by His Majesties Servants in London in the spring of 1664 with some success. The play may be an adaptation of a Spanish original, though no specific source has been identified.
[Susan Paun De García, Donald R. Larson The Comedia in English: Translation and Performance - 2008 -1855661691 Page 10 "A play that is sometimes said to be an adaptation of a Spanish original is Thomas Porter's The Carnival, which was probably premiered in the spring of 1664, and thereafter achieved some popularity. As Loftis has shown (Plays, 83-7), the plot of the work does indeed resemble that of a standard comedia de capa y espada, but no specific source has as yet been identified.]
References
1664 plays
Plays by Thomas Porter
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