Title page THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, By SHAKESPEARE. AN INTRODUCTION, AND NOTES CRITICAL and ILLUSTRATIVE, ARE ADDED, BY THE AUTHORS of the DRAMATIC CENSOR. LONDON: Printed for JOHN BELL, near Exeter-Exchange, in the Strand; and C. Etherington, at York. MDCCLXXIV.

INTRODUCTION.

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. This comedy is founded on the same plan as Dryden's play of Amphytrion, or, The two Sosia's, and in our opinion possesses more genuine humour; alteration it undoubtedly wants for representation; but very moderate abilities, with a just knowledge of the stage, might, with care, fit it up to be a very entertaining acting piece, much more likely for life than several frigid sentimental dialogues which, within some years past, have crawled and been pushed into a miserable impoverished existence of one or two seasons. The Comedy of Errors does not very obviously produce a moral, but we may deduce from it, that Providence can happily regulate the most perplexed and unpromising circumstances, and change a temporary apparent evil, into a real and lasting good. Patience and submission are herein justly and properly inculcated.

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ. Solinus. Egeon [Aegeon]. Antiphilus Syracusan [Antipholus of Syracuse]. Antiphilus Ephesian [Antipholus of Ephesus]. Dromio Syracusan [Dromio of Syracuse]. Dromio Ephesian [Dromio of Ephesus]. Doctor Pinch. Angelo. Balthazar [Balthasar]. Two Merchants [Merchant], Jailer [Gaoler]. Officer, Servant to Adriana [Servant]. Emilia [Aemilia]. Adriana. Luciana. Luce. Divers other Officers, Citizens, Guards, &c. [Courtezan], [Servant] Scene, Ephesus.

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