*p1689 11 20 dl The Widow Ranter; or, The History of Bacon in Virginia. Edition of 1690: Prologue [By $Mr Dryden=-a Woman; Cavarnio-Bowman; Bacon-Williams; Col. Wellman-Freeman; Col. Downright-Harris; Hazard-Alexander [$Verbruggen= (?)]; Friendly-Powell; Dareing-Sandford; Fearless-Cudworth; Dullman-Bright; Timerous Cornet-Underhill; Whimsey-Trefuse; Whiff-Bowen; Boozer-Barns; Semernia-Mrs Bracegirdle; Madame Surelove-Mrs Knight; Mrs Crisante-Mrs Jordon; Widow Ranter-Mrs Currer; Mrs Flirt-Mrs Cory; Petitioner-Blunt; Parson Dunce-Baker; The Epilogue-a Woman.*c1689 11 20 dl The <i>United Company</i>. The date of the first performance is uncertain, but the <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i>, printed separately, bear a licensing date of 20 Nov. 1689. $Luttrell='s copy of the Prologue and Epilogue (in the possession of $Mr Louis Silver=, <i>Wilmette, Illinois</i>, who kindly permits me to use his dating) bears his date of acquisition: 25 Nov. 1689. The Prologue and Epilogue are reprinted in $Wiley=, <i>Rare Prologues and Epilogues</i>, pp. 283-85. Dedication, Edition of 1690: The Play had not that Success which it deserv'd....The main fault ought to lye on those who had the management of it. Had our Authour been alive she would have Committed it to Flames rather than suffer'd it to have been Acted with such Omissions as was made....And Lastly, many of the Parts being false Cast, and given to those whose Tallants and Genius's suited not our Authors Intention.