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Excerpt from Some Account of the English Stage, Vol. 9 of 10: From the Restoration in 1600 to 1830
Liston Cokaski (a farmer): Blanchard Ulrica (in love with Albert): Miss Foote Briska (wife to Cokaski) Miss Green - Danes Count Cronstedt (brother to Walstein - hut in the service of the Danes) Egerton: Col. Langstorfi' Connor acted 6 times - the scene lies in the island of Goth land - Gustavus Vasa had taken up arms to free his country from the dominion of the Danes - Walstein had undertaken to secure Gothland - the Swedes are at first unsuccessful, and Walstein is obliged to conceal himself - he has a narrow escape from fall ing into the hands of the Danes - and at last is brought in by them as a prisoner - Col. Langstorfi' orders his soldiers to shoot Walstein Cronstedt, who is Langstorff's superior officer, rushes in, and saves his brother - the farm of Sterwick is set on fire, as a Signal to the Swedish ?eet - the Swedes land and defeat the Danes this Melo-drama was written by another theatrical Esquire - viz. William Abbott - ou the whole it is not a bad piece; but some of the mcrdents are unnatural.
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