 In England the first example of monodrama was on a mythological theme, in this case Frank Sayers' "Pandora" (1790), in the form of a recitation with off-stage voices.Robert Southey took up the new form, producing eleven pieces so titled between 1793-1804; so did Matthew Lewis in his publicly performed and highly melodramatic "The Captive".Few others actually appeared on stage and monodrama soon lost its connection with music.