In another play, Eliza says she will see this play, the work of a "beastly author," even though Olivia claims it has "sullied" the reputation of certain pretty objects owned by women.
Some have argued that the casting of unknown actress Elizabeth James as the supposed "romantic lead" in this play belies Norman Holland's 1959 interpretation that it modeled both "wrong" and "right" versions of love. A version of this play with a slightly different name depicts the romance between Belville and "Miss Peggy" and is by David Garrick. In another play, Eliza says she will see this play, the work of a "beastly author," even though Olivia claims it has "sullied" the reputation of certain pretty objects owned by women. Thomas Macaulay called this play "safe, because it is too filthy to handle." The husband of Lady Fidget and the grandmother of Mrs. Squeamish are unaware that Horner's conversation with two women about "china" is a double entendre in, for 10 points, what Restoration comedy about a man who poses as impotent so he can have affairs, written by William Wycherley?
Some have argued that the casting of unknown actress Elizabeth James as the supposed "romantic lead" in this play belies Norman Holland's 1959 interpretation that it modeled both "wrong" and "right" versions of love.
The Country Wife [or The Country Girl]