The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets/Thomas Porter
Thomas Porter.
THis Gentleman liv’d in the Time of the two Charles’s, and writ, 1664. a Play, call’d,
The Carnival, a Comedy, 4 to. 1664, acted at the Theatre Royal, by his Majesty’s Servants.
The Villain, a Comedy, 4 to. 1664. acted at the Duke’s Theatre. This Play is now sometimes acted, Mr. Sandford having gain’d great Reputation by playing the part of Malignii.