The Fair Penitent Lane and Covent Garden; the former production starred Mrs. Siddons as Calista. The 1703 first edition was dedicated to the Duchess of Ormond—but did not credit the original authors of "The Fatal Dowry," leading to later critics' accusations of plagiarism against Rowe, as in William Gifford's edition of Massinger's works. The eponym "Lothario," meaning "a man who seduces women," stems from the character in this play. The origin of Lothario as a name indicating a seducer though predates the play. The latter is thought to be written in 1619. The character of Lothario as a seducer, albeit in different circumstances,
The America Play play so that she could “make history.” She does this, in part, by criticizing and drawing attention to The Great Hole in History. Be Your Own Person, Write Your Own Story Parks never gave a real name for the main character, he was only ever referred to as the Foundling Father or the Lesser Known to the Great Man. What she was trying to show here was that he was not supposed to be given a name in the play because he was living in someone else's shoes(Abraham Lincoln). Throughout the whole play, all he did was act as Abraham