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,
Penitent thief album La buona novella, inspired by the New Testament apocrypha. The thief features also in Christian popular music, as in Christian rock band Third Day's 1995 song "Thief", and the name of the Christian rock band Dizmas. The thief also is the narrator in Sydney Carter's controversial song "Friday Morning". In several of Poul Anderson "Polesotechnic League" stories, Dismas is one of the saints the hero Nicholas van Rijn often swears by. In 2011, the Jesus Film Project and Campus Crusade for Christ released an anime style short film about the Penitent Thief entitled "My Last Day". In 2013, author