In the play, Avery goes under the name Arviragus, and has made himself a king in Madagascar. He captures the Indian princess Zaida and tries to force her to marry him, but she is in love with a young man named Aranes. There is an offstage fight and Aranes is reported killed; meanwhile, De Sale, who has confided to the audience that he plots to overthrow Arviragus and make himself king, ingratiates himself with Zaida.
De Sale's fellow plotters are bumbling incompetents and their plans are easily thwarted, followed by a comic trial scene. It is revealed that Aranes is Arviragus' long lost son, whom he recognizes from a bracelet, and that he is still alive, his friend Alvarez having died in his place. The plotters are executed and Aranes and Zaida marry.
CharactersEdit
Arviragus, king of the island of St. Laurence, or Madagascar
Aranes, an Omrah in Zaida's train
Boreal, admiral to Arviragus
De Sale, lieutenant to Arviragus
Richardo, captain of the guards
Piracquo, De Sale's creature
Sir Gaudy Tulip, master of the ceremonies
Chicane, a broken lawyer
Jollyboy, treasurer to Arviragus
Judge Bull
Serjeant Dolt
Counsellor Smooth
Herring
Porpoise
Shark
Codshead
Zaida, Aurengzebe's granddaughter, contracted to and in love with Aranes
Samanthe, her chief attendant
Lydia, Piracquo's wife
Lesbia, Tulip's wife
Dramatic analysisEdit
The Successful Pyrate is a romanticised dramatisation of two episodes contained in a pamphlet that had been recently published concerning the career of the pirate Henry Avery: his capture of the MogulAurengzeb's ship Gang-i-sawai, allegedly carrying the Mogul's granddaughter; and a plot against him by his lieutenant De Sale and other pirates.
The play is primarily a comedy. The pirates are mostly fools, in particular Sir Gaudy Tulip, an aged and cowardly London beau; the Gang-i-sawai is, for no reason other than comic effect, carrying two European ladies, Tulip's ex-mistress and another pirate's ex-wife, who exchange tart comments with the men; the drunken conspirators and outrageously partial court are played entirely for laughs.
ReceptionEdit
John Dennis condemned the play for "encouraging Villany".[2]
ReferencesEdit
^Burwick, Frederick; Powell, Manushag N. (2015). British Pirates in Print and Performance. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 29. ISBN978-1-349-46458-6.
^Burwick, Frederick; Powell, Manushag N. (2015). British Pirates in Print and Performance. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 30. ISBN978-1-349-46458-6.
successful, pyrate, play, charles, johnson, first, performed, 1712, published, 1713, dealing, with, life, pirate, henry, avery, opened, theatre, royal, drury, lane, november, 1712, five, evenings, original, cast, included, barton, booth, arviragus, robert, wil. The Successful Pyrate is a play by Charles Johnson first performed 1712 published 1713 dealing with the life of the pirate Henry Avery It opened at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 7 November 1712 and ran for five evenings 1 The original cast included Barton Booth as Arviragus Robert Wilks as Aranes John Mills as Boreal Theophilus Keene as De Sale William Pinkethman as Sir Gaudy Tulip Henry Norris as Chicane John Leigh as Jollyboy William Bullock as Judge Bull Christopher Bullock as Serjeant Dolt and Mary Porter as Zaida The Successful PyrateWritten byCharles JohnsonDate premieredNovember 7 1712 1712 11 07 Place premieredTheatre Royal Drury LaneOriginal languageEnglishGenreComedy Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 3 Dramatic analysis 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditIn the play Avery goes under the name Arviragus and has made himself a king in Madagascar He captures the Indian princess Zaida and tries to force her to marry him but she is in love with a young man named Aranes There is an offstage fight and Aranes is reported killed meanwhile De Sale who has confided to the audience that he plots to overthrow Arviragus and make himself king ingratiates himself with Zaida De Sale s fellow plotters are bumbling incompetents and their plans are easily thwarted followed by a comic trial scene It is revealed that Aranes is Arviragus long lost son whom he recognizes from a bracelet and that he is still alive his friend Alvarez having died in his place The plotters are executed and Aranes and Zaida marry Characters EditArviragus king of the island of St Laurence or Madagascar Aranes an Omrah in Zaida s train Boreal admiral to Arviragus De Sale lieutenant to Arviragus Richardo captain of the guards Piracquo De Sale s creature Sir Gaudy Tulip master of the ceremonies Chicane a broken lawyer Jollyboy treasurer to Arviragus Judge Bull Serjeant Dolt Counsellor Smooth Herring Porpoise Shark Codshead Zaida Aurengzebe s granddaughter contracted to and in love with Aranes Samanthe her chief attendant Lydia Piracquo s wife Lesbia Tulip s wifeDramatic analysis EditThe Successful Pyrate is a romanticised dramatisation of two episodes contained in a pamphlet that had been recently published concerning the career of the pirate Henry Avery his capture of the Mogul Aurengzeb s ship Gang i sawai allegedly carrying the Mogul s granddaughter and a plot against him by his lieutenant De Sale and other pirates The play is primarily a comedy The pirates are mostly fools in particular Sir Gaudy Tulip an aged and cowardly London beau the Gang i sawai is for no reason other than comic effect carrying two European ladies Tulip s ex mistress and another pirate s ex wife who exchange tart comments with the men the drunken conspirators and outrageously partial court are played entirely for laughs Reception EditJohn Dennis condemned the play for encouraging Villany 2 References Edit Burwick Frederick Powell Manushag N 2015 British Pirates in Print and Performance New York Palgrave Macmillan p 29 ISBN 978 1 349 46458 6 Burwick Frederick Powell Manushag N 2015 British Pirates in Print and Performance New York Palgrave Macmillan p 30 ISBN 978 1 349 46458 6 External links EditThe Successful Pyrate at Google Books Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Successful Pyrate amp oldid 1082816319, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
