*p1699 11 07 lif Friendship Improved; or, The Female Warriour. Edition of 1700: Prologue-; Epilogue-; Zoilus-Betterton; Maherbal-Verbruggen; Archias-Arnold; Semanthe-Mrs Barry; Cyllene-Mrs Moore; Locris-Mrs Bracegirdle; Orythia-Mrs Porter.*c1699 11 07 lif <i>Betterton's Company</i>. This performance is known by a letter of $John Dryden= to $Mrs Steward=, 7 Nov. 1699: There is this day to be acted a New tragedy, made by $Mr Hopkins=, & as I believe in rhime. He has formerly written a play in verse calld <i>Boadicea</i>, which you fair Ladyes likd: & is a poet who writes good verse without knowing how, or why; I mean he writes naturally well, without art or learning, or good sence (<i>The Letters of John Dryden</i>, p. 124). The Dedication to the play is dated 1 Nov. 1699, but the play was not advertised until, apparently, in the <i>Post Man</i>, 17-20 Feb. 1699@1700.