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Massinger

American  
[mas-uhn-jer] / ˈmæs ən dʒər /

noun

  1. Philip, 1583–1640, English dramatist: collaborated with John Fletcher.


Massinger British  
/ ˈmæsɪndʒə /

noun

  1. Philip. 1583–?1640, English dramatist, noted esp for his comedy A New Way to pay Old Debts (1633)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He also ran a selection of scenes from works by Philip Massinger, Fletcher’s successor at the King’s Men and another possible candidate for authorship of Henry VIII, through the algorithm.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2019

In the treatment of catastrophe, always heightened, prolonged, and sometimes full of surprise after Fletcher's fashion, Massinger is less competent.

From Tragedy by Ashley H. Thorndike

Again and again when the heroine is at bay, or the hero within the jaws of ruin, Massinger resorts to oratory.

From Tragedy by Ashley H. Thorndike

The elder Massinger was a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, and for several years a Member of Parliament.

From Philip Massinger by A. H. Cruickshank

Middleton, Webster, Tourneur, Thomas Heywood, and Massinger are all excellent in their way, Massinger in particular being a master of stage-craft.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

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