Note 145 — INTRODUCTION.
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He was an actor at the Red Bull Theatre, as appears by a rather curious scene in the course of this play, where Green is spoken of by name—
"Geraldine. Why then we'll go to the Red Bull: they say Green's a good clown. Bubble. Green! Green's an ass. Scattergood. Wherefore do you say so? Bubble. Indeed. I ha' no reason; for they say he is as like me as ever he can look."
There seems every probability that the play when originally produced had some other title, until the excellence of Green's performance, and his mode of delivering Tu quoque, gave it his name. It could scarcely be brought out in the first instance under the appellation of "Green's 'Tu Quoque,'" before it was known how it would succeed, and how his acting would tell in the part of Bubble. In this respect perhaps Langbaine was mistaken.—Collier. [It appears likely that the title under which the piece was originally brought on the stage was simply The City Gallant.]