A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13

"A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13" by Robert Dodsley is a compilation that includes the uproarious play "A Match at Mid-night," which presents a funny look at marriage and social connections with different people, from hopeful partners to a widow and comical characters. The play shows the social habits of the time, especially those about love and dating before marriage set in motion by Tim Bloodhound and his servant Sim, awaiting the arrival of a widow. The play's funny parts come as Tim shares worries about marrying her, sidetracked by the strange stuff his family does demonstrating family problems and making space for a marriage met with laughter and hesitation and even a trace of hidden feelings, competition, and difficult romantic ties as the characters get ready for the widow to come.