Lost Literature: Like Father, Like Son (1682)

Sketch of Aphra in 1873 by George Sharf for a now lost portrait

Like Father, Like Son or The Mistaken Brothers is a play written by Aphra Behn, a famous female writer, and was first performed by the Duke's Company in 1682. The play was a comedy and was based off of Thomas Randolph's The Jealous Lovers which was printed in 1640 and printed in 1643. Compared to her other works this was a failure with audiences. This was the only one of her plays to have not been printed. All that exists of the play is the prologue and epilogue.

Pierre Danchin believes that the title is based on a popular whig poem with the words "like father, like son" in it. It's believed that she chose this title as inciting regicide for Aphra Behn was a royalist.

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Wikipedia

DB Pedia

Lost Media: A Guest of Honor (Lost Opera)

In 1903 "A Guest of Honor" is the first written Opera by famous ragtime composer Scott Joplin. The Opera was believed to be the dramatization of African American civil rights leader Booker T. Washington. It was based at the 1901 dinner Booker T. Washington had with President Rosevelt at the White House. An event that was unheard of at the time that got many praises and many complaints at the same time.

In 1903 Scott Joplin applied for the copyright to the opera with the Library of Congress. Unfortunately, he did not include a copy of the opera with his application and the application mentioned that his publisher John Stark, would publish the music. The music was never published though.

A company of 30 people would be established and they would tour across several states in the Midwest. The beginning of the end of the tour would happen early though. Someone stole the box office receipts and this damaged their financial situation. This lead to the tour ending in Pittsburg, Kansas when payroll and rent couldn't be afforded. 

As a result, Scott's belongings were confiscated including the opera score and sheets to other unknown compositions. Not being able to pay for the rent and getting his stuff back he left Pittsburg. These items were supposedly left inside of a trunk and no copy of the score has resurfaced likely being that it was destroyed. 

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Lost Media Wiki

Wikipedia

Oxford

The Isle of Dogs

Ben Jonson                                  Thomas Nashe

The Isle of Dogs is a play that was written by Thomas Nashe and Ben Jonson in 1597. In July of 1597, it was performed in the Swan Theater. It was a satire that had political roots. It's unknown what the play consisted of, but the performance caused an uproar. It was immediately suppressed it for sedition and many of the people involved were jailed. All scripts for the play were seized and presumably destroyed.

It's possible that the play may have been about or part of it was about the Palace of Placentia where it was believed Queen Elizabeth had her dogs kenneled. It was also a meeting place for the Queens Privy Council to meet. It was criticized for its rowdy reception and that it embarrassed both the Queen and her Council.

Ben had been jailed multiple times due to his controversial work. After his death, most of his work was burned.

SOURCES:
https://lostmediawiki.com/The_Isle_of_Dogs_(lost_satirical_play;_1597)
http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/isleofdogs.htm
https://lostplays.folger.edu/Isle_of_Dogs,_The