vel s ▁Men ▁at ▁the ▁Sal is bury ▁Court ▁Theatre , ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁tr oupe ▁for ▁which ▁Sh ir ley ▁normally ▁wrote , ▁Queen ▁Henri etta ' s ▁Men . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 6 3 9 ▁quart o ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁books eller ▁William ▁Co oke , ▁and ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁" the ▁right ▁hon ou rable ▁the ▁Lady ▁Dor othy ▁Sh ir ley ," ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Sh ir ley , ▁baron et . ▁Sh ir ley ▁the ▁dram at ist ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁related ▁to ▁this ▁prominent ▁Sh ir ley ▁family ▁of ▁War wick shire . ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁rev ived ▁and ▁performed ▁often ▁during ▁the ▁Rest oration ; ▁Samuel ▁P ep ys ▁saw ▁it ▁five ▁times ▁between ▁May ▁ 1 6 6 2 ▁and ▁April ▁ 1 6 6 8 , ▁as ▁recorded ▁in ▁his ▁famous ▁Di ary . ▁The ▁com ic ▁actor ▁John ▁L acy ▁achieved ▁a ▁great ▁popular ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Johnny ▁Th ump . ▁Love ▁in ▁a ▁Maz e ▁was ▁also ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁In ns ▁of ▁Court ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 4 , ▁and ▁John ▁D ry den ▁adapted ▁material ▁from ▁the ▁play ▁for ▁his ▁The ▁Ma iden ▁Queen ▁( 1 6 6 8 ). ▁ ▁Sh ir ley ' s ▁popular ▁play ▁influenced ▁subsequent ▁works ▁by ▁other ▁writers ▁of ▁his ▁era , ▁including ▁The ▁Lov es ick ▁Court ▁by ▁Richard ▁B rome ▁and ▁The ▁Lad ies ' ▁Priv ile ge ▁by ▁Henry ▁G lap th or