, ▁Dr ury ▁Lane , ▁near ▁her ▁house ▁in ▁London ▁but ▁when ▁that ▁same ▁the atr ical ▁company ▁performed ▁The ▁Fem ale ▁W its , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁Lincoln ' s ▁Inn ▁Field s . ▁They ▁said ▁of ▁her ▁that ▁" she ▁has ▁bold ly ▁given ▁us ▁an ▁ess ay ▁of ▁her ▁talent ▁… ▁and ▁not ▁without ▁success , ▁though ▁with ▁little ▁profit ▁to ▁herself ". ▁( M organ , ▁ 1 9 9 1 : ▁x ii ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁season ▁of ▁ 1 6 9 7 – 1 6 9 8 , ▁P ix ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁pl ag iar ism ▁sc andal ▁with ▁George ▁Pow ell . ▁Pow ell ▁was ▁a ▁rival ▁play w right ▁and ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Dr ury ▁Lane ▁the atr ical ▁company . ▁P ix ▁sent ▁her ▁play , ▁The ▁De ce iver ▁De ce ived ▁to ▁Pow ell ' s ▁company , ▁as ▁a ▁possible ▁drama ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁perform . ▁Pow ell ▁rejected ▁the ▁play ▁but ▁kept ▁the ▁manuscript ▁and ▁then ▁proceeded ▁to ▁write ▁and ▁perform ▁a ▁play ▁called ▁The ▁Imp ost ure ▁De fe ated , ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁plot ▁and ▁main ▁character ▁taken ▁directly ▁from ▁The ▁De ce iver ▁De ce ived . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁public ▁back l ash , ▁P ix ▁accused ▁Pow ell ▁of ▁ste aling ▁her ▁work ▁and ▁Pow ell ▁claimed ▁that ▁instead ▁he ▁and ▁P ix ▁had ▁both ▁drawn ▁their ▁plays ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁source ▁material , ▁an ▁un named ▁novel . ▁In ▁