Bickerstaffe

Bickerstaffe, Isaac, dramatist, was born about 1735 in Ireland. He was a page at the vice-regal court of Dublin during Lord Chesterfield's lieutenancy, 1746, then an officer in the marines, from which position he was expelled in disgrace. When he died is not known. Among his friends were Garrick and Boswell. His pieces include The Maid of the Mill, The Captive, Love in a Village, The Hypocrite, etc. Steele and Swift both used the title as a nom de plume.