TheatreHistory.com: Philip Massinger - Biography of English dramatist Philip Massinger and brief analysis of his works. Philip Massinger (1583-1640) - Biography of English playwright Philip Massinger, plus links to purchase all of his works currently in print. Philip Massinger. Eliot, T.S. 1920. The Sacred Wood. - T.S. Eliot's essay on playwright Philip Massinger from "The Sacred Wood." A New Way to Pay Old Debts - Massinger's comedy of the comeuppance of the villanous Sir Giles Overreach at the hands of his morally righteous victims. Philip Massinger - A biography of the English dramatist; includes a list of related links. Philip Massinger: Poems - An index of poems by Elizabethan dramatist Philip Massinger.