25 May 1676

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Theatre: Dorset Garden Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1675-1676
Volume: 1
Comments: The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@142, p. 81: At the Virtuoso. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 348. Nell Gwyn also attended this performance; see VanLennep, Nell Gwyn's Playgoing, p. 407. The Diary of Robert Hooke, 25 May 1676: Mr Abraham Hill gave J. Hoskins, Aubery and I an account of Vertuoso play. A song, How retched is the slave to love, the music by Francis Forcer, is in Choice Ayres and Songs, The Second Book, 1679. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 37): The Libertine and Virtuoso: Both Wrote by Mr Shadwell; they were both very well Acted, and got the company great Reputation

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pdg The Virtuoso. [Edition of 1676:% Prologue-; Epilogue-; [A copy in the <i>William Andrews Clark Jr Memorial Library</i>, <i>Los Angeles</i>, has the following manuscript cast, which may well be the original cast. (The trimming of the page has sometimes cut off the first letter or two of a name, and these have been supplied.)% Sir Nicholas Gimcrack-Percivall; Sir Formal Trifle-Anthony Leigh; Sir Samuel Hearty-Underhill; Longvill-Betterton; Bruce-Smythe; Hazard-Jevon; Lady Gimcrack-Mrs Shadwell; Clarinda-Mrs Currer; Miranda-Mrs Betterton; unassigned-Mrs Price. *cdg The <i>Duke's Company</i>. This performance is on the <i>L. C. list</i>, 5@142, p. 81: At <i>the Virtuoso</i>. See also <i>Nicoll, Restoration Drama</i>, p. 348. $Nell Gwyn= also attended this performance; see $VanLennep=, <i>Nell Gwyn's Playgoing</i>, p. 407. <i>The Diary of Robert Hooke</i>, 25 May 1676: $Mr Abraham Hill= gave $J. Hoskins=, $Aubery= and I an account of Vertuoso play. A song, <i>How retched is the slave to love</i>, the music by $Francis Forcer=, is in <i>Choice Ayres and Songs</i>, The Second Book, 1679. $Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, p. 37): <i>The Libertine</i> and <i>Virtuoso</i>: Both Wrote by $Mr Shadwell=; they were both very well Acted, and got the company great Reputation.

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    *p1676 05 25 dg The Virtuoso. Edition of 1676: Prologue-; Epilogue-; A copy in the <i>William Andrews Clark Jr Memorial Library</i>, <i>Los Angeles</i>, has the following manuscript cast, which may well be the original cast. (The trimming of the page has sometimes cut off the first letter or two of a name, and these have been supplied.) Sir Nichol^as^Gimcrack-Percivall; Sir Formal Trifle-Anthony Leigh; Sir Samuel Hearty-Underhill; Longvill-Betterton; Bruce-Smythe; Hazard-Jevon; Lady Gimcrack-Mrs Shadwell; Clarinda-Mrs Currer; Miranda-Mrs Betterton; unassigned-Mrs Price.*c1676 05 25 dg The <i>Duke's Company</i>. This performance is on the <i>L. C. list</i>, 5@142, p. 81: At <i>the Virtuoso</i>. See also <i>Nicoll, Restoration Drama</i>, p. 348. $Nell Gwyn= also attended this performance; see $VanLennep=, <i>Nell Gwyn's Playgoing</i>, p. 407. <i>The Diary of Robert Hooke</i>, 25 May 1676: $Mr Abraham Hill= gave $J. Hoskins=, $Aubery= and I an account of Vertuoso play. A song, <i>How retched is the slave to love</i>, the music by $Francis Forcer=, is in <i>Choice Ayres and Songs</i>, The Second Book, 1679. $Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, p. 37): <i>The Libertine</i> and <i>Virtuoso</i>: Both Wrote by $Mr Shadwell=; they were both very well Acted, and got the company great Reputation.

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    Event: 1221 | 16760525 | dg | The <i>Duke's Company</i>. This performance is on the <i>L. C. list</i>, 5@142, p. 81: At <i>the Virtuoso</i>. See also <i>Nicoll, Restoration Drama</i>, p. 348. $Nell Gwyn= also attended this performance; see $VanLennep=, <i>Nell Gwyn's Playgoing</i>, p. 407. <i>The Diary of Robert Hooke</i>, 25 May 1676: $Mr Abraham Hill= gave $J. Hoskins=, $Aubery= and I an account of Vertuoso play. A song, <i>How retched is the slave to love</i>, the music by $Francis Forcer=, is in <i>Choice Ayres and Songs</i>, The Second Book, 1679. $Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, p. 37): <i>The Libertine</i> and <i>Virtuoso</i>: Both Wrote by $Mr Shadwell=; they were both very well Acted, and got the company great Reputation
    Performance: 1224 | 1221 | p | The Virtuoso | Edition of 1676: Prologue-; Epilogue-; A copy in the <i>William Andrews Clark Jr Memorial Library</i>, <i>Los Angeles</i>, has the following manuscript cast, which may well be the original cast. (The trimming of the page has sometimes cut off the first letter or two of a name, and these have been supplied.) Sir NicholasGimcrack-Percivall; Sir Formal Trifle-Anthony Leigh; Sir Samuel Hearty-Underhill; Longvill-Betterton; Bruce-Smythe; Hazard-Jevon; Lady Gimcrack-Mrs Shadwell; Clarinda-Mrs Currer; Miranda-Mrs Betterton; unassigned-Mrs Price.
    Cast:
    1442 | 1224 | Prologue
    1443 | 1224 | Epilogue
    1444 | 1224 | Sir NicholasGimcrack | Percivall
    1445 | 1224 | Sir Formal Trifle | Anthony Leigh
    1446 | 1224 | Sir Samuel Hearty | Underhill
    1447 | 1224 | Longvill | Betterton
    1448 | 1224 | Bruce | Smythe
    1449 | 1224 | Hazard | Jevon
    1450 | 1224 | Lady Gimcrack | Mrs Shadwell
    1451 | 1224 | Clarinda | Mrs Currer
    1452 | 1224 | Miranda | Mrs Betterton
    1453 | 1224 | unassigned | Mrs Price.

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Title: The Virtuoso
Comments:
Edition of 1676: Prologue-; Epilogue-; A copy in the William Andrews Clark Jr Memorial Library, Los Angeles, has the following manuscript cast, which may well be the original cast. (The trimming of the page has sometimes cut off the first letter or two of a name, and these have been supplied.) Sir NicholasGimcrack-Percivall; Sir Formal Trifle-Anthony Leigh; Sir Samuel Hearty-Underhill; Longvill-Betterton; Bruce-Smythe; Hazard-Jevon; Lady Gimcrack-Mrs Shadwell; Clarinda-Mrs Currer; Miranda-Mrs Betterton; unassigned-Mrs Price.
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Work Title: Virtuoso
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Birth: 1640
Death: 1692

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