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19 January 1677

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1676-1677
Volume: 1
Comments: G. Lady Chaworth to Lord Roos, 19 Jan. 1676@7: Theire is two niewe plays which are much comended-the siege of Jerusalem by the Emperour Vespasienv, and his son Titus's love with Berenice; the epilogue is much praysed that tells tis not like to please this age to bring them a story of Jerusalem who would more delight in one of Sodome and a vertuous woman which in this age they promise shan't be seene but on the stage (HMC, Rutland MSS., 1889, II, 36)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pdl Comment. *cdl $G. Lady Chaworth= to $Lord Roos=, 19 Jan. 1676@7: Theire is two niewe plays which are much comended-<i>the siege of Jerusalem by the Emperour Vespasien</i>v, and his son <i>Titus</i>r's love with <i>Berenice</i>r; the epilogue is much praysed that tells tis not like to please this age to bring them a story of <i>Jerusalem</i> who would more delight in one of <i>Sodome</i> and a vertuous woman which in this age they promise shan't be seene but on the stage (<i>HMC, Rutland MSS</i>., 1889, II, 36).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1677 01 19 dl Comment.*c1677 01 19 dl $G. Lady Chaworth= to $Lord Roos=, 19 Jan. 1676@7: Theire is two niewe plays which are much comended-<i>the siege of Jerusalem by the Emperour Vespasien</i>v, and his son <i>Titus</i>r's love with <i>Berenice</i>r; the epilogue is much praysed that tells tis not like to please this age to bring them a story of <i>Jerusalem</i> who would more delight in one of <i>Sodome</i> and a vertuous woman which in this age they promise shan't be seene but on the stage (<i>HMC, Rutland MSS</i>., 1889, II, 36).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 1272 | 16770119 | dl | $G. Lady Chaworth= to $Lord Roos=, 19 Jan. 1676@7: Theire is two niewe plays which are much comended-<i>the siege of Jerusalem by the Emperour Vespasien</i>v, and his son <i>Titus</i>'s love with <i>Berenice</i>; the epilogue is much praysed that tells tis not like to please this age to bring them a story of <i>Jerusalem</i> who would more delight in one of <i>Sodome</i> and a vertuous woman which in this age they promise shan't be seene but on the stage (<i>HMC, Rutland MSS</i>., 1889, II, 36)

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