London Stage Event: 12 May 1677 at Dorset Garden Theatre

12 May 1677

Event Information

Theatre: Dorset Garden Theatre

Theatrical Season: 1676-1677

Volume: 1

Comments: The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@142, p. 81, a last, undated entry in a series of plays acted from 28 May 1675 to 12 May 1677. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 348. A performance, dated 12 May 1677, is on the L. C. lists at Harvard; see VanLennep, Plays on the English Stage, 1669-1672, p. 12. Downes (pp. 36-37): All the Musick was set by Mr Banister, and being well Perform'd, it answer'd the Expectation of the Company. Two of the songs, with the music by Bannister, are in Choice Ayres and Songs, The Second Book, 1679. The Songs in Circe, published separately in 1677, bears a licensing date of 7 May 1677. The play was licensed 18 June 1677, and entered in the Stationers' Register, 19 June 1677

Performance List

Mainpiece

Event Downloads

JSON XML CSV

Data Phases

Original Data

Source: London Stage Information Bank

*p?dg Circe. [Edition of 1677:% The Prologue by Mr Dryden-; The Epilogue by the Earl of Rochester-; [$Downes= (Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 36-37):% Orestes-Betterton; Pylades-Williams; Ithacus-Smith; Thoas-Harris; Circe-Lady Slingsby; Iphigenia-Mrs Betterton; Osmida-Mrs Twiford. *c?dg The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@142, p. 81, a last, undated entry in a series of plays acted from 28 May 1675 to 12 May 1677. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 348. A performance, dated 12 May 1677, is on the L. C. lists at Harvard; see $VanLennep=, Plays on the English Stage, 1669-1672, p. 12. $Downes= (pp. 36-37): All the Musick was set by $Mr Banister=, and being well Perform'd, it answer'd the Expectation of the Company. Two of the songs, with the music by $Bannister=, are in Choice Ayres and Songs, The Second Book, 1679. The Songs in Circe, published separately in 1677, bears a licensing date of 7 May 1677. The play was licensed 18 June 1677, and entered in the Stationers' Register, 19 June 1677.
Cleaned Data

*p1677 05 12 dg Circe. Edition of 1677: The Prologue by Mr Dryden-; The Epilogue by the Earl of Rochester-; $Downes= (Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 36-37): Orestes-Betterton; Pylades-Williams; Ithacus-Smith; Thoas-Harris; Circe-Lady Slingsby; Iphigenia-Mrs Betterton; Osmida-Mrs Twiford.*c1677 05 12 dg The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@142, p. 81, a last, undated entry in a series of plays acted from 28 May 1675 to 12 May 1677. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 348. A performance, dated 12 May 1677, is on the L. C. lists at Harvard; see $VanLennep=, Plays on the English Stage, 1669-1672, p. 12. $Downes= (pp. 36-37): All the Musick was set by $Mr Banister=, and being well Perform'd, it answer'd the Expectation of the Company. Two of the songs, with the music by $Bannister=, are in Choice Ayres and Songs, The Second Book, 1679. The Songs in Circe, published separately in 1677, bears a licensing date of 7 May 1677. The play was licensed 18 June 1677, and entered in the Stationers' Register, 19 June 1677.
Parsed Data

Event: 1288 | 16770512 | dg | The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@142, p. 81, a last, undated entry in a series of plays acted from 28 May 1675 to 12 May 1677. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 348. A performance, dated 12 May 1677, is on the L. C. lists at Harvard; see $VanLennep=, Plays on the English Stage, 1669-1672, p. 12. $Downes= (pp. 36-37): All the Musick was set by $Mr Banister=, and being well Perform'd, it answer'd the Expectation of the Company. Two of the songs, with the music by $Bannister=, are in Choice Ayres and Songs, The Second Book, 1679. The Songs in Circe, published separately in 1677, bears a licensing date of 7 May 1677. The play was licensed 18 June 1677, and entered in the Stationers' Register, 19 June 1677

Performance: 1292 | 1288 | p | Circe | Edition of 1677: The Prologue by Mr Dryden-; The Epilogue by the Earl of Rochester-; $Downes= (Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 36-37): Orestes-Betterton; Pylades-Williams; Ithacus-Smith; Thoas-Harris; Circe-Lady Slingsby; Iphigenia-Mrs Betterton; Osmida-Mrs Twiford.
Cast:
1690 | 1292 | The Prologue by Mr Dryden

1691 | 1292 | The Epilogue by the Earl of Rochester

1692 | 1292 | Orestes | Betterton

1693 | 1292 | Pylades | Williams

1694 | 1292 | Ithacus | Smith

1695 | 1292 | Thoas | Harris

1696 | 1292 | Circe | Lady Slingsby

1697 | 1292 | Iphigenia | Mrs Betterton

1698 | 1292 | Osmida | Mrs Twiford.

Mainpiece

Title: Circe

Comments:
Edition of 1677: The Prologue by Mr Dryden-; The Epilogue by the Earl of Rochester-; Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 36-37): Orestes-Betterton; Pylades-Williams; Ithacus-Smith; Thoas-Harris; Circe-Lady Slingsby; Iphigenia-Mrs Betterton; Osmida-Mrs Twiford.

Cast:

Role: The Prologue by Mr Dryden Actor:
Role: The Epilogue by the Earl of Rochester Actor:
Role: Orestes Actor: Betterton
Role: Pylades Actor: Williams
Role: Ithacus Actor: Smith
Role: Thoas Actor: Harris
Role: Circe Actor: Lady Slingsby
Role: Iphigenia Actor: Mrs Betterton
Role: Osmida Actor: Mrs Twiford.

12 May 1677

Performance List

Event Downloads

Original Data

Cleaned Data

Parsed Data

Mainpiece

Related Works

Cite this page