July 1677

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1676-1677
Volume: 1
Comments: John Dryden to Lord Latimer, July 1677: But the Kings Comedy [probably Mr Limberham] lyes in the Sudds till you please to send me into Northamptonshyre: it will be almost such another piece of business as the fond Husband, for such the King will have it, who is parcell poet with me in the plott; one of the designes being a story he was pleas'd formerly to tell me; and therefore I hope he will keep the jeast in countenance by laughing at it...I have a farther honour to beg, that my Tragedy [All for Love], which will be acted at Michaelmasse, & is already written, may have the honour to be addressed to my Lord Treasurer; & that your Lordship and My Lord Mulgrave wil I hope beg together for me (The Letters of John Dryden, ed. Ward, pp. 11-12)

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    *p?dl Comment. *c?dl $John Dryden= to $Lord Latimer=, July 1677: But the Kings Comedy [probably <i>Mr Limberham</i>] lyes in the Sudds till you please to send me into <i>Northamptonshyre</i>: it will be almost such another piece of business as <i>the fond Husband</i>, for such the $King= will have it, who is parcell poet with me in the plott; one of the designes being a story he was pleas'd formerly to tell me; and therefore I hope he will keep the jeast in countenance by laughing at it...I have a farther honour to beg, that my Tragedy [<i>All for Love</i>], which will be acted at <i>Michaelmasse</i>, & is already written, may have the honour to be addressed to my <i>Lord Treasurer</i>; & that your Lordship and My $Lord Mulgrave= wil I hope beg together for me (<i>The Letters of John Dryden</i>, ed. $Ward=, pp. 11-12).

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    *p1677 07 00 dl Comment.*c1677 07 00 dl $John Dryden= to $Lord Latimer=, July 1677: But the Kings Comedy [probably <i>Mr Limberham</i>] lyes in the Sudds till you please to send me into <i>Northamptonshyre</i>: it will be almost such another piece of business as <i>the fond Husband</i>, for such the $King= will have it, who is parcell poet with me in the plott; one of the designes being a story he was pleas'd formerly to tell me; and therefore I hope he will keep the jeast in countenance by laughing at it...I have a farther honour to beg, that my Tragedy [<i>All for Love</i>], which will be acted at <i>Michaelmasse</i>, & is already written, may have the honour to be addressed to my <i>Lord Treasurer</i>; & that your Lordship and My $Lord Mulgrave= wil I hope beg together for me (<i>The Letters of John Dryden</i>, ed. $Ward=, pp. 11-12).

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    Event: 1297 | 16770700 | dl | $John Dryden= to $Lord Latimer=, July 1677: But the Kings Comedy [probably <i>Mr Limberham</i>] lyes in the Sudds till you please to send me into <i>Northamptonshyre</i>: it will be almost such another piece of business as <i>the fond Husband</i>, for such the $King= will have it, who is parcell poet with me in the plott; one of the designes being a story he was pleas'd formerly to tell me; and therefore I hope he will keep the jeast in countenance by laughing at it...I have a farther honour to beg, that my Tragedy [<i>All for Love</i>], which will be acted at <i>Michaelmasse</i>, & is already written, may have the honour to be addressed to my <i>Lord Treasurer</i>; & that your Lordship and My $Lord Mulgrave= wil I hope beg together for me (<i>The Letters of John Dryden</i>, ed. $Ward=, pp. 11-12)

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