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17 November 1677

Event Information
Theatre: Dorset Garden Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1677-1678
Volume: 1
Comments: The Duke's Company. The play was not printed. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@145, p. 120. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 349. Andrew Marvell to Sir Edw. Harley, 17 Nov. 1677: To-day is acted the first time Sir Popular Wisdom or the Politician, where my Lord Shaftesbury and all his gang are sufficiently personated. I conceive the King will be there (HMC, 14th Report, Appendix, Part II, 1894, Portland MSS., Volume III, p. 357)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pQdg Sir Popular Wisdom; or, The Politician. *cQdg The <i>Duke's Company</i>. The play was not printed. This performance is on the <i>L. C. list</i>, 5@145, p. 120. See also <i>Nicoll, Restoration Drama</i>, p. 349. $Andrew Marvell= to $Sir Edw. Harley=, 17 Nov. 1677: To-day is acted the first time <i>Sir Popular Wisdom or the Politician</i>, where my $Lord Shaftesbury= and all his gang are sufficiently personated. I conceive the $King= will be there (<i>HMC, 14th Report</i>, Appendix, Part II, 1894, <i>Portland MSS</i>., Volume III, p. 357).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1677 11 17 dg Sir Popular Wisdom; or, The Politician.*c1677 11 17 dg The <i>Duke's Company</i>. The play was not printed. This performance is on the <i>L. C. list</i>, 5@145, p. 120. See also <i>Nicoll, Restoration Drama</i>, p. 349. $Andrew Marvell= to $Sir Edw. Harley=, 17 Nov. 1677: To-day is acted the first time <i>Sir Popular Wisdom or the Politician</i>, where my $Lord Shaftesbury= and all his gang are sufficiently personated. I conceive the $King= will be there (<i>HMC, 14th Report</i>, Appendix, Part II, 1894, <i>Portland MSS</i>., Volume III, p. 357).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 1312 | 16771117 | dg | The <i>Duke's Company</i>. The play was not printed. This performance is on the <i>L. C. list</i>, 5@145, p. 120. See also <i>Nicoll, Restoration Drama</i>, p. 349. $Andrew Marvell= to $Sir Edw. Harley=, 17 Nov. 1677: To-day is acted the first time <i>Sir Popular Wisdom or the Politician</i>, where my $Lord Shaftesbury= and all his gang are sufficiently personated. I conceive the $King= will be there (<i>HMC, 14th Report</i>, Appendix, Part II, 1894, <i>Portland MSS</i>., Volume III, p. 357)
    Performance: 1316 | 1312 | p | Sir Popular Wisdom; Or, The Politician

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Title: Sir Popular Wisdom; Or, The Politician
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