12 December 1677

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1677-1678
Volume: 1
Comments: The King's Company. This performance is known through a document summarized in The Theatrical Inquisitor and Monthly Mirror, July 1816, p. 25, and summarized in Fitzgerald, A New History, I, 145. Although this performance is the first certainly known, it is probably not the premiere, for the attendance (see below) was too small for the premiere of a new work by John Dryden. Since the play was entered in the Stationers' Register, January 1678, the first production was probably not long before this performance. The document in The Theatrical Inquisitor gives this information: The King's Box, no receipts; Mr Hayles' boxes, #3 (probably 15 spectators); Mr Mohun's boxes, #1 12s. (probably 8 spectators); Mr Yeats' boxes, 12s. (probably 3 spectators); James' boxes, #2 (probably 10 spectators). Mr Kent's pitt, 82 spectators, and Mr Britan's pitt, 35 spectators, a total of 117, paying #14 12s. 6d. Mr Bracy's gallery, 42 spectators; and Mr Johnson's gallery, 21 spectators; a total of 63 spectators, who paid #4 14s. 6d. Mr Thomson's gallery, 33 spectators, paying #1 13s. The total attendance appears to have been 249; the receipts were #28 4s. The house rent came to #5 14s. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 11) gives a cast which is identical except for omissions

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pldl All for Love; or, The World Well Lost. [Edition of 1678:% Prologue to Anthony and Cleopatra-; Marc Anthony-Hart; Ventidius-Mohun; Dollabella-Clarke; Alexas-Goodman; Serapion-Griffin; Another Priest-Coysh; Cleopatra-Mrs Boutell; Octavia-Mrs Corey; Epilogue-. *cldl The <i>King's Company</i>. This performance is known through a document summarized in <i>The Theatrical Inquisitor and Monthly Mirror</i>, July 1816, p. 25, and summarized in $Fitzgerald=, <i>A New History</i>, I, 145. Although this performance is the first certainly known, it is probably not the premiere, for the attendance (see below) was too small for the premiere of a new work by $John Dryden=. Since the play was entered in the <i>Stationers' Register</i>, January 1678, the first production was probably not long before this performance. The document in <i>The Theatrical Inquisitor</i> gives this information: $The King='s Box, no receipts; $Mr Hayles=' boxes, #3 (probably 15 spectators); $Mr Mohun='s boxes, #1 12s. (probably 8 spectators); $Mr Yeats=' boxes, 12s. (probably 3 spectators); $James=' boxes, #2 (probably 10 spectators). $Mr Kent='s pitt, 82 spectators, and $Mr Britan='s pitt, 35 spectators, a total of 117, paying #14 12s. 6d. $Mr Bracy='s gallery, 42 spectators; and $Mr Johnson='s gallery, 21 spectators; a total of 63 spectators, who paid #4 14s. 6d. $Mr Thomson='s gallery, 33 spectators, paying #1 13s. The total attendance appears to have been 249; the receipts were #28 4s. The house rent came to #5 14s. $Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, p. 11) gives a cast which is identical except for omissions.
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    *p1677 12 12 dl All for Love; or, The World Well Lost. Edition of 1678: Prologue to Anthony and Cleopatra-; Marc Anthony-Hart; Ventidius-Mohun; Dollabella-Clarke; Alexas-Goodman; Serapion-Griffin; Another Priest-Coysh; Cleopatra-Mrs Boutell; Octavia-Mrs Corey; Epilogue-.*c1677 12 12 dl The <i>King's Company</i>. This performance is known through a document summarized in <i>The Theatrical Inquisitor and Monthly Mirror</i>, July 1816, p. 25, and summarized in $Fitzgerald=, <i>A New History</i>, I, 145. Although this performance is the first certainly known, it is probably not the premiere, for the attendance (see below) was too small for the premiere of a new work by $John Dryden=. Since the play was entered in the <i>Stationers' Register</i>, January 1678, the first production was probably not long before this performance. The document in <i>The Theatrical Inquisitor</i> gives this information: $The King='s Box, no receipts; $Mr Hayles=' boxes, #3 (probably 15 spectators); $Mr Mohun='s boxes, #1 12s. (probably 8 spectators); $Mr Yeats=' boxes, 12s. (probably 3 spectators); $James=' boxes, #2 (probably 10 spectators). $Mr Kent='s pitt, 82 spectators, and $Mr Britan='s pitt, 35 spectators, a total of 117, paying #14 12s. 6d. $Mr Bracy='s gallery, 42 spectators; and $Mr Johnson='s gallery, 21 spectators; a total of 63 spectators, who paid #4 14s. 6d. $Mr Thomson='s gallery, 33 spectators, paying #1 13s. The total attendance appears to have been 249; the receipts were #28 4s. The house rent came to #5 14s. $Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, p. 11) gives a cast which is identical except for omissions.
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    Event: 1315 | 16771212 | dl | The <i>King's Company</i>. This performance is known through a document summarized in <i>The Theatrical Inquisitor and Monthly Mirror</i>, July 1816, p. 25, and summarized in $Fitzgerald=, <i>A New History</i>, I, 145. Although this performance is the first certainly known, it is probably not the premiere, for the attendance (see below) was too small for the premiere of a new work by $John Dryden=. Since the play was entered in the <i>Stationers' Register</i>, January 1678, the first production was probably not long before this performance. The document in <i>The Theatrical Inquisitor</i> gives this information: $The King='s Box, no receipts; $Mr Hayles=' boxes, #3 (probably 15 spectators); $Mr Mohun='s boxes, #1 12s. (probably 8 spectators); $Mr Yeats=' boxes, 12s. (probably 3 spectators); $James=' boxes, #2 (probably 10 spectators). $Mr Kent='s pitt, 82 spectators, and $Mr Britan='s pitt, 35 spectators, a total of 117, paying #14 12s. 6d. $Mr Bracy='s gallery, 42 spectators; and $Mr Johnson='s gallery, 21 spectators; a total of 63 spectators, who paid #4 14s. 6d. $Mr Thomson='s gallery, 33 spectators, paying #1 13s. The total attendance appears to have been 249; the receipts were #28 4s. The house rent came to #5 14s. $Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, p. 11) gives a cast which is identical except for omissions
    Performance: 1319 | 1315 | p | All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost | Edition of 1678: Prologue to Anthony and Cleopatra-; Marc Anthony-Hart; Ventidius-Mohun; Dollabella-Clarke; Alexas-Goodman; Serapion-Griffin; Another Priest-Coysh; Cleopatra-Mrs Boutell; Octavia-Mrs Corey; Epilogue-.
    Cast:
    1804 | 1319 | Prologue to Anthony and Cleopatra
    1805 | 1319 | Marc Anthony | Hart
    1806 | 1319 | Ventidius | Mohun
    1807 | 1319 | Dollabella | Clarke
    1808 | 1319 | Alexas | Goodman
    1809 | 1319 | Serapion | Griffin
    1810 | 1319 | Another Priest | Coysh
    1811 | 1319 | Cleopatra | Mrs Boutell
    1812 | 1319 | Octavia | Mrs Corey
    1813 | 1319 | Epilogue | .

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Edition of 1678: Prologue to Anthony and Cleopatra-; Marc Anthony-Hart; Ventidius-Mohun; Dollabella-Clarke; Alexas-Goodman; Serapion-Griffin; Another Priest-Coysh; Cleopatra-Mrs Boutell; Octavia-Mrs Corey; Epilogue-.
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