15 August 1661

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Theatre: Lincoln's Inn Fields
Theatrical Season: 1660-1661
Volume: 1
Comments: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the Opera, which begins again to-day with The Witts, never acted yet with scenes; and the King and Duke and Duchess were there...and indeed it is a most excellent play, and admirable scenes. Downes (p. 21): All the other Parts being exactly Perform'd; it continu'd 8 Days Acting Successively

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?lif The Wits. [$Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, p. 21):% Elder Palatine-Betterton; Young Palatine-Harris; Sir Morgly Thwack-Underhill; Lady Ample-Mrs Davenport. *c?lif The <i>Duke's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: To the Opera, which begins again to-day with <i>The Witts</i>, never acted yet with scenes; and $the King= and $Duke= and $Duchess= were there...and indeed it is a most excellent play, and admirable scenes. $Downes= (p. 21): All the other Parts being exactly Perform'd; it continu'd 8 Days Acting Successively.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1661 08 15 lif The Wits. $Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, p. 21): Elder Palatine-Betterton; Young Palatine-Harris; Sir Morgly Thwack-Underhill; Lady Ample-Mrs Davenport.*c1661 08 15 lif The <i>Duke's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: To the Opera, which begins again to-day with <i>The Witts</i>, never acted yet with scenes; and $the King= and $Duke= and $Duchess= were there...and indeed it is a most excellent play, and admirable scenes. $Downes= (p. 21): All the other Parts being exactly Perform'd; it continu'd 8 Days Acting Successively.

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    Event: 136 | 16610815 | lif | The <i>Duke's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: To the Opera, which begins again to-day with <i>The Witts</i>, never acted yet with scenes; and $the King= and $Duke= and $Duchess= were there...and indeed it is a most excellent play, and admirable scenes. $Downes= (p. 21): All the other Parts being exactly Perform'd; it continu'd 8 Days Acting Successively
    Performance: 136 | 136 | p | The Wits | $Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, p. 21): Elder Palatine-Betterton; Young Palatine-Harris; Sir Morgly Thwack-Underhill; Lady Ample-Mrs Davenport.
    Cast:
    56 | 136 | Elder Palatine | Betterton
    57 | 136 | Young Palatine | Harris
    58 | 136 | Sir Morgly Thwack | Underhill
    59 | 136 | Lady Ample | Mrs Davenport.

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Title: The Wits
Comments:
Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 21): Elder Palatine-Betterton; Young Palatine-Harris; Sir Morgly Thwack-Underhill; Lady Ample-Mrs Davenport.
Cast:

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Work Title: The Wits
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Birth: 1606
Death: 1668

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