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October 1681

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1681-1682
Volume: 1
Comments: The King's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but its listing in the Term Catalogues, November 1681, suggests late October as a likely latest date for its premiere. If Mithridates was acted in mid-October at the opening of Drury Lane, Sir Barnaby Whigg may well be the first new play offered by the King's Company in the autumn. A Song in Act I, Blow Boreas Blow, with music apparently by Henry Purcell, is in A Third Collection of New Songs...Words by Mr D'Urfey, 1685, and in Dramatic Works of Henry Purcell, Purcell Society, III (1917), xiv-xv

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p" dl Sir Barnaby Whigg; or, No Wit like a Womans. [Edition of 1681:% Prologue-; Wilding-Clark; Townly-Goodman; Sir Wal. Wiseacre-Jermaine; Capt. Porpuss-Griffin; Sir Barn. Whigg-Powell; Benedick-Perin; Swift-Cosh; Gratiana-Mrs Corbet; Livia-Mrs Cook; Millicent-Mrs Moyle; Winifred-Mrs Percival; Epilogue-a New Actress. *c" dl The <i>King's Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not known, but its listing in the <i>Term Catalogues</i>, November 1681, suggests late October as a likely latest date for its premiere. If <i>Mithridates</i> was acted in mid-October at the opening of <i>Drury Lane</i>, <i>Sir Barnaby Whigg</i> may well be the first new play offered by the King's Company in the autumn. A Song in Act I, <i>Blow Boreas Blow</i>, with music apparently by $Henry Purcell=, is in <i>A Third Collection of New Songs</i>...Words by $Mr D'Urfey=, 1685, and in <i>Dramatic Works of Henry Purcell</i>, <i>Purcell Society</i>, III (1917), xiv-xv.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1681 10 00 dl Sir Barnaby Whigg; or, No Wit like a Womans. Edition of 1681: Prologue-; Wilding-Clark; Townly-Goodman; Sir Wal. Wiseacre-Jermaine; Capt. Porpuss-Griffin; Sir Barn. Whigg-Powell; Benedick-Perin; Swift-Cosh; Gratiana-Mrs Corbet; Livia-Mrs Cook; Millicent-Mrs Moyle; Winifred-Mrs Percival; Epilogue-a New Actress.*c1681 10 00 dl The <i>King's Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not known, but its listing in the <i>Term Catalogues</i>, November 1681, suggests late October as a likely latest date for its premiere. If <i>Mithridates</i> was acted in mid-October at the opening of <i>Drury Lane</i>, <i>Sir Barnaby Whigg</i> may well be the first new play offered by the King's Company in the autumn. A Song in Act I, <i>Blow Boreas Blow</i>, with music apparently by $Henry Purcell=, is in <i>A Third Collection of New Songs</i>...Words by $Mr D'Urfey=, 1685, and in <i>Dramatic Works of Henry Purcell</i>, <i>Purcell Society</i>, III (1917), xiv-xv.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 1442 | 16811000 | dl | The <i>King's Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not known, but its listing in the <i>Term Catalogues</i>, November 1681, suggests late October as a likely latest date for its premiere. If <i>Mithridates</i> was acted in mid-October at the opening of <i>Drury Lane</i>, <i>Sir Barnaby Whigg</i> may well be the first new play offered by the King's Company in the autumn. A Song in Act I, <i>Blow Boreas Blow</i>, with music apparently by $Henry Purcell=, is in <i>A Third Collection of New Songs</i>...Words by $Mr D'Urfey=, 1685, and in <i>Dramatic Works of Henry Purcell</i>, <i>Purcell Society</i>, III (1917), xiv-xv
    Performance: 1446 | 1442 | p | Sir Barnaby Whigg; Or, No Wit Like A Womans | Edition of 1681: Prologue-; Wilding-Clark; Townly-Goodman; Sir Wal. Wiseacre-Jermaine; Capt. Porpuss-Griffin; Sir Barn. Whigg-Powell; Benedick-Perin; Swift-Cosh; Gratiana-Mrs Corbet; Livia-Mrs Cook; Millicent-Mrs Moyle; Winifred-Mrs Percival; Epilogue-a New Actress.
    Cast:
    2258 | 1446 | Prologue
    2259 | 1446 | Wilding | Clark
    2260 | 1446 | Townly | Goodman
    2261 | 1446 | Wiseacre | Jermaine
    2262 | 1446 | Porpuss | Griffin
    2263 | 1446 | Whigg | Powell
    2264 | 1446 | Benedick | Perin
    2265 | 1446 | Swift | Cosh
    2266 | 1446 | Gratiana | Mrs Corbet
    2267 | 1446 | Livia | Mrs Cook
    2268 | 1446 | Millicent | Mrs Moyle
    2269 | 1446 | Winifred | Mrs Percival
    2270 | 1446 | Epilogue | a New Actress.

Mainpiece

Title: Sir Barnaby Whigg; Or, No Wit Like A Womans
Comments:
Edition of 1681: Prologue-; Wilding-Clark; Townly-Goodman; Sir Wal. Wiseacre-Jermaine; Capt. Porpuss-Griffin; Sir Barn. Whigg-Powell; Benedick-Perin; Swift-Cosh; Gratiana-Mrs Corbet; Livia-Mrs Cook; Millicent-Mrs Moyle; Winifred-Mrs Percival; Epilogue-a New Actress.
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