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09 February 1682

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Theatre: Dorset Garden Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1681-1682
Volume: 1
Comments: The Duke's Company. This performance is known by the separately printed Prologue and Epilogue: Prologue. By Mr Otway to his Play call'd Venice preserv'd or the Plot discover'd. Acted at His Royal Highness the Duke of Yorks Theatre, the 9th of February, 1681. [These have been reprinted in Wiley, Rare Prologues and Epilogues, pp. 61-66.] Luttrell dated his copy of the Prologue and Epilogue 11 Feb. 1681@2 (Huntington Library). It is not certain that 9 Feb. 1681@2 represents the first performance, but it may well be. For a comment by Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, on Mrs Barry, see The Orphan, February 1679@80

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p"?dg Venice Preserv'd; or, A Plot Discover'd. [Edition of 1682:% Prologue-Mr Smith; Epilogue-Mr Betterton; Duke of Venice-D. Williams; Priuli-Boman; Antonio-Leigh; Jaffeir-Betterton; Pierre-Smith; Renault-Wilshire; Bedamar-Gillo; Spinosa-Percival; Belvidera-Mrs Barry; Aquilina-Mrs Currer. *c"?dg The <i>Duke's Company</i>. This performance is known by the separately printed <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i>: Prologue. By $Mr Otway= to his Play call'd <i>Venice preserv'd or the Plot discover'd</i>. Acted at His Royal Highness the <i>Duke of Yorks Theatre</i>, the 9th of February, 1681. [These have been reprinted in $Wiley=, <i>Rare Prologues and Epilogues</i>, pp. 61-66.] $Luttrell= dated his copy of the Prologue and Epilogue 11 Feb. 1681@2 (<i>Huntington Library</i>). It is not certain that 9 Feb. 1681@2 represents the first performance, but it may well be. For a comment by $Downes=, <i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, on $Mrs Barry=, see <i>The Orphan</i>, February 1679@80.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1682 02 09 dg Venice Preserv'd; or, A Plot Discover'd. Edition of 1682: Prologue-Mr Smith; Epilogue-Mr Betterton; Duke of Venice-D. Williams; Priuli-Boman; Antonio-Leigh; Jaffeir-Betterton; Pierre-Smith; Renault-Wilshire; Bedamar-Gillo; Spinosa-Percival; Belvidera-Mrs Barry; Aquilina-Mrs Currer.*c1682 02 09 dg The <i>Duke's Company</i>. This performance is known by the separately printed <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i>: Prologue. By $Mr Otway= to his Play call'd <i>Venice preserv'd or the Plot discover'd</i>. Acted at His Royal Highness the <i>Duke of Yorks Theatre</i>, the 9th of February, 1681. [These have been reprinted in $Wiley=, <i>Rare Prologues and Epilogues</i>, pp. 61-66.] $Luttrell= dated his copy of the Prologue and Epilogue 11 Feb. 1681@2 (<i>Huntington Library</i>). It is not certain that 9 Feb. 1681@2 represents the first performance, but it may well be. For a comment by $Downes=, <i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, on $Mrs Barry=, see <i>The Orphan</i>, February 1679@80.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 1465 | 16820209 | dg | The <i>Duke's Company</i>. This performance is known by the separately printed <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i>: Prologue. By $Mr Otway= to his Play call'd <i>Venice preserv'd or the Plot discover'd</i>. Acted at His Royal Highness the <i>Duke of Yorks Theatre</i>, the 9th of February, 1681. [These have been reprinted in $Wiley=, <i>Rare Prologues and Epilogues</i>, pp. 61-66.] $Luttrell= dated his copy of the Prologue and Epilogue 11 Feb. 1681@2 (<i>Huntington Library</i>). It is not certain that 9 Feb. 1681@2 represents the first performance, but it may well be. For a comment by $Downes=, <i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, on $Mrs Barry=, see <i>The Orphan</i>, February 1679@80
    Performance: 1469 | 1465 | p | Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd | Edition of 1682: Prologue-Mr Smith; Epilogue-Mr Betterton; Duke of Venice-D. Williams; Priuli-Boman; Antonio-Leigh; Jaffeir-Betterton; Pierre-Smith; Renault-Wilshire; Bedamar-Gillo; Spinosa-Percival; Belvidera-Mrs Barry; Aquilina-Mrs Currer.
    Cast:
    2345 | 1469 | Prologue | Mr Smith
    2346 | 1469 | Epilogue | Mr Betterton
    2347 | 1469 | Duke of Venice | D. Williams
    2348 | 1469 | Priuli | Boman
    2349 | 1469 | Antonio | Leigh
    2350 | 1469 | Jaffeir | Betterton
    2351 | 1469 | Pierre | Smith
    2352 | 1469 | Renault | Wilshire
    2353 | 1469 | Bedamar | Gillo
    2354 | 1469 | Spinosa | Percival
    2355 | 1469 | Belvidera | Mrs Barry
    2356 | 1469 | Aquilina | Mrs Currer.

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Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd
Comments:
Edition of 1682: Prologue-Mr Smith; Epilogue-Mr Betterton; Duke of Venice-D. Williams; Priuli-Boman; Antonio-Leigh; Jaffeir-Betterton; Pierre-Smith; Renault-Wilshire; Bedamar-Gillo; Spinosa-Percival; Belvidera-Mrs Barry; Aquilina-Mrs Currer.
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Author: Thomas Otway
Birth: 1652
Death: 1685
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Author: Thomas Otway
Birth: 1652
Death: 1685

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