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31 August 1661

Event Information
Theatre: Bartholomew Fair
Theatrical Season: 1660-1661
Volume: 1
Comments: Pepys, Diary: At noon comes Luellin to me, and he and I to the tavern and after that to Bartholomew fair, and there upon his motion to a pitiful alehouse, where we had a dirty slut or two come up that were whores, but my very heart went against them, so that I took no pleasure but a great deal of trouble in being there and getting from thence in fear of being seen. From hence he and I walked towards Ludgate and parted. I back to the fair all alone , and there met with the ladies Jemimah and Paulina, with Mr Pickering and Madamoiselle, at seeing the monkeys dance, which was much to see, when they could be brought to do so, but it troubled me to sit among such nasty company

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?bf Entertainments. *c?bf <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: At noon comes $Luellin= to me, and he and I to the tavern and after that to <i>Bartholomew fair</i>, and there upon his motion to a pitiful alehouse, where we had a dirty slut or two come up that were whores, but my very heart went against them, so that I took no pleasure but a great deal of trouble in being there and getting from thence in fear of being seen. From hence he and I walked towards <i>Ludgate</i> and parted. I back to the fair all alone , and there met with the ladies $Jemimah= and $Paulina=, with $Mr Pickering= and Madamoiselle, at seeing the monkeys dance, which was much to see, when they could be brought to do so, but it troubled me to sit among such nasty company.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1661 08 31 bf Entertainments.*c1661 08 31 bf <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: At noon comes $Luellin= to me, and he and I to the tavern and after that to <i>Bartholomew fair</i>, and there upon his motion to a pitiful alehouse, where we had a dirty slut or two come up that were whores, but my very heart went against them, so that I took no pleasure but a great deal of trouble in being there and getting from thence in fear of being seen. From hence he and I walked towards <i>Ludgate</i> and parted. I back to the fair all alone , and there met with the ladies $Jemimah= and $Paulina=, with $Mr Pickering= and Madamoiselle, at seeing the monkeys dance, which was much to see, when they could be brought to do so, but it troubled me to sit among such nasty company.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 151 | 16610831 | bf | <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: At noon comes $Luellin= to me, and he and I to the tavern and after that to <i>Bartholomew fair</i>, and there upon his motion to a pitiful alehouse, where we had a dirty slut or two come up that were whores, but my very heart went against them, so that I took no pleasure but a great deal of trouble in being there and getting from thence in fear of being seen. From hence he and I walked towards <i>Ludgate</i> and parted. I back to the fair all alone , and there met with the ladies $Jemimah= and $Paulina=, with $Mr Pickering= and Madamoiselle, at seeing the monkeys dance, which was much to see, when they could be brought to do so, but it troubled me to sit among such nasty company
    Performance: 151 | 151 | p | Entertainments

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 31 August 1661 at Bartholomew Fair." London Stage Database. Accessed April 2, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=151.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 31 August 1661 at Bartholomew Fair." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=151. Accessed 2 April 2025.