12 November 1683

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1682-1683
Volume: 1
Comments: The United Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but Luttrell's copy of the separately printed Prologue and Epilogue bears the date 12 Nov. 1683 (item 87, Sotheby's sale, 12 June 1939), and the premiere probably occurred shortly before that date. A revised version of the Epilogue, correcting errors, appeared almost immediately after the one first published; it bears Luttrell's date of 14 Nov. 1683. The Epilogue, in the revised version, bears the note: Written by Mr Dryden. The Prologue and both versions of the Epilogue are reprinted in Wiley, Rare Prologues and Epilogues, pp. 183-87. In addition, a song, Awake O Constantine awake, with music by Thomas Farmer, is in The Theater of Music, 1865; it also appeared in A Collection of the Newest and Choicest Songs, 1864 (which bears Luttrell's date, 10 March 1683@4, Bindley Collection, William Andrews Clark@Jr@Library)

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    *p%Ldl Constantine the Great. [Edition of 1684:% Constantine-Smith; Dalmatius-Griffin; Crispus-Betterton; Annibal-Goodman; Lycinius-Wiltshire; Arius-Gillo; Labienus-Perin; Eubolus-Saunders; Sylvester-Bowman; Fausta-Mrs Barrey; Serena-Mrs Cook; Prologue-Mr Goodman; Epilogue-Mrs Cook. *c%Ldl The <i>United Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not known, but $Luttrell='s copy of the separately printed <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i> bears the date 12 Nov. 1683 (item 87, $Sotheby='s sale, 12 June 1939), and the premiere probably occurred shortly before that date. A revised version of the Epilogue, correcting errors, appeared almost immediately after the one first published; it bears Luttrell's date of 14 Nov. 1683. The Epilogue, in the revised version, bears the note: Written by $Mr Dryden=. The Prologue and both versions of the Epilogue are reprinted in $Wiley=, <i>Rare Prologues and Epilogues</i>, pp. 183-87. In addition, a song, <i>Awake O Constantine awake</i>, with music by $Thomas Farmer=, is in <i>The Theater of Music</i>, 1865; it also appeared in <i>A Collection of the Newest and Choicest Songs</i>, 1864 (which bears Luttrell's date, 10 March 1683@4, <i>Bindley Collection</i>, $William Andrews Clark@Jr@Library=).
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    *p1683 11 12 dl Constantine the Great. Edition of 1684: Constantine-Smith; Dalmatius-Griffin; Crispus-Betterton; Annibal-Goodman; Lycinius-Wiltshire; Arius-Gillo; Labienus-Perin; Eubolus-Saunders; Sylvester-Bowman; Fausta-Mrs Barrey; Serena-Mrs Cook; Prologue-Mr Goodman; Epilogue-Mrs Cook.*c1683 11 12 dl The <i>United Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not known, but $Luttrell='s copy of the separately printed <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i> bears the date 12 Nov. 1683 (item 87, $Sotheby='s sale, 12 June 1939), and the premiere probably occurred shortly before that date. A revised version of the Epilogue, correcting errors, appeared almost immediately after the one first published; it bears Luttrell's date of 14 Nov. 1683. The Epilogue, in the revised version, bears the note: Written by $Mr Dryden=. The Prologue and both versions of the Epilogue are reprinted in $Wiley=, <i>Rare Prologues and Epilogues</i>, pp. 183-87. In addition, a song, <i>Awake O Constantine awake</i>, with music by $Thomas Farmer=, is in <i>The Theater of Music</i>, 1865; it also appeared in <i>A Collection of the Newest and Choicest Songs</i>, 1864 (which bears Luttrell's date, 10 March 1683@4, <i>Bindley Collection</i>, $William Andrews Clark@Jr@Library=).
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    Event: 1531 | 16831112 | dl | The <i>United Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not known, but $Luttrell='s copy of the separately printed <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i> bears the date 12 Nov. 1683 (item 87, $Sotheby='s sale, 12 June 1939), and the premiere probably occurred shortly before that date. A revised version of the Epilogue, correcting errors, appeared almost immediately after the one first published; it bears Luttrell's date of 14 Nov. 1683. The Epilogue, in the revised version, bears the note: Written by $Mr Dryden=. The Prologue and both versions of the Epilogue are reprinted in $Wiley=, <i>Rare Prologues and Epilogues</i>, pp. 183-87. In addition, a song, <i>Awake O Constantine awake</i>, with music by $Thomas Farmer=, is in <i>The Theater of Music</i>, 1865; it also appeared in <i>A Collection of the Newest and Choicest Songs</i>, 1864 (which bears Luttrell's date, 10 March 1683@4, <i>Bindley Collection</i>, $William Andrews Clark@Jr@Library=)
    Performance: 1535 | 1531 | p | Constantine The Great | Edition of 1684: Constantine-Smith; Dalmatius-Griffin; Crispus-Betterton; Annibal-Goodman; Lycinius-Wiltshire; Arius-Gillo; Labienus-Perin; Eubolus-Saunders; Sylvester-Bowman; Fausta-Mrs Barrey; Serena-Mrs Cook; Prologue-Mr Goodman; Epilogue-Mrs Cook.
    Cast:
    2468 | 1535 | Constantine | Smith
    2469 | 1535 | Dalmatius | Griffin
    2470 | 1535 | Crispus | Betterton
    2471 | 1535 | Annibal | Goodman
    2472 | 1535 | Lycinius | Wiltshire
    2473 | 1535 | Arius | Gillo
    2474 | 1535 | Labienus | Perin
    2475 | 1535 | Eubolus | Saunders
    2476 | 1535 | Sylvester | Bowman
    2477 | 1535 | Fausta | Mrs Barrey
    2478 | 1535 | Serena | Mrs Cook
    2479 | 1535 | Prologue | Mr Goodman
    2480 | 1535 | Epilogue | Mrs Cook.

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Edition of 1684: Constantine-Smith; Dalmatius-Griffin; Crispus-Betterton; Annibal-Goodman; Lycinius-Wiltshire; Arius-Gillo; Labienus-Perin; Eubolus-Saunders; Sylvester-Bowman; Fausta-Mrs Barrey; Serena-Mrs Cook; Prologue-Mr Goodman; Epilogue-Mrs Cook.
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