August 1684

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1682-1683
Volume: 1
Comments: The United Company. The date of the first performance is not certain, but Luttrell acquired his copy of the separately-printed Prologue and Epilogue on 18 Aug. 1684. (Bindley Collection, William Andrews Clark@Jr@Library), and the play was probably first performed on that day or in the preceding week. The Prologue and Epilogue are reprinted in Wiley, Rare Prologues and Epilogues, pp. 221-23. In the broadside the speaker of the Prologue is identified as Jevon. A sofg, Ah poor Oliver never boast, the verse by a Lady, and the music by R. King, is in A Collection of Twenty-Four Songs, 1685. Another, Damon if you wilt believe me, the verse by a Person of Quality and the music by Alexander Damascene, is in The Banquet of Musick, The Fifth Book, 1691. Two songs, Tell me no more I am deceived, the verse by Sir George Etherege and the music by J. B. Draghi, and Who can resist my Celia's charms, the music by J. B. Drahgi, and the verse by A Person of Quality, are in the printed play. This cast contains the last new role certainly assigned to John Wiltshire, who, according to (Cibber, Apology, ed. Lowe, I, 84-85), entered the army and was killed in action

Performance List

Event Downloads

JSON XML CSV
  • Your web browser doesn't have a PDF plugin. Instead, click here to download the PDF file

  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p&`dlordg A Duke and no Duke. [Edition of 1685:% Prologue [by a Friend of the Authors%-Mr Jevon; Lavinio-Wilshire; Brunetto-Carlisle; Barberino-Gillo; Alberto-Williams; Trappolin-Lee; Mago-Percivall; Captain-Sanders; Isabella-Mrs Currer; Prudentia-Mrs Percevall; Flametta-Mrs Twiford; The Epilogue-Mr Haines. *c&`dlordg The <i>United Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not certain, but $Luttrell= acquired his copy of the separately-printed <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i> on 18 Aug. 1684. (<i>Bindley Collection</i>, $William Andrews Clark@Jr@Library=), and the play was probably first performed on that day or in the preceding week. The Prologue and Epilogue are reprinted in $Wiley=, <i>Rare Prologues and Epilogues</i>, pp. 221-23. In the broadside the speaker of the Prologue is identified as $Jevon=. A sofg, <i>Ah poor Oliver never boast</i>, the verse by a Lady, and the music by $R. King=, is in <i>A Collection of Twenty-Four Songs</i>, 1685. Another, <i>Damon if you wilt believe me</i>, the verse by a Person of Quality and the music by $Alexander Damascene=, is in <i>The Banquet of Musick</i>, The Fifth Book, 1691. Two songs, <i>Tell me no more I am deceived</i>, the verse by $Sir George Etherege= and the music by $J. B. Draghi=, and <i>Who can resist my Celia's charms</i>, the music by J. B. Drahgi, and the verse by A Person of Quality, are in the printed play. This cast contains the last new role certainly assigned to $John Wiltshire=, who, according to (<i>Cibber, Apology</i>, ed. $Lowe=, I, 84-85), entered the army and was killed in action.
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1684 08 00 dlordg A Duke and no Duke. Edition of 1685: Prologue by a Friend of the Authors-Mr Jevon; Lavinio-Wilshire; Brunetto-Carlisle; Barberino-Gillo; Alberto-Williams; Trappolin-Lee; Mago-Percivall; Captain-Sanders; Isabella-Mrs Currer; Prudentia-Mrs Percevall; Flametta-Mrs Twiford; The Epilogue-Mr Haines.*c1684 08 00 dlordg The <i>United Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not certain, but $Luttrell= acquired his copy of the separately-printed <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i> on 18 Aug. 1684. (<i>Bindley Collection</i>, $William Andrews Clark@Jr@Library=), and the play was probably first performed on that day or in the preceding week. The Prologue and Epilogue are reprinted in $Wiley=, <i>Rare Prologues and Epilogues</i>, pp. 221-23. In the broadside the speaker of the Prologue is identified as $Jevon=. A sofg, <i>Ah poor Oliver never boast</i>, the verse by a Lady, and the music by $R. King=, is in <i>A Collection of Twenty-Four Songs</i>, 1685. Another, <i>Damon if you wilt believe me</i>, the verse by a Person of Quality and the music by $Alexander Damascene=, is in <i>The Banquet of Musick</i>, The Fifth Book, 1691. Two songs, <i>Tell me no more I am deceived</i>, the verse by $Sir George Etherege= and the music by $J. B. Draghi=, and <i>Who can resist my Celia's charms</i>, the music by J. B. Drahgi, and the verse by A Person of Quality, are in the printed play. This cast contains the last new role certainly assigned to $John Wiltshire=, who, according to (<i>Cibber, Apology</i>, ed. $Lowe=, I, 84-85), entered the army and was killed in action.
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 1549 | 16840800 | dlordg | The <i>United Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not certain, but $Luttrell= acquired his copy of the separately-printed <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i> on 18 Aug. 1684. (<i>Bindley Collection</i>, $William Andrews Clark@Jr@Library=), and the play was probably first performed on that day or in the preceding week. The Prologue and Epilogue are reprinted in $Wiley=, <i>Rare Prologues and Epilogues</i>, pp. 221-23. In the broadside the speaker of the Prologue is identified as $Jevon=. A sofg, <i>Ah poor Oliver never boast</i>, the verse by a Lady, and the music by $R. King=, is in <i>A Collection of Twenty-Four Songs</i>, 1685. Another, <i>Damon if you wilt believe me</i>, the verse by a Person of Quality and the music by $Alexander Damascene=, is in <i>The Banquet of Musick</i>, The Fifth Book, 1691. Two songs, <i>Tell me no more I am deceived</i>, the verse by $Sir George Etherege= and the music by $J. B. Draghi=, and <i>Who can resist my Celia's charms</i>, the music by J. B. Drahgi, and the verse by A Person of Quality, are in the printed play. This cast contains the last new role certainly assigned to $John Wiltshire=, who, according to (<i>Cibber, Apology</i>, ed. $Lowe=, I, 84-85), entered the army and was killed in action
    Performance: 1553 | 1549 | p | A Duke And No Duke | Edition of 1685: Prologue by a Friend of the Authors-Mr Jevon; Lavinio-Wilshire; Brunetto-Carlisle; Barberino-Gillo; Alberto-Williams; Trappolin-Lee; Mago-Percivall; Captain-Sanders; Isabella-Mrs Currer; Prudentia-Mrs Percevall; Flametta-Mrs Twiford; The Epilogue-Mr Haines.
    Cast:
    2547 | 1553 | Prologue by a Friend of the Authors | Mr Jevon
    2548 | 1553 | Lavinio | Wilshire
    2549 | 1553 | Brunetto | Carlisle
    2550 | 1553 | Barberino | Gillo
    2551 | 1553 | Alberto | Williams
    2552 | 1553 | Trappolin | Lee
    2553 | 1553 | Mago | Percivall
    2554 | 1553 | Captain | Sanders
    2555 | 1553 | Isabella | Mrs Currer
    2556 | 1553 | Prudentia | Mrs Percevall
    2557 | 1553 | Flametta | Mrs Twiford
    2558 | 1553 | The Epilogue | Mr Haines.

Mainpiece

Comments:
Edition of 1685: Prologue by a Friend of the Authors-Mr Jevon; Lavinio-Wilshire; Brunetto-Carlisle; Barberino-Gillo; Alberto-Williams; Trappolin-Lee; Mago-Percivall; Captain-Sanders; Isabella-Mrs Currer; Prudentia-Mrs Percevall; Flametta-Mrs Twiford; The Epilogue-Mr Haines.
Cast:

Cite this page

Chicago:
MLA: