16 February 1686

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Theatre: Whitehall or St. James's
Theatrical Season: 1684-1685
Volume: 1
Comments: The United Company. The date of this Performance is stated as 16 Feb. (L. C. records) or 17 Feb. (Peregrine Bertie), but as Lent began on Wednesday 17 Feb., the performance probably occurred on Shrove Tuesday. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@147, P. 125. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 350. Peregrine Bertie to the Countess of Rutland, 17 Feb. 1685@6: To night will be the last play at court, they tell mee 'tis the Mocke Astrologer (HMC, 12th Report, Appendix, Rutland MSS., Part V, p. 105). John Povey to Sir Robert Southwell, 18 Feb. 1685@6: Sir, the enclosed had been sent last post, had it not been detained late by a play at Court which ended our Carnival. The night before the King and Queen were entertained by the Lord President at a ball or masque in Lady Portsmouth's lodgings. The Masquers were twelve couples whose habits were of several nations' and prescribed by a picture sent to each of them from the Queen, and the least habit cost !bove a hundred Pounds, and some above three hundred pounds, besides jewels of which Mrs Fox and some others had above thirty thousand pounds value each (Savile-Finch Correspondence, Add. Mss. 28,569; I owe this quotation to Professor John Harold Wilson)

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    *p(?atcourt An Evening's Love; or, The Mock Astrologer. *c(?atcourt The <i>United Company</i>. The date of this Performance is stated as 16 Feb. (<i>L. C. records</i>) or 17 Feb. (Peregrine Bertie), but as <i>Lent</i> began on Wednesday 17 Feb., the performance probably occurred on <i>Shrove Tuesday</i>. This performance is on the <i>L. C. list</i>, 5@147, P. 125. See also <i>Nicoll, Restoration Drama</i>, p. 350. $Peregrine Bertie= to the $Countess of Rutland=, 17 Feb. 1685@6: To night will be the last play <i>at court</i>, they tell mee 'tis the <i>Mocke Astrologer</i> (<i>HMC, 12th Report</i>, Appendix, <i>Rutland MSS</i>., Part V, p. 105). $John Povey= to $Sir Robert Southwell=, 18 Feb. 1685@6: Sir, the enclosed had been sent last post, had it not been detained late by a play at Court which ended our <i>Carnival</i>. The night before the $King= and $Queen= were entertained by the <i>Lord President</i> at a ball or masque in $Lady Portsmouth='s lodgings. The Masquers were twelve couples whose habits were of several nations' and prescribed by a picture sent to each of them from the Queen, and the least habit cost !bove a hundred Pounds, and some above three hundred pounds, besides jewels of which $Mrs Fox= and some others had above thirty thousand pounds value each (<i>Savile-Finch Correspondence</i>, Add. Mss. 28,569; I owe this quotation to $Professor John Harold Wilson=).

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    *p1686 02 16 atcourt An Evening's Love; or, The Mock Astrologer.*c1686 02 16 atcourt The <i>United Company</i>. The date of this Performance is stated as 16 Feb. (<i>L. C. records</i>) or 17 Feb. (Peregrine Bertie), but as <i>Lent</i> began on Wednesday 17 Feb., the performance probably occurred on <i>Shrove Tuesday</i>. This performance is on the <i>L. C. list</i>, 5@147, P. 125. See also <i>Nicoll, Restoration Drama</i>, p. 350. $Peregrine Bertie= to the $Countess of Rutland=, 17 Feb. 1685@6: To night will be the last play <i>at court</i>, they tell mee 'tis the <i>Mocke Astrologer</i> (<i>HMC, 12th Report</i>, Appendix, <i>Rutland MSS</i>., Part V, p. 105). $John Povey= to $Sir Robert Southwell=, 18 Feb. 1685@6: Sir, the enclosed had been sent last post, had it not been detained late by a play at Court which ended our <i>Carnival</i>. The night before the $King= and $Queen= were entertained by the <i>Lord President</i> at a ball or masque in $Lady Portsmouth='s lodgings. The Masquers were twelve couples whose habits were of several nations' and prescribed by a picture sent to each of them from the Queen, and the least habit cost !bove a hundred Pounds, and some above three hundred pounds, besides jewels of which $Mrs Fox= and some others had above thirty thousand pounds value each (<i>Savile-Finch Correspondence</i>, Add. Mss. 28,569; I owe this quotation to $Professor John Harold Wilson=).

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    Event: 1617 | 16860216 | atcourt | The <i>United Company</i>. The date of this Performance is stated as 16 Feb. (<i>L. C. records</i>) or 17 Feb. (Peregrine Bertie), but as <i>Lent</i> began on Wednesday 17 Feb., the performance probably occurred on <i>Shrove Tuesday</i>. This performance is on the <i>L. C. list</i>, 5@147, P. 125. See also <i>Nicoll, Restoration Drama</i>, p. 350. $Peregrine Bertie= to the $Countess of Rutland=, 17 Feb. 1685@6: To night will be the last play <i>at court</i>, they tell mee 'tis the <i>Mocke Astrologer</i> (<i>HMC, 12th Report</i>, Appendix, <i>Rutland MSS</i>., Part V, p. 105). $John Povey= to $Sir Robert Southwell=, 18 Feb. 1685@6: Sir, the enclosed had been sent last post, had it not been detained late by a play at Court which ended our <i>Carnival</i>. The night before the $King= and $Queen= were entertained by the <i>Lord President</i> at a ball or masque in $Lady Portsmouth='s lodgings. The Masquers were twelve couples whose habits were of several nations' and prescribed by a picture sent to each of them from the Queen, and the least habit cost !bove a hundred Pounds, and some above three hundred pounds, besides jewels of which $Mrs Fox= and some others had above thirty thousand pounds value each (<i>Savile-Finch Correspondence</i>, Add. Mss. 28,569; I owe this quotation to $Professor John Harold Wilson=)
    Performance: 1621 | 1617 | p | An Evening's Love; Or, The Mock Astrologer

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Title: An Evening's Love; Or, The Mock Astrologer
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