February 1688

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1684-1685
Volume: 1
Comments: The United Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but Luttrell's date of acquistion of the separately-printed Prologue and Epilogue is 6 Feb. 1687@8 (see A. S. Borgman, The Life and Death of William Mountford [Cambridge, Mass., 1935], p. 26n). Very probably the play had its premiere early in February. The Prologue and Epilogue are reprinted in Wiley, Rare Prologues and Epilogues, pp. 256-58. A song, Lucinda close or veil those eyes, with music by J. B. Draghi, is in The Banquet of Musick, The Second Book, 1688. Charles Gildon, The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets (London, 1698 (?), p. 102: [It] did not succeed as the Author wish'd

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    *p<i>?dl The Injured Lovers; or, The Ambitious Father. [Edition of 1688.% Prologue to the Injur'd Lovers-Mr Mountfort; King of Sicily-Williams; Rheusanes-Betterton; Ghinotto-Griffin; Dorenalus-Mountfort; Old Colonel-Sanford; Soldiers-Lee, Jevon, Underhill; Princess Oryala-Mrs Barry; Antelina-Mrs Bracegirdle; Epilogue-Mr Jevon. *c+?dl The +United Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not known, but $Luttrell='s date of acquistion of the separately-printed <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i> is 6 Feb. 1687@8 (see $A. S. Borgman=, <i>The Life and Death of William Mountford</i> [<i>Cambridge, Mass.</i>, 1935], p. 26n). Very probably the play had its premiere early in February. The Prologue and Epilogue are reprinted in $Wiley=, <i>Rare Prologues and Epilogues</i>, pp. 256-58. A song, <i>Lucinda close or veil those eyes</i>, with music by $J. B. Draghi=, is in <i>The Banquet of Musick</i>, The Second Book, 1688. $Charles Gildon=, <i>The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets</i> (<i>London</i>, 1698 (?), p. 102: [It] did not succeed as the Author wish'd.

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    *p1688 02 00 dl The Injured Lovers; or, The Ambitious Father. Edition of 1688. Prologue to the Injur'd Lovers-Mr Mountfort; King of Sicily-Williams; Rheusanes-Betterton; Ghinotto-Griffin; Dorenalus-Mountfort; Old Colonel-Sanford; Soldiers-Lee, Jevon, Underhill; Princess Oryala-Mrs Barry; Antelina-Mrs Bracegirdle; Epilogue-Mr Jevon.*c1688 02 00 dl The <i>United Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not known, but $Luttrell='s date of acquistion of the separately-printed <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i> is 6 Feb. 1687@8 (see $A. S. Borgman=, <i>The Life and Death of William Mountford</i> [<i>Cambridge, Mass.</i>, 1935], p. 26n). Very probably the play had its premiere early in February. The Prologue and Epilogue are reprinted in $Wiley=, <i>Rare Prologues and Epilogues</i>, pp. 256-58. A song, <i>Lucinda close or veil those eyes</i>, with music by $J. B. Draghi=, is in <i>The Banquet of Musick</i>, The Second Book, 1688. $Charles Gildon=, <i>The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets</i> (<i>London</i>, 1698 (?), p. 102: [It] did not succeed as the Author wish'd.

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    Event: 1683 | 16880200 | dl | The <i>United Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not known, but $Luttrell='s date of acquistion of the separately-printed <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i> is 6 Feb. 1687@8 (see $A. S. Borgman=, <i>The Life and Death of William Mountford</i> [<i>Cambridge, Mass.</i>, 1935], p. 26n). Very probably the play had its premiere early in February. The Prologue and Epilogue are reprinted in $Wiley=, <i>Rare Prologues and Epilogues</i>, pp. 256-58. A song, <i>Lucinda close or veil those eyes</i>, with music by $J. B. Draghi=, is in <i>The Banquet of Musick</i>, The Second Book, 1688. $Charles Gildon=, <i>The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets</i> (<i>London</i>, 1698 (?), p. 102: [It] did not succeed as the Author wish'd
    Performance: 1688 | 1683 | p | The Injured Lovers; Or, The Ambitious Father | Edition of 1688. Prologue to the Injur'd Lovers-Mr Mountfort; King of Sicily-Williams; Rheusanes-Betterton; Ghinotto-Griffin; Dorenalus-Mountfort; Old Colonel-Sanford; Soldiers-Lee, Jevon, Underhill; Princess Oryala-Mrs Barry; Antelina-Mrs Bracegirdle; Epilogue-Mr Jevon.
    Cast:
    2705 | 1688 | Prologue to the Injur'd Lovers | Mr Mountfort
    2706 | 1688 | King of Sicily | Williams
    2707 | 1688 | Rheusanes | Betterton
    2708 | 1688 | Ghinotto | Griffin
    2709 | 1688 | Dorenalus | Mountfort
    2710 | 1688 | Old Colonel | Sanford
    2711 | 1688 | Soldiers | Lee, Jevon, Underhill
    2712 | 1688 | Princess Oryala | Mrs Barry
    2713 | 1688 | Antelina | Mrs Bracegirdle
    2714 | 1688 | Epilogue | Mr Jevon.

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Title: The Injured Lovers; Or, The Ambitious Father
Comments:
Edition of 1688. Prologue to the Injur'd Lovers-Mr Mountfort; King of Sicily-Williams; Rheusanes-Betterton; Ghinotto-Griffin; Dorenalus-Mountfort; Old Colonel-Sanford; Soldiers-Lee, Jevon, Underhill; Princess Oryala-Mrs Barry; Antelina-Mrs Bracegirdle; Epilogue-Mr Jevon.
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