04 November 1690

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Theatre: Whitehall or St. James's
Theatrical Season: 1690-1691
Volume: 1
Comments: The United Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@141, p. 369. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 352. In L. C. 5@150, p. 156, is an order to prepare the stage for the play, and, in L. C. 5@150, p. 164, is another order for new equipment. Luttrell, A Brief Relation, II, 125: The 4th, being his majesties birth day...and at night was a consort of musick, and a play afterwards. Matthew Prior wrote A Pindarique Ode which was sung before Their Majesties at court on this day. See The Literary Works of Matthew Prior, ed. H. B. Wright and M. K. Spears (Oxford, 1959), I, 96-98; II, 858. Cibber, Apology, I, 128: The agreeable was so natural to [Mountfort], that even in that dissolute Character of the Rover he seem'd to wash off the Guilt from Vice, and gave it Charms and Merit. For tho' it may be a Reproach to the Poet to draw such Characters not only unpunish'd but rewarded, the Actor may still be allow'd his due Praise in his excellent Performance. And this is a Distinction which, when this Comedy was acted at Whitehall, King William's Queen Mary was pleas'd to make in favour of Monfort, notwithstanding her Disapprobation of the Play

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    *p/?atcourt The Rover. [Part I (?).] Willmore-Mountfort?; [With a% Concert-. *c/?atcourt The <i>United Company</i>. This performance is on the <i>L. C. list</i>, 5@141, p. 369. See also <i>Nicoll, Restoration Drama</i>, p. 352. In L. C. 5@150, p. 156, is an order to prepare the stage for the play, and, in L. C. 5@150, p. 164, is another order for new equipment. $Luttrell=, <i>A Brief Relation</i>, II, 125: The 4th, being his majesties birth day...and at night was a consort of musick, and a play afterwards. $Matthew Prior= wrote <i>A Pindarique Ode</i> which was sung before $Their Majesties= <i>at court</i> on this day. See <i>The Literary Works of Matthew Prior</i>, ed. $H. B. Wright= and $M. K. Spears= (<i>Oxford</i>, 1959), I, 96-98; II, 858. <i>Cibber, Apology</i>, I, 128: The agreeable was so natural to [$Mountfort=], that even in that dissolute Character of <i>the Rover</i>r he seem'd to wash off the Guilt from Vice, and gave it Charms and Merit. For tho' it may be a Reproach to the Poet to draw such Characters not only unpunish'd but rewarded, the Actor may still be allow'd his due Praise in his excellent Performance. And this is a Distinction which, when this Comedy was acted at <i>Whitehall</i>, $King William='s $Queen Mary= was pleas'd to make in favour of Monfort, notwithstanding her Disapprobation of the Play.
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    *p1690 11 04 atcourt The Rover. [Part I (?).] Willmore-Mountfort?; With a Concert-.*c1690 11 04 atcourt The <i>United Company</i>. This performance is on the <i>L. C. list</i>, 5@141, p. 369. See also <i>Nicoll, Restoration Drama</i>, p. 352. In L. C. 5@150, p. 156, is an order to prepare the stage for the play, and, in L. C. 5@150, p. 164, is another order for new equipment. $Luttrell=, <i>A Brief Relation</i>, II, 125: The 4th, being his majesties birth day...and at night was a consort of musick, and a play afterwards. $Matthew Prior= wrote <i>A Pindarique Ode</i> which was sung before $Their Majesties= <i>at court</i> on this day. See <i>The Literary Works of Matthew Prior</i>, ed. $H. B. Wright= and $M. K. Spears= (<i>Oxford</i>, 1959), I, 96-98; II, 858. <i>Cibber, Apology</i>, I, 128: The agreeable was so natural to [$Mountfort=], that even in that dissolute Character of <i>the Rover</i>r he seem'd to wash off the Guilt from Vice, and gave it Charms and Merit. For tho' it may be a Reproach to the Poet to draw such Characters not only unpunish'd but rewarded, the Actor may still be allow'd his due Praise in his excellent Performance. And this is a Distinction which, when this Comedy was acted at <i>Whitehall</i>, $King William='s $Queen Mary= was pleas'd to make in favour of Monfort, notwithstanding her Disapprobation of the Play.
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    Event: 1774 | 16901104 | atcourt | The <i>United Company</i>. This performance is on the <i>L. C. list</i>, 5@141, p. 369. See also <i>Nicoll, Restoration Drama</i>, p. 352. In L. C. 5@150, p. 156, is an order to prepare the stage for the play, and, in L. C. 5@150, p. 164, is another order for new equipment. $Luttrell=, <i>A Brief Relation</i>, II, 125: The 4th, being his majesties birth day...and at night was a consort of musick, and a play afterwards. $Matthew Prior= wrote <i>A Pindarique Ode</i> which was sung before $Their Majesties= <i>at court</i> on this day. See <i>The Literary Works of Matthew Prior</i>, ed. $H. B. Wright= and $M. K. Spears= (<i>Oxford</i>, 1959), I, 96-98; II, 858. <i>Cibber, Apology</i>, I, 128: The agreeable was so natural to [$Mountfort=], that even in that dissolute Character of <i>the Rover</i> he seem'd to wash off the Guilt from Vice, and gave it Charms and Merit. For tho' it may be a Reproach to the Poet to draw such Characters not only unpunish'd but rewarded, the Actor may still be allow'd his due Praise in his excellent Performance. And this is a Distinction which, when this Comedy was acted at <i>Whitehall</i>, $King William='s $Queen Mary= was pleas'd to make in favour of Monfort, notwithstanding her Disapprobation of the Play
    Performance: 1779 | 1774 | p | The Rover | [Part I (?).] Willmore-Mountfort?; With a Concert-.
    Cast:
    2956 | 1779 | Willmore | Mountfort?
    2957 | 1779 | With a Concert | .

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[Part I (?).] Willmore-Mountfort?; With a Concert-.
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