December 1690

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1690-1691
Volume: 1
Comments: The United Company. The date of the first performance is not known; It is one of several plays which may have been acted in or near December, for three were entered in the Term Catalogues at approximately the same time. Of the three, The Mistakes was given first near Christmas 1690; the other two may have come earlier in the month. A song, When Sylvia was kind, the music composed by John Eccles, is in Joyful Cuckoldom, ca. 1695. In the text of the play is a song, Corinna in the bloom of youth, sung by Mrs Botoler

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    *p/?dl Alphonso King of Naples. [Edition of 1691:% The Prologue-Mr Powell [by $Mr John Haynes=%; Alphonso-Bowman; Ferdinand-Powell; Cesario-Mountfort; Tachmas-Hodgson; Vincentio-Bridges; Sigismond-Cibber; Oswell-Freeman; Fabio-Bowen; Attendant-Kirkham; Urania-Mrs Bracegirdle; Ardelia-Mrs Richardson; Epilogue-Mrs Knight [by $Mr D'Urfey=%. *c/?dl The <i>United Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not known; It is one of several plays which may have been acted in or near December, for three were entered in the <i>Term Catalogues</i> at approximately the same time. Of the three, <i>The Mistakes</i> was given first near Christmas 1690; the other two may have come earlier in the month. A song, <i>When Sylvia was kind</i>, the music composed by $John Eccles=, is in <i>Joyful Cuckoldom</i>, ca. 1695. In the text of the play is a song, <i>Corinna in the bloom of youth</i>, sung by $Mrs Botoler=.
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    *p1690 12 00 dl Alphonso King of Naples. Edition of 1691: The Prologue-Mr Powell by $Mr John Haynes=; Alphonso-Bowman; Ferdinand-Powell; Cesario-Mountfort; Tachmas-Hodgson; Vincentio-Bridges; Sigismond-Cibber; Oswell-Freeman; Fabio-Bowen; Attendant-Kirkham; Urania-Mrs Bracegirdle; Ardelia-Mrs Richardson; Epilogue-Mrs Knight by $Mr D'Urfey=.*c1690 12 00 dl The <i>United Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not known; It is one of several plays which may have been acted in or near December, for three were entered in the <i>Term Catalogues</i> at approximately the same time. Of the three, <i>The Mistakes</i> was given first near Christmas 1690; the other two may have come earlier in the month. A song, <i>When Sylvia was kind</i>, the music composed by $John Eccles=, is in <i>Joyful Cuckoldom</i>, ca. 1695. In the text of the play is a song, <i>Corinna in the bloom of youth</i>, sung by $Mrs Botoler=.
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    Event: 1777 | 16901200 | dl | The <i>United Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not known; It is one of several plays which may have been acted in or near December, for three were entered in the <i>Term Catalogues</i> at approximately the same time. Of the three, <i>The Mistakes</i> was given first near Christmas 1690; the other two may have come earlier in the month. A song, <i>When Sylvia was kind</i>, the music composed by $John Eccles=, is in <i>Joyful Cuckoldom</i>, ca. 1695. In the text of the play is a song, <i>Corinna in the bloom of youth</i>, sung by $Mrs Botoler=
    Performance: 1782 | 1777 | p | Alphonso King Of Naples | Edition of 1691: The Prologue-Mr Powell by $Mr John Haynes=; Alphonso-Bowman; Ferdinand-Powell; Cesario-Mountfort; Tachmas-Hodgson; Vincentio-Bridges; Sigismond-Cibber; Oswell-Freeman; Fabio-Bowen; Attendant-Kirkham; Urania-Mrs Bracegirdle; Ardelia-Mrs Richardson; Epilogue-Mrs Knight by $Mr D'Urfey=.
    Cast:
    2958 | 1782 | The Prologue | Mr Powell by $Mr John Haynes=
    2959 | 1782 | Alphonso | Bowman
    2960 | 1782 | Ferdinand | Powell
    2961 | 1782 | Cesario | Mountfort
    2962 | 1782 | Tachmas | Hodgson
    2963 | 1782 | Vincentio | Bridges
    2964 | 1782 | Sigismond | Cibber
    2965 | 1782 | Oswell | Freeman
    2966 | 1782 | Fabio | Bowen
    2967 | 1782 | Attendant | Kirkham
    2968 | 1782 | Urania | Mrs Bracegirdle
    2969 | 1782 | Ardelia | Mrs Richardson
    2970 | 1782 | Epilogue | Mrs Knight by $Mr D'Urfey=.

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Edition of 1691: The Prologue-Mr Powell by Mr John Haynes; Alphonso-Bowman; Ferdinand-Powell; Cesario-Mountfort; Tachmas-Hodgson; Vincentio-Bridges; Sigismond-Cibber; Oswell-Freeman; Fabio-Bowen; Attendant-Kirkham; Urania-Mrs Bracegirdle; Ardelia-Mrs Richardson; Epilogue-Mrs Knight by Mr D'Urfey.
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