November 1692
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1692-1693
Volume:
1
Comments:
The United Company. The date of the first performance is not certain, but the play was acted soon after Shadwell's death in November 1692. Gentleman's Journal, November 1692: We have lately lost Thomas Shadwell Esquire....The Comedy which, as I told you, he design'd for the Stage, was acted since his decease: 'Tis call'd the Volunteers; and though that Orphan wanted its Parent to support it, yet it came off with reasonable success. [When this play was revived at Drury Lane 27 July 1711, the bill bore the heading: Not acted these Twenty Years.
Performance List
Mainpiece
Comments:
Edition of 1693: A Prologue [by Mr Shadwell and designed to be Spoken, but was lost when the Play was Acted-; The Prologue [by Mr Durfey-Mrs Bracegirdle; The Epilogue-one in deep Mourning; Major General Blunt-Lee; Coll. Hackwell Sr-Dogget; Coll. Hackwell Jr-Powell; Welford-Hodgson; Sir NicholasDainty-Bowman; Sir Timothy Kastril-Bowen; Nickum-Alexander [Verbruggen]; Ding@boy-Freeman; Teresia-Mrs Knight; Eugenia-Mrs Mountford; Winifred-Mrs Rogers; Clara-Mrs Bracegirdle; Mrs Hackwell-Mrs Lee; Stitchum-Penkethman.
Edition of 1693: A Prologue [by Mr Shadwell and designed to be Spoken, but was lost when the Play was Acted-; The Prologue [by Mr Durfey-Mrs Bracegirdle; The Epilogue-one in deep Mourning; Major General Blunt-Lee; Coll. Hackwell Sr-Dogget; Coll. Hackwell Jr-Powell; Welford-Hodgson; Sir NicholasDainty-Bowman; Sir Timothy Kastril-Bowen; Nickum-Alexander [Verbruggen]; Ding@boy-Freeman; Teresia-Mrs Knight; Eugenia-Mrs Mountford; Winifred-Mrs Rogers; Clara-Mrs Bracegirdle; Mrs Hackwell-Mrs Lee; Stitchum-Penkethman.
Cast:
- Role: was lost when the Play was Acted Actor:
- Role: Mr Durfey Actor: Mrs Bracegirdle
- Role: The Epilogue Actor: one in deep Mourning
- Role: Major General Blunt Actor: Lee
- Role: Hackwell Sr Actor: Dogget
- Role: Hackwell Jr Actor: Powell
- Role: Welford Actor: Hodgson
- Role: Sir NicholasDainty Actor: Bowman
- Role: Sir Timothy Kastril Actor: Bowen
- Role: Nickum Actor: Alexander
- Role: Ding@boy Actor: Freeman
- Role: Teresia Actor: Mrs Knight
- Role: Eugenia Actor: Mrs Mountford
- Role: Winifred Actor: Mrs Rogers
- Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Bracegirdle
- Role: Mrs Hackwell Actor: Mrs Lee
- Role: Stitchum Actor: Penkethman.