November 1692

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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.

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p2?dl The Volunteers; or, The Stock-Jobbers. [Edition of 1693:% A Prologue [by $Mr Shadwell= and designed to be Spoken, but was lost when the Play was Acted%-; The Prologue [by $Mr Durfey=%-Mrs Bracegirdle; The Epilogue-one in deep Mourning; Major General Blunt-Lee; Coll. Hackwell Sr-Dogget; Coll. Hackwell Jr-Powell; Welford-Hodgson; Sir Nicholas Dainty-Bowman; Sir Timothy Kastril-Bowen; Nickum-Alexander [$Verbruggen=]; Ding@boy-Freeman; Teresia-Mrs Knight; Eugenia-Mrs Mountford; Winifred-Mrs Rogers; Clara-Mrs Bracegirdle; Mrs Hackwell-Mrs Lee; Stitchum-Penkethman. *c2?dl The <i>United Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not certain, but the play was acted soon after $Shadwell='s death in November 1692. <i>Gentleman's Journal</i>, 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 <i>Volunteers</i>; and though that Orphan wanted its Parent to support it, yet it came off with reasonable success. [When this play was revived at <i>Drury Lane</i> 27 July 1711, the bill bore the heading: Not acted these Twenty Years.]
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    *p1692 11 00 dl The Volunteers; or, The Stock-Jobbers. Edition of 1693: A Prologue [by $Mr Shadwell= and designed to be Spoken, but was lost when the Play was Acted-; The Prologue [by $Mr Durfey=-Mrs Bracegirdle; The Epilogue-one in deep Mourning; Major General Blunt-Lee; Coll. Hackwell Sr-Dogget; Coll. Hackwell Jr-Powell; Welford-Hodgson; Sir Nichol^as^Dainty-Bowman; Sir Timothy Kastril-Bowen; Nickum-Alexander [$Verbruggen=]; Ding@boy-Freeman; Teresia-Mrs Knight; Eugenia-Mrs Mountford; Winifred-Mrs Rogers; Clara-Mrs Bracegirdle; Mrs Hackwell-Mrs Lee; Stitchum-Penkethman.*c1692 11 00 dl The <i>United Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not certain, but the play was acted soon after $Shadwell='s death in November 1692. <i>Gentleman's Journal</i>, 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 <i>Volunteers</i>; and though that Orphan wanted its Parent to support it, yet it came off with reasonable success. [When this play was revived at <i>Drury Lane</i> 27 July 1711, the bill bore the heading: Not acted these Twenty Years.]
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    Event: 1863 | 16921100 | dl | The <i>United Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not certain, but the play was acted soon after $Shadwell='s death in November 1692. <i>Gentleman's Journal</i>, 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 <i>Volunteers</i>; and though that Orphan wanted its Parent to support it, yet it came off with reasonable success. [When this play was revived at <i>Drury Lane</i> 27 July 1711, the bill bore the heading: Not acted these Twenty Years.
    Performance: 1868 | 1863 | p | The Volunteers; Or, The Stock-jobbers | 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:
    3176 | 1868 | was lost when the Play was Acted
    3177 | 1868 | Mr Durfey= | Mrs Bracegirdle
    3178 | 1868 | The Epilogue | one in deep Mourning
    3179 | 1868 | Major General Blunt | Lee
    3180 | 1868 | Hackwell Sr | Dogget
    3181 | 1868 | Hackwell Jr | Powell
    3182 | 1868 | Welford | Hodgson
    3183 | 1868 | Sir NicholasDainty | Bowman
    3184 | 1868 | Sir Timothy Kastril | Bowen
    3185 | 1868 | Nickum | Alexander
    3186 | 1868 | Ding@boy | Freeman
    3187 | 1868 | Teresia | Mrs Knight
    3188 | 1868 | Eugenia | Mrs Mountford
    3189 | 1868 | Winifred | Mrs Rogers
    3190 | 1868 | Clara | Mrs Bracegirdle
    3191 | 1868 | Mrs Hackwell | Mrs Lee
    3192 | 1868 | Stitchum | Penkethman.

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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.
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