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02 December 1692

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1692-1693
Volume: 1
Comments: The United Company. This performance is known from testimony in the trial of Charles Lord Mohun for the attack on William Mountfort on 9 Dec. 1692. The evidence given by Brereton at the trial stated: I had not seen my Lord Mohun for two or three days before this Fact was committed;...but the Friday before, the Play of Alexander the Great was Acted, and my Lord Mohun and I were talking of the Play, and he said it was a good Play, and he commended Mr Mountford's Acting extreamly (The Tryal of Charles Lord Mohun [London, 1693], p. 26)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p2?dl The Rival Queens; or, The Death of Alexander the Great. Alexander-Mountfort. *c2?dl The <i>United Company</i>. This performance is known from testimony in the trial of $Charles Lord Mohun= for the attack on $William Mountfort= on 9 Dec. 1692. The evidence given by $Brereton= at the trial stated: I had not seen my Lord Mohun for two or three days before this Fact was committed;...but the Friday before, the Play of <i>Alexander the Great</i> was Acted, and my Lord Mohun and I were talking of the Play, and he said it was a good Play, and he commended Mr Mountford's Acting extreamly (<i>The Tryal of Charles Lord Mohun</i> [London, 1693], p. 26).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1692 12 02 dl The Rival Queens; or, The Death of Alexander the Great. Alexander-Mountfort.*c1692 12 02 dl The <i>United Company</i>. This performance is known from testimony in the trial of $Charles Lord Mohun= for the attack on $William Mountfort= on 9 Dec. 1692. The evidence given by $Brereton= at the trial stated: I had not seen my Lord Mohun for two or three days before this Fact was committed;...but the Friday before, the Play of <i>Alexander the Great</i> was Acted, and my Lord Mohun and I were talking of the Play, and he said it was a good Play, and he commended Mr Mountford's Acting extreamly (<i>The Tryal of Charles Lord Mohun</i> [London, 1693], p. 26).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 1866 | 16921202 | dl | The <i>United Company</i>. This performance is known from testimony in the trial of $Charles Lord Mohun= for the attack on $William Mountfort= on 9 Dec. 1692. The evidence given by $Brereton= at the trial stated: I had not seen my Lord Mohun for two or three days before this Fact was committed;...but the Friday before, the Play of <i>Alexander the Great</i> was Acted, and my Lord Mohun and I were talking of the Play, and he said it was a good Play, and he commended Mr Mountford's Acting extreamly (<i>The Tryal of Charles Lord Mohun</i> [London, 1693], p. 26)
    Performance: 1871 | 1866 | p | The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great | Alexander-Mountfort.
    Cast:
    3194 | 1871 | Alexander | Mountfort.

Mainpiece

Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great
Comments:
Alexander-Mountfort.
Cast:

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Author: Nathaniel Lee
Birth: 1645x52
Death: 1692
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Birth: 1645x52
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