*p1661 12 16 lif The Cutter of Coleman Street. $Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, p. 25): Colonel Jolly-Betterton; Old Trueman-Lovel; Young Trueman-Harris; Cutter-Underhill; Captain Worme-Sandford; Parson Soaker-Dacres; Puny-Nokes; Will-Price; Aurelia-Mrs Betterton [$Mrs Saunderson=]; Lucia-Mrs Anne Gibbs; Laughing Jane-Mrs Long; [The edition of 1663 has a Prologue-; an Epilogue-[, but no actors' names.*c1661 12 16 lif The <i>Duke's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: To the Opera, where there was a new play (<i>Cutter of Coleman Street</i>), made in the year 1658, with reflections much upon the late times; and it being the first time, the pay was doubled, and so to save money, my wife and I went up into the gallery, and there sat and saw very well; and a very good play it is. It seems of Cowly's making. $Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, p. 25): This Comedy being Acted so perfectly Well and Exact, it was perform'd a whole Week with a full Audience. $John Dennis=, Dedication to <i>The Comical Gallant</i>, 1702: The only Play that ever $Mr Cowley= writ, was barbarously treated the first night, as the late $Mr Dryden= has more than once informed me, who has told me that he went to see it with the famous $Mr Sprat=, now $Bishop of Rochester=, and that after the Play was done, they both made a visit to Mr Cowley. $Langbaine= (<i>English Dramatick Poets</i>, p. 81): This Play met with some Opposition, at its Representation under this new Name, from some who envyed the Authors unshaken Loyalty to the $Prince=, and the Royal Cause, in the worst of Times. <i>BM Add. Mss. 34217</i>, fol. 31b, in $Hotson= (<i>Commonwealth and Restoration Stage</i>, p. 247): @The Cutter of Coleman street had more fame@Before the Author chang'd its name@And shewd himselfe an Englishman right@By mending of things to spoyle them quite@And bee's more to blame because he can tell@(No better) to make new strings soe well.@