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March 1696

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1695-1696
Volume: 1
Comments: Rich's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but the fact that the play was advertised in the London Gazette, No. 3177, 20-23 April 1696, suggests that it was first performed not later than March 1696. Preface, Edition of 1696: This Comedy by the little success it met with in the Acting, has not at all deceived my Expectations....Give me leave to thank the Well-natur'd Town for Damning me so suddenly; They would not suffer me to linger in suspence, nor allow me any degrees of Mortification; neither my Sex, Dress, Musick and Dancing, cou'd allow it a three Days Reprieve. A Comparison Between the Two Stages (1702), p. 17: Ramble: I never heard of that. Sullen: Oh this is a Lady's

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p7?dl The Lost Lover; or, The Jealous Husband. [Edition of 1696:% Prologue-Mr Horden; Epilogue-Miss Cross; Sir Rustick Good Heart-Johnson; Wilmore-Verbrugen; Wildman-Horden; Sir Amorous Courtall-Powell; Smyrna-Cibber; Pulse-Penkethman; Knowlittle-Haynes; Lady Young Love-Mrs Kent; Marina-Mrs Rogers; Belira-Mrs Knight; Orinda-Mrs Cibber; Olivia-Mrs Verbrugen; Isabella-Mrs Cole; Phoebe-Mrs Mills. *c7?dl <i>Rich's Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not known, but the fact that the play was advertised in the <i>London Gazette</i>, No. 3177, 20-23 April 1696, suggests that it was first performed not later than March 1696. Preface, Edition of 1696: This Comedy by the little success it met with in the Acting, has not at all deceived my Expectations....Give me leave to thank the Well-natur'd Town for Damning me so suddenly; They would not suffer me to linger in suspence, nor allow me any degrees of Mortification; neither my Sex, Dress, Musick and Dancing, cou'd allow it a three Days Reprieve. <i>A Comparison Between the Two Stages</i> (1702), p. 17: <i>Ramble</i>: I never heard of that. <i>Sullen</i>: Oh this is a Lady's.
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1696 03 00 dl The Lost Lover; or, The Jealous Husband. Edition of 1696: Prologue-Mr Horden; Epilogue-Miss Cross; Sir Rustick Good Heart-Johnson; Wilmore-Verbrugen; Wildman-Horden; Sir Amorous Courtall-Powell; Smyrna-Cibber; Pulse-Penkethman; Knowlittle-Haynes; Lady Young Love-Mrs Kent; Marina-Mrs Rogers; Belira-Mrs Knight; Orinda-Mrs Cibber; Olivia-Mrs Verbrugen; Isabella-Mrs Cole; Phoebe-Mrs Mills.*c1696 03 00 dl <i>Rich's Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not known, but the fact that the play was advertised in the <i>London Gazette</i>, No. 3177, 20-23 April 1696, suggests that it was first performed not later than March 1696. Preface, Edition of 1696: This Comedy by the little success it met with in the Acting, has not at all deceived my Expectations....Give me leave to thank the Well-natur'd Town for Damning me so suddenly; They would not suffer me to linger in suspence, nor allow me any degrees of Mortification; neither my Sex, Dress, Musick and Dancing, cou'd allow it a three Days Reprieve. <i>A Comparison Between the Two Stages</i> (1702), p. 17: <i>Ramble</i>: I never heard of that. <i>Sullen</i>: Oh this is a Lady's.
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 2006 | 16960300 | dl | <i>Rich's Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not known, but the fact that the play was advertised in the <i>London Gazette</i>, No. 3177, 20-23 April 1696, suggests that it was first performed not later than March 1696. Preface, Edition of 1696: This Comedy by the little success it met with in the Acting, has not at all deceived my Expectations....Give me leave to thank the Well-natur'd Town for Damning me so suddenly; They would not suffer me to linger in suspence, nor allow me any degrees of Mortification; neither my Sex, Dress, Musick and Dancing, cou'd allow it a three Days Reprieve. <i>A Comparison Between the Two Stages</i> (1702), p. 17: <i>Ramble</i>: I never heard of that. <i>Sullen</i>: Oh this is a Lady's
    Performance: 2011 | 2006 | p | The Lost Lover; Or, The Jealous Husband | Edition of 1696: Prologue-Mr Horden; Epilogue-Miss Cross; Sir Rustick Good Heart-Johnson; Wilmore-Verbrugen; Wildman-Horden; Sir Amorous Courtall-Powell; Smyrna-Cibber; Pulse-Penkethman; Knowlittle-Haynes; Lady Young Love-Mrs Kent; Marina-Mrs Rogers; Belira-Mrs Knight; Orinda-Mrs Cibber; Olivia-Mrs Verbrugen; Isabella-Mrs Cole; Phoebe-Mrs Mills.
    Cast:
    3644 | 2011 | Prologue | Mr Horden
    3645 | 2011 | Epilogue | Miss Cross
    3646 | 2011 | Sir Rustick Good Heart | Johnson
    3647 | 2011 | Wilmore | Verbrugen
    3648 | 2011 | Wildman | Horden
    3649 | 2011 | Sir Amorous Courtall | Powell
    3650 | 2011 | Smyrna | Cibber
    3651 | 2011 | Pulse | Penkethman
    3652 | 2011 | Knowlittle | Haynes
    3653 | 2011 | Lady Young Love | Mrs Kent
    3654 | 2011 | Marina | Mrs Rogers
    3655 | 2011 | Belira | Mrs Knight
    3656 | 2011 | Orinda | Mrs Cibber
    3657 | 2011 | Olivia | Mrs Verbrugen
    3658 | 2011 | Isabella | Mrs Cole
    3659 | 2011 | Phoebe | Mrs Mills.

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Comments:
Edition of 1696: Prologue-Mr Horden; Epilogue-Miss Cross; Sir Rustick Good Heart-Johnson; Wilmore-Verbrugen; Wildman-Horden; Sir Amorous Courtall-Powell; Smyrna-Cibber; Pulse-Penkethman; Knowlittle-Haynes; Lady Young Love-Mrs Kent; Marina-Mrs Rogers; Belira-Mrs Knight; Orinda-Mrs Cibber; Olivia-Mrs Verbrugen; Isabella-Mrs Cole; Phoebe-Mrs Mills.
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