12 October 1696
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1696-1697
Volume:
1
Comments:
According to Sir Edward Smith's bill--see Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 308-the regular company at Drury Lane resumed acting (after the summer vacation) on 11 Oct. 1696 and acted 200 times to 7 July 1697, after which the young actors played 58 days to 7 Oct. 1697