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June 1698

Event Information
Theatre: Lincoln's Inn Fields
Theatrical Season: 1697-1698
Volume: 1
Comments: Betterton's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but the fact that the play was advertised in the Post Boy, 26-28 July 1698, suggests that the premiere occurred probably in mid-June or late June 1698. A Comparison Between the Two Stages (1702), p. 20: Damn'd

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p; lif Queen Catharine; or, The Ruines of Love. [Edition of 1698:% Prologue-Mr Batterton; Epilogue [by $Mrs Trotter=%-Miss Porter; Edward the Fourth-Scudamore; Duke of Clarence-Verbruggen; Duke of Gloucester-Arnold; Earl of Warwick-Kynnaston; Mallavill-Bayly; Owen Tudor-Batterton; Lord Dacres-Freeman; Sir James Thyrrold-Thurmond; Queen Catharine-Mrs Barry; Isabella-Mrs Bracegirdle; Esperanza-Mrs Martin. *c; lif <i>Betterton's Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not known, but the fact that the play was advertised in the <i>Post Boy</i>, 26-28 July 1698, suggests that the premiere occurred probably in mid-June or late June 1698. <i>A Comparison Between the Two Stages</i> (1702), p. 20: Damn'd.
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1698 06 00 lif Queen Catharine; or, The Ruines of Love. Edition of 1698: Prologue-Mr Batterton; Epilogue by $Mrs Trotter=-Miss Porter; Edward the Fourth-Scudamore; Duke of Clarence-Verbruggen; Duke of Gloucester-Arnold; Earl of Warwick-Kynnaston; Mallavill-Bayly; Owen Tudor-Batterton; Lord Dacres-Freeman; Sir James Thyrrold-Thurmond; Queen Catharine-Mrs Barry; Isabella-Mrs Bracegirdle; Esperanza-Mrs Martin.*c1698 06 00 lif <i>Betterton's Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not known, but the fact that the play was advertised in the <i>Post Boy</i>, 26-28 July 1698, suggests that the premiere occurred probably in mid-June or late June 1698. <i>A Comparison Between the Two Stages</i> (1702), p. 20: Damn'd.
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 2194 | 16980600 | lif | <i>Betterton's Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not known, but the fact that the play was advertised in the <i>Post Boy</i>, 26-28 July 1698, suggests that the premiere occurred probably in mid-June or late June 1698. <i>A Comparison Between the Two Stages</i> (1702), p. 20: Damn'd
    Performance: 2210 | 2194 | p | Queen Catharine; Or, The Ruines Of Love | Edition of 1698: Prologue-Mr Batterton; Epilogue by $Mrs Trotter=-Miss Porter; Edward the Fourth-Scudamore; Duke of Clarence-Verbruggen; Duke of Gloucester-Arnold; Earl of Warwick-Kynnaston; Mallavill-Bayly; Owen Tudor-Batterton; Lord Dacres-Freeman; Sir James Thyrrold-Thurmond; Queen Catharine-Mrs Barry; Isabella-Mrs Bracegirdle; Esperanza-Mrs Martin.
    Cast:
    4269 | 2210 | Prologue | Mr Batterton
    4270 | 2210 | Mrs Trotter= | Miss Porter
    4271 | 2210 | Edward the Fourth | Scudamore
    4272 | 2210 | Duke of Clarence | Verbruggen
    4273 | 2210 | Duke of Gloucester | Arnold
    4274 | 2210 | Earl of Warwick | Kynnaston
    4275 | 2210 | Mallavill | Bayly
    4276 | 2210 | Owen Tudor | Batterton
    4277 | 2210 | Lord Dacres | Freeman
    4278 | 2210 | Sir James Thyrrold | Thurmond
    4279 | 2210 | Queen Catharine | Mrs Barry
    4280 | 2210 | Isabella | Mrs Bracegirdle
    4281 | 2210 | Esperanza | Mrs Martin.

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Edition of 1698: Prologue-Mr Batterton; Epilogue by Mrs Trotter-Miss Porter; Edward the Fourth-Scudamore; Duke of Clarence-Verbruggen; Duke of Gloucester-Arnold; Earl of Warwick-Kynnaston; Mallavill-Bayly; Owen Tudor-Batterton; Lord Dacres-Freeman; Sir James Thyrrold-Thurmond; Queen Catharine-Mrs Barry; Isabella-Mrs Bracegirdle; Esperanza-Mrs Martin.
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