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20 February 1699

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1698-1699
Volume: 1
Comments: James Brydges, Diary: I set Mr Bullock down at ye Playhouse, & came home (Huntington MS St 26). John Dryden wrote to Mrs Steward on 23 Feb. [1699@1700, but possibly 1698@99, as the letter concerns theatrical affairs of the autumn and winter of 1698-99]: The Poem of The Confederates [see The Island Princess, November 1698] some think to be Mr Walsh: the copies are both lik'd. And there are really two factions of ladyes, for the two play-houses. If you do not understand the names of some persons mention'd I can help you to the knowledge of them. You know, Sir Tho. Skipwith is master of the play-house in Drury-Lane; and my Lord Scarsdale is the patron of Betterton's house, being in love with somebody there [presumably Anne Bracegirdle] (The Letters of John Dryden, p. 133)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p<4dlordg Comment. *c<4dlordg James <i>Brydges, Diary</i>: I set $Mr Bullock= down at ye Playhouse, & came home (<i>Huntington MS</i> St 26). $John Dryden= wrote to $Mrs Steward= on 23 Feb. [1699@1700, but possibly 1698@99, as the letter concerns theatrical affairs of the autumn and winter of 1698-99]: The Poem of <i>The Confederates</i> [see <i>The Island Princess</i>, November 1698] some think to be $Mr Walsh=: the copies are both lik'd. And there are really two factions of ladyes, for the two play-houses. If you do not understand the names of some persons mention'd I can help you to the knowledge of them. You know, $Sir Tho. Skipwith= is master of the play-house in <i>Drury-Lane</i>; and my $Lord Scarsdale= is the patron of $Betterton='s house, being in love with somebody there [presumably $Anne Bracegirdle=] (<i>The Letters of John Dryden</i>, p. 133).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1699 02 20 dlordg Comment.*c1699 02 20 dlordg James <i>Brydges, Diary</i>: I set $Mr Bullock= down at ye Playhouse, & came home (<i>Huntington MS</i> St 26). $John Dryden= wrote to $Mrs Steward= on 23 Feb. [1699@1700, but possibly 1698@99, as the letter concerns theatrical affairs of the autumn and winter of 1698-99]: The Poem of <i>The Confederates</i> [see <i>The Island Princess</i>, November 1698] some think to be $Mr Walsh=: the copies are both lik'd. And there are really two factions of ladyes, for the two play-houses. If you do not understand the names of some persons mention'd I can help you to the knowledge of them. You know, $Sir Tho. Skipwith= is master of the play-house in <i>Drury-Lane</i>; and my $Lord Scarsdale= is the patron of $Betterton='s house, being in love with somebody there [presumably $Anne Bracegirdle=] (<i>The Letters of John Dryden</i>, p. 133).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 2230 | 16990220 | dlordg | James <i>Brydges, Diary</i>: I set $Mr Bullock= down at ye Playhouse, & came home (<i>Huntington MS</i> St 26). $John Dryden= wrote to $Mrs Steward= on 23 Feb. [1699@1700, but possibly 1698@99, as the letter concerns theatrical affairs of the autumn and winter of 1698-99]: The Poem of <i>The Confederates</i> [see <i>The Island Princess</i>, November 1698] some think to be $Mr Walsh=: the copies are both lik'd. And there are really two factions of ladyes, for the two play-houses. If you do not understand the names of some persons mention'd I can help you to the knowledge of them. You know, $Sir Tho. Skipwith= is master of the play-house in <i>Drury-Lane</i>; and my $Lord Scarsdale= is the patron of $Betterton='s house, being in love with somebody there [presumably $Anne Bracegirdle=] (<i>The Letters of John Dryden</i>, p. 133)

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 20 February 1699 at Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 4, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=2230.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 20 February 1699 at Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=2230. Accessed 4 April 2025.