26 November 1699

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Theatre: Lincoln's Inn Fields
Theatrical Season: 1699-1700
Volume: 1
Comments: John Dryden to Mrs Steward, 26 Nov. 1699: If you come up next Week, you will be entertaind with a New Tragedy; which the Author of it, one Mr Dennis, cryes up at an Excessive rate, & Colonel Codrington, who has seen it, prepares the world to give it loud Applauses. Tis calld Iphigenia, & Imitated from Eurypides, an old Greek poet. This is to be Acted at Betterton's House, & another play of the same name, is very shortly to come on the stage in Drury Lane (The Letters of John Dryden, p. 129)

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    *p=Zlif Comment. *c=Zlif $John Dryden= to $Mrs Steward=, 26 Nov. 1699: If you come up next Week, you will be entertaind with a New Tragedy; which the Author of it, one $Mr Dennis=, cryes up at an Excessive rate, & $Colonel Codrington=, who has seen it, prepares the world to give it loud Applauses. Tis calld <i>Iphigenia</i>, & Imitated from $Eurypides=, an old <i>Greek poet</i>. This is to be Acted at <i>Betterton's House</i>, & another play of the same name, is very shortly to come on the stage in <i>Drury Lane</i> (<i>The Letters of John Dryden</i>, p. 129).

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    *p1699 11 26 lif Comment.*c1699 11 26 lif $John Dryden= to $Mrs Steward=, 26 Nov. 1699: If you come up next Week, you will be entertaind with a New Tragedy; which the Author of it, one $Mr Dennis=, cryes up at an Excessive rate, & $Colonel Codrington=, who has seen it, prepares the world to give it loud Applauses. Tis calld <i>Iphigenia</i>, & Imitated from $Eurypides=, an old <i>Greek poet</i>. This is to be Acted at <i>Betterton's House</i>, & another play of the same name, is very shortly to come on the stage in <i>Drury Lane</i> (<i>The Letters of John Dryden</i>, p. 129).

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    Event: 2271 | 16991126 | lif | $John Dryden= to $Mrs Steward=, 26 Nov. 1699: If you come up next Week, you will be entertaind with a New Tragedy; which the Author of it, one $Mr Dennis=, cryes up at an Excessive rate, & $Colonel Codrington=, who has seen it, prepares the world to give it loud Applauses. Tis calld <i>Iphigenia</i>, & Imitated from $Eurypides=, an old <i>Greek poet</i>. This is to be Acted at <i>Betterton's House</i>, & another play of the same name, is very shortly to come on the stage in <i>Drury Lane</i> (<i>The Letters of John Dryden</i>, p. 129)

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