March 1700

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1699-1700
Volume: 1
Comments: Rich's Company. The date of the premiere is not known, but the second edition (1700) states: The first appearance of this Play was on a Wednesday in Lent; for then (it seems) the Town look for a bad Entertainment. [As the play was advertised in the Flying Post, 2 April 1700, the first performance probably occurred in early March.] A Prologue by Sir Charles Sedley which may have been intended for this play is in Sedley's Works, ed. V. de Sola Pinto (London, 1928), I, 46-47, 288-89. A song in this play, separately printed ca. 1700, indicates that the music was composed by Daniel Purcell and that the song was sung by Mrs Erwin

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    *p=?dl The Reform'd Wife. [Edition of 1700:% Sir Solomon Empty-Johnson; Freeman-Wilks; Careless-Toms; Clerimont-Mills; Doctor-Haines; Astrologer-Fairbank; Astra-Mrs Knight; Clarinda-Mrs Rogers; Sylvia-Mrs Temple; Lady Dainty-Mrs Verbruggen; Mrs Friendly-Mrs Powell; Fidelia-Mrs Moor; Cloe-Mrs Stephens; Pert-Mrs Baker; Prologue-; Epilogue-the Sickly Lady. *c=?dl <i>Rich's Company</i>. The date of the premiere is not known, but the second edition (1700) states: The first appearance of this Play was on a Wednesday in <i>Lent</i>; for then (it seems) the Town look for a bad Entertainment. [As the play was advertised in the <i>Flying Post</i>, 2 April 1700, the first performance probably occurred in early March.] A Prologue by $Sir Charles Sedley= which may have been intended for this play is in <i>Sedley's Works</i>, ed. $V. de Sola Pinto= (<i>London</i>, 1928), I, 46-47, 288-89. A song in this play, separately printed ca. 1700, indicates that the music was composed by $Daniel Purcell= and that the song was sung by $Mrs Erwin=.
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    *p1700 03 00 dl The Reform'd Wife. Edition of 1700: Sir Solomon Empty-Johnson; Freeman-Wilks; Careless-Toms; Clerimont-Mills; Doctor-Haines; Astrologer-Fairbank; Astra-Mrs Knight; Clarinda-Mrs Rogers; Sylvia-Mrs Temple; Lady Dainty-Mrs Verbruggen; Mrs Friendly-Mrs Powell; Fidelia-Mrs Moor; Cloe-Mrs Stephens; Pert-Mrs Baker; Prologue-; Epilogue-the Sickly Lady.*c1700 03 00 dl <i>Rich's Company</i>. The date of the premiere is not known, but the second edition (1700) states: The first appearance of this Play was on a Wednesday in <i>Lent</i>; for then (it seems) the Town look for a bad Entertainment. [As the play was advertised in the <i>Flying Post</i>, 2 April 1700, the first performance probably occurred in early March.] A Prologue by $Sir Charles Sedley= which may have been intended for this play is in <i>Sedley's Works</i>, ed. $V. de Sola Pinto= (<i>London</i>, 1928), I, 46-47, 288-89. A song in this play, separately printed ca. 1700, indicates that the music was composed by $Daniel Purcell= and that the song was sung by $Mrs Erwin=.
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    Event: 2306 | 17000300 | dl | <i>Rich's Company</i>. The date of the premiere is not known, but the second edition (1700) states: The first appearance of this Play was on a Wednesday in <i>Lent</i>; for then (it seems) the Town look for a bad Entertainment. [As the play was advertised in the <i>Flying Post</i>, 2 April 1700, the first performance probably occurred in early March.] A Prologue by $Sir Charles Sedley= which may have been intended for this play is in <i>Sedley's Works</i>, ed. $V. de Sola Pinto= (<i>London</i>, 1928), I, 46-47, 288-89. A song in this play, separately printed ca. 1700, indicates that the music was composed by $Daniel Purcell= and that the song was sung by $Mrs Erwin=
    Performance: 2322 | 2306 | p | The Reform'd Wife | Edition of 1700: Sir Solomon Empty-Johnson; Freeman-Wilks; Careless-Toms; Clerimont-Mills; Doctor-Haines; Astrologer-Fairbank; Astra-Mrs Knight; Clarinda-Mrs Rogers; Sylvia-Mrs Temple; Lady Dainty-Mrs Verbruggen; Mrs Friendly-Mrs Powell; Fidelia-Mrs Moor; Cloe-Mrs Stephens; Pert-Mrs Baker; Prologue-; Epilogue-the Sickly Lady.
    Cast:
    4486 | 2322 | Sir Solomon Empty | Johnson
    4487 | 2322 | Freeman | Wilks
    4488 | 2322 | Careless | Toms
    4489 | 2322 | Clerimont | Mills
    4490 | 2322 | Doctor | Haines
    4491 | 2322 | Astrologer | Fairbank
    4492 | 2322 | Astra | Mrs Knight
    4493 | 2322 | Clarinda | Mrs Rogers
    4494 | 2322 | Sylvia | Mrs Temple
    4495 | 2322 | Lady Dainty | Mrs Verbruggen
    4496 | 2322 | Mrs Friendly | Mrs Powell
    4497 | 2322 | Fidelia | Mrs Moor
    4498 | 2322 | Cloe | Mrs Stephens
    4499 | 2322 | Pert | Mrs Baker
    4500 | 2322 | Prologue
    4501 | 2322 | Epilogue | the Sickly Lady.

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Edition of 1700: Sir Solomon Empty-Johnson; Freeman-Wilks; Careless-Toms; Clerimont-Mills; Doctor-Haines; Astrologer-Fairbank; Astra-Mrs Knight; Clarinda-Mrs Rogers; Sylvia-Mrs Temple; Lady Dainty-Mrs Verbruggen; Mrs Friendly-Mrs Powell; Fidelia-Mrs Moor; Cloe-Mrs Stephens; Pert-Mrs Baker; Prologue-; Epilogue-the Sickly Lady.
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