March 1700
Event Information
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
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
The Reform'd Wife
Comments:
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.
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:
- Role: Sir Solomon Empty Actor: Johnson
- Role: Freeman Actor: Wilks
- Role: Careless Actor: Toms
- Role: Clerimont Actor: Mills
- Role: Doctor Actor: Haines
- Role: Astrologer Actor: Fairbank
- Role: Astra Actor: Mrs Knight
- Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Rogers
- Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Temple
- Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Verbruggen
- Role: Mrs Friendly Actor: Mrs Powell
- Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Moor
- Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Stephens
- Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Baker
- Role: Prologue Actor:
- Role: Epilogue Actor: the Sickly Lady.