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15 December 1662

Event Information
Theatre: no theater listed
Theatrical Season: 1662-1663
Volume: 1
Comments: Sir Samuel Tuke's The Adventures of Five Hours was probably intended to have its first performance on this day. The edition of 1663 reads: The Prologue Enters with a Play-Bill in his hands, and Reads, This day being the 15th of December, shall be Acted a New Play, never Plai'd before, call'd The Adventures of Five Hours. [On the other hand, Evelyn, on 23 Dec. 1662, saw a rehearsal of the comedy, and Pepys, 8 Jan.1662@3, refers to a performance on that day as the first one.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?none Comment. *c?none $Sir Samuel Tuke='s <i>The Adventures of Five Hours</i> was probably intended to have its first performance on this day. The edition of 1663 reads: <i>The Prologue</i> Enters with a Play-Bill in his hands, and Reads, This day being the 15th of December, shall be Acted a New Play, never Plai'd before, call'd The Adventures of Five Hours. [On the other hand, $Evelyn=, on 23 Dec. 1662, saw a rehearsal of the comedy, and $Pepys=, 8 Jan.1662@3, refers to a performance on that day as the first one.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1662 12 15 none Comment.*c1662 12 15 none $Sir Samuel Tuke='s <i>The Adventures of Five Hours</i> was probably intended to have its first performance on this day. The edition of 1663 reads: <i>The Prologue</i> Enters with a Play-Bill in his hands, and Reads, This day being the 15th of December, shall be Acted a New Play, never Plai'd before, call'd The Adventures of Five Hours. [On the other hand, $Evelyn=, on 23 Dec. 1662, saw a rehearsal of the comedy, and $Pepys=, 8 Jan.1662@3, refers to a performance on that day as the first one.]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 295 | 16621215 | none | $Sir Samuel Tuke='s <i>The Adventures of Five Hours</i> was probably intended to have its first performance on this day. The edition of 1663 reads: <i>The Prologue</i> Enters with a Play-Bill in his hands, and Reads, This day being the 15th of December, shall be Acted a New Play, never Plai'd before, call'd The Adventures of Five Hours. [On the other hand, $Evelyn=, on 23 Dec. 1662, saw a rehearsal of the comedy, and $Pepys=, 8 Jan.1662@3, refers to a performance on that day as the first one.

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