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22 July 1663

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Theatre: Lincoln's Inn Fields
Theatrical Season: 1662-1663
Volume: 1
Comments: Pepys, Diary: At Wotton's, the shoemaker's, who tells me the reason of Harris's going form Sir Wm. Davenant's house, that he grew very Proud and demanded #20 for himself extraordinary, more than Betterton or any body else, upon every new play, and #10 upon every revive; which with other things Sir W. Davenant would not give him, and so he swore he would never act there more, in expectation of being received in the other House; but the King will not suffer it, upon Sir W. Davenant's desire that he would not, for then he might shut up house, and that is true. He tells me that his going is at present a great loss to the House, and that he fears he hath a stipend from the other House privately. He tells me that the fellow grew very proud of late, the King and every body else crying him up so high, and that above Betterton, he being a more ayery man, as he is indeed. But yet Betterton, he says, they say do act some parts that none but himself can do

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?lif Comment. *c?lif <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: At $Wotton='s, the shoemaker's, who tells me the reason of $Harris='s going form $Sir Wm. Davenant='s house, that he grew very Proud and demanded #20 for himself extraordinary, more than $Betterton= or any body else, upon every new play, and #10 upon every revive; which with other things Sir W. Davenant would not give him, and so he swore he would never act there more, in expectation of being received in the other House; but $the King= will not suffer it, upon Sir W. Davenant's desire that he would not, for then he might shut up house, and that is true. He tells me that his going is at present a great loss to the House, and that he fears he hath a stipend from the other House privately. He tells me that the fellow grew very proud of late, the King and every body else crying him up so high, and that above Betterton, he being a more ayery man, as he is indeed. But yet Betterton, he says, they say do act some parts that none but himself can do.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1663 07 22 lif Comment.*c1663 07 22 lif <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: At $Wotton='s, the shoemaker's, who tells me the reason of $Harris='s going form $Sir Wm. Davenant='s house, that he grew very Proud and demanded #20 for himself extraordinary, more than $Betterton= or any body else, upon every new play, and #10 upon every revive; which with other things Sir W. Davenant would not give him, and so he swore he would never act there more, in expectation of being received in the other House; but $the King= will not suffer it, upon Sir W. Davenant's desire that he would not, for then he might shut up house, and that is true. He tells me that his going is at present a great loss to the House, and that he fears he hath a stipend from the other House privately. He tells me that the fellow grew very proud of late, the King and every body else crying him up so high, and that above Betterton, he being a more ayery man, as he is indeed. But yet Betterton, he says, they say do act some parts that none but himself can do.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 351 | 16630722 | lif | <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: At $Wotton='s, the shoemaker's, who tells me the reason of $Harris='s going form $Sir Wm. Davenant='s house, that he grew very Proud and demanded #20 for himself extraordinary, more than $Betterton= or any body else, upon every new play, and #10 upon every revive; which with other things Sir W. Davenant would not give him, and so he swore he would never act there more, in expectation of being received in the other House; but $the King= will not suffer it, upon Sir W. Davenant's desire that he would not, for then he might shut up house, and that is true. He tells me that his going is at present a great loss to the House, and that he fears he hath a stipend from the other House privately. He tells me that the fellow grew very proud of late, the King and every body else crying him up so high, and that above Betterton, he being a more ayery man, as he is indeed. But yet Betterton, he says, they say do act some parts that none but himself can do

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 22 July 1663 at Lincoln's Inn Fields." London Stage Database. Accessed April 2, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=351.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 22 July 1663 at Lincoln's Inn Fields." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=351. Accessed 2 April 2025.