03 April 1665

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Theatre: Lincoln's Inn Fields
Theatrical Season: 1664-1665
Volume: 1
Comments: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: With Creed, my wife, and Mercer to a play at the Duke's, of my Lord Orrery's, called Mustapha, which being not good, made Betterton's part and Ianthe's but ordinary too, so that we were not contented with it at all...All the pleasure of the play was, the King and my Lady Castlemayne wer there; and pretty witty Nell Gwin?, at the King's house, and the younger Rebecca? Marshall sat next us; which pleased me mightily. Downes (p. 26): All the Parts being new Cloath's with new Scenes, Sir William's great Care of having it perfect and exactly perform'd, it produc'd to himself and Company vast Profit

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    *p clif Mustapha, the Son of Solyman the Magnificent. [$Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, pp. 25-26):% Solyman-Betterton; Mustapha-Harris; Zanger-Smith; Rustan-Sandford; Pyrrhus-Richards; Cardinal of Veradium?-Young; Haly-Cademan; Roxolana-Mrs Davenport [presumably an error for $Mrs Betterton=, who is named for this role in the edition of 1668 and who is referred to ($Ianthe=) by $Pepys= on this day]; Queen of Hungaria-Mrs Davies. [Edition of 1668 adds: <i>Achmat</i>r-$James Noke=; <i>Thuricus</i>r-$Medborn=; <i>Viche</i>r-$Aingel=; <i>Zarma</i>r-$Mrs Long=; <i>Mitza</i>r-$Mrs Norris=; <i>Cleora</i>r-$Mrs Shadwel=.% *c clif The <i>Duke's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: With $Creed=, my wife, and $Mercer= to a play at the Duke's, of my $Lord Orrery='s, called <i>Mustapha</i>, which being not good, made $Betterton='s part and $Ianthe='s but ordinary too, so that we were not contented with it at all...All the pleasure of the play was, the $King= and my $Lady Castlemayne= wer there; and pretty witty $Nell Gwin?=, at the King's house, and the younger $Rebecca? Marshall= sat next us; which pleased me mightily. $Downes= (p. 26): All the Parts being new Cloath's with new Scenes, $Sir William='s great Care of having it perfect and exactly perform'd, it produc'd to himself and Company vast Profit.
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    *p1665 04 03 lif Mustapha, the Son of Solyman the Magnificent. $Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, pp. 25-26): Solyman-Betterton; Mustapha-Harris; Zanger-Smith; Rustan-Sandford; Pyrrhus-Richards; Cardinal of Veradium?-Young; Haly-Cademan; Roxolana-Mrs Davenport [presumably an error for $Mrs Betterton=, who is named for this role in the edition of 1668 and who is referred to ($Ianthe=) by $Pepys= on this day]; Queen of Hungaria-Mrs Davies. [Edition of 1668 adds: <i>Achmat-$James Noke</i>; <i>Thuricus-$Medborn</i>; <i>Viche-$Aingel</i>; <i>Zarma-$Mrs Long</i>; <i>Mitza-$Mrs Norris</i>; <i>Cleora-$Mrs Shadwel</i>.*c1665 04 03 lif The <i>Duke's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: With $Creed=, my wife, and $Mercer= to a play at the Duke's, of my $Lord Orrery='s, called <i>Mustapha</i>, which being not good, made $Betterton='s part and $Ianthe='s but ordinary too, so that we were not contented with it at all...All the pleasure of the play was, the $King= and my $Lady Castlemayne= wer there; and pretty witty $Nell Gwin?=, at the King's house, and the younger $Rebecca? Marshall= sat next us; which pleased me mightily. $Downes= (p. 26): All the Parts being new Cloath's with new Scenes, $Sir William='s great Care of having it perfect and exactly perform'd, it produc'd to himself and Company vast Profit.
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    Event: 450 | 16650403 | lif | The <i>Duke's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: With $Creed=, my wife, and $Mercer= to a play at the Duke's, of my $Lord Orrery='s, called <i>Mustapha</i>, which being not good, made $Betterton='s part and $Ianthe='s but ordinary too, so that we were not contented with it at all...All the pleasure of the play was, the $King= and my $Lady Castlemayne= wer there; and pretty witty $Nell Gwin?=, at the King's house, and the younger $Rebecca? Marshall= sat next us; which pleased me mightily. $Downes= (p. 26): All the Parts being new Cloath's with new Scenes, $Sir William='s great Care of having it perfect and exactly perform'd, it produc'd to himself and Company vast Profit
    Performance: 450 | 450 | p | Mustapha, The Son Of Solyman The Magnificent | $Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, pp. 25-26): Solyman-Betterton; Mustapha-Harris; Zanger-Smith; Rustan-Sandford; Pyrrhus-Richards; Cardinal of Veradium?-Young; Haly-Cademan; Roxolana-Mrs Davenport [presumably an error for $Mrs Betterton=, who is named for this role in the edition of 1668 and who is referred to ($Ianthe=) by $Pepys= on this day]; Queen of Hungaria-Mrs Davies. [Edition of 1668 adds: <i>Achmat-$James Noke</i>; <i>Thuricus-$Medborn</i>; <i>Viche-$Aingel</i>; <i>Zarma-$Mrs Long</i>; <i>Mitza-$Mrs Norris</i>; <i>Cleora-$Mrs Shadwel</i>.
    Cast:
    393 | 450 | Solyman | Betterton
    394 | 450 | Mustapha | Harris
    395 | 450 | Zanger | Smith
    396 | 450 | Rustan | Sandford
    397 | 450 | Pyrrhus | Richards
    398 | 450 | Cardinal of Veradium? | Young
    399 | 450 | Haly | Cademan
    400 | 450 | Roxolana | Mrs Davenport
    401 | 450 | Queen of Hungaria | Mrs Davies.
    402 | 450 | <i>Achmat | $James Noke</i>
    403 | 450 | <i>Thuricus | $Medborn</i>
    404 | 450 | <i>Viche | $Aingel</i>
    405 | 450 | <i>Zarma | $Mrs Long</i>
    406 | 450 | <i>Mitza | $Mrs Norris</i>
    407 | 450 | <i>Cleora | $Mrs Shadwel</i>.

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Comments:
Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 25-26): Solyman-Betterton; Mustapha-Harris; Zanger-Smith; Rustan-Sandford; Pyrrhus-Richards; Cardinal of Veradium?-Young; Haly-Cademan; Roxolana-Mrs Davenport [presumably an error for Mrs Betterton, who is named for this role in the edition of 1668 and who is referred to (Ianthe) by Pepys on this day]; Queen of Hungaria-Mrs Davies. [Edition of 1668 adds: Achmat-$James Noke; Thuricus-$Medborn; Viche-$Aingel; Zarma-$Mrs Long; Mitza-$Mrs Norris; Cleora-$Mrs Shadwel.
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