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08 December 1666

Event Information
Theatre: The (first) Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1666-1667
Volume: 1
Comments: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: And myself to the King's playhouse, which troubles me since, and hath cost me a forfeit of 10s., which I have paid, and there did see a good part of The English Monsieur, which is a mighty pretty play, very witty and pleasant. And the women do very well; but, above all, little Nelly, tha I am mightily pleased with the play, and much with the House, more than ever I expected, the women doing better than ever I expected, and very fine women

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p ?bridges The English Monsieur. Lady Wealthy?-Nell Gwyn. *c ?bridges The <i>King's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: And myself to the King's playhouse, which troubles me since, and hath cost me a forfeit of 10s., which I have paid, and there did see a good part of <i>The English Monsieur</i>, which is a mighty pretty play, very witty and pleasant. And the women do very well; but, above all, little $Nelly=, tha I am mightily pleased with the play, and much with the House, more than ever I expected, the women doing better than ever I expected, and very fine women.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1666 12 08 bridges The English Monsieur. Lady Wealthy?-Nell Gwyn.*c1666 12 08 bridges The <i>King's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: And myself to the King's playhouse, which troubles me since, and hath cost me a forfeit of 10s., which I have paid, and there did see a good part of <i>The English Monsieur</i>, which is a mighty pretty play, very witty and pleasant. And the women do very well; but, above all, little $Nelly=, tha I am mightily pleased with the play, and much with the House, more than ever I expected, the women doing better than ever I expected, and very fine women.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 480 | 16661208 | bridges | The <i>King's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: And myself to the King's playhouse, which troubles me since, and hath cost me a forfeit of 10s., which I have paid, and there did see a good part of <i>The English Monsieur</i>, which is a mighty pretty play, very witty and pleasant. And the women do very well; but, above all, little $Nelly=, tha I am mightily pleased with the play, and much with the House, more than ever I expected, the women doing better than ever I expected, and very fine women
    Performance: 480 | 480 | p | The English Monsieur | Lady Wealthy?-Nell Gwyn.
    Cast:
    414 | 480 | Lady Wealthy? | Nell Gwyn.

Mainpiece

Title: The English Monsieur
Comments:
Lady Wealthy?-Nell Gwyn.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1674
Author: James Howard
Birth: 1640
Death: 1669

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