23 January 1667
Event Information
Theatre:
The (first) Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1666-1667
Volume:
1
Comments:
The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the King's house, and there saw The Humerous Lieutenant: a silly play, I think; only the Spirit in it that grows very tall, and then sinks again to nothing, having two heads breeding upon one, and tihen Knipp's singing, did please us. Here, in a box above, we spied Mrs Pierce; and, going out, they called us, and so we staid for them; and Knipp took us all in, and brought to us Nelly, a most pretty woman, who acted the great part of Coelia to-day very fine, and did it pretty well: I kissed her, and so did my wife; and a mighty pretty soul she is. We also saw Mrs Hall, which is my little Roman-nose black girl, that is mighty Pretty: she is usually called Betty
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
The Humorous Lieutenant
Comments:
Caelia-Mrs Gwyn. see also 7 May 1663.
Caelia-Mrs Gwyn. see also 7 May 1663.