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February 1667

Event Information
Theatre: The (first) Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1666-1667
Volume: 1
Comments: Preface: In the reading of which, I fear, you will not meet with that satisfaction which you have had in seeing it on the Stage, the chief parts of it both serious and comick, being performed to that height of excellence

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p bri@cour Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen?. [probably had its premiere in late February. When $Pepys= saw it on 2 March 1666@7, it had been given previously. The edition of 1668 lists:% Queen of Sicily-Mrs Rebecca? Marshall; Candiope-Mrs Anne Marshall? Quin; Asteria-Mrs Knep; Florimel-Mrs Ellen Guyn; Flavia-Mrs Frances Davenport; Olinda-Mrs Rutter; Sabina-Mrs Eliz. Davenport; Melissa-Mrs Cory; Lysimantes-Burt; Philocles-Mohun; Celadon-Hart; Prologue-; Second Prologue-; Epilogue by a Person of Quality-; Song in act IV-Mrs Knep. *c bri@cour Preface: In the reading of which, I fear, you will not meet with that satisfaction which you have had in seeing it on the Stage, the chief parts of it both serious and comick, being performed to that height of excellence.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1667 02 00 bridges Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen?. probably had its premiere in late February. When $Pepys= saw it on 2 March 1666@7, it had been given previously. The edition of 1668 lists: Queen of Sicily-Mrs Rebecca? Marshall; Candiope-Mrs Anne Marshall? Quin; Asteria-Mrs Knep; Florimel-Mrs Ellen Guyn; Flavia-Mrs Frances Davenport; Olinda-Mrs Rutter; Sabina-Mrs Eliz. Davenport; Melissa-Mrs Cory; Lysimantes-Burt; Philocles-Mohun; Celadon-Hart; Prologue-; Second Prologue-; Epilogue by a Person of Quality-; Song in act IV-Mrs Knep.*c1667 02 00 bridges Preface: In the reading of which, I fear, you will not meet with that satisfaction which you have had in seeing it on the Stage, the chief parts of it both serious and comick, being performed to that height of excellence.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 500 | 16670200 | bridges | Preface: In the reading of which, I fear, you will not meet with that satisfaction which you have had in seeing it on the Stage, the chief parts of it both serious and comick, being performed to that height of excellence
    Performance: 500 | 500 | p | Secret Love; Or, The Maiden Queen | . probably had its premiere in late February. When $Pepys= saw it on 2 March 1666@7, it had been given previously. The edition of 1668 lists: Queen of Sicily-Mrs Rebecca? Marshall; Candiope-Mrs Anne Marshall? Quin; Asteria-Mrs Knep; Florimel-Mrs Ellen Guyn; Flavia-Mrs Frances Davenport; Olinda-Mrs Rutter; Sabina-Mrs Eliz. Davenport; Melissa-Mrs Cory; Lysimantes-Burt; Philocles-Mohun; Celadon-Hart; Prologue-; Second Prologue-; Epilogue by a Person of Quality-; Song in act IV-Mrs Knep.
    Cast:
    443 | 500 | Queen of Sicily | Mrs Rebecca? Marshall
    444 | 500 | Candiope | Mrs Anne Marshall? Quin
    445 | 500 | Asteria | Mrs Knep
    446 | 500 | Florimel | Mrs Ellen Guyn
    447 | 500 | Flavia | Mrs Frances Davenport
    448 | 500 | Olinda | Mrs Rutter
    449 | 500 | Sabina | Mrs Eliz. Davenport
    450 | 500 | Melissa | Mrs Cory
    451 | 500 | Lysimantes | Burt
    452 | 500 | Philocles | Mohun
    453 | 500 | Celadon | Hart
    454 | 500 | Prologue
    455 | 500 | Second Prologue
    456 | 500 | Epilogue by a Person of Quality
    457 | 500 | Song in act IV | Mrs Knep.

Mainpiece

Title: Secret Love; Or, The Maiden Queen
Comments:
. probably had its premiere in late February. When Pepys saw it on 2 March 1666@7, it had been given previously. The edition of 1668 lists: Queen of Sicily-Mrs Rebecca? Marshall; Candiope-Mrs Anne Marshall? Quin; Asteria-Mrs Knep; Florimel-Mrs Ellen Guyn; Flavia-Mrs Frances Davenport; Olinda-Mrs Rutter; Sabina-Mrs Eliz. Davenport; Melissa-Mrs Cory; Lysimantes-Burt; Philocles-Mohun; Celadon-Hart; Prologue-; Second Prologue-; Epilogue by a Person of Quality-; Song in act IV-Mrs Knep.
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Birth: 1631
Death: 1700

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