02 March 1667
Event Information
Theatre:
The (first) Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1666-1667
Volume:
1
Comments:
The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: After dinner, with my wife, to the King's house to see The Mayden Queene, a new play of Dryden's, mightily commended for the regularity of it, and the strain and wit; and, the truth is, there is a comical part done by Nell, which is Florimell, that I never can hope ever to see the like done again, by man or woman. The King and Duke of York were at the play. But so great performance of a comical part was never, I believe, in the world before as Nell do this, both as a mad girle, then most and best of all when she comes in like a young gallant; and hath the motions and carriage of a spark the most that ever I saw any man have. It makes me, I confess, admire her
Performance List
Mainpiece
Comments:
See16670200, but Florimell-Nell Gwin.
See16670200, but Florimell-Nell Gwin.