*p1667 08 17 bridges Queen Elizabeth's Troubles; and the History of Eighty Eight.*c1667 08 17 bridges The <i>King's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: My wife and I and $Sir W. Pen= to the King's playhouse, where the house extraordinary full; and there was $the King= and $Duke of York= to see the new play, <i>Queen Elizabeth's Troubles, and the History of Eighty Eight</i>. I confess I have sucked in so much of the sad story of $Queen Elizabeth=, for my cradle, that I was ready to weep for her sometimes; but the play is the most ridiculous that sure ever come upon the stage; and, indeed, is merely a shew, only shews the true garbe of the Queen in those days, just as we see $Queen Mary= and Queen Elizabeth painted; but the play is merely a puppet play, acted by living puppets. Neither the design nor language better; and one stands by and tells us the meaning of things: only I was pleased to see $Knipp= dance among the milkmaids, and to hear her sing a song to Queen Elizabeth; and too see her come out in her night-gowne with no lockes on, but her bare face and hair only tied up in a knot behind; which is the comeliest dress that ever I saw her in to her advantage.