06 September 1667

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Theatre: Bartholomew Fair
Theatrical Season: 1666-1667
Volume: 1
Comments: Pepys, Diary: At Aldgate I took my wife into our coach, and so to Bartholomew fair, and there, it being very dirty, and now night, we saw a poor fellow, whose legs were tied behind his back, dance upon his hands with his arse above his head, and also danced upon his crutches, without any legs upon the ground to help him, which he did with that pain that I was sorry to see it, and did pity him and give him money after he had done. Then we to see a piece of clocke-work made by an Englishman--indeed, very good, wherein all the several states of man's age, to 100 years old, is shewn very pretty and solemne; and several other things more cheerful

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    *pbf Entertainments. *cbf <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: At <i>Aldgate</i> I took my wife into our coach, and so to <i>Bartholomew fair</i>, and there, it being very dirty, and now night, we saw a poor fellow, whose legs were tied behind his back, dance upon his hands with his arse above his head, and also danced upon his crutches, without any legs upon the ground to help him, which he did with that pain that I was sorry to see it, and did pity him and give him money after he had done. Then we to see a piece of clocke-work made by an <i>Englishman</i>--indeed, very good, wherein all the several states of man's age, to 100 years old, is shewn very pretty and solemne; and several other things more cheerful.

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    *p1667 09 06 bf Entertainments.*c1667 09 06 bf <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: At <i>Aldgate</i> I took my wife into our coach, and so to <i>Bartholomew fair</i>, and there, it being very dirty, and now night, we saw a poor fellow, whose legs were tied behind his back, dance upon his hands with his arse above his head, and also danced upon his crutches, without any legs upon the ground to help him, which he did with that pain that I was sorry to see it, and did pity him and give him money after he had done. Then we to see a piece of clocke-work made by an <i>Englishman</i>--indeed, very good, wherein all the several states of man's age, to 100 years old, is shewn very pretty and solemne; and several other things more cheerful.

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    Event: 580 | 16670906 | bf | <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: At <i>Aldgate</i> I took my wife into our coach, and so to <i>Bartholomew fair</i>, and there, it being very dirty, and now night, we saw a poor fellow, whose legs were tied behind his back, dance upon his hands with his arse above his head, and also danced upon his crutches, without any legs upon the ground to help him, which he did with that pain that I was sorry to see it, and did pity him and give him money after he had done. Then we to see a piece of clocke-work made by an <i>Englishman</i>--indeed, very good, wherein all the several states of man's age, to 100 years old, is shewn very pretty and solemne; and several other things more cheerful
    Performance: 580 | 580 | p | Entertainments

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