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05 October 1667

Event Information
Theatre: The (first) Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1667-1668
Volume: 1
Comments: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: [After looking in at lif], and so to the King's house: and there, going in, met with Knepp, and she took us up into the tireing-rooms: and to the women's shift, where Nell was dressing herself, and was all unready, and is very Pretty, prettier than I thought. And so walked all up and down the house above, and then below into the scene-room, and there sat down, and she gave us fruit: and here I read the questions to Knepp, while she answered me, through all her part of Flora's Figary's which was acted to-day. But, Lord! to see how they were both painted would make a man mad, and did make me loath them; and what base company of men comes among them, and how lewdly they talk! and how poor the men are in clothes, and yet what a shew they make on the stage by candle-light, is very observable. But to see how Nell cursed, for having so few people in the pit, was pretty; the other house carrying away all the people at the new play, and is said, now-a-days, to have generally most company, as being better players. By and by into the pit, and there was the play, which is pretty good

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p%bridges Flora's Vagaries. [Edition of 1670:% Alberto-Mohun; Lodovico-Beeston; Prospero-Bird; Grimani-Cartwright; Francisco-Burt; Fryer-Loveday; Flora-Mrs Ellen Gwin; Otrante-Mrs Nepp. [Edition of 1677 adds: <i>Giacomo</i>r-$Shatterel;. See also 3 Nov. 1663.% *c%bridges The <i>King's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: [After looking in at <i>lif</i>], and so to the King's house: and there, going in, met with $Knepp=, and she took us up into the tireing-rooms: and to the women's shift, where $Nell= was dressing herself, and was all unready, and is very Pretty, prettier than I thought. And so walked all up and down the house above, and then below into the scene-room, and there sat down, and she gave us fruit: and here I read the questions to Knepp, while she answered me, through all her part of <i>Flora's Figary's</i> which was acted to-day. But, Lord! to see how they were both painted would make a man mad, and did make me loath them; and what base company of men comes among them, and how lewdly they talk! and how poor the men are in clothes, and yet what a shew they make on the stage by candle-light, is very observable. But to see how Nell cursed, for having so few people in the pit, was pretty; the other house carrying away all the people at the new play, and is said, now-a-days, to have generally most company, as being better players. By and by into the pit, and there was the play, which is pretty good.
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1667 10 05 bridges Flora's Vagaries. Edition of 1670: Alberto-Mohun; Lodovico-Beeston; Prospero-Bird; Grimani-Cartwright; Francisco-Burt; Fryer-Loveday; Flora-Mrs Ellen Gwin; Otrante-Mrs Nepp. Edition of 1677 adds: <i>Giacomo-$Shatterel;. See also 3 Nov. 1663.*c1667 10 05 bridges The <i>King's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: [After looking in at <i>lif</i>], and so to the King's house: and there, going in, met with $Knepp=, and she took us up into the tireing-rooms: and to the women's shift, where $Nell= was dressing herself, and was all unready, and is very Pretty, prettier than I thought. And so walked all up and down the house above, and then below into the scene-room, and there sat down, and she gave us fruit: and here I read the questions to Knepp, while she answered me, through all her part of <i>Flora's Figary's</i> which was acted to-day. But, Lord! to see how they were both painted would make a man mad, and did make me loath them; and what base company of men comes among them, and how lewdly they talk! and how poor the men are in clothes, and yet what a shew they make on the stage by candle-light, is very observable. But to see how Nell cursed, for having so few people in the pit, was pretty; the other house carrying away all the people at the new play, and is said, now-a-days, to have generally most company, as being better players. By and by into the pit, and there was the play, which is pretty good.
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 596 | 16671005 | bridges | The <i>King's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: [After looking in at <i>lif</i>], and so to the King's house: and there, going in, met with $Knepp=, and she took us up into the tireing-rooms: and to the women's shift, where $Nell= was dressing herself, and was all unready, and is very Pretty, prettier than I thought. And so walked all up and down the house above, and then below into the scene-room, and there sat down, and she gave us fruit: and here I read the questions to Knepp, while she answered me, through all her part of <i>Flora's Figary's</i> which was acted to-day. But, Lord! to see how they were both painted would make a man mad, and did make me loath them; and what base company of men comes among them, and how lewdly they talk! and how poor the men are in clothes, and yet what a shew they make on the stage by candle-light, is very observable. But to see how Nell cursed, for having so few people in the pit, was pretty; the other house carrying away all the people at the new play, and is said, now-a-days, to have generally most company, as being better players. By and by into the pit, and there was the play, which is pretty good
    Performance: 596 | 596 | p | Flora's Vagaries | Edition of 1670: Alberto-Mohun; Lodovico-Beeston; Prospero-Bird; Grimani-Cartwright; Francisco-Burt; Fryer-Loveday; Flora-Mrs Ellen Gwin; Otrante-Mrs Nepp. Edition of 1677 adds: <i>Giacomo-$Shatterel;. See also 3 Nov. 1663.. See also 3 Nov. 1663.
    Cast:
    509 | 596 | Alberto | Mohun
    510 | 596 | Lodovico | Beeston
    511 | 596 | Prospero | Bird
    512 | 596 | Grimani | Cartwright
    513 | 596 | Francisco | Burt
    514 | 596 | Fryer | Loveday
    515 | 596 | Flora | Mrs Ellen Gwin
    516 | 596 | Otrante | Mrs Nepp. Edition of 1677 adds: <i>Giacomo-$Shatterel
    517 | 596 | <i>Giacomo | $Shatterel

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Comments:
Edition of 1670: Alberto-Mohun; Lodovico-Beeston; Prospero-Bird; Grimani-Cartwright; Francisco-Burt; Fryer-Loveday; Flora-Mrs Ellen Gwin; Otrante-Mrs Nepp. Edition of 1677 adds: Giacomo-$Shatterel;. See also 3 Nov. 1663.. See also 3 Nov. 1663.
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