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02 November 1667

Event Information
Theatre: The (first) Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1667-1668
Volume: 1
Comments: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: My wife and Willett and I to the King's playhouse, and there saw Henry the Fourth; and contrary to expectation, was pleased in nothing more than in Cartwright's speaking of Falstaffe's speech about "What is Honour?" The house full of Parliamentmen, it being holyday with them: and it was observable how a gentleman of good habit, sitting just before us, eating of some fruit in the midst of the play, did drop down as dead, being choked; but with much ado Orange Moll did thrust her finger down his throat, and brought him to life again

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pBbridges Henry the Fourth. [Part I] [$Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, p. 7):% King-Wintersel; Prince-Burt; Hotspur-Hart; Falstaff-Cartwright; Poyns-Shotterel [See also 8 Dec. 1666%. *cBbridges The <i>King's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: My wife and $Willett= and I to the King's playhouse, and there saw <i>Henry the Fourth</i>; and contrary to expectation, was pleased in nothing more than in $Cartwright='s speaking of <i>Falstaffe</i>r's speech about "What is Honour?" The house full of $Parliamentmen=, it being holyday with them: and it was observable how a gentleman of good habit, sitting just before us, eating of some fruit in the midst of the play, did drop down as dead, being choked; but with much ado $Orange Moll= did thrust her finger down his throat, and brought him to life again.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1667 11 02 bridges Henry the Fourth. [Part I] $Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, p. 7): King-Wintersel; Prince-Burt; Hotspur-Hart; Falstaff-Cartwright; Poyns-Shotterel [See also 8 Dec. 1666.*c1667 11 02 bridges The <i>King's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: My wife and $Willett= and I to the King's playhouse, and there saw <i>Henry the Fourth</i>; and contrary to expectation, was pleased in nothing more than in $Cartwright='s speaking of <i>Falstaffe</i>r's speech about "What is Honour?" The house full of $Parliamentmen=, it being holyday with them: and it was observable how a gentleman of good habit, sitting just before us, eating of some fruit in the midst of the play, did drop down as dead, being choked; but with much ado $Orange Moll= did thrust her finger down his throat, and brought him to life again.

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    Event: 616 | 16671102 | bridges | The <i>King's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: My wife and $Willett= and I to the King's playhouse, and there saw <i>Henry the Fourth</i>; and contrary to expectation, was pleased in nothing more than in $Cartwright='s speaking of <i>Falstaffe</i>'s speech about "What is Honour?" The house full of $Parliamentmen=, it being holyday with them: and it was observable how a gentleman of good habit, sitting just before us, eating of some fruit in the midst of the play, did drop down as dead, being choked; but with much ado $Orange Moll= did thrust her finger down his throat, and brought him to life again
    Performance: 616 | 616 | p | Henry The Fourth | [Part I] $Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, p. 7): King-Wintersel; Prince-Burt; Hotspur-Hart; Falstaff-Cartwright; Poyns-Shotterel [See also 8 Dec. 1666.See also 8 Dec. 1666.
    Cast:
    535 | 616 | King | Wintersel
    536 | 616 | Prince | Burt
    537 | 616 | Hotspur | Hart
    538 | 616 | Falstaff | Cartwright
    539 | 616 | Poyns | Shotterel

Mainpiece

Title: Henry The Fourth
Comments:
[Part I] Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 7): King-Wintersel; Prince-Burt; Hotspur-Hart; Falstaff-Cartwright; Poyns-Shotterel [See also 8 Dec. 1666.See also 8 Dec. 1666.
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