08 December 1660

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Theatre: Theatre in Vere Street
Theatrical Season: 1660-1661
Volume: 1
Comments: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 117. The King's Company. The Prologue is in Thomas Jordan's A Royal Arbour of Loyal Poesie (1664). Andrew Newport to Sir Richard Leveson, 15 Dec.: Upon our stages we have women-actors, as beyond seas (HMC, 5th Report, Part I, 1876, p. 158). For a discussion of actresses who may have played Desdemona on this day, see Wilson, All the King's Ladies, pp. 6-8. Possibly Clun acted Iago. See An Elegy Upon the Most Execrable Murther of Mr Clun, 1664

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    *p?vere The Moore of Venice. [See 11 Oct. 1660% Othello-Burt?; Iago-Clun?; A Prologue to introduce the first Woman [that came to act on the Stage, in the tragedy called <i>The Moor of Venice</i>%-. *c?vere See $Herbert=, <i>Dramatic Records</i>, p. 117. The <i>King's Company</i>. <i>The Prologue</i> is in $Thomas Jordan='s <i>A Royal Arbour of Loyal Poesie</i> (1664). $Andrew Newport= to $Sir Richard Leveson=, 15 Dec.: Upon our stages we have women-actors, as beyond seas (<i>HMC, 5th Report</i>, Part I, 1876, p. 158). For a discussion of actresses who may have played <i>Desdemona</i>r on this day, see $Wilson=, <i>All the King's Ladies</i>, pp. 6-8. Possibly $Clun= acted <i>Iago</i>r. See <i>An Elegy Upon the Most Execrable Murther of Mr Clun</i>, 1664.
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    *p1660 12 08 vere The Moore of Venice. ^See16601011^ Othello-Burt?; Iago-Clun?; A Prologue to introduce the first Woman that came to act on the Stage, in the tragedy called <i>The Moor of Venice</i>-.*c1660 12 08 vere See $Herbert=, <i>Dramatic Records</i>, p. 117. The <i>King's Company</i>. <i>The Prologue</i> is in $Thomas Jordan='s <i>A Royal Arbour of Loyal Poesie</i> (1664). $Andrew Newport= to $Sir Richard Leveson=, 15 Dec.: Upon our stages we have women-actors, as beyond seas (<i>HMC, 5th Report</i>, Part I, 1876, p. 158). For a discussion of actresses who may have played <i>Desdemona</i>r on this day, see $Wilson=, <i>All the King's Ladies</i>, pp. 6-8. Possibly $Clun= acted <i>Iago</i>r. See <i>An Elegy Upon the Most Execrable Murther of Mr Clun</i>, 1664.
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    Event: 64 | 16601208 | vere | See $Herbert=, <i>Dramatic Records</i>, p. 117. The <i>King's Company</i>. <i>The Prologue</i> is in $Thomas Jordan='s <i>A Royal Arbour of Loyal Poesie</i> (1664). $Andrew Newport= to $Sir Richard Leveson=, 15 Dec.: Upon our stages we have women-actors, as beyond seas (<i>HMC, 5th Report</i>, Part I, 1876, p. 158). For a discussion of actresses who may have played <i>Desdemona</i> on this day, see $Wilson=, <i>All the King's Ladies</i>, pp. 6-8. Possibly $Clun= acted <i>Iago</i>. See <i>An Elegy Upon the Most Execrable Murther of Mr Clun</i>, 1664
    Performance: 64 | 64 | p | The Moore Of Venice | See16601011 Othello-Burt?; Iago-Clun?; A Prologue to introduce the first Woman that came to act on the Stage, in the tragedy called <i>The Moor of Venice</i>-.
    Cast:
    36 | 64 | See16601011 Othello | Burt?
    37 | 64 | Iago | Clun?
    38 | 64 | in the tragedy called <i>The Moor of Venice</i> | .

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See16601011 Othello-Burt?; Iago-Clun?; A Prologue to introduce the first Woman that came to act on the Stage, in the tragedy called The Moor of Venice-.
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