01 April 1668

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Theatre: The (first) Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1667-1668
Volume: 1
Comments: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: All alone to the King's house, and there sat in an upper box, to hide myself, and saw The Black Prince, a very good play; but only the fancy, most of it, the same as in the rest of my Lord Orrery's plays; but the dance very stately; but it was pretty to see how coming after dinner and with no company with me to talk to, and at a play that I had seen, and went to now not for curiosity but only idleness, I did fall asleep the former part of the play, but afterward did mind it and like it very well

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?bridges The Black Prince. See 19 Oct. 1667. *c?bridges The <i>King's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: All alone to the King's house, and there sat in an upper box, to hide myself, and saw <i>The Black Prince</i>, a very good play; but only the fancy, most of it, the same as in the rest of my $Lord Orrery='s plays; but the dance very stately; but it was pretty to see how coming after dinner and with no company with me to talk to, and at a play that I had seen, and went to now not for curiosity but only idleness, I did fall asleep the former part of the play, but afterward did mind it and like it very well.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1668 04 01 bridges The Black Prince. ^See16671019^.*c1668 04 01 bridges The <i>King's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: All alone to the King's house, and there sat in an upper box, to hide myself, and saw <i>The Black Prince</i>, a very good play; but only the fancy, most of it, the same as in the rest of my $Lord Orrery='s plays; but the dance very stately; but it was pretty to see how coming after dinner and with no company with me to talk to, and at a play that I had seen, and went to now not for curiosity but only idleness, I did fall asleep the former part of the play, but afterward did mind it and like it very well.

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    Event: 682 | 16680401 | bridges | The <i>King's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: All alone to the King's house, and there sat in an upper box, to hide myself, and saw <i>The Black Prince</i>, a very good play; but only the fancy, most of it, the same as in the rest of my $Lord Orrery='s plays; but the dance very stately; but it was pretty to see how coming after dinner and with no company with me to talk to, and at a play that I had seen, and went to now not for curiosity but only idleness, I did fall asleep the former part of the play, but afterward did mind it and like it very well
    Performance: 682 | 682 | p | The Black Prince | See16671019.

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Title: The Black Prince
Comments:
See16671019.
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Birth: 1621
Death: 1679

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