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22 April 1718

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1717-1718
Volume: 2
Comments: By His Royal Highness's Command. According to the Original Weekly Journal 26 April the Prince was present, but Edward Harley Jr writing to Abigail Harley on 6 May stated: The P..., not long ago, bespoke at the Old Playhouse, a play called the Indian Emperor. The K...hearing of it, sent to the players to tell them that if the P...came, and they acted that play, he would turn them out of his service, which message they sent to the P..., who had the good sense not to come, so the Indian Emperor was acted.-Portland MS, V, 560

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pX?dl The Indian Emperour. *dX?dl Serious and Comic Dancing-. *cX?dl By $His Royal Highness='s Command. According to the <i>Original Weekly Journal</i> 26 April $the Prince= was present, but $Edward Harley Jr= writing to $Abigail Harley= on 6 May stated: The P..., not long ago, bespoke at the Old Playhouse, a play called <i>the Indian Emperor</i>. $The K=...hearing of it, sent to the players to tell them that if the P...came, and they acted that play, he would turn them out of his service, which message they sent to the P..., who had the good sense not to come, so the Indian Emperor was acted.-<i>Portland MS</i>, V, 560.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1718 04 22 dl The Indian Emperour.*d1718 04 22 dl Serious and Comic Dancing-.*c1718 04 22 dl By $His Royal Highness='s Command. According to the <i>Original Weekly Journal</i> 26 April $the Prince= was present, but $Edward Harley Jr= writing to $Abigail Harley= on 6 May stated: The P..., not long ago, bespoke at the Old Playhouse, a play called <i>the Indian Emperor</i>. $The K=...hearing of it, sent to the players to tell them that if the P...came, and they acted that play, he would turn them out of his service, which message they sent to the P..., who had the good sense not to come, so the Indian Emperor was acted.-<i>Portland MS</i>, V, 560.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 7331 | 17180422 | dl | By $His Royal Highness='s Command. According to the <i>Original Weekly Journal</i> 26 April $the Prince= was present, but $Edward Harley Jr= writing to $Abigail Harley= on 6 May stated: The P..., not long ago, bespoke at the Old Playhouse, a play called <i>the Indian Emperor</i>. $The K=...hearing of it, sent to the players to tell them that if the P...came, and they acted that play, he would turn them out of his service, which message they sent to the P..., who had the good sense not to come, so the Indian Emperor was acted.-<i>Portland MS</i>, V, 560
    Performance: 11426 | 7331 | p | The Indian Emperour
    Performance: 11427 | 7331 | d | Serious and Comic Dancing-

Mainpiece

Title: The Indian Emperour
Comments:
Cast:
None Listed

Related Works

Publish Date: 1667
Author: John Dryden
Birth: 1631
Death: 1700

Dance

Comment: Serious and Comic Dancing-

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 22 April 1718 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 4, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=7331.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 22 April 1718 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=7331. Accessed 4 April 2025.