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14 September 1668

Event Information
Theatre: The (first) Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1668-1669
Volume: 1
Comments: The King's Company. This play is on L. C. list, 5@12, p. 17: ye king here. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 344. The play was apparently designed for the opening of the Bridges St playhouse in November 1666 but was not then acted. The edition of 1667 gives a intended cast. Bonhomme-Cartwright; Valerio-$C. Hart; Ergasto-$W. Winterson [$Wintershall]; Don Buisson-Burt; La Fleur-$E. Keninston [$Kynaston]; Sganarelle-J. Lacy; Mascarillio-$M. Moon [$Mohun]; Jodelet-R. Shatterel; Housekeepers-$Alexander, $Wilbraham; Mary and Anne-$The Two Marshalls; Isabella-$Mrs Rutter; Lysette-$Nel Guin; Prologue Intended for the Overture of the Theatre, 1666; Epilogue. [In this list the names Alexander and Wilbraham are not otherwise known and may represent errors in the printed list.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?bridges The Damaseiles a la Mode. [For an intended cast, see below.% *c?bridges The <i>King's Company</i>. This play is on <i>L. C. list</i>, 5@12, p. 17: ye king here. See also <i>Nicoll, Restoration Drama</i>, p. 344. The play was apparently designed for the opening of the <i>Bridges St playhouse</i> in November 1666 but was not then acted. The edition of 1667 gives a intended cast. <i>Bonhomme</i>r-$Cartwright=; <i>Valerio</i>r-$C. Hart=; <i>Ergasto</i>r-$W. Winterson= [$Wintershall=]; <i>Don Buisson</i>r-$Burt=; <i>La Fleur</i>r-$E. Keninston= [$Kynaston=]; <i>Sganarelle</i>r-$J. Lacy=; <i>Mascarillio</i>r-$M. Moon= [$Mohun=]; <i>Jodelet</i>r-$R. Shatterel=; <i>Housekeepers</i>r-$Alexander=, $Wilbraham=; <i>Mary and Anne</i>r-$The Two Marshalls=; <i>Isabella</i>r-$Mrs Rutter=; <i>Lysette</i>r-$Nel Guin=; <i>Prologue Intended for the Overture of the Theatre, 1666</i>; <i>Epilogue</i>. [In this list the names Alexander and Wilbraham are not otherwise known and may represent errors in the printed list.]
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1668 09 14 bridges The Damaseiles a la Mode. For an intended cast, see below.*c1668 09 14 bridges The <i>King's Company</i>. This play is on <i>L. C. list</i>, 5@12, p. 17: ye king here. See also <i>Nicoll, Restoration Drama</i>, p. 344. The play was apparently designed for the opening of the <i>Bridges St playhouse</i> in November 1666 but was not then acted. The edition of 1667 gives a intended cast. <i>Bonhomme-$Cartwright</i>; <i>Valerio-$C. Hart</i>; <i>Ergasto-$W. Winterson</i> [$Wintershall=]; <i>Don Buisson-$Burt</i>; <i>La Fleur-$E. Keninston</i> [$Kynaston=]; <i>Sganarelle-$J. Lacy</i>; <i>Mascarillio-$M. Moon</i> [$Mohun=]; <i>Jodelet-$R. Shatterel</i>; <i>Housekeepers-$Alexander</i>, $Wilbraham=; <i>Mary and Anne-$The Two Marshalls</i>; <i>Isabella-$Mrs Rutter</i>; <i>Lysette-$Nel Guin</i>; <i>Prologue Intended for the Overture of the Theatre, 1666</i>; <i>Epilogue</i>. [In this list the names Alexander and Wilbraham are not otherwise known and may represent errors in the printed list.]
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 757 | 16680914 | bridges | The <i>King's Company</i>. This play is on <i>L. C. list</i>, 5@12, p. 17: ye king here. See also <i>Nicoll, Restoration Drama</i>, p. 344. The play was apparently designed for the opening of the <i>Bridges St playhouse</i> in November 1666 but was not then acted. The edition of 1667 gives a intended cast. <i>Bonhomme-$Cartwright</i>; <i>Valerio-$C. Hart</i>; <i>Ergasto-$W. Winterson</i> [$Wintershall=]; <i>Don Buisson-$Burt</i>; <i>La Fleur-$E. Keninston</i> [$Kynaston=]; <i>Sganarelle-$J. Lacy</i>; <i>Mascarillio-$M. Moon</i> [$Mohun=]; <i>Jodelet-$R. Shatterel</i>; <i>Housekeepers-$Alexander</i>, $Wilbraham=; <i>Mary and Anne-$The Two Marshalls</i>; <i>Isabella-$Mrs Rutter</i>; <i>Lysette-$Nel Guin</i>; <i>Prologue Intended for the Overture of the Theatre, 1666</i>; <i>Epilogue</i>. [In this list the names Alexander and Wilbraham are not otherwise known and may represent errors in the printed list.
    Performance: 757 | 757 | p | The Damaseiles A La Mode | For an intended cast, see below.

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For an intended cast, see below.
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