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21 September 1668

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Theatre: Southwark Fair
Theatrical Season: 1668-1669
Volume: 1
Comments: Pepys, Diary: I turned back and to Southwarke-Fair, very dirty, and there saw the puppet-show of Whittington, which was pretty to see; and how that idle thing do work upon people that see it, and even myself too! And thence to Jacob Hall's dancing on the ropes, where I saw such action as I never saw before, and mightily worth seeing; and here took acquaintance with a fellow that carried me to a tavern, whither come the musick of this booth, and by and by Jacob Hall himself, with whom I had a mind to speak, to hear whether he had ever any mischief by falls in his time. He tells me, "Yes, many; but never to the breaking of a limb:" he seems a mighty strong man

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?sf Whittington [a puppet show]. *c?sf <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: I turned back and to <i>Southwarke-Fair</i>, very dirty, and there saw the puppet-show of <i>Whittington</i>, which was pretty to see; and how that idle thing do work upon people that see it, and even myself too! And thence to $Jacob Hall='s dancing on the ropes, where I saw such action as I never saw before, and mightily worth seeing; and here took acquaintance with a fellow that carried me to a tavern, whither come the musick of this booth, and by and by Jacob Hall himself, with whom I had a mind to speak, to hear whether he had ever any mischief by falls in his time. He tells me, "Yes, many; but never to the breaking of a limb:" he seems a mighty strong man.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1668 09 21 sf Whittington [a puppet show].*c1668 09 21 sf <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: I turned back and to <i>Southwarke-Fair</i>, very dirty, and there saw the puppet-show of <i>Whittington</i>, which was pretty to see; and how that idle thing do work upon people that see it, and even myself too! And thence to $Jacob Hall='s dancing on the ropes, where I saw such action as I never saw before, and mightily worth seeing; and here took acquaintance with a fellow that carried me to a tavern, whither come the musick of this booth, and by and by Jacob Hall himself, with whom I had a mind to speak, to hear whether he had ever any mischief by falls in his time. He tells me, "Yes, many; but never to the breaking of a limb:" he seems a mighty strong man.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 762 | 16680921 | sf | <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: I turned back and to <i>Southwarke-Fair</i>, very dirty, and there saw the puppet-show of <i>Whittington</i>, which was pretty to see; and how that idle thing do work upon people that see it, and even myself too! And thence to $Jacob Hall='s dancing on the ropes, where I saw such action as I never saw before, and mightily worth seeing; and here took acquaintance with a fellow that carried me to a tavern, whither come the musick of this booth, and by and by Jacob Hall himself, with whom I had a mind to speak, to hear whether he had ever any mischief by falls in his time. He tells me, "Yes, many; but never to the breaking of a limb:" he seems a mighty strong man
    Performance: 762 | 762 | p | Whittington [a Puppet Show]

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Title: Whittington [a Puppet Show]
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