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19 October 1668

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Theatre: Lincoln's Inn Fields
Theatrical Season: 1668-1669
Volume: 1
Comments: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: My wife and I to the Duke of York's playhouse; and there saw, the first time acted, The Queene of Arragon, an old Blackfriars' play, but an admirable one, so good that I am astonished at it, and wonder where it hath lain asleep all this while, that I have never heard of it before. Here met W. Batelier and Mrs Hunt, Deb's aunt; and saw her home--a very witty woman, and one that knows this play, and understands a play mighty well

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?lif The Queen of Arragon. [See 14 Oct.% Prologue-; Epilogue-. *c?lif The <i>Duke's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: My wife and I to the Duke of York's playhouse; and there saw, the first time acted, <i>The Queene of Arragon</i>, an old <i>Blackfriars</i>' play, but an admirable one, so good that I am astonished at it, and wonder where it hath lain asleep all this while, that I have never heard of it before. Here met $W. Batelier= and $Mrs Hunt=, $Deb='s aunt; and saw her home--a very witty woman, and one that knows this play, and understands a play mighty well.
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1668 10 19 lif The Queen of Arragon. ^See16681014^ Prologue-; Epilogue-.*c1668 10 19 lif The <i>Duke's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: My wife and I to the Duke of York's playhouse; and there saw, the first time acted, <i>The Queene of Arragon</i>, an old <i>Blackfriars</i>' play, but an admirable one, so good that I am astonished at it, and wonder where it hath lain asleep all this while, that I have never heard of it before. Here met $W. Batelier= and $Mrs Hunt=, $Deb='s aunt; and saw her home--a very witty woman, and one that knows this play, and understands a play mighty well.
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    Event: 769 | 16681019 | lif | The <i>Duke's Company</i>. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: My wife and I to the Duke of York's playhouse; and there saw, the first time acted, <i>The Queene of Arragon</i>, an old <i>Blackfriars</i>' play, but an admirable one, so good that I am astonished at it, and wonder where it hath lain asleep all this while, that I have never heard of it before. Here met $W. Batelier= and $Mrs Hunt=, $Deb='s aunt; and saw her home--a very witty woman, and one that knows this play, and understands a play mighty well
    Performance: 769 | 769 | p | The Queen Of Arragon | See16681014 Prologue-; Epilogue-.
    Cast:
    630 | 769 | See16681014 Prologue
    631 | 769 | Epilogue | .

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See16681014 Prologue-; Epilogue-.
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