London Stage Event: January 1672 at The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

January 1672

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Theatre: The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Theatrical Season: 1671-1672

Volume: 1

Comments: The King's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but the premiere probably occurred during this month. The Preface states: This Play, as it was wrote in less than a moneth, and was the last Play that was Acted at the King's Theatre in Covent-Garden, before the fatal Fire there. [The Preface may mean that this was the last new play acted before the fire.] Two songs for this play, with music by Robert Smith, are in Choice Songs and Ayres, The First Book, 1673

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*p?bridges The Miser. [Edition of 1672:% Prologue-; Epilogue-. *c?bridges The King's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but the premiere probably occurred during this month. The Preface states: This Play, as it was wrote in less than a moneth, and was the last Play that was Acted at the King's Theatre in Covent-Garden, before the fatal Fire there. [The Preface may mean that this was the last new play acted before the fire.] Two songs for this play, with music by $Robert Smith=, are in Choice Songs and Ayres, The First Book, 1673.
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*p1672 01 00 bridges The Miser. Edition of 1672: Prologue-; Epilogue-.*c1672 01 00 bridges The King's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but the premiere probably occurred during this month. The Preface states: This Play, as it was wrote in less than a moneth, and was the last Play that was Acted at the King's Theatre in Covent-Garden, before the fatal Fire there. [The Preface may mean that this was the last new play acted before the fire.] Two songs for this play, with music by $Robert Smith=, are in Choice Songs and Ayres, The First Book, 1673.
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Event: 970 | 16720100 | bridges | The King's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but the premiere probably occurred during this month. The Preface states: This Play, as it was wrote in less than a moneth, and was the last Play that was Acted at the King's Theatre in Covent-Garden, before the fatal Fire there. [The Preface may mean that this was the last new play acted before the fire.] Two songs for this play, with music by $Robert Smith=, are in Choice Songs and Ayres, The First Book, 1673

Performance: 970 | 970 | p | The Miser | Edition of 1672: Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast:
928 | 970 | Prologue

929 | 970 | Epilogue | .

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Title: The Miser

Comments:
Edition of 1672: Prologue-; Epilogue-.

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Role: Prologue Actor:
Role: Epilogue Actor: .

January 1672

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