26 February 1672

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Theatre: Lincoln's Inn Fields
Theatrical Season: 1671-1672
Volume: 1
Comments: The King's Company. This day marks the resumption of acting by the King's Company after the disastrous fire at Bridges Street, Drury Lane; the players turned to the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields which the Duke's Company had recently left. The Prologue was printed in Covent Garden Drollery, 1672. Sloane MS. 4455 folio 26 verso: The Prologue of a Play entitled Witt without Money-Spoken at the Dukes old Theatre (after the Kings was burnt) by the King's players, Feb. 26 1671. The Curtaine being drawne up all the Actors were discover'd on the stage in Melancholick postures, & Moone [Mohun] advancing before the rest speaks as follows, addressing chiefly to ye King then [present]. Langbaine (English Dramatick Poets, p. 216): Wit Without Money: a Comedy which I have seen acted at the Old House in little Lincolns-Inn-Fields with very great Applause: the part of Valentine being Play'd by that compleat Actor Major Mohun deceas'd. This was the first Play that was acted after the Burning the King's House in Drury-lane: a New Prologue being writ for them by Mr Dryden

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    *p?lif Wit without Money. Valentine-Mohun; The Prologue [by $John Dryden=%-Mohun. *c?lif The <i>King's Company</i>. This day marks the resumption of acting by the King's Company after the disastrous fire at <i>Bridges Street</i>, <i>Drury Lane</i>; the players turned to the theatre in <i>Lincoln's Inn Fields</i> which the <i>Duke's Company</i> had recently left. The Prologue was printed in <i>Covent Garden Drollery</i>, 1672. <i>Sloane MS. 4455</i> folio 26 verso: The Prologue of a Play entitled <i>Witt without Money</i>-Spoken at the Dukes old Theatre (after the Kings was burnt) by the King's players, Feb. 26 1671. The Curtaine being drawne up all the Actors were discover'd on the stage in Melancholick postures, & $Moone= [$Mohun=] advancing before the rest speaks as follows, addressing chiefly to ye $King= then [present]. $Langbaine= (<i>English Dramatick Poets</i>, p. 216): <i>Wit Without Money</i>: a Comedy which I have seen acted at the Old House in little Lincolns-Inn-Fields with very great Applause: the part of <i>Valentine</i>r being Play'd by that compleat Actor $Major Mohun= deceas'd. This was the first Play that was acted after the Burning the King's House in Drury-lane: a New Prologue being writ for them by $Mr Dryden=.
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    *p1672 02 26 lif Wit without Money. Valentine-Mohun; The Prologue by $John Dryden=-Mohun.*c1672 02 26 lif The <i>King's Company</i>. This day marks the resumption of acting by the King's Company after the disastrous fire at <i>Bridges Street</i>, <i>Drury Lane</i>; the players turned to the theatre in <i>Lincoln's Inn Fields</i> which the <i>Duke's Company</i> had recently left. The Prologue was printed in <i>Covent Garden Drollery</i>, 1672. <i>Sloane MS. 4455</i> folio 26 verso: The Prologue of a Play entitled <i>Witt without Money</i>-Spoken at the Dukes old Theatre (after the Kings was burnt) by the King's players, Feb. 26 1671. The Curtaine being drawne up all the Actors were discover'd on the stage in Melancholick postures, & $Moone= [$Mohun=] advancing before the rest speaks as follows, addressing chiefly to ye $King= then [present]. $Langbaine= (<i>English Dramatick Poets</i>, p. 216): <i>Wit Without Money</i>: a Comedy which I have seen acted at the Old House in little Lincolns-Inn-Fields with very great Applause: the part of <i>Valentine</i>r being Play'd by that compleat Actor $Major Mohun= deceas'd. This was the first Play that was acted after the Burning the King's House in Drury-lane: a New Prologue being writ for them by $Mr Dryden=.
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    Event: 979 | 16720226 | lif | The <i>King's Company</i>. This day marks the resumption of acting by the King's Company after the disastrous fire at <i>Bridges Street</i>, <i>Drury Lane</i>; the players turned to the theatre in <i>Lincoln's Inn Fields</i> which the <i>Duke's Company</i> had recently left. The Prologue was printed in <i>Covent Garden Drollery</i>, 1672. <i>Sloane MS. 4455</i> folio 26 verso: The Prologue of a Play entitled <i>Witt without Money</i>-Spoken at the Dukes old Theatre (after the Kings was burnt) by the King's players, Feb. 26 1671. The Curtaine being drawne up all the Actors were discover'd on the stage in Melancholick postures, & $Moone= [$Mohun=] advancing before the rest speaks as follows, addressing chiefly to ye $King= then [present]. $Langbaine= (<i>English Dramatick Poets</i>, p. 216): <i>Wit Without Money</i>: a Comedy which I have seen acted at the Old House in little Lincolns-Inn-Fields with very great Applause: the part of <i>Valentine</i> being Play'd by that compleat Actor $Major Mohun= deceas'd. This was the first Play that was acted after the Burning the King's House in Drury-lane: a New Prologue being writ for them by $Mr Dryden=
    Performance: 979 | 979 | p | Wit Without Money | Valentine-Mohun; The Prologue by $John Dryden=-Mohun.
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    950 | 979 | Valentine | Mohun
    951 | 979 | John Dryden= | Mohun.

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Valentine-Mohun; The Prologue by John Dryden-Mohun.
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