*p1672 07 04 dg The Citizen Turned Gentleman. Edition of 1672: Mr Jorden-Nokes; Young Jorden-Cademan; Mr Cleverwit-Crosby; Sir Simon Softhead-Underhil; Trickmore-Harris; Cureal-Sandford; Maistre Jaques-Angel; Lucia-Mrs Bitterton; Marina-Mrs Burroughs; Betty Trickmore-Mrs Leigh; Prologue-; Epilogue-. See also below.*c1672 07 04 dg The <i>Duke's Company</i>. This performance is on the <i>L. C. list</i>, 5@141, p. 2. See also <i>Nicoll, Restoration Drama</i>, p. 347. There is no certainty that this is the premiere. A song, <i>A heart in love's empire</i>, with music by $Robert Smith=, and another, <i>Let's drink dear friends</i>, set by $Thomas? Farmer=, are in <i>Choice Songs and Ayres</i>, The First Book, 1673. The Dedication in the edition of 1672 is to $Prince Rupert= and states: tho' of thirty times it has been acted, you seldom fail'd to honour it with your presence. $Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, p. 32): The next new Comedy [at <i>dg</i>] was the <i>Mamamouchi, or the Citizen turn'd Gentleman</i>, Wrote by $Mr Ravenscroft= [cast as in edition of 1672 except <i>French Tutor</i>r and <i>Singing Master</i>r, by $Mr Haines=: (He having Affronted $Mr Hart=, he gave him a Discharge and then came into our House)]; This Comedy was look[ed] upon by the Criticks for a Foolish Play; yet it continu'd Acting 9 Days with a full House; upon the Sixth the House being very full: The Poet added 2 more Lines to his Epilogue, viz. @The Criticks came to Hiss, and Dam this Play,@Yet spite of themselves they can't keep away.@ However, $Mr Nokes= in performing the <i>Mamomouchi</i> pleas'd the $King= and $Court=, next <i>Sir Martin</i>, above all Plays.