Event Comment: The
Duke's Company. The
Prologue and Epilogue, separately printed, bear
Luttrell's date of acquisition, 21 April 1682 (
Huntington Library),
and have been reprinted in
Wiley,
Rare Prologues and Epilogues, pp. 102-05. The Prologue
and Epilogue were advertised in
The Observator, 27 April 1682, with the statement: Recommended to All Men of Sense
and Loyalty
Performances
Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd
Performance Comment: See16820209, but Prologue To His Royal Highness Upon His first appearance at the Duke's Theatre since his Return from Scotland. Written by Mr Dryden-Mr Smith; The Epilogue Written by Mr Otway to his Play call'd Venice Preserv'd; or a Plot Discover'd; Spoken upon his Royal Highness the Duke of York's coming to the Theatre, Friday, April 21, 1682-. The Epilogue Written by Mr Otway to his Play call'd Venice Preserv'd; or a Plot Discover'd; Spoken upon his Royal Highness the Duke of York's coming to the Theatre, Friday, April 21, 1682-.