SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Lord Mohun"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Lord Mohun")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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Mainpiece Title: The Assignation; Or, Love In A Nunnery

Performance Comment: Edition of 1673: Prologue-; Duke of Mantona-Major Mohun; Prince Frederick-Kynaston; Aurelian-Hart; Camillo-Burt; Mario-Cartwright; Ascanio-Mrs Reeve; Benito-Haynes; Sophronia-Mrs James; Lucretia-Mrs Marshall; Hippolita-Mrs Knep; Laura-Mrs Bowtel; Violetta-Mrs Cox; Epilogue-.
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Role: Duke of Mantona Actor: Major Mohun

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Mainpiece Title: Amboyna

Performance Comment: Edition of 1673: Prologue-; Captain Gabriel Towerson-Hart; Mr Beaumont-Mohun; Mr Collins-Lydal; Captain Middleton-Watson; Perez-Burt; Harman-Cartwright; The Fiscal-Wintershal; Harman Jr-Kynaston; Van Herring-Beeston; Isabinda-Mrs Marshal; Julia-Mrs James; English Woman-Mrs Cory; Epilogue-.
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Role: Mr Beaumont Actor: Mohun

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Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Old Woman; Or, 'tis Well If It Take

Performance Comment: [The author is not known, but the play has been attributed to ThomasDuffett.] Edition of 1764: Prologue-Major Mohun; [A second Prologue intended but not spoken Honorio-Lydal; Amante-Beeston; Garbato-Eastland; Cicco-Perin; Riccamare-Coysh; Buggio-Chapman; Furfante-Powel; Sanco@panco-Shirly; Constantia-Mrs Cox; Arabella-Mrs James; Clara-Mrs Boutel; Strega-Mrs Corey; Epilogue-.
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Role: Prologue Actor: Major Mohun

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Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Edition of 1675: Prologue-Mr Hart; Horner-Hart; Harcourt-Kenaston; Dorilant-Lydal; Pinchwife-Mohun; Sparkish-Haynes; Sir Jasper Fidget-Cartwright; Mrs Margarey Pinchwife-Mrs Bowtel; Mrs Alithea-Mrs James; Lady Fidget-Mrs Knep; Mrs Dainty Fidget-Mrs Corbet; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Wyatt; Old Lady Squeamish-Mrs Rutter; Quack-Schotterel; Lucy-Mrs Cory. [Edition of 1668: Epilogue spoken by Mrs Knep.]Edition of 1668: Epilogue spoken by Mrs Knep.]
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Role: Pinchwife Actor: Mohun

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Mainpiece Title: A King And No King

Performance Comment: Edition of 1676: Arbaces-Hart; Tigranes-Kynaston; Gobrias-Wintershall; Bacurius-Lydall; Mardonius-Mohun; Bessus-Lacy?, Shottrell?; Lygones-Cartwright; Two Swordmen-Watson; Haynes; Arane-Mrs Corey; Panthea-Mrs Cox; Spaconia-Mrs Marshall.
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Role: Mardonius Actor: Mohun

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Mainpiece Title: Love In The Dark; Or, The Man Of Bus'ness

Performance Comment: Edition of 1675: Prologue-; Loredano-Lydal; Cardinal Colonna-Burt; Hircanio-Cartwright; Grimani-Griffin; Cornanti-Wintershul; Intrigo-Lacy; Count Sforza-Kynaston; Tribultio-Major Mohun; Visconti-Hayns; Jacomo-Charlton; Circumstantio-Shotterell; Satana-Harris; Proveditor-Powel; Parhelia-Mrs Uphill; Bellinganna-Mrs Bowtel; Aurana-Mrs James; Melina-Mrs Slade; Epilogue-Mr Haines.
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Role: Tribultio Actor: Major Mohun

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Mainpiece Title: Aureng-zebe

Performance Comment: Edition of 1676: Prologue-; Old Emperor-Mohun; Aureng Zebe-Hart; Morat-Kynaston; Arimant-Wintershal; Nourmahal-Mrs Marshal; Indamora-Mrs Cox; Melesinda-Mrs Corbet; Zayda-Mrs Uphil; Epilogue-.
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Role: Old Emperor Actor: Mohun

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Mainpiece Title: Gloriana; Or, The Court Of Augustus Caesar

Performance Comment: Prologue to the Court of Augustus Caesar-Mrs Roch; Epilogue to the Court of Augustus Caesar-Mr Haynes; Augustus Caesar-Mohun; Caesario-Hart; Marcellus-Kenaston; Tiberius-Lydall; Agrippa-Cartwrite; Mecaenas-Griffin; Ovid-Clarke; Leander-Powell; Araspes-Harris; Gloriana-Mrs Marshall; Julia-Mrs James; Narcissa-Mrs Corbet.
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Role: Augustus Caesar Actor: Mohun

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Mainpiece Title: Aureng-zebe

Performance Comment: See16751117. Prologue-; Old Emperor-Mohun?; Aureng Zebe-Hart?; Morat-Kynaston?; Arimant-Wintershal?; Nourmahal-Mrs Marshal?; Indamora-Mrs Cox?; Melesinda-Mrs Corbet?; Zayda-Mrs Uphil?; Epilogue-.
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Role: Old Emperor Actor: Mohun?

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Mainpiece Title: The Destruction Of Jerusalem By Titus Vespasian, Part I

Performance Comment: Edition of 1677: The Prologue to the First Part-; the Epilogue to Part II states that Mrs Marshal acted Queen Berenice. The Epilogue to the First Part-; Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 13): Titus Vespasian-Kynaston; Phraartes-Hart; Matthias High Priest-Major Mohun; John-Cartwright; Clarona D. to Matthias-Mrs Boutell; Queen Berenice-Mrs Marshall.

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Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Edition of 1677: Prologue to Alexander by Sir Char. Scroop, Baronet-; Epilogue-; Alexander-Hart; Clytus-Mohun; Lysimachus-Griffin; Hephestion-Clarke; Cassander-Kenaston; Polyperchon-Goodman; Philip-Powell; Thessalus-Wiltshire; Perdiccas-Lydall; Eumenes-Watson; Meleager-Perin; Aristander-Coysh; Sysigambis-Mrs Corey; Statira-Mrs Boutell; Roxana-Mrs Marshall; Parisatis-Mrs Baker.
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Role: Clytus Actor: Mohun

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Mainpiece Title: King Edgar And Alfreda

Performance Comment: Edition of 1677: Prologue-; Edgar-Mohun; Ethelwold-Goodman; Ruthin-Burt; Aldernold-Clark; Oswold-Wiltshire; Durzo-Griffin; The Queen-Mrs Knight; Matilda-Mrs Bowtell; Alfreda-Mrs Frances Baker; Hillaria-Mrs Katherine Baker; Alicia-Mrs Rutter; Epilogue-.
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Role: Edgar Actor: Mohun
Event Comment: Possibly on this day, Davenant and Killigrew, with a united company, began acting at this theatre. In L. C. 5@137, p. 332 (6 Oct. 1660) is a list of His Majesty's Comedians: Burt, Hart, Mohun, Robert Shatterell, Lacy, Wintershell, Clunne, Cartwright, Edward Shatterell, Baxter, Loveday, Kynaston, Betterton. (See Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 294; Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 204.) Hotson, p. 205, states that the company acted daily from 8 to 16 Oct. 1660

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Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. This was the King's Company (under Killigrew), split off from the United Company. According to Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 2) the roster included: Theophilus Bird, Hart, Mohun, Lacy, Burt, Cartwright, Clun, Baxter, Robert Shatterel, William Shatterrel, Duke [Marmaduke Watson], Hancock, Kynaston, Wintersel, Bateman, Blagden. (But see also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 295.) According to the articles of agreement, 5 Nov. 1660 (Herbert, Dramatic Records, pp. 96-100), the Duke's Company (under Davenant) included Thomas Batterton, Thomas Sheppey, Robert Noakes, James Noakes, Thomas Lovell, John Moseley, Cave Underhill, Robert Turner, Thomas Lilleston

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Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: Mr Shepley and I to the new Play-house near Lincoln's-Inn-Fields (which was formerly Gibbon's tennis-court), where the play of Beggar's Bush was newly begun; and so we went in and saw it, it was well acted: and here I saw the first time one Moone [Mohun], who is said to be the best actor in the world, lately come over with the King, and indeed it is the finest play-house, I believe, that ever was in England

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Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Bush

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Mainpiece Title: The Cheats

Performance Comment: Cast in MS (Library of Worcester College, Oxford): Bilboe-Shottrell; Titere Tu-Clunn; Dilligence-Loueday; Mrs Dilligence-Mrs Marshall; Jolly-Hart; Afterwit-Burt; Mrs Margt Rutter? [Hughes, in edition, edited by Nahm, p. 145] [Rutter, in J. H. Wilson, All the King's Ladies, p. 185]; [Edition of 1664 Prologue- [Edition of 1693 adds: Whitebroth-Mohun; Mrs Whitebroth-$Mrs Covey [$Corey">Cartwright; Runter-$Wintersal; Scruple-$Lacy; Mopus-$Mohun; Mrs Whitebroth-$Mrs Covey [$Corey].Corey].
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Role: Mopus Actor: Mohun
Event Comment: Pepys, Diary: [Willet's aunt] tell us that Catelin is likely to be soon acted, which I am glad to hear, but it is at the King's house. But the King's House is at present and hath for some days been silenced upon some difference [between] Hart and Moone [Mohun]

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Event Comment: The King's Company. See Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 322, for an L. C. order concerning Mohun's not acting for some time past. Pepys, Diary: With my wife to the King's playhouse, and there saw The Surprizall; which did not please me to-day, the actors not pleasing me; and especially Nell's acting of a serious part, which she spoils

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Mainpiece Title: The Surprizal

Event Comment: The King's Company. This play is on L. C. list, 5@12, p. 17: ye king here. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 344. The play was apparently designed for the opening of the Bridges St playhouse in November 1666 but was not then acted. The edition of 1667 gives a intended cast. Bonhomme-Cartwright; Valerio-$C. Hart; Ergasto-$W. Winterson [$Wintershall]; Don Buisson-Burt; La Fleur-$E. Keninston [$Kynaston]; Sganarelle-Mohun">J. Lacy; Mascarillio-$M. Moon [$Mohun]; Jodelet-R. Shatterel; Housekeepers-$Alexander, $Wilbraham; Mary and Anne-$The Two Marshalls; Isabella-$Mrs Rutter; Lysette-$Nel Guin; Prologue Intended for the Overture of the Theatre, 1666; Epilogue. [In this list the names Alexander and Wilbraham are not otherwise known and may represent errors in the printed list.

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Mainpiece Title: The Damaseiles A La Mode

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Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Performance Comment: Edition of 1669: King-Kenniston [Kynaston]; Armusia-Hart; Rudyas-Moon [Mohun]; Christophero-Bell; Emanuel-Beeston; Soza-Burt; Pyniero-Shotterel; Pedro-Harris; Governour-Cartrite; Bakam-Watson; Syana-Grayden; Captain of Guard-Lydall; Quisara-Mrs Marshall; Quisana-Mrs Corey; Panura-Mrs Hughs.
Event Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 8) gives a cast for Julius Caesar [by William Shakespeare] which includes Richard Bell, who died in the Drury Lane fire at the end of this month. It is not known when a performance of this play occurred, but a Prologue to Julius Caesar is in Covent Garden Drollery, 1672. Downes lists: Julius Caesar-$Bell; Cassius-$Major Mohun; Brutus-$Hart; Anthony-$Kynaston; Calphurnia-$Mrs Marshal. [Downes adds Portia-$Mrs Corbet, but this probably refers to a later performance.

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Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Edition of 1681: Duke-$Lydal; Brabantio-$Cartwright; Gratiano-$Griffin; Lodovico-$Harris; Othello-$Hart; Cassio-$Kynaston; Iago-$Mohun; Roderigo-$Beeston; Montano-$Watson; Clown-$Jo Haynes; Desdemona-$Mrs Cox; Emilia-$Mrs Rutter; Bianca-$Mrs James. See also 6 Feb. 1668@9.
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Role: Iago Actor: Mohun
Event Comment: The King's Company. This performance is known from a document in The Theatrical Inquisitor and Monthly Mirror, July 1816, p. 26, and in Fitzgerald, A New History, I, 145. This document lists the receipts and attendance: The King's box, #1 10s., possibly six persons; Mr Hayles' boxes, #2 16s., possibly 14 persons; Mr Mohun's boxes, #3 16s., possibly 19 persons; Mr Yate's boxes, #1 15s. 6d., possibly 9 persons; James' boxes, #2 4s., possibly 11 persons. Mr Kent's pit, 112 persons; and Mr Britan's pit, 79 persons; a total of 191 persons paying #23 17s. 6d. Mr Bracy's gallery, 100 persons; Mr Johnson's gallery, 44 persons; a total of 144 persons, paying #10 16s. Upper Gallery, 119 persons, paying #5 19s. Mrs Kempton (upper gallery?), 5s. The house rent is listed as #5 14s. The attendance appears to total at least 513 persons. Compare these data with those for 12 Dec. 1677

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Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, Alexander The Great

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Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Newmarket

Performance Comment: Edition of 1678: The Induction. Enter Prologue at one Door; and just as he addresses to speak, enter Shatteril and Haines at t'other. The Prologue-Mr Clarke; Passal-Wiltshire; Maldrin-Birt; Sir Ral. Nonsuch-Powel; Whiffler-Haines; Swiftspur-Clark; Trainsted-Goodman; Bowser-Griffin; Plodwell-Perin; Breakbond-Moon [Mohun]; Pricknote-Cash [Coysh]; Clevly-Mrs Corbit; Jocalin-Mrs Baker; Quickthridt-Mrs Corey; Luce-Mrs Farle; The Epilogue-Mrs Baker.
Event Comment: James Brydges, Diary: I went to Tom's Coffee house, where I met Mr Marshall, he told me of Capt. Hill being kill'd by Ld Mohun, from hence I went to Wills, where I met Dr Davenant, I staid here almost half an hour, & coming home by ye way stopt & just lookt in at ye Playhouse being about seven a clock (Huntington MS St 26)

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