Event Comment: The
United Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but the latest likely date is early summer, for it was licensed for publication on 14 Aug. 1685. if it did not appear before the death of
Charles II, July 1685 is a likely date, as May was occupied with
Sir Courtly Nice and June with
Albion and Albanius. Dedication, Edition of 1685: [The Scenes] had no better Success on the Stage, was for this Reason: The principal Part (on which the Diversion depended) was, by Accident, disappointed of
Mr Nokes's Performance, for whom it was design'd and only proper. A song,
How great are the blessings of government made, set by
Henry Purcell, is in
The Musical Companion, The Second Book, 1686
Performances
Mainpiece Title: Cuckolds-haven; Or, An Alderman No Conjurer