29 May 1677

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Theatre: Whitehall or St. James's
Theatrical Season: 1676-1677
Volume: 1
Comments: See 22 May 1677. John Verney to Edmund Verney, 31 May 1677: On Wednesday his Majesty's birth night was some gallantry at Whitehall, where was acted a French opera, but most pitifully done, so ill that the King was aweary on't, and some say it was not well contrived to entertain the English gentry, who came that night in honour to their King, with a lamentable ill-acted French play, when our English actors so much surpass; however, the dances and voices were pretty well performed (HMC, 7th Report, Appendix, Part I, 1879, p. 468)

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    *p?atcourt Rare en Tout. [Edition of 1677:% Prologue-. *c?atcourt See 22 May 1677. $John Verney= to $Edmund Verney=, 31 May 1677: On Wednesday $his Majesty='s birth night was some gallantry at <i>Whitehall</i>, where was acted a <i>French opera</i>, but most pitifully done, so ill that $the King= was aweary on't, and some say it was not well contrived to entertain the <i>English gentry</i>, who came that night in honour to their King, with a lamentable ill-acted French play, when our English actors so much surpass; however, the dances and voices were pretty well performed (<i>HMC, 7th Report</i>, Appendix, Part I, 1879, p. 468).

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    *p1677 05 29 atcourt Rare en Tout. Edition of 1677: Prologue-.*c1677 05 29 atcourt See 22 May 1677. $John Verney= to $Edmund Verney=, 31 May 1677: On Wednesday $his Majesty='s birth night was some gallantry at <i>Whitehall</i>, where was acted a <i>French opera</i>, but most pitifully done, so ill that $the King= was aweary on't, and some say it was not well contrived to entertain the <i>English gentry</i>, who came that night in honour to their King, with a lamentable ill-acted French play, when our English actors so much surpass; however, the dances and voices were pretty well performed (<i>HMC, 7th Report</i>, Appendix, Part I, 1879, p. 468).

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    Event: 1290 | 16770529 | atcourt | See 22 May 1677. $John Verney= to $Edmund Verney=, 31 May 1677: On Wednesday $his Majesty='s birth night was some gallantry at <i>Whitehall</i>, where was acted a <i>French opera</i>, but most pitifully done, so ill that $the King= was aweary on't, and some say it was not well contrived to entertain the <i>English gentry</i>, who came that night in honour to their King, with a lamentable ill-acted French play, when our English actors so much surpass; however, the dances and voices were pretty well performed (<i>HMC, 7th Report</i>, Appendix, Part I, 1879, p. 468)
    Performance: 1294 | 1290 | p | Rare En Tout | Edition of 1677: Prologue-.
    Cast:
    1699 | 1294 | Prologue | .

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