17 December 1677

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Theatre: Whitehall or St. James's
Theatrical Season: 1677-1678
Volume: 1
Comments: Henry Savile to the Earl of Rochester, 17 Dec. 1677: I had allmost forgott for another argument to bring you to towne that a French troop of comaedians bound for Nimeguen were by adverse winds cast into this hospitable port and doe act at Whitehall soe very well that it is a thousand pittyes they should not stay, especially a young wench of fifteen, who has more beauty and sweetnesse than ever was seen upon the stage since a friend of our left it (HMC, Bath MSS., 1907, II, 161). W. J. Lawrence (Early French Players in England, pp. 148-49) identifies the French actress as Francoise Pitel, later Mlle Raisin

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    *pqatcourt Comment. *cqatcourt $Henry Savile= to the $Earl of Rochester=, 17 Dec. 1677: I had allmost forgott for another argument to bring you to towne that a <i>French troop of comaedians</i> bound for <i>Nimeguen</i> were by adverse winds cast into this hospitable port and doe act at <i>Whitehall</i> soe very well that it is a thousand pittyes they should not stay, especially a young wench of fifteen, who has more beauty and sweetnesse than ever was seen upon the stage since a friend of our left it (<i>HMC, Bath MSS</i>., 1907, II, 161). $W. J. Lawrence= (<i>Early French Players in England</i>, pp. 148-49) identifies the <i>French actress</i> as $Francoise Pitel=, later $Mlle Raisin=.

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    *p1677 12 17 atcourt Comment.*c1677 12 17 atcourt $Henry Savile= to the $Earl of Rochester=, 17 Dec. 1677: I had allmost forgott for another argument to bring you to towne that a <i>French troop of comaedians</i> bound for <i>Nimeguen</i> were by adverse winds cast into this hospitable port and doe act at <i>Whitehall</i> soe very well that it is a thousand pittyes they should not stay, especially a young wench of fifteen, who has more beauty and sweetnesse than ever was seen upon the stage since a friend of our left it (<i>HMC, Bath MSS</i>., 1907, II, 161). $W. J. Lawrence= (<i>Early French Players in England</i>, pp. 148-49) identifies the <i>French actress</i> as $Francoise Pitel=, later $Mlle Raisin=.

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    Event: 1316 | 16771217 | atcourt | $Henry Savile= to the $Earl of Rochester=, 17 Dec. 1677: I had allmost forgott for another argument to bring you to towne that a <i>French troop of comaedians</i> bound for <i>Nimeguen</i> were by adverse winds cast into this hospitable port and doe act at <i>Whitehall</i> soe very well that it is a thousand pittyes they should not stay, especially a young wench of fifteen, who has more beauty and sweetnesse than ever was seen upon the stage since a friend of our left it (<i>HMC, Bath MSS</i>., 1907, II, 161). $W. J. Lawrence= (<i>Early French Players in England</i>, pp. 148-49) identifies the <i>French actress</i> as $Francoise Pitel=, later $Mlle Raisin=

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