09 September 1681

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Theatre: Bartholomew Fair
Theatrical Season: 1680-1681
Volume: 1
Comments: Luttrell, A Brief Relation, I, 186: There [has] been a tall Irish man to be seen in Bartholomew-fair. The Epilogue to a revival of Mithridates (See mid-October 1681) has some lines which refer to recent activities at Bartholomew Fair: @Have not you seen the Dancing of the Rope?@When Andrew's wit was clean run off the Score,@And Jacob's Cap'ring Tricks could do no more,@A Damsel does to the Ladders Top advance@And with two heavy Buckets drags a Dance;@The Yawning Crowd pearch't up to see the sight,@And slav'r'd at the Mouth for vast delight.

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    *p" bf Entertainments. *c" bf <i>Luttrell, A Brief Relation</i>, I, 186: There [has] been a tall <i>Irish man</i> to be seen in <i>Bartholomew-fair</i>. The <i>Epilogue</i> to a revival of <i>Mithridates</i> (See mid-October 1681) has some lines which refer to recent activities at Bartholomew Fair: @Have not you seen the Dancing of the Rope?@When Andrew's wit was clean run off the Score,@And Jacob's Cap'ring Tricks could do no more,@A Damsel does to the Ladders Top advance@And with two heavy Buckets drags a Dance;@The Yawning Crowd pearch't up to see the sight,@And slav'r'd at the Mouth for vast delight.@

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    *p1681 09 09 bf Entertainments.*c1681 09 09 bf <i>Luttrell, A Brief Relation</i>, I, 186: There [has] been a tall <i>Irish man</i> to be seen in <i>Bartholomew-fair</i>. The <i>Epilogue</i> to a revival of <i>Mithridates</i> (See mid-October 1681) has some lines which refer to recent activities at Bartholomew Fair: @Have not you seen the Dancing of the Rope?@When Andrew's wit was clean run off the Score,@And Jacob's Cap'ring Tricks could do no more,@A Damsel does to the Ladders Top advance@And with two heavy Buckets drags a Dance;@The Yawning Crowd pearch't up to see the sight,@And slav'r'd at the Mouth for vast delight.@

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    Event: 1439 | 16810909 | bf | <i>Luttrell, A Brief Relation</i>, I, 186: There [has] been a tall <i>Irish man</i> to be seen in <i>Bartholomew-fair</i>. The <i>Epilogue</i> to a revival of <i>Mithridates</i> (See mid-October 1681) has some lines which refer to recent activities at Bartholomew Fair: @Have not you seen the Dancing of the Rope?@When Andrew's wit was clean run off the Score,@And Jacob's Cap'ring Tricks could do no more,@A Damsel does to the Ladders Top advance@And with two heavy Buckets drags a Dance;@The Yawning Crowd pearch't up to see the sight,@And slav'r'd at the Mouth for vast delight.
    Performance: 1443 | 1439 | p | Entertainments

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