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06 March 1686

Event Information
Theatre: Dorset Garden Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1684-1685
Volume: 1
Comments: The United Company. Peregrine Bertie to the Countess of Rutland, 6 March 1685@6: To day is acted Jevarns' new farse; Thursday was the first day. I must confess it is the strangest thinge I ever saw; 'twas mighty full the last time, and to day there is noe getting in (HMC, 12th Report, Appendix, Rutland MSS., Part V, Vol. II, p. 106). [Since Friday 5 March was a Friday in Lent, it is possible that the farce was not given on that day.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p(?dg The Devil of a Wife. See 4 March. *c(?dg The <i>United Company</i>. $Peregrine Bertie= to the $Countess of Rutland=, 6 March 1685@6: To day is acted $Jevarns=' new farse; Thursday was the first day. I must confess it is the strangest thinge I ever saw; 'twas mighty full the last time, and to day there is noe getting in (<i>HMC, 12th Report</i>, Appendix, <i>Rutland MSS</i>., Part V, Vol. II, p. 106). [Since Friday 5 March was a Friday in <i>Lent</i>, it is possible that the farce was not given on that day.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1686 03 06 dg The Devil of a Wife. ^See16860304^.*c1686 03 06 dg The <i>United Company</i>. $Peregrine Bertie= to the $Countess of Rutland=, 6 March 1685@6: To day is acted $Jevarns=' new farse; Thursday was the first day. I must confess it is the strangest thinge I ever saw; 'twas mighty full the last time, and to day there is noe getting in (<i>HMC, 12th Report</i>, Appendix, <i>Rutland MSS</i>., Part V, Vol. II, p. 106). [Since Friday 5 March was a Friday in <i>Lent</i>, it is possible that the farce was not given on that day.]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 1619 | 16860306 | dg | The <i>United Company</i>. $Peregrine Bertie= to the $Countess of Rutland=, 6 March 1685@6: To day is acted $Jevarns=' new farse; Thursday was the first day. I must confess it is the strangest thinge I ever saw; 'twas mighty full the last time, and to day there is noe getting in (<i>HMC, 12th Report</i>, Appendix, <i>Rutland MSS</i>., Part V, Vol. II, p. 106). [Since Friday 5 March was a Friday in <i>Lent</i>, it is possible that the farce was not given on that day.
    Performance: 1623 | 1619 | p | The Devil Of A Wife | See16860304.

Mainpiece

Title: The Devil Of A Wife
Comments:
See16860304.
Cast:
None Listed

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Publish Date:
Author: Thomas Jevon
Birth: 1651/2
Death: 1688

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 06 March 1686 at Dorset Garden Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 2, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=1619.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 06 March 1686 at Dorset Garden Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=1619. Accessed 2 April 2025.