16 December 1691

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1690-1691
Volume: 1
Comments: Luttrell, A Brief Relation, II, 313, 17 Dec. 1691: Last Tewsday [i.e., Wednesday] a great disorder at the playhouse, where the lord Grey of Ruthin and viscount Longueville were knockt downe, and 2 other lords puncht with the butt ends of muskets; they complained of the affront to his majestie, who referred them to the house of lords, where they made their application yesterday; and the lords thereon desired his majestie would be pleased to command the suspending acting of playes till further order. Newdigate newsletters, 17 Dec. 1691: Last night the Kings play House was shut up upon complaints given in to the King by the Lord Grey Viscount Longville and other Lords that they had received severall Affronts from and were badly used by ye door keepers, and 'tis said the future Acting is suspended till further order (Wilson, Theatre Notes from the Newdigate Newsletters, p. 82). See also HMC, 13th Report, Appendix Five, pp. 464-65

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    *p1691 12 16 dl Comment.*c1691 12 16 dl $Luttrell=, <i>A Brief Relation</i>, II, 313, 17 Dec. 1691: Last Tewsday [i.e., Wednesday] a great disorder at the playhouse, where the $lord Grey of Ruthin= and $viscount Longueville= were knockt downe, and 2 other lords puncht with the butt ends of muskets; they complained of the affront to $his majestie=, who referred them to the <i>house of lords</i>, where they made their application yesterday; and the lords thereon desired his majestie would be pleased to command the suspending acting of playes till further order. <i>Newdigate newsletters</i>, 17 Dec. 1691: Last night the <i>Kings play House</i> was shut up upon complaints given in to the King by the Lord Grey Viscount Longville and other Lords that they had received severall Affronts from and were badly used by ye door keepers, and 'tis said the future Acting is suspended till further order ($Wilson=, <i>Theatre Notes from the Newdigate Newsletters</i>, p. 82). See also <i>HMC, 13th Report</i>, Appendix Five, pp. 464-65.

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    Event: 1816 | 16911216 | dl | $Luttrell=, <i>A Brief Relation</i>, II, 313, 17 Dec. 1691: Last Tewsday [i.e., Wednesday] a great disorder at the playhouse, where the $lord Grey of Ruthin= and $viscount Longueville= were knockt downe, and 2 other lords puncht with the butt ends of muskets; they complained of the affront to $his majestie=, who referred them to the <i>house of lords</i>, where they made their application yesterday; and the lords thereon desired his majestie would be pleased to command the suspending acting of playes till further order. <i>Newdigate newsletters</i>, 17 Dec. 1691: Last night the <i>Kings play House</i> was shut up upon complaints given in to the King by the Lord Grey Viscount Longville and other Lords that they had received severall Affronts from and were badly used by ye door keepers, and 'tis said the future Acting is suspended till further order ($Wilson=, <i>Theatre Notes from the Newdigate Newsletters</i>, p. 82). See also <i>HMC, 13th Report</i>, Appendix Five, pp. 464-65

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