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19 January 1692

Event Information
Theatre: no theater listed
Theatrical Season: 1690-1691
Volume: 1
Comments: Thomas Shadwell to Earl of Dorset, 19 Jan. 1691@2 (summary): Asks that he will order The Innocent Impostors to be the next new play to be acted. He would have had it acted in Roman Habits and then, with a mantle to have covered her hips, [if] Mrs Barry would have acted the part; but Thomas Davenant has with a great slight turned him off, and says he will trouble himself no more about the Play. Asks Dorset to favour the author and him. Complains of priority being given to Durfey's play and a play by Dryden (HMC, 4th Report, Appendix [1874], pp. 280-81)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p1?none Comment. *c1?none $Thomas Shadwell= to $Earl of Dorset=, 19 Jan. 1691@2 (summary): Asks that he will order <i>The Innocent Impostors</i> to be the next new play to be acted. He would have had it acted in <i>Roman Habits</i> and then, with a mantle to have covered her hips, [if] $Mrs Barry= would have acted the part; but $Thomas Davenant= has with a great slight turned him off, and says he will trouble himself no more about the Play. Asks Dorset to favour the author and him. Complains of priority being given to $Durfey='s play and a play by $Dryden= (<i>HMC, 4th Report</i>, Appendix [1874], pp. 280-81).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1692 01 19 none Comment.*c1692 01 19 none $Thomas Shadwell= to $Earl of Dorset=, 19 Jan. 1691@2 (summary): Asks that he will order <i>The Innocent Impostors</i> to be the next new play to be acted. He would have had it acted in <i>Roman Habits</i> and then, with a mantle to have covered her hips, [if] $Mrs Barry= would have acted the part; but $Thomas Davenant= has with a great slight turned him off, and says he will trouble himself no more about the Play. Asks Dorset to favour the author and him. Complains of priority being given to $Durfey='s play and a play by $Dryden= (<i>HMC, 4th Report</i>, Appendix [1874], pp. 280-81).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 1823 | 16920119 | none | $Thomas Shadwell= to $Earl of Dorset=, 19 Jan. 1691@2 (summary): Asks that he will order <i>The Innocent Impostors</i> to be the next new play to be acted. He would have had it acted in <i>Roman Habits</i> and then, with a mantle to have covered her hips, [if] $Mrs Barry= would have acted the part; but $Thomas Davenant= has with a great slight turned him off, and says he will trouble himself no more about the Play. Asks Dorset to favour the author and him. Complains of priority being given to $Durfey='s play and a play by $Dryden= (<i>HMC, 4th Report</i>, Appendix [1874], pp. 280-81)

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 19 January 1692 at no theater listed." London Stage Database. Accessed April 9, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=1823.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 19 January 1692 at no theater listed." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=1823. Accessed 9 April 2025.