29 November 1661

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Theatre: Theatre in Vere Street
Theatrical Season: 1661-1662
Volume: 1
Comments: The King's Company. This play appears on Herbert's List, following the entry for 26 Oct. 1661. (See William VanLennep, "Thomas Killigrew prepares his Plays for Production," J. Q. Adams Memorial Studies (Washington, D. C., 1948, p. 803.) Pepys, Diary: W. Pen and I to the Theatre, but it was so full that we could hardly get any room, so he went up to one of the boxes, and I into the 18d. places, and there saw Love at first sight, a play of Mr Killigrew's and the first time that it hath been acted since before the troubles, and great expectation there was, but I found the play to be a poor thing, and so I perceive every body else do. BM Add. Mss. 34217, fol. 31b, in Hotson Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 246: @First then to speake of his Majestys Theatre@Where one would imagine Playes should be better@Love att the first sight did lead the dance@But att second sight it had the mischance@To be so dash'd out of Countenance as@It never after durst shew itts face@All though its bashfullnesse as tis thought@Be far from being the Authors ffault.

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    *p]vere The Princess; or, Love at First Sight. [An edition in 1663 (in $Killigrew='s <i>Comedies and Tragedies</i>) lists no actors' names, no prologue, no epilogue.% *c]vere The <i>King's Company</i>. This play appears on $Herbert='s List, following the entry for 26 Oct. 1661. (See $William VanLennep=, "<i>Thomas Killigrew prepares his Plays for Production</i>," <i>J. Q. Adams Memorial Studies</i> (<i>Washington, D. C.</i>, 1948, p. 803.) <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: $W. Pen= and I to the Theatre, but it was so full that we could hardly get any room, so he went up to one of the boxes, and I into the 18d. places, and there saw <i>Love at first sight</i>, a play of $Mr Killigrew='s and the first time that it hath been acted since before the troubles, and great expectation there was, but I found the play to be a poor thing, and so I perceive every body else do. <i>BM Add. Mss. 34217</i>, fol. 31b, in $Hotson= <i>Commonwealth and Restoration Stage</i>, p. 246: @First then to speake of his Majestys Theatre@Where one would imagine Playes should be better@Love att the first sight did lead the dance@But att second sight it had the mischance@To be so dash'd out of Countenance as@It never after durst shew itts face@All though its bashfullnesse as tis thought@Be far from being the Authors ffault.@

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    *p1661 11 29 vere The Princess; or, Love at First Sight. An edition in 1663 (in $Killigrew='s <i>Comedies and Tragedies</i>) lists no actors' names, no prologue, no epilogue.*c1661 11 29 vere The <i>King's Company</i>. This play appears on $Herbert='s List, following the entry for 26 Oct. 1661. (See $William VanLennep=, "<i>Thomas Killigrew prepares his Plays for Production</i>," <i>J. Q. Adams Memorial Studies</i> (<i>Washington, D. C.</i>, 1948, p. 803.) <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: $W. Pen= and I to the Theatre, but it was so full that we could hardly get any room, so he went up to one of the boxes, and I into the 18d. places, and there saw <i>Love at first sight</i>, a play of $Mr Killigrew='s and the first time that it hath been acted since before the troubles, and great expectation there was, but I found the play to be a poor thing, and so I perceive every body else do. <i>BM Add. Mss. 34217</i>, fol. 31b, in $Hotson= <i>Commonwealth and Restoration Stage</i>, p. 246: @First then to speake of his Majestys Theatre@Where one would imagine Playes should be better@Love att the first sight did lead the dance@But att second sight it had the mischance@To be so dash'd out of Countenance as@It never after durst shew itts face@All though its bashfullnesse as tis thought@Be far from being the Authors ffault.@

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    Event: 186 | 16611129 | vere | The <i>King's Company</i>. This play appears on $Herbert='s List, following the entry for 26 Oct. 1661. (See $William VanLennep=, "<i>Thomas Killigrew prepares his Plays for Production</i>," <i>J. Q. Adams Memorial Studies</i> (<i>Washington, D. C.</i>, 1948, p. 803.) <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: $W. Pen= and I to the Theatre, but it was so full that we could hardly get any room, so he went up to one of the boxes, and I into the 18d. places, and there saw <i>Love at first sight</i>, a play of $Mr Killigrew='s and the first time that it hath been acted since before the troubles, and great expectation there was, but I found the play to be a poor thing, and so I perceive every body else do. <i>BM Add. Mss. 34217</i>, fol. 31b, in $Hotson= <i>Commonwealth and Restoration Stage</i>, p. 246: @First then to speake of his Majestys Theatre@Where one would imagine Playes should be better@Love att the first sight did lead the dance@But att second sight it had the mischance@To be so dash'd out of Countenance as@It never after durst shew itts face@All though its bashfullnesse as tis thought@Be far from being the Authors ffault.
    Performance: 186 | 186 | p | The Princess; Or, Love At First Sight | An edition in 1663 (in $Killigrew='s <i>Comedies and Tragedies</i>) lists no actors' names, no prologue, no epilogue.

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Title: The Princess; Or, Love At First Sight
Comments:
An edition in 1663 (in Killigrew's Comedies and Tragedies) lists no actors' names, no prologue, no epilogue.
Cast:
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Publish Date: 1704
Publish Date: 1763
Author: Thomas King
Birth: 1730
Death: 1805

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