07 May 1663

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Theatre: The (first) Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1662-1663
Volume: 1
Comments: The King's Company. This marks the opening of the new Theatre Royal in Bridges Street, Drury Lane, to which Killigrew moved his company from Vere Street. Downes erroneously gives the opening date as 8 April, a fact which led to the creation of the famous spurious playbill for Bridges Street, Thursday, 8 April 1663. See Montague Summers, The Restoration Theater (London, 1934), p. 15. Pepys, Diary: This day the new Theatre Royal begins to act with scenes the Humorous Lieutenant, but I have not time to see it, nor could stay to see my Lady Jemimah lately come to town, and who was here in the house. Downes (p. 3): Note, this Comedy was Acted Twelve Days Successively

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?bridges The Humorous Lieutenant. $Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, p. 3): King-Wintersel; Demetrius-Hart; Seleucus-Burt; Leontius-Mohun; Lieutenant-Clun; Celia-Mrs Anne? Marshal. *c?bridges The <i>King's Company</i>. This marks the opening of the new Theatre Royal in <i>Bridges Street</i>, <i>Drury Lane</i>, to which $Killigrew= moved his company from <i>Vere Street</i>. $Downes= erroneously gives the opening date as 8 April, a fact which led to the creation of the famous spurious playbill for Bridges Street, Thursday, 8 April 1663. See $Montague Summers=, <i>The Restoration Theater</i> (<i>London</i>, 1934), p. 15. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: This day the new Theatre Royal begins to act with scenes <i>the Humorous Lieutenant</i>, but I have not time to see it, nor could stay to see my $Lady Jemimah= lately come to town, and who was here in the house. Downes (p. 3): Note, this Comedy was Acted Twelve Days Successively.

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    *p1663 05 07 bridges The Humorous Lieutenant. $Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, p. 3): King-Wintersel; Demetrius-Hart; Seleucus-Burt; Leontius-Mohun; Lieutenant-Clun; Celia-Mrs Anne? Marshal.*c1663 05 07 bridges The <i>King's Company</i>. This marks the opening of the new Theatre Royal in <i>Bridges Street</i>, <i>Drury Lane</i>, to which $Killigrew= moved his company from <i>Vere Street</i>. $Downes= erroneously gives the opening date as 8 April, a fact which led to the creation of the famous spurious playbill for Bridges Street, Thursday, 8 April 1663. See $Montague Summers=, <i>The Restoration Theater</i> (<i>London</i>, 1934), p. 15. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: This day the new Theatre Royal begins to act with scenes <i>the Humorous Lieutenant</i>, but I have not time to see it, nor could stay to see my $Lady Jemimah= lately come to town, and who was here in the house. Downes (p. 3): Note, this Comedy was Acted Twelve Days Successively.

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    Event: 331 | 16630507 | bridges | The <i>King's Company</i>. This marks the opening of the new Theatre Royal in <i>Bridges Street</i>, <i>Drury Lane</i>, to which $Killigrew= moved his company from <i>Vere Street</i>. $Downes= erroneously gives the opening date as 8 April, a fact which led to the creation of the famous spurious playbill for Bridges Street, Thursday, 8 April 1663. See $Montague Summers=, <i>The Restoration Theater</i> (<i>London</i>, 1934), p. 15. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: This day the new Theatre Royal begins to act with scenes <i>the Humorous Lieutenant</i>, but I have not time to see it, nor could stay to see my $Lady Jemimah= lately come to town, and who was here in the house. Downes (p. 3): Note, this Comedy was Acted Twelve Days Successively
    Performance: 331 | 331 | p | The Humorous Lieutenant | $Downes= (<i>Roscius Anglicanus</i>, p. 3): King-Wintersel; Demetrius-Hart; Seleucus-Burt; Leontius-Mohun; Lieutenant-Clun; Celia-Mrs Anne? Marshal.
    Cast:
    221 | 331 | King | Wintersel
    222 | 331 | Demetrius | Hart
    223 | 331 | Seleucus | Burt
    224 | 331 | Leontius | Mohun
    225 | 331 | Lieutenant | Clun
    226 | 331 | Celia | Mrs Anne? Marshal.

Mainpiece

Title: The Humorous Lieutenant
Comments:
Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 3): King-Wintersel; Demetrius-Hart; Seleucus-Burt; Leontius-Mohun; Lieutenant-Clun; Celia-Mrs Anne? Marshal.
Cast:

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Author: John Fletcher
Birth: 1579
Death: 1625

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