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June 1672

Event Information
Theatre: Lincoln's Inn Fields
Theatrical Season: 1671-1672
Volume: 1
Comments: The King's Company. This play is one of a series represented by Prologues and Epilogues in Covent Garden Drollery, 1672, all of which may have been acted by the actress only. Langbaine (English Dramatick Poets, p. 213) states: This Play was One of those that were represented at the old Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields, when the Women acted alone. The Prologue and Epilogue were spoken by Mrs Marshall, and printed in Covent-garden Drollery, pag. 18. About this Time there was a Prologue written on purpose for the Women by Mr Dryden, and is printed in his Miscellany Poems in octavo, p. 285

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p lif Philaster; or, Love Lies a Bleeding. Prologue-Mrs Marshall; Epilogue-Mrs Marshall. *c lif The <i>King's Company</i>. This play is one of a series represented by <i>Prologues</i> and <i>Epilogues</i> in <i>Covent Garden Drollery</i>, 1672, all of which may have been acted by the actress only. $Langbaine= (<i>English Dramatick Poets</i>, p. 213) states: This Play was One of those that were represented at the old $Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields=, when the Women acted alone. The Prologue and Epilogue were spoken by $Mrs Marshall=, and printed in <i>Covent-garden Drollery</i>, pag. 18. About this Time there was a Prologue written on purpose for the Women by $Mr Dryden=, and is printed in his <i>Miscellany Poems</i> in octavo, p. 285.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1672 06 00 lif Philaster; or, Love Lies a Bleeding. Prologue-Mrs Marshall; Epilogue-Mrs Marshall.*c1672 06 00 lif The <i>King's Company</i>. This play is one of a series represented by <i>Prologues</i> and <i>Epilogues</i> in <i>Covent Garden Drollery</i>, 1672, all of which may have been acted by the actress only. $Langbaine= (<i>English Dramatick Poets</i>, p. 213) states: This Play was One of those that were represented at the old $Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields=, when the Women acted alone. The Prologue and Epilogue were spoken by $Mrs Marshall=, and printed in <i>Covent-garden Drollery</i>, pag. 18. About this Time there was a Prologue written on purpose for the Women by $Mr Dryden=, and is printed in his <i>Miscellany Poems</i> in octavo, p. 285.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 989 | 16720600 | lif | The <i>King's Company</i>. This play is one of a series represented by <i>Prologues</i> and <i>Epilogues</i> in <i>Covent Garden Drollery</i>, 1672, all of which may have been acted by the actress only. $Langbaine= (<i>English Dramatick Poets</i>, p. 213) states: This Play was One of those that were represented at the old $Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields=, when the Women acted alone. The Prologue and Epilogue were spoken by $Mrs Marshall=, and printed in <i>Covent-garden Drollery</i>, pag. 18. About this Time there was a Prologue written on purpose for the Women by $Mr Dryden=, and is printed in his <i>Miscellany Poems</i> in octavo, p. 285
    Performance: 989 | 989 | p | Philaster; Or, Love Lies A Bleeding | Prologue-Mrs Marshall; Epilogue-Mrs Marshall.
    Cast:
    970 | 989 | Prologue | Mrs Marshall
    971 | 989 | Epilogue | Mrs Marshall.

Mainpiece

Title: Philaster; Or, Love Lies A Bleeding
Comments:
Prologue-Mrs Marshall; Epilogue-Mrs Marshall.
Cast:

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