Event Comment: Mainpiece written by Dryden, acted but once these 20 years. For the Entertainment of His Excellency Hodge Brean Coritong, Ambassador from the Bey of Tripoli

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Two sources naming the play attended by the Morocco ambassador differ as to what play was presented. CSPD, Charles II, 1682, p. 35: 19 Jan. 1681@2: To-day the Morocco Ambassador goes to a play named Circe at the Duke's House. Impartial Protestant Mercury, 20-24 Jan. 1681@2: The Morocco Ambassador, On Thursday last, went to the Duke's Theatre, where was Acted Psyche, a Play of extraordinary splendor, with which his Excellency was extreamly pleas'd

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The date of the first performance is uncertain, but the fact that Luttrell dated his separately printed copies of the Prologue and Epilogue 5 April 1682 (Huntington Library) sets a probability that the play first appeared within a week to ten days preceding that date. The Prologue and Epilogue, separately printed, have been reprinted in Wiley, Rare Prologues and Epilogues, pp. 89-91. A Prologue Intended for Vertue Bertray'd, by Thomas Shadwell, is reprinted in Welbeck Niscellany 3, A Collection of Poems by Several Hands, ed. Francis Needham, 1934. Some details in it suggest the "Dead Time" preceding Easter, when the Court was gone, the Russian ambassador departed, the Moroccan Ambassador shortly to go. The Russian ambassador left on 15 Feb. 1681@2 OS (see Evelyn, Diary), and the Prologue refers to the execution of Colonel Vratz and his accomplices on 10 March 1681@2 (Evelyn, Diary)

Event Comment: Never before acted [by William Havard, who inserted a long advertisement in the Daily Post with quotations from Roman history and the comment: thus much I think is necessary to be known by everybody who designs to see the play.] Last night the Tragedy of Regulus was perform'd...to a numerous and polite Audience, and met with great Applause.-London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 22 Feb

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of his Excellence the Envoy Extraordinary from the Kingdom of Tripoli

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of his Excellency Cossam Hojah, Embassador from Tripoli

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of Cassem Aga, Envoy from Tripoli in Barbary

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of his Excellency Cassem Aga, Envoy Extraordinary from the Dey and Divan of Tripoli. Receipts: #97 9s. Probable attendance: boxes, 75 paid and 39 orders; pit, 274 paid and 23 orders; slips, 16 paid and 14 orders; first gallery, 237 paid and 21 orders; second gallery, 124 paid and 1 order

Event Comment: Benefit Carlo Broschi Farinello. With several Alterations and Additions. Pit and Boxes, Places on the Stage, at Half a Guinea. N.B. Signor Farinello humbly hopes, that the Subscribers will not make use of their Tickets on this Occasion. The Stage will be in the same Manner as in the Assembly with a great Number of Benches. Mrs Pendarves to Mrs Granville, 15 March: Tonight is Farinelli's benefit; all the polite world will flock there, and go at four o'clock, for fear they should not be time enough. I don't love mobbing, and so I shall leave them to themselves. Daily Advertiser, 13 March: 'Tis expected that Signor Farinelli will have the greatest Appearance on Saturday that has been known. We hear that a Contrivance will be made to accommodate 2000 People. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has been pleas'd to give him 200 Guineas, the Spanish Ambassador 100, the Emperor's Ambassador 50, his Grace the Duke of Leeds 50, the Countess of Portmore 50, Lord Burlington 50, his Grace the Duke of Richmond 50, the Hon. Col. Paget 30, Lady Rich 20, and most of the other Nobility 50, 30 or 20 Guineas each; so that 'tis believ'd his Benefit will be worth to him upwards of 2000l

Event Comment: A Dramatic Opera [by Betterton altered from Beaumont and Fletcher; music by Purcell. Not acted these 30 years. New Cloaths, Scenes, and other Decorations incident to the Opera. Nothing under full prices will be taken. To prevent any obstruction either in the Music or Decorations, no persons can be admitted behind the scenes. [Notices repeated for this play this season.] Receipts: #190 18s. (Account Book)