Event Comment: Pepys, Diary: [Mercer] and I to the Duke of York's playhouse, and there saw The Tempest, and between two acts, I went out to Mr Harris, and got him to repeat to me the words of the Echo, while I writ them down, having tried in the play to have wrote them; but, when I had done it, having done it, withour looking upon my paper, I find I could not read the blacklead. But now I have got the words clear, and, in going in thither, had the pleasure to see the actors in their several dresses, especially the seamen and monster, which were very droll. So into the play again. But there happened one thing which vexed me, which is, that the orange-woman did come in the pit, and challenge me for twelve oranges, which she delivered by my order at a late play, at night, to give to some ladies in a box, which was wholly untrue, but yet she swore it to be true. But, however, I did deny it, and did not pay her; but, for quiet, did buy 4s. worth of oranges of her, at 6d. a-piece. Here I first saw my Lord Ormond since his coming from Ireland, which is now about eight days

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@143, p.162. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 349. The Diary of Edward Lake, 16 Nov. 1677: This day the court began to whisper the prince's sullennesse, or clownishnesse, that hee took no notice of his princesse at the playe and balle (Camden Miscellany, 1847, I, 9)

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. CSPD, Charles II, 1682, p. 24: Jan. 12. By the Russian? ambassador's particular command a play called the Tempest was played yesterday, at which he was present

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Loyal Protestant, 2 Feb. 1681@2: This day his Excellency the Embassedor of Morocco was present at the Dukes Theatre, where the Tempest was acted with which his Excellency seem'd extreamly pleased. [Essentially the same report is in Monthly Recorder, 1 Feb.-1 March 1681@2.