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Event Comment: A draft of a proposed order, i Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 201, specifies the companies acting at this time: Forasmuch as wee are advertis'd, that divers persons, and Companies have assembled, and doe dayly assemble themselves together at the Play-Houses called the red bull, in St. Johns Street, the cockpit in Drury Lane, and a certaine Play-House in Salisbury Court, and at other places within our Citty of London and County of Middlesex, without the least Colour of Authority, and doe there act, performe and shew in publique, Comedies, Tragedies, and other Entertainments of the Stage

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Event Comment: The death of the Duke of Gloucester on this day apparently closed the theatres for a short time. Andrew Newport, writing on 15 Sept. 1660 to Sir Richard Leveson, stated: The court is in deep mourning and will continue so for 6 weeks (Sutherland MSS., HMC, 5th Report, Appendix, 1876, p. 156), but it is not until 27 Sept. 1660 that Rugg reported: playes are for present forbiden because of the death of the Duke of Gloucester (BM Add. Mss. 10116, folio 90v). The theatres may have opened on Monday 8 Oct. 1660; certainly they were acting by 11 Oct. 1660

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Event Comment: The Diurnal of Thomas Rugg, ed. Sachse, p. 127: Playes much in reques and great resort to them

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Mainpiece Title: The Traitor

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Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Bush

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Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourthe Part I

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Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

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Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

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Mainpiece Title: Love Lies A Bleeding

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Mainpiece Title: Love's Cruelty

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Mainpiece Title: The Widow

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Related Work: The Widow of Delphi; or, The Descent of the Deities Author(s): Richard Cumberland
Related Work: A School for Widows Author(s): Richard Cumberland
Related Work: The Horse and the Widow Author(s): August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue
Event Comment: Edward Gower to Sir R. Leveson, 20 Nov. 1660: Yesternight the King, Queen, Princess, &c. supped at the Duke of Albemarle's, where they had the Silent Woman acted in the cockpit (HMC, 5th Report, 1876, p. 200). The King's Company. Pepys, Diary, 20 Nov. 1660: This morning I found my Lord in bed late, he having been with the King, Queen, and Princess, at the cockpit all night, where General Monk treated them; and after supper a play, where the King did put a great affront upon John? Singleton's musique, he bidding them stop and bade the French musique play, which, my Lord says, do much outdo all ours. The prologue was printed in 1660: The Prologue to His Majesty at the first Play presented at the cock-pit in Whitehall, Being part of that Noble Entertainment which Their Majesties received Novemb. 19. from his Grace the Duke of Albemarle. [The Prologue has been reprinted by Wiley, Rare Prologues and Epilogues, pp. 11-12. Bodleian Wood 398 has a MS note: By Sir Jo. Denham.

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Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: Mr Shepley and I to the new Play-house near Lincoln's-Inn-Fields (which was formerly Gibbon's tennis-court), where the play of Beggar's Bush was newly begun; and so we went in and saw it, it was well acted: and here I saw the first time one Moone [Mohun], who is said to be the best actor in the world, lately come over with the King, and indeed it is the finest play-house, I believe, that ever was in England

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Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: See below and also See16601107.

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Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: I to the new playhouse and saw part of the Traitor, a very good Tragedy; Mr Moon [Mohun] did act the Traitor very well

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Mainpiece Title: The Traitor

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Mainpiece Title: The Elder Brother

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Mainpiece Title: The Chances

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Mainpiece Title: The Opportunity

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Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

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Mainpiece Title: Claricilla

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Mainpiece Title: The Wedding

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 117. The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the Theatre, and there sat in the pit among the company of fine ladys, &c.; and the house was exceeding full, to see Argalus and Parthenia, the first time that it hath been acted: and indeed it is good, though wronged by my over great expectations, as all things else are

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Mainpiece Title: Argalus And Parthenia

Event Comment: The King's Company. See Herbert (Dramatic Records, p. 117), where are listed The Loyall Subject, Mad Louer, The Wildgoose Chase following this play but preceding April 1661. Pepys, Diary: I went by coach to the play-house at the Theatre, our coach in King Street breaking, and so took another. Here we saw Argalus and Parthenia, which I lately saw, but though pleasant for the dancing and singing, I do not find good for any wit or design therein

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Mainpiece Title: Argalus And Parthenia

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: Creed and I to Whitefriars to the Play-house, and saw The Mad Lover, the first time I ever saw it acted, which I like pretty well

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Mainpiece Title: The Mad Lover