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Event Comment: The King's Company. An edition, undated but possibly issued about this time, refers to its being acted at Vere Street. The edition has no cast, no prologue, no epilouge. Pepys, Diary: Sir W. Pen and his daughter and I and my wife to the Theatre, and there saw Father's own Son, a very good play, and the first time I ever saw it

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Mainpiece Title: Father's Own Son

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Related Work: Father's Own Son Author(s): John Fletcher
Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: We [Pepys and his wife] went to the Theatre, but coming late, and sitting in an ill place, I never had so little pleasure in a play in my life, yet it was the first time that ever I saw it, Victoria Corombona. Methinks a very poor play. Pepys, Diary, 3 Oct.. I...calling at Sir W. Batten's, where his son and his wife were, who had yesterday been at the play where we were, and it was good sport to hear how she talked of it with admiration like a fool

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Mainpiece Title: Vittoria Corombona

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Related Work: Vittoria Corombona Author(s): John Webster
Related Work: Vittoria Corombona; or, The White Devil Author(s): John Webster
Event Comment: Pepys, Diary: Captain Ferrers and I to the Theatre, and there came too late, so we staid and saw a bit of Victoria, which pleased me worse than it did the other day. So we staid not to see it out

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Mainpiece Title: Vittoria Corombona

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Related Work: Vittoria Corombona Author(s): John Webster
Related Work: Vittoria Corombona; or, The White Devil Author(s): John Webster
Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the Theatre, and Shewed [Mrs Pierce and Mrs Clifford] The Chances

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Mainpiece Title: The Chances

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Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher
Event Comment: Edition of 1661: By the Worshipful Company of Grocers. Evelyn, Diary: I saw the Lord Major passe in his Water Triumph to Westminster being the first solemnity of this nature after 20 years. Pepys, Diary: I was (after office was done) ready to go to my Lord Mayor's feast, as we are all invited; but the Sir Williams were both loth to go, because of the crowd, and so none of us went....This Lord Mayor, it seems, brings up again the custom of Lord Mayors going the day of their instalment to Paul's, and walking round about the Cross, and offering something at the altar

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Mainpiece Title: London's Triumphs

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Related Work: London's Triumphs Author(s): John Tatham
Related Work: London's Triumph: Presented in severall Delightfull Scaenes: And Celebrated in Honour of the truly Loyal, and known deserver of Honour, Sir John Robinson Author(s): John Tatham
Related Work: London's Triumphs: Celebrated the 29th of October, 1664. Author(s): John Tatham
Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the Theatre, and there saw Father's own son again

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Mainpiece Title: Father's Own Son

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Related Work: Father's Own Son Author(s): John Fletcher

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Mainpiece Title: Philaster

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Related Work: Philaster; or, Love Lies a Bleeding Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Restoration; or, Right Will Take Place Author(s): John Fletcher
Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: By and by called on by Mr Sanchy and his mistress, and with them by coach to the Opera, to see The Mad Lover, but not much pleased with the play

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Mainpiece Title: The Mad Lover

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Related Work: The Mad Lover Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Blazing Comet: The Mad Lovers; or, The Beauties of the Poets Author(s): Samuel Johnson

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Mainpiece Title: Vittoria Corombona

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Related Work: Vittoria Corombona Author(s): John Webster
Related Work: Vittoria Corombona; or, The White Devil Author(s): John Webster

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Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Curate

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Related Work: The Spanish Curate Author(s): John Fletcher

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Mainpiece Title: The Tamer Tamed

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Related Work: The Tamer Tamed Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Tamer Tam'd Author(s): John Fletcher

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Mainpiece Title: Aglaura

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Related Work: Aglaura Author(s): John Suckling
Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: Seeing that the Spanish Curate was acted to-day, I...home again and sent to young Mr Pen and his sister to go anon with my wife and I to the Theatre...we went by coach to the play, and there saw it well acted, and a good play it is, only Diego the Sexton did overdo his part too much. [Sir Edward Browne seems to connect this play with the Duke's Company. See Introdutcion to 1661-1662.

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Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Curate

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Related Work: The Spanish Curate Author(s): John Fletcher

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Mainpiece Title: Philaster

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Related Work: Philaster; or, Love Lies a Bleeding Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Restoration; or, Right Will Take Place Author(s): John Fletcher

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Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

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Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher
Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This performance was attended by Jacques Thierry and Will Schellinks at the Duke's Theatre (Seaton, Literary Relationships, pp. 333, 335)

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Mainpiece Title: The Maid In The Mill

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Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): John Fletcher
Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary [Sir W. Pen] and I and my wife to the Theatre...and there saw Rule a Wife and have a Wife very well done

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Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

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Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher
Event Comment: This play was seen by Jacques Thierry and Will Schellinks (Seaton, Literary Relationships, pp. 333, 335). As this play was given as recently as 5 Feb. 1661@2 by the King's Company, it has been assigned to Vere St.

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Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

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Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

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Mainpiece Title: A King And No King

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Related Work: A King and No King Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): John Fletcher

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Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

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Related Work: The Maid's Tragedy Author(s): John Fletcher

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Mainpiece Title: Aglaura

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Related Work: Aglaura Author(s): John Suckling

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Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

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Related Work: The Humorous Lieutenant Author(s): John Fletcher

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Mainpiece Title: The Little Thief

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Related Work: The Night Walker; or, The Little Thief Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Little Thief Author(s): John Fletcher
Event Comment: Jacques Thierry and Will Schellinks attended this performance, but do not indicate the theatre. See Seaton, Literary Relationships, pp. 334, 336. As this play had been acted by the King's Company on 11 Jan. 1661@2, it has been assigned to Vere St.

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Mainpiece Title: Love Lies A Bleeding

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Related Work: Philaster; or, Love Lies a Bleeding Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): John Fletcher
Event Comment: Although Pepys attended this performance, he did not name the theatre. As this play was acted at Vere St. on 15 March 1661@2 and there also on 19 May 1662, it has been assigned to that playhouse. Pepys, Diary: Thence to the play, where coming late, and meeting with Sir W. Pen, who had got room for my wife and his daughter in the pit, he and I into one of the boxes, and there we sat and heard The Little Thiefe, a pretty play and well done

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Mainpiece Title: The Little Thief

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Related Work: The Night Walker; or, The Little Thief Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Little Thief Author(s): John Fletcher