To the King's playhouse, where the house extraordinary
full; and there the King and Duke of York to see the new play,
"Queene Elizabeth's Troubles, and the history of Eighty Eight."
I confess I have sucked in so much of the sad story of Queene
Elizabeth from my cradle, that I was ready to weep for her
sometimes; but the play is the most ridiculous that sure ever
came upon stage, and, indeed, is merely a show, only shows the
true garbe of the Queene in those days, just as we see Queene
Mary and Queene Elizabeth painted: but the play is merely a
puppet play, acted by living puppets. Neither the design nor
language better; and one stands by and tells us the meaning of
things: only I was pleased to see Knipp dance among the milk
maids, and to hear her sing a song to Queene Elizabeth; and to
see her come out in her night-gowne with no lockes on, but her
bare face and hair only tied up in a knot behind; which is the
comeliest dress that ever I saw her in to her advantage.
18th. To Cree Church, to see it how it is; but I find no
alteration there, as they say there was, for my Lord Mayor and
Aldermen to come to sermon, as they do every Sunday, as they did
formerly to Paul's.
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