...The inserted passage notes that in "many plays, formerly acted . . . the womens parts therein have been acted by men in the habits of women, at which some have taken offence." The revised patent then proposes to remedy that situation, although by 1662 actresses had...

...accession of Charles II. The following is a clause in the patent granted to Sir W. Davenant : — ' That, the women's parts in plays have hitherto been acted...men in the habits of women, at which some have taken offence, we do permit, and give leave, for the time to come, that all women's parts be acted by women.'...

...acted do contain several profane, obscene, and scurrilous passages, and the women's parts therein have been acted by men in the habits of women, at which some have taken offence; for the preventing of these abuses for the future we do strictly charge, command and enjoin...

...have been the last male actor to play a woman on the English stage, in serious drama. Whereas, women'* parts In plays have hitherto been acted by men in the habits of women . . . we do permit ami give leave for Uie Uroc to come that all women's parti lie acted by women, 166a.—...

...such exhibitions, obtained the insertion of this clause in the patent granted to him in 1662-3:— " That, whereas the women's parts in plays have hitherto...men in the habits of women, at which some have taken offence, we permit and give leave for the time to come, that all women's parts be acted by women."...

...public theatres; the substance of the clause is as follows : — " That, whereas the women's parts have hitherto been acted by men in the habits of women, at which some have taken offence, we do permit and give leave, for the time to come, that all women's parts be acted by women."...

...acted do contain several prophane, obscene, and scurrilous passages, and the women parts therein have been acted by men in the habits of women, at which some have taken offence; for the preventing of these abuses for the future we do strictly charge, command, and enjoin...