To walled, moat-bound Colonial Charles Town (named for the Restoration's merry monarch) in the Province of Carolina there came in 1733 a group of strolling players led by an efficient, talented actress remembered only as Monimia, the character she played for the eager Colonists in Otway's The Orphan, or The Unhappy Marriage. Interest in Monimia's muse was far greater than Charles Town's court house could accommodate, even at 40s. a head.
Hence when Monimia returned with her players in the winter of 1736, Charles Town had the brand new Dock Street Theatre waiting...
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