23 March 1736
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1735-1736
Volume:
3
Comments:
Benefit Cibber. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Taken from Racine by Mr Philips. [Tickets at Cibber's House in Great Queen Street.]
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
The Distrest Mother
Comments:
Andromache-Mrs Cibber; Pyrrhus-W. Mills; Orestes-Cibber; Hermione-Mrs Butler; Pylades-Berry; Phoenix-Boman; Cephisa-Mrs Pritchard; Cleone-Mrs Cross. With the Original Epilogue, by Desire, to be spoken by Mrs Cibber .
Andromache-Mrs Cibber; Pyrrhus-W. Mills; Orestes-Cibber; Hermione-Mrs Butler; Pylades-Berry; Phoenix-Boman; Cephisa-Mrs Pritchard; Cleone-Mrs Cross. With the Original Epilogue, by Desire, to be spoken by Mrs Cibber .
Cast:
- Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Cibber
- Role: Pyrrhus Actor: W. Mills
- Role: Orestes Actor: Cibber
- Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Butler
- Role: Pylades Actor: Berry
- Role: Phoenix Actor: Boman
- Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Pritchard
- Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Cross. With the Original Epilogue, by Desire, to be spoken by Mrs Cibber
Afterpiece
Title:
The Lottery
Comments:
As17351112, but Chloe-Mrs Clive .
As17351112, but Chloe-Mrs Clive .
Dance
Comment:
I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. II: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. III: Le Ballet d'Amour by Denoyer, Mlle Anne Roland, &c. IV: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c. V: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c