17 February 1743
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1742-1743
Volume:
3
Comments:
By Henry Fielding. Never acted before. On 25 Jan. Lady Hertford wrote to her son: Mr Fielding has wrote a comedy which has been refus'd by the Licenser, not as a reflecting one, but on account of its immorality. On 19 Feb. she wrote again: Mr Fielding by suffering the bawd to be carted, tho she is his favorite character in the new play, has obtained a license to have it acted, and it was perform'd on thursday for the first time, but so much dislik'd that it is believ'd that it will be impossible to prevail with a second audience to hear it through.-Hughes, Hertford, p. 242. The Larpent MS. shows many question marks, and deletions of suggestive, passionate, and physiological references
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
The Wedding Day
Comments:
Millamour-Garrick; Stedfast-Macklin; Heartfort-Delane; Old Mutable-Taswell; Young Mutable-Neale; Brazen-Yates; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard; Charlotte-Mrs Woffington; Mrs Useful-Mrs Macklin; Lucina-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Plotwell-Mrs Cross; Squeeze Purse-Morgan; Dr Crisis-Turbutt; Prologue writ and-Macklin; Epilogue by a Friend-Mrs Woffington [from edition of 1743].from edition of 1743].
Millamour-Garrick; Stedfast-Macklin; Heartfort-Delane; Old Mutable-Taswell; Young Mutable-Neale; Brazen-Yates; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard; Charlotte-Mrs Woffington; Mrs Useful-Mrs Macklin; Lucina-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Plotwell-Mrs Cross; Squeeze Purse-Morgan; Dr Crisis-Turbutt; Prologue writ and-Macklin; Epilogue by a Friend-Mrs Woffington [from edition of 1743].from edition of 1743].
Cast:
- Role: Millamour Actor: Garrick
- Role: Stedfast Actor: Macklin
- Role: Heartfort Actor: Delane
- Role: Old Mutable Actor: Taswell
- Role: Young Mutable Actor: Neale
- Role: Brazen Actor: Yates
- Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard
- Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Woffington
- Role: Mrs Useful Actor: Mrs Macklin
- Role: Lucina Actor: Mrs Bennet
- Role: Mrs Plotwell Actor: Mrs Cross
- Role: Squeeze Purse Actor: Morgan
- Role: Dr Crisis Actor: Turbutt
- Role: Prologue writ and Actor: Macklin
- Role: Epilogue by a Friend Actor: Mrs Woffington