12 October 1744

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1744-1745
Volume: 3
Comments: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Princess of Wales. This day is Publish'd The Case of Mrs Clive Submitted to the Publick. [This is Mrs Clive's 22-page complaint against the 'opression' of the managers of both patent theatres, who, it seems, formed a cartel to drive down actors' salaries, and caused by Mrs Clive's unemployment. She was dropped from Covent Garden without due notice and not for cause. She was not applied to by the Manager of Drury Lane, although he knew her to be unemployed, because he still owed her #160 12s. Her case seemed doubly hard to her since she had equipped herself with a fine wardrobe for theatrical use, had acted diligently in main and afterpiece, often on the same night to the prejudice of her health; had been at great expense in Masters for singing, for which article alone the managers now give #6 a week." Concludes by pleading for publick support of her Case. She returned to cg to play Lappet in the Miser, 30 Nov. She states that the published list of salaries in the London Daily Post of 15 Oct. 1734 is incorrect.

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    *p??cg Macbeth. As 1 Oct. *d??cg <i>LLe Gondalier</i>, as 10 Oct.; <i>Scotch Dance</i>-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde. *c??cg Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the $Prince of Wales= and $Princess of Wales=. This day is Publish'd The <i>Case of Mrs Clive Submitted to the Publick</i>. [This is $Mrs Clive='s 22-page complaint against the 'opression' of the managers of both patent theatres, who, it seems, formed a cartel to drive down actors' salaries, and caused by Mrs Clive's unemployment. She was dropped from <i>Covent Garden</i> without due notice and not for cause. She was not applied to by the Manager of <i>Drury Lane</i>, although he knew her to be unemployed, because he still owed her #160 12s. Her case seemed doubly hard to her since she had equipped herself with a fine wardrobe for theatrical use, had acted diligently in main and afterpiece, often on the same night to the prejudice of her health; had been at great expense in Masters for singing, for which article alone the managers now give #6 a week." Concludes by pleading for publick support of her Case. She returned to cg to play <i>Lappet</i>r in the <i>Miser</i>, 30 Nov. She states that the published list of salaries in the <i>London Daily Post</i> of 15 Oct. 1734 is incorrect.]
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    *p1744 10 12 cg Macbeth. ^As17441001^.*d1744 10 12 cg <i>LLe Gondalier</i>, ^as17441010^; <i>Scotch Dance</i>-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde.*c1744 10 12 cg Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the $Prince of Wales= and $Princess of Wales=. This day is Publish'd The <i>Case of Mrs Clive Submitted to the Publick</i>. [This is $Mrs Clive='s 22-page complaint against the 'opression' of the managers of both patent theatres, who, it seems, formed a cartel to drive down actors' salaries, and caused by Mrs Clive's unemployment. She was dropped from <i>Covent Garden</i> without due notice and not for cause. She was not applied to by the Manager of <i>Drury Lane</i>, although he knew her to be unemployed, because he still owed her #160 12s. Her case seemed doubly hard to her since she had equipped herself with a fine wardrobe for theatrical use, had acted diligently in main and afterpiece, often on the same night to the prejudice of her health; had been at great expense in Masters for singing, for which article alone the managers now give #6 a week." Concludes by pleading for publick support of her Case. She returned to cg to play <i>Lappet</i>r in the <i>Miser</i>, 30 Nov. She states that the published list of salaries in the <i>London Daily Post</i> of 15 Oct. 1734 is incorrect.]
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    Event: 22335 | 17441012 | cg | Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the $Prince of Wales= and $Princess of Wales=. This day is Publish'd The <i>Case of Mrs Clive Submitted to the Publick</i>. [This is $Mrs Clive='s 22-page complaint against the 'opression' of the managers of both patent theatres, who, it seems, formed a cartel to drive down actors' salaries, and caused by Mrs Clive's unemployment. She was dropped from <i>Covent Garden</i> without due notice and not for cause. She was not applied to by the Manager of <i>Drury Lane</i>, although he knew her to be unemployed, because he still owed her #160 12s. Her case seemed doubly hard to her since she had equipped herself with a fine wardrobe for theatrical use, had acted diligently in main and afterpiece, often on the same night to the prejudice of her health; had been at great expense in Masters for singing, for which article alone the managers now give #6 a week." Concludes by pleading for publick support of her Case. She returned to cg to play <i>Lappet</i> in the <i>Miser</i>, 30 Nov. She states that the published list of salaries in the <i>London Daily Post</i> of 15 Oct. 1734 is incorrect.
    Performance: 43877 | 22335 | p | Macbeth | As17441001.
    AsSeeDate: 43877 | cg | p | As | 17441001
    Cast:
    338169 | 43877 | Macbeth | Quin
    338170 | 43877 | Macduff | Ryan
    338171 | 43877 | King | Rosco
    338172 | 43877 | Banquo | Bridgwater
    338173 | 43877 | Malcolm | Hale
    338174 | 43877 | Donalbaine | Anderson
    338175 | 43877 | Lenox | Ridout
    338176 | 43877 | Seyward | Cashell
    338177 | 43877 | Seyton | Gibson
    338178 | 43877 | Hecate | Arthur
    338179 | 43877 | Murderers | Bencraft, Marten
    338180 | 43877 | Witches | Hippisley, Woodward, James
    338181 | 43877 | Lady Macduff | Mrs Stevens
    338182 | 43877 | Lady Macbeth | Mrs Pritchard
    338183 | 43877 | With the Original Music
    338184 | 43877 | The Vocal Parts | Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Thompson, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Vincent
    338185 | 43877 | With all the Dances | . Decorations proper to the play.
    Performance: 43878 | 22335 | d | <i>LLe Gondalier</i>, as17441010; <i>Scotch Dance</i>-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde
    AsSeeDate: 43878 | cg | d | As | 17441010

Mainpiece

Title: Macbeth
Comments:
As17441001.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: LLe Gondalier, as17441010; Scotch Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

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