26 September 1745
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1745-1746
Volume:
3
Comments:
MMrs Cibber to Garrick, 26 Feb. 1746: I despise your vanity when you imagine my danger was as great from Mrs Copin, as yours from Perkin Warbeck; my rival met with disgrace the first night of her appearance; and my not naming her when I writ you about Perkin Jan. 1746] was a piece of generosity scarcely to be met with in the female sex, for my rival was then dismissed the house.--Boaden, Private Correspondence of Garrick, I, 39
Mainpiece
Title:
The Recruiting Officer
Comments:
Kite-I. Sparks; Balance-Bridges; Bullock-Taswell; Melinda-Miss Copin, 1st appearance; Plume-Mills; Brazen-Macklin; Worthy-Havard; Welch Collier-Blakes; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Rose-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington.
Kite-I. Sparks; Balance-Bridges; Bullock-Taswell; Melinda-Miss Copin, 1st appearance; Plume-Mills; Brazen-Macklin; Worthy-Havard; Welch Collier-Blakes; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Rose-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast:
- Role: Kite Actor: I. Sparks
- Role: Balance Actor: Bridges
- Role: Bullock Actor: Taswell
- Role: Melinda Actor: Miss Copin, 1st appearance
- Role: Plume Actor: Mills
- Role: Brazen Actor: Macklin
- Role: Worthy Actor: Havard
- Role: Welch Collier Actor: Blakes
- Role: Recruits Actor: Neale, Ray
- Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Ridout
- Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
- Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Song
Comment:
I: Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne
Dance
Comment:
II: Grand Serious Dance-M and Mlle Mitchel (lately arrived from Paris); V: A New Grand Comic Dance-M and Mlle Mechel