10 April 1746

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1745-1746
Volume: 3
Comments: Not Acted these Eight Years [see 24 April 1741]. Benefit Cibber, Jr. Tickets and places of Hobson at the Stage door. Tickets ddliver'd out for All's Well at Covent Garden theatre will be taken to the above mentioned play this night. [Mrs Clive's Prologue recommended the cause of Liberty to the Ladies of Great Britain. Cibber had pleaded in his advance advertisement on 5 April in the General Advertiser.] As I have in justice to my creditors assigned over so much of my salary as reduces the remainder to a very small pittance, I very much depend on the encouragement and indulgence of the town at my Benefit. [On the day of the benefit he inserted in the General Advertiser a long, double column address to the Publick puffing his Benefit, and scotching a rumor industriously and invidiously spread that he came to Drury Lane only to impede Mrs Cibber in her performance there. In this he washes in public the linen of his domestic affairs at some length, professing his virtue, forbearance, and generosity, and Mrs Cibber's unfairness and ingratitude, citing her salary as about #700 per year, not a penny of which would she afford for his relief from creditors, or to bail him out of the Fleet prison where he languished six months. He alleges that she was instrumental in forming a cartel between the rival theatrical managers with precluded his employment by either house, and that she refused to act a benefit for him when he was in debtor's prison.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl The Lady's Last Stake; or, The Wife's Resentment. Lord George-Cibber; Wronglove-Giffard; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Giffard; Lady Gentle-Mrs Mills; Sir Friendly-Berry; Heartshorn-Mrs Macklin; Brush-Raftor; Surgeon-Goodfellow; Porter-Ray; Bravoes: -Marr, Bransby, Leigh; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Woffington; Miss Notable (with a song in character)-Mrs Clive; Prologue-Mrs Clive; Epilogue-Mrs Woffington [in Character of Female Volunteer.% *a??dl Three Hours after Marriage. As 13 March. *s??dl I: <i>Cantata</i>-Lowe; III: <i>Scotch Dialogue</i>, as 10 March; V: <i>My Faith and Truth</i>, as 4 Jan. *d??dl IV: <i>Italian Peasants</i>, as 6 Feb.; III: <i>Scotch Dialogue</i>, as 10 March. *c??dl Not Acted these Eight Years [see 24 April 1741]. Benefit $Cibber, Jr.= Tickets and places of $Hobson= at the Stage door. Tickets ddliver'd out for <i>All's Well</i> at <i>Covent Garden</i> theatre will be taken to the above mentioned play this night. [$Mrs Clive='s Prologue recommended the cause of Liberty to the Ladies of <i>Great Britain</i>. Cibber had pleaded in his advance advertisement on 5 April in the General Advertiser.] As I have in justice to my creditors assigned over so much of my salary as reduces the remainder to a very small pittance, I very much depend on the encouragement and indulgence of the town at my Benefit. [On the day of the benefit he inserted in the <i>General Advertiser</i> a long, double column address to the Publick puffing his Benefit, and scotching a rumor industriously and invidiously spread that he came to <i>Drury Lane</i> only to impede $Mrs Cibber= in her performance there. In this he washes in public the linen of his domestic affairs at some length, professing his virtue, forbearance, and generosity, and Mrs Cibber's unfairness and ingratitude, citing her salary as about #700 per year, not a penny of which would she afford for his relief from creditors, or to bail him out of the <i>Fleet prison</i> where he languished six months. He alleges that she was instrumental in forming a cartel between the rival theatrical managers with precluded his employment by either house, and that she refused to act a benefit for him when he was in debtor's prison.]
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1746 04 10 dl The Lady's Last Stake; or, The Wife's Resentment. Lord George-Cibber; Wronglove-Giffard; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Giffard; Lady Gentle-Mrs Mills; Sir Friendly-Berry; Heartshorn-Mrs Macklin; Brush-Raftor; Surgeon-Goodfellow; Porter-Ray; Bravoes: -Marr, Bransby, Leigh; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Woffington; Miss Notable (with a song in character)-Mrs Clive; Prologue-Mrs Clive; Epilogue-Mrs Woffington in Character of Female Volunteer.*a1746 04 10 dl Three Hours after Marriage. ^As17460313^.*s1746 04 10 dl I: <i>Cantata</i>-Lowe; III: <i>Scotch Dialogue</i>, ^as17460310^ V: <i>My Faith and Truth</i>, ^as17460104^.*d1746 04 10 dl IV: <i>Italian Peasants</i>, ^as17460206^; III: <i>Scotch Dialogue</i>, ^as17460310^.*c1746 04 10 dl Not Acted these Eight Years [see 24 April 1741]. Benefit $Cibber, Jr.= Tickets and places of $Hobson= at the Stage door. Tickets ddliver'd out for <i>All's Well</i> at <i>Covent Garden</i> theatre will be taken to the above mentioned play this night. [$Mrs Clive='s Prologue recommended the cause of Liberty to the Ladies of <i>Great Britain</i>. Cibber had pleaded in his advance advertisement on 5 April in the General Advertiser.] As I have in justice to my creditors assigned over so much of my salary as reduces the remainder to a very small pittance, I very much depend on the encouragement and indulgence of the town at my Benefit. [On the day of the benefit he inserted in the <i>General Advertiser</i> a long, double column address to the Publick puffing his Benefit, and scotching a rumor industriously and invidiously spread that he came to <i>Drury Lane</i> only to impede $Mrs Cibber= in her performance there. In this he washes in public the linen of his domestic affairs at some length, professing his virtue, forbearance, and generosity, and Mrs Cibber's unfairness and ingratitude, citing her salary as about #700 per year, not a penny of which would she afford for his relief from creditors, or to bail him out of the <i>Fleet prison</i> where he languished six months. He alleges that she was instrumental in forming a cartel between the rival theatrical managers with precluded his employment by either house, and that she refused to act a benefit for him when he was in debtor's prison.]
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 23235 | 17460410 | dl | Not Acted these Eight Years [see 24 April 1741]. Benefit $Cibber, Jr.= Tickets and places of $Hobson= at the Stage door. Tickets ddliver'd out for <i>All's Well</i> at <i>Covent Garden</i> theatre will be taken to the above mentioned play this night. [$Mrs Clive='s Prologue recommended the cause of Liberty to the Ladies of <i>Great Britain</i>. Cibber had pleaded in his advance advertisement on 5 April in the General Advertiser.] As I have in justice to my creditors assigned over so much of my salary as reduces the remainder to a very small pittance, I very much depend on the encouragement and indulgence of the town at my Benefit. [On the day of the benefit he inserted in the <i>General Advertiser</i> a long, double column address to the Publick puffing his Benefit, and scotching a rumor industriously and invidiously spread that he came to <i>Drury Lane</i> only to impede $Mrs Cibber= in her performance there. In this he washes in public the linen of his domestic affairs at some length, professing his virtue, forbearance, and generosity, and Mrs Cibber's unfairness and ingratitude, citing her salary as about #700 per year, not a penny of which would she afford for his relief from creditors, or to bail him out of the <i>Fleet prison</i> where he languished six months. He alleges that she was instrumental in forming a cartel between the rival theatrical managers with precluded his employment by either house, and that she refused to act a benefit for him when he was in debtor's prison.
    Performance: 46064 | 23235 | p | The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment | Lord George-Cibber; Wronglove-Giffard; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Giffard; Lady Gentle-Mrs Mills; Sir Friendly-Berry; Heartshorn-Mrs Macklin; Brush-Raftor; Surgeon-Goodfellow; Porter-Ray; Bravoes: -Marr, Bransby, Leigh; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Woffington; Miss Notable (with a song in character)-Mrs Clive; Prologue-Mrs Clive; Epilogue-Mrs Woffington in Character of Female Volunteer.
    Cast:
    74456 | 46064 | Lord George | Cibber
    74457 | 46064 | Wronglove | Giffard
    74458 | 46064 | Lady Wronglove | Mrs Giffard
    74459 | 46064 | Lady Gentle | Mrs Mills
    74460 | 46064 | Sir Friendly | Berry
    74461 | 46064 | Heartshorn | Mrs Macklin
    74462 | 46064 | Brush | Raftor
    74463 | 46064 | Surgeon | Goodfellow
    74464 | 46064 | Porter | Ray
    74465 | 46064 | Marr, Bransby, Leigh
    74466 | 46064 | Mrs Conquest | Mrs Woffington
    74467 | 46064 | Miss Notable | Mrs Clive
    74468 | 46064 | Prologue | Mrs Clive
    74469 | 46064 | Epilogue | Mrs Woffington in Character of Female Volunteer.
    Performance: 46065 | 23235 | a | Three Hours after Marriage | As17460313.
    AsSeeDate: 46065 | dl | a | As | 17460313
    Performance: 46066 | 23235 | s | I: <i>Cantata</i>-Lowe; III: <i>Scotch Dialogue</i>, as17460310 V: <i>My Faith and Truth</i>, as17460104
    AsSeeDate: 46066 | dl | s | As | 17460310
    Performance: 46067 | 23235 | d | IV: <i>Italian Peasants</i>, as17460206; III: <i>Scotch Dialogue</i>, as17460310
    AsSeeDate: 46067 | dl | d | As | 17460206

Mainpiece

Comments:
Lord George-Cibber; Wronglove-Giffard; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Giffard; Lady Gentle-Mrs Mills; Sir Friendly-Berry; Heartshorn-Mrs Macklin; Brush-Raftor; Surgeon-Goodfellow; Porter-Ray; Bravoes: -Marr, Bransby, Leigh; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Woffington; Miss Notable (with a song in character)-Mrs Clive; Prologue-Mrs Clive; Epilogue-Mrs Woffington in Character of Female Volunteer.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17460313.
Cast:
None Listed

Song

Comment: I: Cantata-Lowe; III: Scotch Dialogue, as17460310 V: My Faith and Truth, as17460104

Dance

Comment: IV: Italian Peasants, as17460206; III: Scotch Dialogue, as17460310

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