16 November 1747
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1747-1748
Volume:
4
Comments:
[Song and Chorus] Written over our late Victory over the French Fleet (General Advertiser). (bad) upon beat F: fleet (Cross). [The battle was fought on 25 Oct. off Cape Finisterre. Accounts, both French and English, appeared in the General Advertiser by 16 Nov.] Receipts: 120 (Cross); #114 16s. (Powel)
Mainpiece
Title:
The Recruiting Officer
Comments:
Plume-Garrick; Brazen-Macklin; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington; Rose-Mrs Green; Ballance-Winstone; Kite-Berry; Worthy-Havard; Bullock-Taswell; Welsh Collier-Blakes; Scale-Simpson; Scruple-Usher; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; to conclude with the last New Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Plume-Garrick; Brazen-Macklin; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington; Rose-Mrs Green; Ballance-Winstone; Kite-Berry; Worthy-Havard; Bullock-Taswell; Welsh Collier-Blakes; Scale-Simpson; Scruple-Usher; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; to conclude with the last New Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast:
- Role: Plume Actor: Garrick
- Role: Brazen Actor: Macklin
- Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington
- Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Green
- Role: Ballance Actor: Winstone
- Role: Kite Actor: Berry
- Role: Worthy Actor: Havard
- Role: Bullock Actor: Taswell
- Role: Welsh Collier Actor: Blakes
- Role: Scale Actor: Simpson
- Role: Scruple Actor: Usher
- Role: Recruits Actor: Neale, Ray
- Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Mills
- Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
- Role: to conclude with the last New Country Dance Actor: the characters of the play.
Song
Comment:
New Sailor's Song-; Chorus call'd Tit for Tat-
Dance
Comment:
New Ballet, call'd %The Gardner's Revels-Cooke, Mathews, Leviez, Pelling, Shawford, Royer, Mrs Addison, Miss Thompson, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole