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24 November 1755

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1755-1756
Volume: 4
Comments: Mainpiece: By Desire. This Morning at Ten will be publish'd at 6d. An Epistle from Mr The. Cibber to David Garrick, Esq; to which are prefix'd some occasional verses, Petitions, &c.: @Lowliness is young Ambition's ladder,@Whereto the Climber upwards turns his face;@But when he once attains the upmost Round,@He then unto the ladder turns his back,@Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees@By which he did ascend.@Shakespeare@"Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so we would have it; let them not say, we have swallow'd him up," Ps. XXXV. v.25. Printed for R. Griffiths. [A thirty-five-page apologia, and bitter attack upon Garrick for supposed complicity in prohibiting the license of the Haymarket to him.] Receipts: #180 (Cross)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?Xdl The Suspicious Husband. As 25 Sept. *a?Xdl The Devil to Pay. As 20 Sept. *c?Xdl Mainpiece: By Desire. This Morning at Ten will be publish'd at 6d. <i>An Epistle from Mr The. Cibber to David Garrick, Esq</i>; to which are prefix'd some occasional verses, Petitions, &c.: @Lowliness is young Ambition's ladder,@Whereto the Climber upwards turns his face;@But when he once attains the upmost Round,@He then unto the ladder turns his back,@Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees@By which he did ascend.@Shakespeare@"Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so we would have it; let them not say, we have swallow'd him up," <i>Ps. XXXV.</i> v.25. Printed for $R. Griffiths=. [A thirty-five-page apologia, and bitter attack upon $Garrick= for supposed complicity in prohibiting the license of the <i>Haymarket</i> to him.] Receipts: #180 ($Cross=) .

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1755 11 24 dl The Suspicious Husband. ^As17550925^.*a1755 11 24 dl The Devil to Pay. ^As17550920^.*c1755 11 24 dl Mainpiece: By Desire. This Morning at Ten will be publish'd at 6d. <i>An Epistle from Mr The. Cibber to David Garrick, Esq</i>; to which are prefix'd some occasional verses, Petitions, &c.: @Lowliness is young Ambition's ladder,@Whereto the Climber upwards turns his face;@But when he once attains the upmost Round,@He then unto the ladder turns his back,@Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees@By which he did ascend.@Shakespeare@"Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so we would have it; let them not say, we have swallow'd him up," <i>Ps. XXXV.</i> v.25. Printed for $R. Griffiths=. [A thirty-five-page apologia, and bitter attack upon $Garrick= for supposed complicity in prohibiting the license of the <i>Haymarket</i> to him.] Receipts: #180 ($Cross=) .

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 27757 | 17551124 | dl | Mainpiece: By Desire. This Morning at Ten will be publish'd at 6d. <i>An Epistle from Mr The. Cibber to David Garrick, Esq</i>; to which are prefix'd some occasional verses, Petitions, &c.: @Lowliness is young Ambition's ladder,@Whereto the Climber upwards turns his face;@But when he once attains the upmost Round,@He then unto the ladder turns his back,@Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees@By which he did ascend.@Shakespeare@"Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so we would have it; let them not say, we have swallow'd him up," <i>Ps. XXXV.</i> v.25. Printed for $R. Griffiths=. [A thirty-five-page apologia, and bitter attack upon $Garrick= for supposed complicity in prohibiting the license of the <i>Haymarket</i> to him.] Receipts: #180 ($Cross=)
    Performance: 55959 | 27757 | p | The Suspicious Husband | As17550925.
    AsSeeDate: 55959 | dl | p | As | 17550925
    Cast:
    391434 | 55959 | Ranger | Garrick
    391435 | 55959 | Clarinda | Mrs Pritchard
    391436 | 55959 | Strictland | Berry
    391437 | 55959 | Frankly | Palmer
    391438 | 55959 | Bellamy | Blakes
    391439 | 55959 | Jack Meggot | Woodward
    391440 | 55959 | Jacintha | Miss Macklin
    391441 | 55959 | Mrs Strictland | Mrs Davies
    391442 | 55959 | Lucetta | Miss Minors
    391443 | 55959 | to conclude with a <i>Country Dance</i> | the characters of the play.
    Performance: 55960 | 27757 | a | The Devil to Pay | As17550920.
    AsSeeDate: 55960 | dl | a | As | 17550920
    Cast:
    391444 | 55960 | Loverule | Beard
    391445 | 55960 | Jobson | Berry
    391446 | 55960 | Nell | Mrs Clive
    391447 | 55960 | Lady Loverule | Mrs Bennet.

Mainpiece

Title: The Suspicious Husband
Comments:
As17550925.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1747
Birth: 1706
Death: 1757

Afterpiece

Title: The Devil to Pay
Comments:
As17550920.
Cast:

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 24 November 1755 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 3, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=27757.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 24 November 1755 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=27757. Accessed 3 April 2025.