27 March 1756

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1755-1756
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber. [The Old Maid for 8 May 1756 reviewed this performance of Lethe, or possibly the one with the same cast on 30 April. The reviewer was 'particularly diverted with Mrs Clive's Italian Song, in which this truly humorous actress parodys the Air of the Opera, and takes off the action, of the present favorite female at the Hay-Market, with such exquisite ridicule, that the most zealous partisans of both, I think, must have applauded the comic genius of Mrs Clive, however they might be displeased with this application of it." The reviewer is lukewarm in praise of the "New Character"..."What is there new in a Lord's having Gout, loving a bottle, pretending to taste, or being follow'd by a flatterer?"] Receipts: #210 (Cross)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl The Lady's Last Stake; or, The Wife's Resentment. Lord George Brilliant-Woodward; Lord Wronglove-Palmer; Sir Friendly Moral-Berry; Lady Gentle-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Davies; Miss Notable-Miss Macklin; Heartshorn-Miss Minors; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Clive(, being the first time of their appearance in those characters). *a??dl Lethe. [With a% new scene-Garrick; New Mimic Italian Song-Mrs Clive; Lord Chalkstone-Garrick; Mercury-Beard; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Mrs Riot, Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; Aesop-Bransby; Charon-W. Vaughan; Drunken Man-Yates; Frenchman, Old Man-Blakes; Tatoo-Marr; Mrs Tatoo-Miss Minors (Edition of 1756). *d??dl IV: <i>New Sailor's Dance</i>, as 17 Feb. *c??dl Benefit for $Mrs Clive=. Mainpiece: Written by $Colley Cibber=. [<i>The Old Maid</i> for 8 May 1756 reviewed this performance of <i>Lethe</i>, or possibly the one with the same cast on 30 April. The reviewer was 'particularly diverted with $Mrs Clive='s <i>Italian Song</i>, in which this truly humorous actress parodys the Air of the Opera, and takes off the action, of the present favorite female at the <i>Hay-Market</i>, with such exquisite ridicule, that the most zealous partisans of both, I think, must have applauded the comic genius of Mrs Clive, however they might be displeased with this application of it." The reviewer is lukewarm in praise of the "New Character"..."What is there new in a Lord's having Gout, loving a bottle, pretending to taste, or being follow'd by a flatterer?"] Receipts: #210 ($Cross=).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1756 03 27 dl The Lady's Last Stake; or, The Wife's Resentment. Lord George Brilliant-Woodward; Lord Wronglove-Palmer; Sir Friendly Moral-Berry; Lady Gentle-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Davies; Miss Notable-Miss Macklin; Heartshorn-Miss Minors; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Clive(, being the first time of their appearance in those characters).*a1756 03 27 dl Lethe. With a new scene-Garrick; New Mimic Italian Song-Mrs Clive; Lord Chalkstone-Garrick; Mercury-Beard; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Mrs Riot, Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; Aesop-Bransby; Charon-W. Vaughan; Drunken Man-Yates; Frenchman, Old Man-Blakes; Tatoo-Marr; Mrs Tatoo-Miss Minors (Edition of 1756).*d1756 03 27 dl IV: <i>New Sailor's Dance</i>, ^as17560217^.*c1756 03 27 dl Benefit for $Mrs Clive=. Mainpiece: Written by $Colley Cibber=. [<i>The Old Maid</i> for 8 May 1756 reviewed this performance of <i>Lethe</i>, or possibly the one with the same cast on 30 April. The reviewer was 'particularly diverted with $Mrs Clive='s <i>Italian Song</i>, in which this truly humorous actress parodys the Air of the Opera, and takes off the action, of the present favorite female at the <i>Hay-Market</i>, with such exquisite ridicule, that the most zealous partisans of both, I think, must have applauded the comic genius of Mrs Clive, however they might be displeased with this application of it." The reviewer is lukewarm in praise of the "New Character"..."What is there new in a Lord's having Gout, loving a bottle, pretending to taste, or being follow'd by a flatterer?"] Receipts: #210 ($Cross=).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 28006 | 17560327 | dl | Benefit for $Mrs Clive=. Mainpiece: Written by $Colley Cibber=. [<i>The Old Maid</i> for 8 May 1756 reviewed this performance of <i>Lethe</i>, or possibly the one with the same cast on 30 April. The reviewer was 'particularly diverted with $Mrs Clive='s <i>Italian Song</i>, in which this truly humorous actress parodys the Air of the Opera, and takes off the action, of the present favorite female at the <i>Hay-Market</i>, with such exquisite ridicule, that the most zealous partisans of both, I think, must have applauded the comic genius of Mrs Clive, however they might be displeased with this application of it." The reviewer is lukewarm in praise of the "New Character"..."What is there new in a Lord's having Gout, loving a bottle, pretending to taste, or being follow'd by a flatterer?"] Receipts: #210 ($Cross=)
    Performance: 56484 | 28006 | p | The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment | Lord George Brilliant-Woodward; Lord Wronglove-Palmer; Sir Friendly Moral-Berry; Lady Gentle-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Davies; Miss Notable-Miss Macklin; Heartshorn-Miss Minors; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Clive(, being the first time of their appearance in those characters).
    Cast:
    93264 | 56484 | Lord George Brilliant | Woodward
    93265 | 56484 | Lord Wronglove | Palmer
    93266 | 56484 | Sir Friendly Moral | Berry
    93267 | 56484 | Lady Gentle | Mrs Pritchard
    93268 | 56484 | Mrs Conquest | Mrs Davies
    93269 | 56484 | Miss Notable | Miss Macklin
    93270 | 56484 | Heartshorn | Miss Minors
    93271 | 56484 | Lady Wronglove | Mrs Clive
    Performance: 56485 | 28006 | a | Lethe | With a new scene-Garrick; New Mimic Italian Song-Mrs Clive; Lord Chalkstone-Garrick; Mercury-Beard; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Mrs Riot, Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; Aesop-Bransby; Charon-W. Vaughan; Drunken Man-Yates; Frenchman, Old Man-Blakes; Tatoo-Marr; Mrs Tatoo-Miss Minors (Edition of 1756).
    Cast:
    93272 | 56485 | With a new scene | Garrick
    93273 | 56485 | New Mimic Italian Song | Mrs Clive
    93274 | 56485 | Lord Chalkstone | Garrick
    93275 | 56485 | Mercury | Beard
    93276 | 56485 | Fine Gentleman | Woodward
    93277 | 56485 | Fine Lady | Mrs Clive
    93278 | 56485 | Aesop | Bransby
    93279 | 56485 | Charon | W. Vaughan
    93280 | 56485 | Drunken Man | Yates
    93281 | 56485 | Old Man | Blakes
    93282 | 56485 | Tatoo | Marr
    93283 | 56485 | Mrs Tatoo | Miss Minors
    Performance: 56486 | 28006 | d | IV: <i>New Sailor's Dance</i>, as17560217
    AsSeeDate: 56486 | dl | d | As | 17560217

Mainpiece

Comments:
Lord George Brilliant-Woodward; Lord Wronglove-Palmer; Sir Friendly Moral-Berry; Lady Gentle-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Davies; Miss Notable-Miss Macklin; Heartshorn-Miss Minors; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Clive(, being the first time of their appearance in those characters).
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: Lethe
Comments:
With a new scene-Garrick; New Mimic Italian Song-Mrs Clive; Lord Chalkstone-Garrick; Mercury-Beard; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Mrs Riot, Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; Aesop-Bransby; Charon-W. Vaughan; Drunken Man-Yates; Frenchman, Old Man-Blakes; Tatoo-Marr; Mrs Tatoo-Miss Minors (Edition of 1756).
Cast:

Dance

Comment: IV: New Sailor's Dance, as17560217

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