11 January 1766

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1765-1766
Volume: 4
Comments: Author's Day. [Publication of the play announced in the Public Advertiser this day, along with the following "puff" by Censor Dramaticus: "Sir: I have just given the new comedy, the Double Mistake, its first reading, and must confess I never was better pleased at a first reading than at present: It is chaste, sententious and genteel in its dialogue, interesting in its plot, the characters all of consequence, strongly marked and happily kept up, and even the virtuoso entertaining without being tiresome. I heartily wish it success, and congratulate the author on such a production, which shows that virtuous principles in high life render the persons that possess them doubly charming, and add real grace and dignity to their appearance in public life....I hope I may be believed when I say I have not the most distant knowledge of the author, and that impartiality shall ever be, and ever was my constant plan in observations of this kind."

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    *p??cg The Double Mistake. As 9 Jan. *c??cg Author's Day. [Publication of the play announced in the <i>Public Advertiser</i> this day, along with the following "puff" by <i>Censor Dramaticus</i>: "Sir: I have just given the new comedy, the <i>Double Mistake</i>, its first reading, and must confess I never was better pleased at a first reading than at present: It is chaste, sententious and genteel in its dialogue, interesting in its plot, the characters all of consequence, strongly marked and happily kept up, and even the virtuoso entertaining without being tiresome. I heartily wish it success, and congratulate the author on such a production, which shows that virtuous principles in high life render the persons that possess them doubly charming, and add real grace and dignity to their appearance in public life....I hope I may be believed when I say I have not the most distant knowledge of the author, and that impartiality shall ever be, and ever was my constant plan in observations of this kind."]
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    *p1766 01 11 cg The Double Mistake. ^As17660109^.*c1766 01 11 cg Author's Day. [Publication of the play announced in the <i>Public Advertiser</i> this day, along with the following "puff" by <i>Censor Dramaticus</i>: "Sir: I have just given the new comedy, the <i>Double Mistake</i>, its first reading, and must confess I never was better pleased at a first reading than at present: It is chaste, sententious and genteel in its dialogue, interesting in its plot, the characters all of consequence, strongly marked and happily kept up, and even the virtuoso entertaining without being tiresome. I heartily wish it success, and congratulate the author on such a production, which shows that virtuous principles in high life render the persons that possess them doubly charming, and add real grace and dignity to their appearance in public life....I hope I may be believed when I say I have not the most distant knowledge of the author, and that impartiality shall ever be, and ever was my constant plan in observations of this kind."]
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    Event: 32979 | 17660111 | cg | Author's Day. [Publication of the play announced in the <i>Public Advertiser</i> this day, along with the following "puff" by <i>Censor Dramaticus</i>: "Sir: I have just given the new comedy, the <i>Double Mistake</i>, its first reading, and must confess I never was better pleased at a first reading than at present: It is chaste, sententious and genteel in its dialogue, interesting in its plot, the characters all of consequence, strongly marked and happily kept up, and even the virtuoso entertaining without being tiresome. I heartily wish it success, and congratulate the author on such a production, which shows that virtuous principles in high life render the persons that possess them doubly charming, and add real grace and dignity to their appearance in public life....I hope I may be believed when I say I have not the most distant knowledge of the author, and that impartiality shall ever be, and ever was my constant plan in observations of this kind."
    Performance: 67561 | 32979 | p | The Double Mistake | As17660109.
    AsSeeDate: 67561 | cg | p | As | 17660109
    Cast:
    446655 | 67561 | Parts | Ross, Shuter, Dunstall, Cushing, Weller, Miss Wilford, Mrs Walker, Smith, Dyer, Hull, Holtom, Murden, Miss Macklin, Mrs Mattocks
    446656 | 67561 | Lord Belmont | Ross
    446657 | 67561 | Sir Charles Somerville | Smith
    446658 | 67561 | Mr Belmont | Shuter
    446659 | 67561 | Elder Freeman | Hull
    446660 | 67561 | Southerne | Dunstall
    446661 | 67561 | Young Freeman | Dyer
    446662 | 67561 | Emily | Mrs Mattocks
    446663 | 67561 | Lady Mary | Miss Macklin
    446664 | 67561 | Lady Louisa | Miss Wilford
    446665 | 67561 | Lady Bridget | Mrs Walker
    446666 | 67561 | Parts | Cushing, Weller, Holtom, Murden.

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