23 January 1766

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1765-1766
Volume: 4
Comments: By Command of their Majesties. Mr Garrick played Lusignan and Lord Chalkstone. It is almost impossible to express how finely he played both characters. The Prologue was called for. Mr Garrick went on directly to speak it--as soon as he appeared a general clap and a loud huzza,--and there was such a noise from the House being so crowded, very few heard anything of the prologue.--As soon as the play began there was a great disturbance in the Gallery, and some called out, Guards Guards! that they could not go on.--Mr Lacy went on the Stage, and looked up to the gallery, and came off again without saying anything.--They soon grew quiet, and the play went on.--Monsr Rousseau sat in Mr Garrick's box (Hopkins Diary). [Account in the Public Advertiser of the original story upon which VanBrugh founded some circumstance in his Provok'd Wife, signed Heartfree. The Gentleman's Magazine, January, in the Historical Chronicle section noted that Jean Jacques Rousseau arrived in England on 13 Jan. and "was at the play on the 23rd, and presented himself in the upper Box fronting his Majesty."

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl Zara. As 12 Oct. 1765, but Lusignan-Garrick; Nerestan-Aickin; Selima-Miss Plym. *a??dl Lethe. Lord Chalkstone-Garrick; Drunken Man-Yates; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Old Man-Parsons; Frenchman-King; Charon-Moody; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; Aesop-Bransby; Bowman-Ackman; Mercury-Vernon. *d??dl End: <i>New Tambourine</i>-Aldridge, Miss Baker. *c??dl By Command of $their Majesties=. $Mr Garrick= played <i>Lusignan</i>r and <i>Lord Chalkstone</i>r. It is almost impossible to express how finely he played both characters. The <i>Prologue</i> was called for. Mr Garrick went on directly to speak it--as soon as he appeared a general clap and a loud huzza,--and there was such a noise from the House being so crowded, very few heard anything of the prologue.--As soon as the play began there was a great disturbance in the Gallery, and some called out, Guards Guards! that they could not go on.--$Mr Lacy= went on the Stage, and looked up to the gallery, and came off again without saying anything.--They soon grew quiet, and the play went on.--Monsr Rousseau sat in Mr Garrick's box (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). [Account in the <i>Public Advertiser</i> of the original story upon which $VanBrugh= founded some circumstance in his <i>Provok'd Wife</i>, signed $Heartfree=. <i>The Gentleman's Magazine</i>, January, in the Historical Chronicle section noted that $Jean Jacques Rousseau= arrived in <i>England</i> on 13 Jan. and "was at the play on the 23rd, and presented himself in the upper Box fronting $his Majesty=."]
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1766 01 23 dl Zara. ^As17651012^, but Lusignan-Garrick; Nerestan-Aickin; Selima-Miss Plym.*a1766 01 23 dl Lethe. Lord Chalkstone-Garrick; Drunken Man-Yates; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Old Man-Parsons; Frenchman-King; Charon-Moody; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; Aesop-Bransby; Bowman-Ackman; Mercury-Vernon.*d1766 01 23 dl End: <i>New Tambourine</i>-Aldridge, Miss Baker.*c1766 01 23 dl By Command of $their Majesties=. $Mr Garrick= played <i>Lusignan</i>r and <i>Lord Chalkstone</i>r. It is almost impossible to express how finely he played both characters. The <i>Prologue</i> was called for. Mr Garrick went on directly to speak it--as soon as he appeared a general clap and a loud huzza,--and there was such a noise from the House being so crowded, very few heard anything of the prologue.--As soon as the play began there was a great disturbance in the Gallery, and some called out, Guards Guards! that they could not go on.--$Mr Lacy= went on the Stage, and looked up to the gallery, and came off again without saying anything.--They soon grew quiet, and the play went on.--Monsr Rousseau sat in Mr Garrick's box (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). [Account in the <i>Public Advertiser</i> of the original story upon which $VanBrugh= founded some circumstance in his <i>Provok'd Wife</i>, signed $Heartfree=. <i>The Gentleman's Magazine</i>, January, in the Historical Chronicle section noted that $Jean Jacques Rousseau= arrived in <i>England</i> on 13 Jan. and "was at the play on the 23rd, and presented himself in the upper Box fronting $his Majesty=."]
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 33001 | 17660123 | dl | By Command of $their Majesties=. $Mr Garrick= played <i>Lusignan</i> and <i>Lord Chalkstone</i>. It is almost impossible to express how finely he played both characters. The <i>Prologue</i> was called for. Mr Garrick went on directly to speak it--as soon as he appeared a general clap and a loud huzza,--and there was such a noise from the House being so crowded, very few heard anything of the prologue.--As soon as the play began there was a great disturbance in the Gallery, and some called out, Guards Guards! that they could not go on.--$Mr Lacy= went on the Stage, and looked up to the gallery, and came off again without saying anything.--They soon grew quiet, and the play went on.--Monsr Rousseau sat in Mr Garrick's box (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). [Account in the <i>Public Advertiser</i> of the original story upon which $VanBrugh= founded some circumstance in his <i>Provok'd Wife</i>, signed $Heartfree=. <i>The Gentleman's Magazine</i>, January, in the Historical Chronicle section noted that $Jean Jacques Rousseau= arrived in <i>England</i> on 13 Jan. and "was at the play on the 23rd, and presented himself in the upper Box fronting $his Majesty=."
    Performance: 67604 | 33001 | p | Zara | As17651012, but Lusignan-Garrick; Nerestan-Aickin; Selima-Miss Plym.
    AsSeeDate: 67604 | dl | p | As | 17651012
    Cast:
    112755 | 67604 | Lusignan | Garrick
    112756 | 67604 | Nerestan | Aickin
    112757 | 67604 | Selima | Miss Plym.
    446952 | 67604 | Osmyn | Holland
    446953 | 67604 | Melidor | Strange
    446954 | 67604 | Orasmin | Burton
    446955 | 67604 | Chatillon | Lee
    446956 | 67604 | Zara | Mrs Yates.
    Performance: 67605 | 33001 | a | Lethe | Lord Chalkstone-Garrick; Drunken Man-Yates; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Old Man-Parsons; Frenchman-King; Charon-Moody; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; Aesop-Bransby; Bowman-Ackman; Mercury-Vernon.
    Cast:
    112758 | 67605 | Lord Chalkstone | Garrick
    112759 | 67605 | Drunken Man | Yates
    112760 | 67605 | Fine Gentleman | Dodd
    112761 | 67605 | Old Man | Parsons
    112762 | 67605 | Frenchman | King
    112763 | 67605 | Charon | Moody
    112764 | 67605 | Fine Lady | Mrs Clive
    112765 | 67605 | Aesop | Bransby
    112766 | 67605 | Bowman | Ackman
    112767 | 67605 | Mercury | Vernon.
    Performance: 67606 | 33001 | d | End: <i>New Tambourine</i>-Aldridge, Miss Baker

Mainpiece

Title: Zara
Comments:
As17651012, but Lusignan-Garrick; Nerestan-Aickin; Selima-Miss Plym.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: Lethe
Comments:
Lord Chalkstone-Garrick; Drunken Man-Yates; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Old Man-Parsons; Frenchman-King; Charon-Moody; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; Aesop-Bransby; Bowman-Ackman; Mercury-Vernon.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: End: New Tambourine-Aldridge, Miss Baker

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