21 April 1767
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1766-1767
Volume:
4
Comments:
Benefit for Miss Pope. The Comedy in 2 acts taken by Miss Pope from Mrs Sheridan's Discovery. House charges #64 17s. [Profit to Miss Pope #115 5s.] Paid B. Johnson's Head bill 18s. 7d.; Manager's subscription for St George's #10 10s.; Soldier's practice for Alexander 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [Neville attended this night and in his Diary compliments all the performers and dancers. I am afraid Vernon's attempt to imitate old Shuter will prove vain. He added something to the introduction to the Cries tonight."] Receipts: #180 2s. (Treasurer's Book)
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
The Plain Dealer
Comments:
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Cast:
- Role: Novel Actor: King.
- Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Yates.
- Role: Manly Actor: Holland
- Role: Freeman Actor: Palmer
- Role: Lord Plausible Actor: Parsons
- Role: Major Oldfox Actor: Love
- Role: Vernish Actor: Packer
- Role: Jerry Blackacre Actor: Yates
- Role: Quillett Actor: Baddeley
- Role: Oakum Actor: Moody
- Role: Olivia Actor: Miss Pope
- Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Lee
- Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Clive.
Afterpiece
Title:
The Young Couple
Comments:
Parts-Dodd, Love, Hartry, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Pope, Miss Plym.
Parts-Dodd, Love, Hartry, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Pope, Miss Plym.
Dance
Comment:
II: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King
Entertainment
Comment:
The Cries of London, The Tombs of Westminster-Vernon