*p1767 05 29 hay The Minor. Mrs Cole, Smirk-Foote; The Minor-Davis; Shift (with Imitations), Squintum-Bannister; Sir William Wealthy-Castle; Transfer-Weston; Loader-Palmer; Sir Richard Wealthy-Gardner; Dick-Quick; Tally-Pynn; Lucy-a young Gentlewoman, first appearance on any stage; <i>Occasional Prologue</i> in Prose-Laconic-J. Palmer; Scaffold the Builder-Bannister; Snarl-Weston; Manager-Foote-<i>London Magazine</i>.*a1767 05 29 hay Miss in Her Teens. Fribble (with a <i>Song</i> in Character)-Shuter; Loveit-Gardner; Jasper-Quick; Flash-Davis; Puff-Palmer; Tag-Miss Gardner; Miss Biddy-the young Gentlewoman who performs Lucy.*c1767 05 29 hay By <i>His Majesty's Company</i>. At the Theatre Royal in the <i>Haymarket</i> [repeated in all bills] will be performed, by particular Desire, a Comedy...Places to be taken of $Mr Jewel=, at the Theatre. 7 p.m. [Repeated in the bills.] The house has been altered, as there was formerly but one gallery. [$Miss Ogilvie= was the young gentlewoman.] Went at 5:30 (before ye doors were open) to $Foote='s new Theatre in ye Haymarket which was open for ye first time tonight, and is very neatly fitted up. Got a good place in ye Pit...a very humorous <i>Prologue</i> in Prose by $J. Palmer= as <i>Snarl</i>r a writer of Political Letters for the newspapers. $Weston= as <i>Laconic</i>r a newspaper poet--Foote as <i>Manager</i>r and <i>Scaffold ye Builder</i>r (ye real one of ye house as some said)...in <i>Smirk</i>r (Foote) took off $Langford= to a hair, not forgetting his son's affair with $Dr Chauncey=. <i>Shift</i>r and ye <i>Epilogue</i> as <i>Dr Squintum</i>r by $Bannister=, who took off $Holland=, $Dodd=, $Moody=, and $Champneys= surprisingly well...The house pretty full. $York= there awhile (<i>Neville MS Diary</i>).